Ireland
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Ireland

Waterborne foreign imports from Ireland to the United States in 2015 totaled $5,385,264,405. Exports to Ireland in 2015 were $1,521,988,532.

Information about foreign trade between Ireland and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Ireland represented 95.5% of all vessel imports, $5,143,793,596 versus $5,385,264,405.

By weight, container cargo imports from Ireland represented 34.4% of all vessel shippments, 314,294,751 (kg) versus 914,691,075 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $5,385,264,405  $1,521,988,532
2014  $5,020,751,673  $1,487,770,696
2013  $4,413,548,111  $1,412,478,179
2012  $4,205,311,941  $1,232,592,141
2011  $4,241,541,363  $1,286,485,690
2010  $3,978,065,639  $996,663,989
2009  $3,883,617,188  $1,093,284,700
2008  $4,606,498,761  $1,451,283,869
2007  $4,610,278,820  $1,364,108,693
2006  $4,366,131,065  $1,282,215,704
2005  $4,164,807,943  $1,311,539,544
2004  $3,613,165,734  $1,428,805,410
2003  $2,728,540,535  $1,192,643,626


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $5,143,793,596  $937,246,258
2014  $4,631,704,481  $872,652,045
2013  $4,262,812,563  $782,797,183
2012  $4,103,870,672  $773,575,541
2011  $4,089,242,036  $832,068,411
2010  $3,821,736,018  $605,717,593
2009  $3,830,364,055  $708,524,157
2008  $4,383,496,068  $925,460,452
2007  $4,385,249,847  $835,963,165
2006  $4,233,909,962  $832,243,187
2005  $3,947,630,602  $826,619,168
2004  $3,410,753,474  $734,323,447
2003  $2,533,658,543  $598,671,436


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  914,691,075  1,219,943,862
2014  750,259,705  1,531,829,647
2013  437,460,768  1,254,599,560
2012  379,098,585  1,158,485,304
2011  444,467,402  1,249,492,688
2010  483,940,190  1,192,609,517
2009  324,923,404  919,764,104
2008  518,975,499  1,497,395,222
2007  541,389,521  1,500,863,616
2006  444,178,235  1,661,018,220
2005  627,924,815  1,478,433,078
2004  696,474,033  1,550,285,829
2003  787,118,739  1,800,065,106


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  314,294,751  168,993,857
2014  314,294,751  155,184,331
2013  342,145,346  163,308,295
2012  374,619,221  111,868,994
2011  354,301,917  130,556,567
2010  300,923,167  117,196,051
2009  299,453,967  153,111,940
2008  350,647,170  177,699,215
2007  364,148,684  151,306,531
2006  339,957,996  168,745,820
2005  337,416,372  189,649,002
2004  273,580,099  142,612,940
2003  321,830,793  136,246,413


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov