New Zealand
Foreign Trade
Between USA and New Zealand

Waterborne foreign imports from New Zealand to the United States in 2015 totaled $3,676,138,529. Exports to New Zealand in 2015 were $1,809,317,033.

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

The value of container cargo imported from New Zealand represented 97.5% of all vessel imports, $3,585,765,249 versus $3,676,138,529.

By weight, container cargo imports from New Zealand represented 85.2% of all vessel shippments, 818,167,843 (kg) versus 959,931,092 (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  $3,676,138,529  $1,809,317,033
2014  $3,419,902,020  $1,955,869,287
2013  $2,938,224,013  $1,819,758,472
2012  $2,990,394,613  $1,705,651,244
2011  $2,718,986,693  $1,526,088,764
2010  $2,337,274,731  $1,372,520,196
2009  $2,117,429,131  $1,126,018,920
2008  $2,705,263,188  $1,307,885,295
2007  $2,655,374,292  $1,220,756,985
2006  $2,589,572,639  $1,075,121,753
2005  $2,689,553,364  $1,141,496,813
2004  $2,552,195,380  $1,000,628,916
2003  $2,049,416,851  $890,025,371


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $3,585,765,249  $1,146,369,075
2014  $3,261,093,323  $1,280,951,493
2013  $2,807,384,745  $1,145,887,834
2012  $2,899,250,087  $1,057,942,396
2011  $2,610,886,786  $1,016,946,208
2010  $2,247,735,918  $943,216,506
2009  $2,064,872,154  $739,422,736
2008  $2,511,875,772  $899,586,942
2007  $2,424,297,892  $793,947,110
2006  $2,326,695,773  $703,811,995
2005  $2,287,276,489  $748,472,146
2004  $2,091,982,108  $661,025,241
2003  $1,699,489,665  $515,892,198


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  959,931,092  758,582,889
2014  924,751,986  800,682,613
2013  953,389,748  718,581,169
2012  856,643,786  709,673,641
2011  859,322,278  639,091,423
2010  844,967,522  616,057,378
2009  833,136,930  547,648,715
2008  1,052,605,568  555,800,073
2007  1,255,464,123  571,200,092
2006  1,237,980,459  509,038,835
2005  1,301,044,380  550,888,810
2004  1,374,422,297  508,936,932
2003  1,305,167,753  527,635,349


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  818,167,843  315,455,019
2014  818,167,843  356,154,361
2013  823,765,370  344,268,576
2012  795,497,151  326,484,024
2011  752,181,814  327,523,484
2010  756,929,402  293,446,315
2009  787,375,200  257,448,124
2008  895,559,080  284,262,250
2007  1,018,965,921  254,564,627
2006  965,631,191  212,542,817
2005  979,607,417  250,159,502
2004  1,023,888,203  226,711,101
2003  881,818,793  218,621,756


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