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US International Merchandise Trade by NAICS-6 (Bilateral)
Annual US merchandise exports and imports at NAICS 6-digit commodity detail, both world total and bilateral with Canada. From the US Census Bureau International Trade API.
Figures are computed from official source data. Analytical commentary is AI-generated and has not been independently reviewed.
About this dataset
Measures The dollar value of US merchandise exports and imports, broken down by NAICS 6-digit commodity classification. Includes both world totals and bilateral trade with Canada.
Basis Customs basis (Census basis) — goods as they cross the US border
Units US dollars (nominal, not seasonally adjusted)
Disaggregated by
- NAICS 6-digit commodity (~400+ codes per flow)
- Trade flow (exports, imports)
- Partner (World total, Canada bilateral)
- Year (2020–2024)
Not covered
- No services — merchandise (goods) trade only
- Only 2 partners (World, Canada) — not the full bilateral matrix
- No sub-national (state/district) detail in this slice
- No monthly breakdown — calendar year totals only
Measurement notes
- Census basis: physical merchandise clearing US customs. Differs from BOP basis used in national accounts.
- ALL_VAL_YR at time=YYYY-12 gives the calendar year cumulative total.
- Export values are f.a.s. (free alongside ship); import values are customs value (generally c.i.f. less freight and insurance).
- Some NAICS-6 codes may have suppressed values for confidentiality (appear as NaN).
| Column | Type | Non-null | Unique | Mean | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | int64 | 100.0% | 5 | 2,022 | 2,020 | 2,024 |
| flow | str | 100.0% | 2 | — | exports | imports |
| partner | str | 100.0% | 2 | — | Canada | World |
| naics6 | str | 100.0% | 435 | — | 111110 | 990000 |
| naics_description | str | 100.0% | 434 | — | ABRASIVE PRODUCTS | WOOD WINDOWS & DOORS |
| value_usd | int64 | 100.0% | 7864 | 3,507,804,798 | 1,144 | 247,315,537,014 |
| Flow → Partner | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exports → Canada | |||||
| exports → World | |||||
| imports → Canada | |||||
| imports → World |
classification: NAICS-6 Count of unique NAICS-6 codes per cell World totals cover more codes than bilateral Canada.
Observations
partner: World · classification: NAICS-6 Sum of ALL_VAL_YR across all NAICS-6 codes per year Calendar year totals. Values in nominal US dollars.
partner: Canada (CTY_CODE=1220) · classification: NAICS-6 Sum of ALL_VAL_YR across all NAICS-6 codes per year Calendar year totals. US exports TO Canada and US imports FROM Canada.
flow: Imports · partner: Canada · year: 2024 Top 20 NAICS-6 codes by import value, 2024 Values in billions of nominal US dollars. Shows what the US buys most from Canada.
flow: Exports · partner: Canada · year: 2024 Top 20 NAICS-6 codes by export value, 2024 Values in billions of nominal US dollars. Shows what Canada buys most from the US.
Headline Facts (2024) —
Notes
US merchandise trade at NAICS-6, world + Canada bilateral, 2020–2024. Canada accounts for ~13% of US imports.