The overall value of imports into the United States of America furnished by its northern neighbor fell by an average -3.8% year over year from 2022 when America’s purchases from Canadian suppliers were valued at $448.3 billion.
In comparison, the US exported $352.8 billion worth of products to Canada in 2023. That dollar amount equals 81.8% of America’s total spending on all commodities from Canada, flatlining via a -0.6% slowdown from 2022.
As a result, America incurred a -$78.4 billion deficit trading goods with Canada during 2023.
Highlighted below are the 100 most valuable imports and exports exchanged by the United States and Canada during 2023.
This research is based on the detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level.
Information in this article is presented in two searchable document databases for the top 100 trade products between the two North American countries.
Top US Imports from Canada
The following document database highlights the 100 most valuable goods that America imported from Canada in 2023.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil | $97,187,166,000 | -17.5% |
| 2 | Cars | $34,871,102,000 | +32.2% |
| 3 | Petroleum gases | $14,754,873,000 | -34.5% |
| 4 | Processed petroleum oils | $13,129,797,000 | -16.7% |
| 5 | Automobile parts/accessories | $11,629,715,000 | +5.8% |
| 6 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $7,569,199,000 | -15.8% |
| 7 | Trucks | $6,591,532,000 | +77.2% |
| 8 | Turbo-jets | $6,327,506,000 | +32.9% |
| 9 | Gold (unwrought) | $6,319,637,000 | +220.5% |
| 10 | Sawn wood | $5,520,759,000 | -40.6% |
| 11 | Aircraft, spacecraft | $5,307,902,000 | +31.8% |
| 12 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $5,034,448,000 | +11.3% |
| 13 | Rape/colza/mustard oil | $4,832,181,000 | +27.2% |
| 14 | Medication mixes in dosage | $4,759,341,000 | -1.7% |
| 15 | Potassic fertilizers | $3,661,793,000 | -27.3% |
| 16 | Electrical energy | $3,446,973,000 | -18.8% |
| 17 | Other precious metal items | $3,403,077,000 | +87.9% |
| 18 | Ethylene polymers | $3,333,899,000 | -22.5% |
| 19 | Miscellaneous furniture | $3,038,050,000 | +1.3% |
| 20 | Piston engines | $2,908,241,000 | +29.8% |
| 21 | Fresh or chilled beef | $2,657,773,000 | +15.9% |
| 22 | Petroleum oil residues | $2,199,419,000 | -19.2% |
| 23 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $2,155,399,000 | -8.3% |
| 24 | Particle board, other ligneous materials | $2,069,868,000 | -37.7% |
| 25 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $1,998,994,000 | +16.6% |
| 26 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $1,989,422,000 | +5.1% |
| 27 | Copper wire | $1,758,097,000 | +1.4% |
| 28 | Machinery parts | $1,738,578,000 | +8.2% |
| 29 | Other prepared/preserved vegetables (frozen) | $1,718,564,000 | +16.6% |
| 30 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,691,974,000 | +7.1% |
| 31 | Crustaceans (including lobsters) | $1,688,011,000 | -17.8% |
| 32 | Wood carpentry, builders' joinery | $1,645,714,000 | -14.1% |
| 33 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,643,221,000 | +9.1% |
| 34 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,621,423,000 | -12.7% |
| 35 | Coins | $1,599,721,000 | -6.8% |
| 36 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $1,588,067,000 | +0% |
| 37 | Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving) | $1,549,394,000 | -26.4% |
| 38 | Iron or steel scrap | $1,543,095,000 | -12.7% |
| 39 | Miscellaneous oil cakes | $1,503,373,000 | +22.8% |
| 40 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,465,833,000 | +21.9% |
| 41 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,412,367,000 | -27.1% |
| 42 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,400,339,000 | -7.6% |
| 43 | Miscellaneous iron or steel tubes, pipes | $1,370,832,000 | -10.1% |
| 44 | Lifting/loading machinery | $1,335,084,000 | +8.7% |
| 45 | Live bovine cattle | $1,334,736,000 | +15.3% |
| 46 | Electrical converters/power units | $1,305,450,000 | +35.5% |
| 47 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $1,291,571,000 | -2.7% |
| 48 | Uncoated paper for writing/printing | $1,270,530,000 | -16.4% |
| 49 | Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel goods (plated/coated) | $1,259,020,000 | -13.2% |
| 50 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $1,222,851,000 | +4.1% |
| 51 | Moulding boxes/base | $1,173,216,000 | +8.5% |
| 52 | Zinc (unwrought) | $1,172,111,000 | -18.8% |
| 53 | Nickel (unwrought) | $1,151,633,000 | +11.5% |
| 54 | Other food preparations | $1,108,614,000 | -2.9% |
| 55 | Air conditioners | $1,098,287,000 | +46.8% |
| 56 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,090,643,000 | +7.4% |
| 57 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,088,852,000 | +0.7% |
| 58 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $1,057,694,000 | +7.3% |
| 59 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $1,037,697,000 | +13.7% |
| 60 | Radioactive chemical elements | $1,032,714,000 | +43.5% |
| 61 | Acyclic hydrocarbons | $1,029,555,000 | -11.8% |
| 62 | Phone devices including smartphones | $1,014,758,000 | +4.6% |
| 63 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $1,003,295,000 | -3.3% |
| 64 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $992,569,000 | +4.9% |
| 65 | Silver (unwrought) | $986,326,000 | +12.5% |
| 66 | Swine meat | $895,323,000 | -20.2% |
| 67 | Temperature-change machines | $888,077,000 | +13.3% |
| 68 | Plastic builders' items | $885,463,000 | +2.9% |
| 69 | Initiators/accelerators, catalytic preps | $883,106,000 | -2.2% |
| 70 | Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays) | $854,493,000 | -14.2% |
| 71 | Insulated wire/cable | $827,195,000 | +16.6% |
| 72 | Trailers | $825,331,000 | +12.8% |
| 73 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $818,328,000 | +14.5% |
| 74 | Sanitary towels, baby napkins/liners | $817,315,000 | +8.4% |
| 75 | Flat-rolled other alloy steel products | $812,216,000 | -2.7% |
| 76 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $809,890,000 | -0.6% |
| 77 | Lamps, lighting, illuminated signs | $808,325,000 | +0.2% |
| 78 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | $802,631,000 | -12.1% |
| 79 | Ammonia | $796,854,000 | -28.5% |
| 80 | Whole fish (fresh) | $771,845,000 | -13.9% |
| 81 | Tissues, napkins, toilet paper | $767,196,000 | +25% |
| 82 | Biodiesel | $765,317,000 | +23.4% |
| 83 | Flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations | $764,901,000 | +7.4% |
| 84 | Wheat | $764,736,000 | +8.2% |
| 85 | Bridge structures, parts | $761,047,000 | +15.7% |
| 86 | Agricultural machinery | $754,648,000 | +4.2% |
| 87 | Uncoated paper | $753,078,000 | -8.2% |
| 88 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $749,605,000 | +9.4% |
| 89 | Public-transport vehicles | $740,099,000 | +47.2% |
| 90 | Piston engine parts | $731,758,000 | +6.4% |
| 91 | Aluminum waste, scrap | $719,462,000 | -16.8% |
| 92 | Polycarboxylic acids | $717,899,000 | +41.3% |
| 93 | Fork-lift trucks | $711,584,000 | +23.5% |
| 94 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $708,371,000 | -0.4% |
| 95 | Air or vacuum pumps | $692,456,000 | +29.4% |
| 96 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $668,693,000 | +33.8% |
| 97 | Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines | $661,924,000 | +12.1% |
| 98 | Miscellaneous meat (preserved/prepared) | $661,035,000 | +11% |
| 99 | TV receiver/transmit/digital cameras | $652,053,000 | +1.6% |
| 100 | Uncoated kraft paper | $647,835,000 | +4.2% |
The showcased 100 import products represent US$335.6 billion in American spending in 2023 or over three-quarters (77.8%) of total US spending on imports from Canada.
Imports into the United States from Canada equaled 13.6% of overall US imports from around the world in 2023.
Fastest-growing US imports from Canada from 2022 to 2023 were unprocessed gold (up 220.5%), miscellaneous items made from precious metals (up 87.9%), trucks (up 77.2%), public-transport vehicles (up 47.2%) then air conditioners (up 46.8%).
Decliners impacting America’s spending on imported goods from Canada the most were led by Canadian sawn wood (down -40.6% from 2022), particle board plus other ligneous materials (down -37.7%), petroleum gases (down -34.5%), ammonia (down -28.5%) then potassic fertilizers (down -27.3%).
Top US Exports to Canada
The following document database focuses on the 100 leading products that American exporters sold to customers located in Canada in 2023.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trucks | $16,435,409,000 | +18.9% |
| 2 | Automobile parts/accessories | $15,753,043,000 | +23.6% |
| 3 | Cars | $15,670,861,000 | -5.7% |
| 4 | Processed petroleum oils | $12,485,054,000 | -21.5% |
| 5 | Crude oil | $10,132,507,000 | -14.9% |
| 6 | Computers, optical readers | $6,359,346,000 | -2% |
| 7 | Tractors | $4,607,497,000 | +25.9% |
| 8 | Phone devices including smartphones | $4,442,639,000 | +5.7% |
| 9 | Piston engines | $3,929,727,000 | +42.9% |
| 10 | Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers) | $3,629,570,000 | +22% |
| 11 | Precious metal waste, scrap | $3,507,039,000 | +21.9% |
| 12 | Medication mixes in dosage | $3,280,886,000 | +0.9% |
| 13 | Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays) | $3,015,031,000 | +12% |
| 14 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $2,961,093,000 | +9% |
| 15 | Insulated wire/cable | $2,893,487,000 | -2.5% |
| 16 | Trailers | $2,804,806,000 | -26.9% |
| 17 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $2,761,653,000 | +3.5% |
| 18 | Petroleum gases | $2,571,871,000 | -41.3% |
| 19 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $2,360,944,000 | -6% |
| 20 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $2,298,348,000 | +8.1% |
| 21 | Machinery parts | $2,291,432,000 | -2.9% |
| 22 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $2,287,123,000 | +10.3% |
| 23 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $2,145,481,000 | -33% |
| 24 | Harvest/threshing machinery | $2,125,741,000 | +14.3% |
| 25 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $1,813,217,000 | +1.5% |
| 26 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,812,551,000 | +3.6% |
| 27 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,767,225,000 | +5.2% |
| 28 | Ethyl alcohol | $1,740,864,000 | +14% |
| 29 | Gold (unwrought) | $1,731,612,000 | -0.6% |
| 30 | Miscellaneous furniture | $1,717,939,000 | -7.3% |
| 31 | Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides | $1,710,370,000 | -4.4% |
| 32 | Other food preparations | $1,709,750,000 | +6.4% |
| 33 | Air conditioners | $1,662,057,000 | +0.5% |
| 34 | Electrical converters/power units | $1,639,984,000 | +10.1% |
| 35 | Piston engine parts | $1,635,058,000 | +11.5% |
| 36 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,634,090,000 | +18.1% |
| 37 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $1,608,699,000 | +6.1% |
| 38 | Other organic cleaning preparations | $1,601,293,000 | +0.2% |
| 39 | Electric storage batteries | $1,586,088,000 | +21.5% |
| 40 | Air or vacuum pumps | $1,554,950,000 | +6.1% |
| 41 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,549,017,000 | -8.8% |
| 42 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $1,512,560,000 | +4.9% |
| 43 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,505,488,000 | -1.1% |
| 44 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,498,149,000 | +8.8% |
| 45 | Ethylene polymers | $1,480,824,000 | -24.1% |
| 46 | Fertilizer mixes | $1,470,006,000 | -12% |
| 47 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $1,447,767,000 | +8.4% |
| 48 | Biodiesel | $1,434,746,000 | +8.3% |
| 49 | TV receiver/transmit/digital cameras | $1,409,734,000 | +39.3% |
| 50 | Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $1,355,179,000 | +10.1% |
| 51 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $1,265,740,000 | -6.2% |
| 52 | Temperature-change machines | $1,254,589,000 | +4.4% |
| 53 | Fork-lift trucks | $1,201,703,000 | +13.1% |
| 54 | Engines (diesel) | $1,197,155,000 | +22.6% |
| 55 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $1,194,209,000 | -17.7% |
| 56 | Electrical energy | $1,186,501,000 | +68.7% |
| 57 | Miscellaneous fruits (fresh) | $1,163,532,000 | -1.2% |
| 58 | Orthopedic appliances | $1,138,193,000 | +8% |
| 59 | Electrical lighting/signaling equpment, defrosters | $1,122,768,000 | +22% |
| 60 | Printing machinery | $1,096,771,000 | -6.8% |
| 61 | Platinum (unwrought) | $1,096,054,000 | -48.1% |
| 62 | Refrigerators, freezers | $1,057,027,000 | +2% |
| 63 | Microphones/headphones/amps | $1,030,571,000 | +0.1% |
| 64 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $1,029,269,000 | +8.5% |
| 65 | Table games, bowling equipment | $1,023,191,000 | +4.6% |
| 66 | Special purpose vehicles | $999,230,000 | +33.3% |
| 67 | Electric motors, generators | $988,445,000 | +0.8% |
| 68 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $984,276,000 | -5.2% |
| 69 | Electric generating sets, converters | $983,106,000 | +33.6% |
| 70 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $974,022,000 | +11% |
| 71 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $973,822,000 | -1.3% |
| 72 | Propylene/olefin polymers | $970,895,000 | -24.6% |
| 73 | Coal, solid fuels made from coal | $923,726,000 | +32.8% |
| 74 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $916,319,000 | -11.3% |
| 75 | Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel goods (plated/coated) | $873,003,000 | +11% |
| 76 | Corn | $863,575,000 | -41% |
| 77 | Lifting/loading machinery | $862,209,000 | +3.9% |
| 78 | Mixed sauces, condiments, seasonings | $851,836,000 | +11.2% |
| 79 | Models, puzzles, miscellaneous toys | $847,647,000 | -0.4% |
| 80 | Turbo-jets | $842,304,000 | +7.7% |
| 81 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $831,942,000 | +1.8% |
| 82 | Electrical machinery | $831,785,000 | +14.5% |
| 83 | Physical/chemical analysis tools | $831,392,000 | -1.2% |
| 84 | Pneumatic hand tool | $831,179,000 | -2.2% |
| 85 | Non-alcoholic drinks (not water/juice/milk) | $828,235,000 | +14.1% |
| 86 | Other diagnostic/lab reagents | $826,671,000 | -10% |
| 87 | Miscellaneous engines, motors | $824,612,000 | +5.7% |
| 88 | Chemical industry products/residuals | $823,877,000 | 0% |
| 89 | Vulcanized rubber items | $821,133,000 | +8.3% |
| 90 | Iron ores, concentrates | $812,159,000 | +11.6% |
| 91 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $805,143,000 | +5.1% |
| 92 | TV receivers/monitors/projectors | $796,809,000 | -29.3% |
| 93 | Unrecorded sound media | $794,281,000 | -12.3% |
| 94 | Coffee | $785,191,000 | +1.4% |
| 95 | Miscellaneous preserved fruits | $779,195,000 | +2.7% |
| 96 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $770,290,000 | +7.2% |
| 97 | Printed books, brochures | $764,444,000 | -8.6% |
| 98 | Amino-resins | $751,580,000 | -8.7% |
| 99 | Flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations | $751,176,000 | +13% |
| 100 | Flat-rolled other alloy steel products | $732,593,000 | -9.4% |
The itemized 100 US export products represent US$219.2 billion in American sales to Canada in 2023 or over three-fifths (62.1%) of total US exports into Canada.
Exports from the United States to Canada equaled 17.5% of all US exported products around the world in 2023.
The greatest increases among the top 100 US exports into Canada from 2022 to 2023 belong to electrical energy (up 68.7%), piston engines (up 42.9%), television receivers, transmitters and digital cameras (up 39.3%), electric generating sets or converters (up 33.6%), special-purpose vehicles (up 33.3%) then coal including solid fuels made from coal (up 32.8%).
The heaviest declines among America’s sales of exported goods to Canada were recorded for shrinking Canadian spending on unprocessed platinum (down -48.1% from 2022), petroleum gases (down -41.3%), corn (down -41%), blood fractions including antisera (down -33%), television receivers, monitors and projectors (down -29.3%) then trailers (down -26.9%).
See also Canada’s Top Exports, United States Top Exports, Canada’s Top Imports and United States Top Imports
Research Sources:
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on November 28, 2024
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on November 28, 2024