The overall value of imports into the United States sold by the Russian Federation dropped by an average -33.3% since 2023 when America’s purchases from suppliers in Russia were valued at $4.9 billion. Compared to 2022, America’s imports from Russia plunged by -78.3% from $15.1 billion over a two-year period.
In comparison, the US exported $526.1 million worth of products to Russia in 2024. That dollar amount equals 16.1% of America’s total spending on all commodities imported from Russia.
US exports to Russia decreased by -11.9% compared to $597.3 million in American export sales to Russia for 2023, and by -69.3% from $1.72 billion in 2022.
Overall, America incurred a -$2.75 billion deficit trading goods with Russia during 2024 down from -$4.3 billion one year earlier.
Highlighted below are the 100 most valuable imports and exports exchanged by the United States and Russia during 2024.
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 countries.
Top US Imports from Russia
The following document database highlights the 100 most valuable goods that America imported from Russia in 2024.
The showcased 100 import products represent US$3.3 billion in American spending in 2024 or 99.5% of all US spending on imports from Russia for the year.
Imports into the United States from Russia equaled 0.1% of overall US imports from around the world in 2024, down from 0.2% in 2023.
Fastest-growing US imports from Russia from 2023 to 2024 were shaped wood (up 3,910%), scents used for beverage or industrial manufacturing (up 2,735%), coins (up 2,523%), zoological, botanic or historic collectibles (up 690.1%), live animals excluding horses and cows (up 502.1%), then bombs, grenades and ammunition (up 261.7%).
Decliners impacting America’s spending on imported goods from Russia the most were led by Russian-supplied raw aluminum (down -96.2% from 2023), iron ferroalloys (down -93.6%), fertilizer mixes (down -92.4%), liquid pumps and elevators (down -89.7%), temperature-change machines (down -88.7%), wheat gluten (down -84.7%), carbon (down -82.7%) then sawn wood (down -82.6%).
Top US Exports to Russia
The following document database focuses on the 100 leading products that American exporters sold to customers located in Russia in 2024.
The itemized 100 US export products represent US$516.3 million in American sales to Russia in 2024 or 98.3% of total US exports into Russia as assessed by value.
Exports from the United States to Russia equaled just 0.03% of all US products exported around the world in 2024. That percentage is same as the 0.03% for 2023.
The greatest increases among the top 100 US exports into Russia from 2023 to 2024 are attributed to printed circuits (up 17,600%), projectors, enlargers and reducers (up 8,333%), miscellaneous machinery (up 2,623%), non-dissolving chemical woodpulp (up 1,698%) then specially designed containers including those for fluids (up 804%).
The heaviest declines among America’s sales of exported goods to Russia were recorded for shrinking Russian spending on cases, handbags and wallets (down -93.4% from 2023), organic surface-active products including soaps (down -77.4%), spraying or dispersing mechanical appliances (down -76%), oral and dental hygiene preparations (down -73.6%), phone devices including smartphones (down -71.6%) then unrecorded sound media (down -70.5%).
See also Russia’s Top Exports, United States Top Exports, Russia’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 April 15, 2025
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on April 15, 2025