The overall value of imports into the United States provided by its southern neighbor rose by an average 4.5% year over year from 2022 when America’s purchases from Mexican suppliers were valued at $459.2 billion.
On the other hand, the US exported $323.2 billion worth of products to Mexico in 2023. That dollar amount equals just over two-thirds (67.3%) of America’s total spending on all commodities from Mexico, flatlining via a -0.4% dip from 2022.
Consequently, America incurred a -$156.9 billion deficit trading goods with Mexico during 2023.
Showcased below are the 100 most valuable imported and exported products exchanged by the United States and Mexico during 2023.
This research is based on statistics using detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System codes.
Information in this article is presented in two searchable document databases for the top 100 products traded between the two North American countries.
Top US Imports from Mexico
The following document database highlights the 100 most valuable goods that America imported from Mexico in 2023.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cars | $44,964,895,000 | +23.1% |
| 2 | Automobile parts/accessories | $35,119,286,000 | +12.4% |
| 3 | Trucks | $32,889,197,000 | +15.5% |
| 4 | Computers, optical readers | $27,728,331,000 | -24.6% |
| 5 | Crude oil | $20,351,565,000 | -3.8% |
| 6 | Insulated wire/cable | $15,621,656,000 | +6.2% |
| 7 | Tractors | $12,262,838,000 | +9.7% |
| 8 | Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays) | $11,800,295,000 | +24.6% |
| 9 | Phone devices including smartphones | $10,360,715,000 | +3.9% |
| 10 | TV receivers/monitors/projectors | $10,150,460,000 | -13.5% |
| 11 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $8,285,617,000 | +7.6% |
| 12 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $8,020,429,000 | +23.8% |
| 13 | Air conditioners | $6,852,003,000 | +12.7% |
| 14 | Refrigerators, freezers | $6,384,839,000 | +2.8% |
| 15 | Malt beer | $5,806,613,000 | +5.3% |
| 16 | Electrical converters/power units | $5,743,588,000 | +30.9% |
| 17 | Alcohol (including spirits, liqueurs) | $4,857,110,000 | -5.3% |
| 18 | Processed petroleum oils | $4,637,647,000 | -14.9% |
| 19 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $4,288,030,000 | +6.3% |
| 20 | Trailers | $4,224,270,000 | +13.2% |
| 21 | Electrical machinery | $4,163,392,000 | +31% |
| 22 | Electric motors, generators | $4,146,067,000 | +0.2% |
| 23 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $4,103,889,000 | +25.4% |
| 24 | Miscellaneous fruits (fresh) | $3,955,698,000 | +6.8% |
| 25 | Piston engine parts | $3,862,629,000 | +5.6% |
| 26 | Piston engines | $3,462,541,000 | +5.2% |
| 27 | Dates/figs/pineapples/mangoes/avocadoes/guavas | $3,400,299,000 | -3% |
| 28 | Electrical lighting/signaling equpment, defrosters | $3,342,152,000 | +12.7% |
| 29 | Air or vacuum pumps | $3,286,880,000 | +6.1% |
| 30 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $3,256,458,000 | +7.2% |
| 31 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $3,076,443,000 | +5.3% |
| 32 | Fresh or chilled tomatoes | $2,821,314,000 | +9.3% |
| 33 | Silver (unwrought) | $2,670,720,000 | +24.9% |
| 34 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $2,657,071,000 | +9.4% |
| 35 | Miscellaneous furniture | $2,465,823,000 | -6.9% |
| 36 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $2,404,683,000 | +11.9% |
| 37 | Gold (unwrought) | $2,286,726,000 | +1.8% |
| 38 | Rubber tires (new) | $2,132,441,000 | +15.4% |
| 39 | Machinery parts | $2,025,131,000 | +5.4% |
| 40 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,926,627,000 | +1.4% |
| 41 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $1,925,884,000 | +7.8% |
| 42 | Turbo-jets | $1,894,836,000 | +27.9% |
| 43 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $1,819,656,000 | -3.7% |
| 44 | Microphones/headphones/amps | $1,819,098,000 | +43.6% |
| 45 | Lamps, lighting, illuminated signs | $1,786,796,000 | -13.4% |
| 46 | Orthopedic appliances | $1,779,812,000 | +20% |
| 47 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,745,081,000 | +11.9% |
| 48 | Engines (diesel) | $1,724,993,000 | +7.1% |
| 49 | Telecommunication receivers | $1,698,046,000 | +15.6% |
| 50 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $1,686,574,000 | -10% |
| 51 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $1,546,374,000 | -0.7% |
| 52 | Fresh or chilled beef | $1,545,105,000 | -5.4% |
| 53 | Electric ignition/start equipment | $1,507,551,000 | +5.9% |
| 54 | Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches | $1,487,242,000 | +12.3% |
| 55 | Unrecorded sound media | $1,435,396,000 | -5.3% |
| 56 | Gas/liquid/electricity/production meters | $1,419,100,000 | +36.5% |
| 57 | Computer parts, accessories | $1,386,035,000 | +1.7% |
| 58 | Electric storage batteries | $1,377,950,000 | -10.3% |
| 59 | Regulate/control instruments | $1,375,898,000 | +9.5% |
| 60 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $1,315,831,000 | +26.2% |
| 61 | Temperature-change machines | $1,241,312,000 | +7% |
| 62 | Miscellaneous engines, motors | $1,207,516,000 | +0.7% |
| 63 | Locks, lock-keys | $1,206,605,000 | +11.4% |
| 64 | Sugar confectionery (no cocoa) | $1,188,051,000 | +12.1% |
| 65 | Pneumatic hand tool | $1,181,956,000 | -4.1% |
| 66 | Speed/distance meters | $1,167,506,000 | +15.3% |
| 67 | Lifting/loading machinery | $1,163,400,000 | -16.7% |
| 68 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,143,102,000 | +22.4% |
| 69 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $1,130,715,000 | +8.1% |
| 70 | Live bovine cattle | $1,123,560,000 | +76.5% |
| 71 | Yarn wash/clean/iron machines | $1,104,373,000 | +0.3% |
| 72 | Vulcanized rubber items | $1,090,639,000 | +11.3% |
| 73 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $965,476,000 | +12.4% |
| 74 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $962,832,000 | -16.6% |
| 75 | Liquid/gas checking instruments | $924,074,000 | +3.9% |
| 76 | Models, puzzles, miscellaneous toys | $920,282,000 | +23.7% |
| 77 | Miscellaneous preserved fruits | $908,270,000 | +5.5% |
| 78 | Vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes | $906,906,000 | +16.7% |
| 79 | Fork-lift trucks | $895,649,000 | +133.3% |
| 80 | Fresh or dried citrus fruit | $892,530,000 | +7% |
| 81 | Non-alcoholic drinks (not water/juice/milk) | $876,898,000 | +15.3% |
| 82 | Electric sound/visual signal bells or alarms | $857,205,000 | +6.5% |
| 83 | Grapes (fresh or dried) | $851,823,000 | +27.2% |
| 84 | Cucumbers | $841,896,000 | +13.4% |
| 85 | Sugar (cane or beet) | $805,713,000 | -12.7% |
| 86 | Mechano-therapy appliances | $792,737,000 | -6.2% |
| 87 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $750,526,000 | -22.7% |
| 88 | Cabbages, cauliflowers, kale | $731,360,000 | +10.5% |
| 89 | Radar, radio communication items | $723,121,000 | +10.4% |
| 90 | High-voltage switches, fuses | $720,397,000 | +24.5% |
| 91 | TV receiver/transmit/digital cameras | $716,063,000 | +21.2% |
| 92 | Yachts, other pleasure/sports vessels | $713,428,000 | -7.8% |
| 93 | Alloy steel ingots | $696,968,000 | -3.7% |
| 94 | Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel goods (plated/coated) | $696,574,000 | -22.9% |
| 95 | Iron or steel springs, leaves | $694,847,000 | -0.5% |
| 96 | Footwear (leather) | $682,139,000 | -1.9% |
| 97 | Frozen vegetables | $671,955,000 | +9.6% |
| 98 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $664,749,000 | -3.9% |
| 99 | Iron and steel stoves, barbecues | $661,597,000 | +3.7% |
| 100 | Solar power diodes/semi-conductors | $658,764,000 | +51% |
These 100 import products attracted US$410.2 billion in American spending in 2023 or well over four-fifths (85.4%) of total US spending on imports from Mexico.
By dollar value, imports into the United States from Mexico equaled 15.1% of overall US imports from around the world in 2023.
Fastest-growing US imports from Mexico from 2022 to 2023 were fork-lift trucks (up 133.3%), live bovine cattle (up 76.5%), solar power diodes and semi-conductors (up 51%), microphones, headphones and amplifiers (up 43.6%) then meters for gas, liquids, electricity or production (up 36.5%).
Decliners impacting America’s spending on imported goods from Mexico the most were led by Mexican computers including optical readers (down -24.6% from 2022), plated or coated flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products (down -22.9%), plastic plates, sheets, film, tape and strips (down -22.7%), lifting or loading machinery (down -16.7%), unknitted and non-crocheted men’s suits and trouser (down -16.6%) then processed petroleum oils (down -14.9%).
Top US Exports to Mexico
The following document database focuses on the 100 leading products that American exporters sold to buyers located in Mexico during 2023.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processed petroleum oils | $35,950,344,000 | -9.3% |
| 2 | Automobile parts/accessories | $20,102,634,000 | +19% |
| 3 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $11,969,688,000 | -5.6% |
| 4 | Petroleum gases | $8,275,472,000 | -45.6% |
| 5 | Computer parts, accessories | $7,364,930,000 | -25.1% |
| 6 | Corn | $5,470,231,000 | +9.7% |
| 7 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $4,966,900,000 | +3% |
| 8 | Insulated wire/cable | $4,782,029,000 | +1.3% |
| 9 | Cars | $4,414,722,000 | +29.9% |
| 10 | Phone devices including smartphones | $4,337,773,000 | +11% |
| 11 | Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays) | $4,082,817,000 | +17.9% |
| 12 | Computers, optical readers | $3,753,014,000 | -5.1% |
| 13 | Engines (diesel) | $3,521,906,000 | -26.4% |
| 14 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $3,281,733,000 | +8% |
| 15 | Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches | $3,261,321,000 | -1.9% |
| 16 | Unrecorded sound media | $3,127,175,000 | -15.7% |
| 17 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $3,119,077,000 | +10% |
| 18 | Soya beans | $2,783,260,000 | -23.5% |
| 19 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $2,648,838,000 | +15.9% |
| 20 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $2,510,711,000 | +15.9% |
| 21 | Piston engines | $2,427,733,000 | +10.1% |
| 22 | Ethylene polymers | $2,399,413,000 | -21.8% |
| 23 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $2,333,124,000 | +6.6% |
| 24 | Air or vacuum pumps | $2,307,184,000 | +11.8% |
| 25 | Electrical converters/power units | $2,300,620,000 | +16.4% |
| 26 | Swine meat | $1,988,435,000 | +14.5% |
| 27 | Piston engine parts | $1,945,531,000 | +14.9% |
| 28 | Iron/steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $1,936,080,000 | +13% |
| 29 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,917,145,000 | +18.3% |
| 30 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $1,881,573,000 | -4.5% |
| 31 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,785,726,000 | +12% |
| 32 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | $1,721,015,000 | -27.1% |
| 33 | Propylene/olefin polymers | $1,709,850,000 | -9.3% |
| 34 | Ethers | $1,636,612,000 | +12.3% |
| 35 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $1,607,164,000 | +7.5% |
| 36 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $1,580,579,000 | +12.9% |
| 37 | Trailers | $1,566,452,000 | +31.7% |
| 38 | Copper ores, concentrates | $1,521,102,000 | -13.7% |
| 39 | Solar power diodes/semi-conductors | $1,519,256,000 | +15.5% |
| 40 | Initiators/accelerators, catalytic preps | $1,501,664,000 | -2.7% |
| 41 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,460,935,000 | +14.1% |
| 42 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,451,060,000 | +24% |
| 43 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,398,649,000 | +5.6% |
| 44 | Trucks | $1,393,313,000 | +46.9% |
| 45 | Chemical industry products/residuals | $1,392,692,000 | -1.4% |
| 46 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,383,806,000 | +10.9% |
| 47 | Anti-knock/oxidation/gum inhibitors | $1,347,038,000 | +40% |
| 48 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $1,339,895,000 | +156.9% |
| 49 | Turbo-jets | $1,338,926,000 | -1.6% |
| 50 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $1,332,551,000 | +12.8% |
| 51 | Move/grade/scrape/boring machinery | $1,241,974,000 | +2655% |
| 52 | Concentrated/sweetened milk, cream | $1,212,020,000 | -13.3% |
| 53 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $1,175,970,000 | +1.9% |
| 54 | Medication mixes in dosage | $1,162,483,000 | +41.8% |
| 55 | Copper wire | $1,161,857,000 | +14% |
| 56 | Electrical machinery | $1,161,039,000 | +20.4% |
| 57 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,119,872,000 | +3.3% |
| 58 | Electrical capacitators | $1,111,959,000 | -12.9% |
| 59 | Electric storage batteries | $1,107,726,000 | +90.6% |
| 60 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $1,098,453,000 | +2.4% |
| 61 | Machinery parts | $1,084,095,000 | +19.1% |
| 62 | Wheat | $1,076,253,000 | -32.3% |
| 63 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $1,072,017,000 | -0.1% |
| 64 | Electric motors, generators | $1,050,735,000 | +15.3% |
| 65 | Flat-rolled other alloy steel products | $1,038,052,000 | +7.8% |
| 66 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $994,399,000 | +16.3% |
| 67 | Poultry meat | $993,606,000 | -2.4% |
| 68 | Self-adhesive plastic in rolls | $982,599,000 | +21.3% |
| 69 | Electrical lighting/signaling equipment, defrosters | $964,209,000 | +14.9% |
| 70 | Vulcanized rubber items | $955,643,000 | +6.3% |
| 71 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $954,097,000 | -23.7% |
| 72 | Railway or tramway parts | $931,158,000 | +7.9% |
| 73 | Iron or steel scrap | $898,043,000 | -17.4% |
| 74 | Table games, bowling equipment | $863,232,000 | +48.9% |
| 75 | Solid-form sugars, fructose, glucose, lactose | $855,178,000 | +24.4% |
| 76 | Flat-rolled iron'non-alloy steel goods (plated/coated) | $836,341,000 | -8% |
| 77 | Electric ignition/start equipment | $818,562,000 | -1.2% |
| 78 | Soya-bean oil-cake, other solid residues | $816,751,000 | -5.4% |
| 79 | Other measuring/testing machines | $810,411,000 | +12% |
| 80 | Polyamides | $789,484,000 | +2.8% |
| 81 | Fresh or chilled beef | $784,588,000 | +24.6% |
| 82 | Regulate/control instruments | $780,912,000 | +12% |
| 83 | Vinyl chloride polymers | $756,450,000 | -17.6% |
| 84 | Refrigerators, freezers | $742,329,000 | +17.4% |
| 85 | Uncoated kraft paper | $735,404,000 | -12.8% |
| 86 | Liquid/gas checking instruments | $734,489,000 | +11.2% |
| 87 | Cheese, curd | $726,657,000 | +15.7% |
| 88 | Printing machinery | $722,842,000 | +13.1% |
| 89 | Microphones/headphones/amps | $717,826,000 | +17% |
| 90 | Beet-pulp, brew/distilling waste | $712,936,000 | -6.3% |
| 91 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $674,316,000 | +79.4% |
| 92 | Ball, roller bearings | $662,724,000 | +14.8% |
| 93 | Other food preparations | $656,309,000 | -2.6% |
| 94 | Temperature-change machines | $652,004,000 | -10.7% |
| 95 | Precious metal compounds | $648,944,000 | -16.6% |
| 96 | Orthopedic appliances | $633,139,000 | +23.6% |
| 97 | Plastic-coated textile fabrics | $628,989,000 | -10.9% |
| 98 | Hydrocarbon derivatives | $617,452,000 | -21.6% |
| 99 | Amino-resins | $615,538,000 | +23.1% |
| 100 | Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving) | $608,493,000 | +20% |
The itemized 100 US export products represent US$235.3 billion in American sales to Mexico in 2023 or approaching three-quarters (72.8%) of total US exports into Mexico.
Exports from the United States to Mexico equaled 16% of all US exported products sold around the world in 2023.
The greatest increases among the top 100 US exports into Mexico from 2022 to 2023 belong to moving, grading, scraping or boring machinery (up 2,655%), refined copper and unwrought alloys (up 156.9%), electric storage batteries (up 90.6%), miscellaneous animal feed preparations (up 79.4%) then table games or bowling equipment (up 48.9%).
The severest retreats among America’s sales of exported goods to Mexico were recorded for declining Mexican spending on petroleum gases (down -45.6% from 2022), wheat (down -32.3%), cyclic hydrocarbons (down -27.1%), diesel engines (down -26.4%), computer parts or accessories (down -25.1%), unwrought aluminum (down -23.7%) then soya beans (down -23.5%).
See also Mexico’s Top Exports, United States Top Exports, Mexico’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