The overall value of imports into the United States of America furnished by its northern neighbor fell by an average -2.1% year over year from 2023 when America’s purchases from suppliers located in Canada were valued at $431.2 billion.
In comparison, the US exported $348.5 billion worth of products to buyers in Canada in 2024. That dollar amount equals 82.6% compared America’s total spending on all commodities imported from Canada. US export sales to Canada slowed by -1.2% from $352.8 billion for 2023.
As a result, America incurred a -$73.7 billion deficit trading goods with Canada during 2024, down from -$78.4 billion in red ink one year prior.
Highlighted below are the 100 most valuable imports and exports exchanged by the United States and Canada during 2024.
This research is based on the detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level.
Information in this article is presented in two searchable document databases for the top 100 trade products between the two North American countries.
Top US Imports from Canada
The following document database highlights the 100 most valuable goods that America imported from Canada in 2024.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil | $103,300,939,000 | +6.3% |
| 2 | Cars | $28,400,124,000 | -18.6% |
| 3 | Processed petroleum oils | $12,947,379,000 | -1.4% |
| 4 | Automobile parts/accessories | $11,485,355,000 | -1.2% |
| 5 | Petroleum gases | $9,014,868,000 | -38.9% |
| 6 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $7,824,369,000 | +3.4% |
| 7 | Trucks | $7,183,995,000 | +9% |
| 8 | Aircraft, spacecraft | $6,485,801,000 | +22.2% |
| 9 | Turbo-jets | $6,097,933,000 | -3.6% |
| 10 | Sawn wood | $5,613,761,000 | +1.7% |
| 11 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $5,448,922,000 | +8.2% |
| 12 | Gold (unwrought) | $4,527,271,000 | -28.4% |
| 13 | Medication mixes in dosage | $4,371,529,000 | -8.1% |
| 14 | Rape/colza/mustard oil | $4,227,314,000 | -12.5% |
| 15 | Ethylene polymers | $3,495,262,000 | +4.8% |
| 16 | Potassic fertilizers | $3,100,806,000 | -15.3% |
| 17 | Miscellaneous furniture | $2,941,840,000 | -3.2% |
| 18 | Other precious metal items | $2,873,513,000 | -15.6% |
| 19 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $2,667,911,000 | +34.1% |
| 20 | Fresh or chilled beef | $2,496,126,000 | -6.1% |
| 21 | Piston engines | $2,431,338,000 | -16.4% |
| 22 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $2,321,617,000 | +7.7% |
| 23 | Particle board, other ligneous materials | $2,315,747,000 | +11.9% |
| 24 | Petroleum oil residues | $2,271,715,000 | +3.3% |
| 25 | Electrical energy | $2,256,814,000 | -34.5% |
| 26 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $2,252,013,000 | +12.7% |
| 27 | Other prepared/preserved vegetables (frozen) | $1,932,150,000 | +12.4% |
| 28 | Copper wire | $1,931,978,000 | +9.9% |
| 29 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,931,882,000 | +31.8% |
| 30 | Crustaceans (including lobsters) | $1,913,946,000 | +13.4% |
| 31 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,869,239,000 | +10.5% |
| 32 | Radioactive chemical elements | $1,828,351,000 | +77% |
| 33 | Live bovine cattle | $1,699,000,000 | +27.3% |
| 34 | Machinery parts | $1,697,237,000 | -2.4% |
| 35 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,694,929,000 | +4.5% |
| 36 | Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving) | $1,602,725,000 | +3.4% |
| 37 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $1,592,644,000 | +0.3% |
| 38 | Wood carpentry, builders' joinery | $1,573,433,000 | -4.4% |
| 39 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,550,880,000 | -5.6% |
| 40 | Electrical converters/power units | $1,523,876,000 | +16.7% |
| 41 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $1,433,051,000 | +17.2% |
| 42 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $1,359,312,000 | +5.2% |
| 43 | Air conditioners | $1,329,965,000 | +21.1% |
| 44 | Miscellaneous oil cakes | $1,323,984,000 | -11.9% |
| 45 | Iron or steel scrap | $1,309,507,000 | -15.1% |
| 46 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,301,784,000 | -7% |
| 47 | Uncoated paper for writing/printing | $1,290,839,000 | +1.6% |
| 48 | Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $1,266,025,000 | +0.6% |
| 49 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,173,378,000 | -16.9% |
| 50 | Lifting/loading machinery | $1,150,235,000 | -13.8% |
| 51 | Zinc (unwrought) | $1,137,817,000 | -2.9% |
| 52 | Other food preparations | $1,120,391,000 | +1.1% |
| 53 | Acyclic hydrocarbons | $1,110,912,000 | +7.9% |
| 54 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $1,094,247,000 | +3.5% |
| 55 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,061,267,000 | -2.5% |
| 56 | Miscellaneous iron or steel tubes, pipes | $1,058,375,000 | -22.8% |
| 57 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $1,026,328,000 | -1.1% |
| 58 | Public-transport vehicles | $1,020,768,000 | +37.9% |
| 59 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,020,538,000 | -6.4% |
| 60 | Phone devices including smartphones | $1,014,332,000 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays) | $1,011,056,000 | +18.3% |
| 62 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $996,621,000 | -0.7% |
| 63 | Coins | $972,552,000 | -39.2% |
| 64 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $968,975,000 | -2.4% |
| 65 | Temperature-change machines | $958,238,000 | +7.9% |
| 66 | Silver (unwrought) | $937,501,000 | -5% |
| 67 | Swine meat | $917,497,000 | +2.5% |
| 68 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $902,596,000 | +11.4% |
| 69 | Plastic builders' items | $878,541,000 | -0.8% |
| 70 | Moulding boxes/base | $859,416,000 | -26.7% |
| 71 | Trailers | $855,575,000 | +3.7% |
| 72 | Tissues, napkins, toilet paper | $850,044,000 | +10.8% |
| 73 | Sanitary towels, baby napkins/liners | $825,919,000 | +1.1% |
| 74 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $825,071,000 | +0.8% |
| 75 | Whole fish (fresh) | $816,343,000 | +5.8% |
| 76 | Flat-rolled other alloy steel products | $807,849,000 | -0.5% |
| 77 | Uncoated paper | $804,643,000 | +6.8% |
| 78 | Flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations | $801,030,000 | +4.7% |
| 79 | Electric storage batteries | $800,157,000 | +557.5% |
| 80 | Lamps, lighting, illuminated signs | $783,509,000 | -3.1% |
| 81 | Aluminum waste, scrap | $778,879,000 | +8.3% |
| 82 | Insulated wire/cable | $769,573,000 | -7% |
| 83 | Bridge structures, parts | $761,519,000 | +0.1% |
| 84 | Nickel (unwrought) | $758,390,000 | -34.1% |
| 85 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $757,631,000 | +1.1% |
| 86 | Air or vacuum pumps | $755,195,000 | +9.1% |
| 87 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $751,583,000 | +6.1% |
| 88 | Ammonia | $742,124,000 | -6.9% |
| 89 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $727,061,000 | +8.7% |
| 90 | Wheat | $711,336,000 | -7% |
| 91 | Miscellaneous meat (preserved/prepared) | $705,987,000 | +6.8% |
| 92 | Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines | $705,145,000 | +6.5% |
| 93 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $703,207,000 | +9.2% |
| 94 | Piston engine parts | $702,059,000 | -4.1% |
| 95 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | $669,385,000 | -16.6% |
| 96 | Special purpose vehicles | $655,702,000 | +19.9% |
| 97 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $649,011,000 | +9.6% |
| 98 | Harvest/threshing machinery | $647,766,000 | +8.1% |
| 99 | Aluminum wire | $641,815,000 | +1.3% |
| 100 | Sugar confectionery (no cocoa) | $630,203,000 | +1.3% |
The showcased 100 import products represent US$328.1 billion in American spending in 2024 or over three-quarters (77.7%) of total US spending on imports from Canada.
Imports into the United States from Canada equaled 12.6% of overall US imports from around the world in 2024, down 13.6% for 2023.
Fastest-growing US imports from Canada from 2023 to 2024 were electric storage batteries (up 557.5%), radioactive chemical elements (up 77%), public-transport vehicles (up 37.9%), chocolate and other cocoa preparations (up 34.1%), then electrical or optical circuit boards and panels (up 31.8%).
Decliners impacting America’s spending on imported goods from Canada the most were led by Canadian coins (down -39.2% from 2023), petroleum gases (down -38.9%), electrical energy (down -34.5%), raw nickel (down -34.1%) then unwrought gold (down -28.4%).
In addition, US purchases of cars sold by Canada retreated by -18.6% in 2024 compared to 2023.
Top US Exports to Canada
The following document database focuses on the 100 leading products that American exporters sold to customers located in Canada in 2024.
| Products | US$ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cars | $15,525,204,000 | -0.9% |
| 2 | Trucks | $15,014,321,000 | -8.6% |
| 3 | Automobile parts/accessories | $14,156,760,000 | -10.1% |
| 4 | Processed petroleum oils | $11,889,295,000 | -4.8% |
| 5 | Crude oil | $10,235,628,000 | +1% |
| 6 | Computers, optical readers | $6,119,373,000 | -3.8% |
| 7 | Phone system devices | $4,563,416,000 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Precious metal waste, scrap | $4,258,780,000 | +21.4% |
| 9 | Piston engines | $4,231,112,000 | +7.7% |
| 10 | Tractors | $3,965,411,000 | -13.9% |
| 11 | Medication mixes in dosage | $3,926,325,000 | +19.7% |
| 12 | Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays) | $3,243,029,000 | +7.6% |
| 13 | Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers) | $2,829,897,000 | -22% |
| 14 | Insulated wire/cable | $2,747,894,000 | -5% |
| 15 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $2,721,967,000 | -1.4% |
| 16 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $2,681,623,000 | -9.4% |
| 17 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $2,412,845,000 | +12.5% |
| 18 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $2,310,787,000 | +1% |
| 19 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $2,270,987,000 | -1.2% |
| 20 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $2,259,150,000 | -4.3% |
| 21 | Trailers | $2,239,052,000 | -20.2% |
| 22 | Machinery parts | $2,121,495,000 | -7.4% |
| 23 | Harvest/threshing machinery | $1,984,277,000 | -6.7% |
| 24 | Electric storage batteries | $1,977,349,000 | +24.7% |
| 25 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $1,890,574,000 | +4.3% |
| 26 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,799,149,000 | +1.8% |
| 27 | Other food preparations | $1,768,337,000 | +3.4% |
| 28 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,690,797,000 | +3.5% |
| 29 | Electrical converters/power units | $1,679,962,000 | +2.4% |
| 30 | Other organic cleaning preparations | $1,633,565,000 | +2% |
| 31 | Petroleum gases | $1,633,045,000 | -36.5% |
| 32 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,607,424,000 | -11.3% |
| 33 | Air or vacuum pumps | $1,600,923,000 | +3% |
| 34 | Miscellaneous furniture | $1,577,078,000 | -8.2% |
| 35 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $1,574,124,000 | -2.1% |
| 36 | Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides | $1,567,785,000 | -8.3% |
| 37 | Air conditioners | $1,566,704,000 | -5.7% |
| 38 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,546,289,000 | -0.2% |
| 39 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $1,528,389,000 | +1% |
| 40 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,524,476,000 | +1.8% |
| 41 | Ethylene polymers | $1,493,528,000 | +0.9% |
| 42 | Piston engine parts | $1,493,250,000 | -8.7% |
| 43 | Ethyl alcohol | $1,472,289,000 | -15.4% |
| 44 | Fertilizer mixes | $1,462,738,000 | -0.5% |
| 45 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,447,373,000 | -3.9% |
| 46 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $1,427,017,000 | -1.4% |
| 47 | Engines (diesel) | $1,310,187,000 | +9.4% |
| 48 | Temperature-change machines | $1,295,871,000 | +3.3% |
| 49 | Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $1,281,900,000 | -5.4% |
| 50 | TV receiver/transmit/digital cameras | $1,266,982,000 | -10.1% |
| 51 | Miscellaneous fruits (fresh) | $1,257,778,000 | +8.1% |
| 52 | Turbo-jets | $1,213,591,000 | +44.1% |
| 53 | Fork-lift trucks | $1,173,850,000 | -2.3% |
| 54 | Special purpose vehicles | $1,155,909,000 | +15.7% |
| 55 | Orthopedic appliances | $1,107,215,000 | -2.7% |
| 56 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $1,034,723,000 | -18.3% |
| 57 | Electrical lighting/signaling equpment, defrosters | $1,026,947,000 | -8.5% |
| 58 | Electric motors, generators | $1,011,440,000 | +2.3% |
| 59 | Microphones/headphones/amps | $995,121,000 | -3.4% |
| 60 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $993,916,000 | +2.1% |
| 61 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $993,056,000 | +0.9% |
| 62 | Printing machinery | $992,315,000 | -9.5% |
| 63 | Lifting/loading machinery | $988,420,000 | +14.6% |
| 64 | Propylene/olefin polymers | $946,970,000 | -2.5% |
| 65 | Refrigerators, freezers | $946,916,000 | -10.4% |
| 66 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $945,044,000 | +22.7% |
| 67 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $929,817,000 | -9.7% |
| 68 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $913,627,000 | -23.5% |
| 69 | Table games, bowling equipment | $909,074,000 | -11.2% |
| 70 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $895,855,000 | +7.7% |
| 71 | Mixed sauces, condiments, seasonings | $895,607,000 | +5.1% |
| 72 | Non-alcoholic drinks (not water/juice/milk) | $875,474,000 | +5.7% |
| 73 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $873,995,000 | -4.6% |
| 74 | Electrical energy | $843,960,000 | -28.9% |
| 75 | Other diagnostic/lab reagents | $823,102,000 | -0.4% |
| 76 | Chemical industry products/residuals | $811,016,000 | -1.6% |
| 77 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $802,731,000 | -17.6% |
| 78 | Pneumatic hand tool | $802,299,000 | -3.5% |
| 79 | Public-transport vehicles | $794,140,000 | +25.5% |
| 80 | Physical/chemical analysis tools | $793,781,000 | -4.5% |
| 81 | Miscellaneous preserved fruits | $778,705,000 | -0.1% |
| 82 | Miscellaneous engines, motors | $770,887,000 | -6.5% |
| 83 | Electrical machinery | $765,331,000 | -8% |
| 84 | Models, puzzles, miscellaneous toys | $764,783,000 | -9.8% |
| 85 | Cellulose fiber paper | $758,501,000 | +5.7% |
| 86 | Iron ores, concentrates | $754,092,000 | -7.1% |
| 87 | Vulcanized rubber items | $753,766,000 | -8.2% |
| 88 | Scents used for beverage or industrial manufacturing | $747,484,000 | +4.5% |
| 89 | Biodiesel | $743,907,000 | -48.2% |
| 90 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $742,807,000 | -7.7% |
| 91 | Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $735,506,000 | -15.7% |
| 92 | Printed books, brochures | $733,938,000 | -4% |
| 93 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $733,329,000 | +3.8% |
| 94 | Computer parts, accessories | $729,089,000 | +24% |
| 95 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $723,874,000 | -0.2% |
| 96 | TV receivers/monitors/projectors | $710,611,000 | -10.8% |
| 97 | Platinum (unwrought) | $709,125,000 | -35.3% |
| 98 | Amino-resins | $701,926,000 | -6.6% |
| 99 | Tissues, napkins, toilet paper | $701,628,000 | -2% |
| 100 | Sports equipment | $697,948,000 | -0.4% |
The itemized 100 US export products represent US$209.3 billion in American sales to Canada in 2024 or three-fifths (60.1%) of total US exports into Canada.
A leading customer, Canada bought 16.9% of America’s total exports to all trading partners in 2024, a decline from 17.5% from 2024.
The greatest increases among the top 100 US exports into Canada from 2023 to 2024 belong to American-supplied turbo-jets (up 44.1%), public-transport vehicles (up 25.5%), electric storage batteries (up 24.7%), computer parts or accessories (up 24%), then chocolate plus other cocoa preparations (up 22.7%).
The heaviest declines among America’s sales of exported goods to Canada were recorded for shrinking Canadian spending on biodiesel (down -48.2% from 2023), petroleum gases (down -36.5%), unprocessed platinum (down -35.3%), electrical energy (down -28.9%), electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (down -23.5%), heavy machinery like bulldozers and excavators (down -22%), then trailers (down -20.2%).
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 April 16, 2025
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on April 16, 2025