Trade in goods with USA SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)
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Afghanistan trade flows with USA by SITC*) product sections during 2024/10 - 2025/2

*) Standard International Trade Classification (classification system is maintained by the United Nations)


Share of USA's2024/10
%		2024/11
%		2024/12
%		2025/1
%		2025/2
%
Export0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Import0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Trade in Goods0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

USA's foreign trade with Afghanistan, exports to Afghanistan and imports from Afghanistan in February 2025


The text of the following analysis is produced by a computer program.

In February Afghanistan was USA's 176. most important foreign trade partner. Most of the value of trade between the countries consists of the import to USA. $3.4 million worth of trade was 4.4 per cent lower than in February of the previous year. In February the trade balance with Afghanistan was $2.4 million in deficit for United States of America.

The value of imports from Afghanistan was 97.7 per cent higher than in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $2.9 million. Major product categories of imports from Afghanistan were Sitc057 (fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts), fresh or dried), representing 24.7 percent of imports, Sitc896 (works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques) 21.8 % and Sitc659 (floor coverings, etc.) 17.5 % of the imports.

The value of exports to Afghanistan declined considerably,by 75.0 per cent, compared to in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $528.0 thousand in February 2025. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc641 (paper and paperboard), which represented a share of 22.0 per cent of total exports, Sitc553 (perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (excluding soaps)) 16.0 % and Sitc582 (plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics) 13.5 % of the exports.

Development during January-February 2025

The trade in goods between January and February of 2025 was of lesser value than in the corresponding period of the previous year. The value of the trade was $7.6 million, down 7.0 %. During January-February the value of imports was $6.2 million. The export value was $1.4 million. Compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the value of imports during this period increased by 52.6 %. The largest product group in terms of imports has been Sitc057 (fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts), fresh or dried), worth $2.1 million. In export the largest value had Sitc541 (medicinal and pharmaceutical products, other than medicaments of group 542), worth being $431.0 thousand. The value of exports during this period decreased by 65.8 %. The trade balance in goods between the two countries between January and February last year had been in surplus when it had a deficit in the corresponding period of the current year. The trade deficit was $4.8 million.


Table: USA's export to Afghanistan (AF) during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
7. Machinery,transport equipment 0.6 55.9 0.0 9.2 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.2 0.1 13.9
0-9. All groups combined 1.1 100.0 0.5 100.0 0.9 100.0 0.9 100.0 0.5 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from Afghanistan (AF) to USA during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 1.0 56.3 1.7 66.9 1.7 72.2 2.4 72.3 1.5 50.6
05. Vegetables and fruit 0.9 51.2 1.3 52.8 1.4 59.5 1.7 52.0 1.1 37.8
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 0.1 4.4 0.3 11.4 0.2 9.6 0.6 16.9 0.2 7.7
6. Basic manufactures 0.6 32.8 0.6 24.8 0.3 11.6 0.4 11.0 0.5 18.2
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 0.5 30.5 0.5 20.7 0.3 11.6 0.2 5.1 0.5 17.6
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0.1 4.1 0.1 2.6 0.2 7.9 0.2 7.5 0.6 22.1
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.2 7.3 0.2 6.8 0.6 21.9
0-9. All groups combined 1.7 100.0 2.5 100.0 2.4 100.0 3.3 100.0 2.9 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Year level (Sitc)

Data of last published Quartal (Sitc)

The amount realized in the beginning of 2025 (Sitc)


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