Trade in goods with USA SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)
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Malaysia 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
%
Export1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2
Import1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5
Trade in Goods1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4

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


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

In February Malaysia was USA's 19. most important foreign trade partner. Malaysia's share of USA's foreign trade in goods in February 2025 represented a share of 1.4 per cent. Share of USA's that month's exports was 1.2 % and 1.5 % of imports. Amounting trade to worth of $6.3 billion was 21.4 per cent bigger than in February of the previous year. In February the trade balance with Malaysia was $2.3 billion in deficit for United States of America.

The value of imports from Malaysia was 21.9 per cent higher than in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $4.3 billion. Major product categories of imports from Malaysia were Sitc776 (thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g., vacuum or vapour or gas-filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor dev), representing 21.8 percent of imports, Sitc764 (telecommunications equipment, n.e.s., and parts, n.e.s., and accessories of apparatus falling within division 76) 11.6 % and Sitc759 (parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines falling withing groups 751 and 752) 10.0 % of the imports.

The value of exports to Malaysia were 20.3 percent higher than in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $2.0 billion. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc776 (thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g., vacuum or vapour or gas-filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor dev), which represented a share of 22.3 per cent of total exports, Sitc792 (aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (including satellites) and spacecraft launch vehicles; parts thereof) 17.5 % and Sitc728 (other machinery and equipment specialized for particular industries; parts thereof, n.e.s.) 5.0 % of the exports.

Significant increase in trade in goods in early 2025

During January-February, trade in goods with Malaysia has grown faster than USA's trade in goods with the rest of the world. During this year trade in goods between countries was significantly higher than in January-February of the previous year. Growth was as high as 26.7 per cent and the value of the trade increased to $13.4 billion. During January-February the value of imports was $9.0 billion. The export value was $4.4 billion. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the value of imports increased by 26.3 % and the value of exports by 27.5 %. The largest product group in terms of imports has been Sitc776 (thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g., vacuum or vapour or gas-filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor dev), worth $1.8 billion. In export the largest value had Sitc776 (thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g., vacuum or vapour or gas-filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor dev), worth being $1.2 billion. From USA's point of view, the trade balance between the countries in January-February remained in deficit. The trade deficit was $4.6 billion. The trade deficit continued to widen compared to the corresponding period in 2024. At that time, the deficit was $3.7 billion.


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

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 58.7 2.4 46.3 2.2 43.3 2.0 42.6 1.8 45.9 2.3
00. Live animals 8.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
01. Meat and meat preparations 1.9 0.1 2.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.1
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs 6.2 0.3 7.0 0.3 6.5 0.3 7.7 0.3 8.0 0.4
03. Fish and fish preparations 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0
04. Cereals and cereal preparations 6.9 0.3 3.0 0.1 3.7 0.2 4.1 0.2 11.3 0.6
05. Vegetables and fruit 16.1 0.7 14.5 0.7 14.2 0.7 11.4 0.5 9.8 0.5
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 2.1 0.1 2.1 0.1 2.0 0.1 1.8 0.1 2.0 0.1
08. Feeding stuff for animals 5.4 0.2 5.9 0.3 6.2 0.3 6.4 0.3 4.0 0.2
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 10.7 0.4 10.3 0.5 8.2 0.4 9.7 0.4 8.3 0.4
1. Beverages and tobacco 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
11. Beverages 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 158.8 6.5 159.3 7.6 132.6 6.1 120.9 5.1 149.5 7.5
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits 15.7 0.6 38.4 1.8 23.4 1.1 22.3 0.9 25.3 1.3
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic) 1.5 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.1
24. Cork and wood 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 1.4 0.1
25. Pulp and waste paper 31.2 1.3 26.2 1.3 30.9 1.4 33.9 1.4 28.9 1.4
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 6.4 0.3 5.2 0.3 6.4 0.3 9.2 0.4 13.2 0.7
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.0
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 102.0 4.2 85.9 4.1 68.0 3.1 52.3 2.2 77.6 3.9
3. Mineral fuels etc 74.1 3.0 34.5 1.7 115.3 5.3 171.5 7.2 52.8 2.6
32. Coal,coke and briquettes 18.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 4.3 0.2 30.7 1.3 0.0 0.0
33. Petroleum and products 55.3 2.3 34.5 1.7 111.0 5.1 129.6 5.5 52.8 2.6
34. Gas,natural and manufactured 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 00 11.2 0.5 0.0 0.0
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 177.7 7.2 210.9 10.1 156.2 7.2 187.8 7.9 188.5 9.4
51. Organic chemicals 6.4 0.3 37.1 1.8 15.5 0.7 21.4 0.9 10.3 0.5
52. Inorganic chemicals 19.2 0.8 6.6 0.3 6.1 0.3 15.3 0.6 21.9 1.1
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 8.0 0.3 8.0 0.4 7.1 0.3 3.0 0.1 10.4 0.5
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 17.9 0.7 15.9 0.8 12.7 0.6 15.8 0.7 11.6 0.6
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 6.8 0.3 9.5 0.5 8.7 0.4 8.5 0.4 8.0 0.4
56. Fertilizers,manufactured 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 1.6 0.1
57. Plastics in primary forms 50.4 2.1 55.7 2.7 54.1 2.5 72.1 3.0 49.9 2.5
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 11.6 0.5 11.7 0.6 12.5 0.6 10.7 0.5 10.0 0.5
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 57.0 2.3 65.4 3.1 37.0 1.7 40.1 1.7 64.8 3.2
6. Basic manufactures 126.6 5.2 129.0 6.2 102.6 4.7 99.9 4.2 93.0 4.7
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 8.6 0.4 7.5 0.4 7.1 0.3 7.8 0.3 7.9 0.4
63. Wood and cork manufactures 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 2.5 0.1 1.8 0.1 3.5 0.2 2.5 0.1 2.7 0.1
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 3.4 0.1 3.1 0.2 3.9 0.2 2.7 0.1 3.5 0.2
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 12.0 0.5 12.7 0.6 10.2 0.5 14.3 0.6 12.0 0.6
67. Iron and steel 7.0 0.3 10.7 0.5 8.1 0.4 8.3 0.4 5.7 0.3
68. Non-ferrous metals 60.5 2.5 62.3 3.0 45.4 2.1 35.1 1.5 36.3 1.8
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 31.9 1.3 30.5 1.5 24.0 1.1 28.9 1.2 24.6 1.2
7. Machinery,transport equipment 1,627.1 66.4 1,312.9 63.0 1,407.9 64.8 1,521.2 64.2 1,254.8 62.9
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 48.3 2.0 28.3 1.4 56.5 2.6 51.3 2.2 13.0 0.7
72. Machinery for specialized industries 130.7 5.3 109.5 5.3 110.5 5.1 99.7 4.2 103.7 5.2
73. Metal working machinery 3.5 0.1 3.1 0.2 1.8 0.1 2.1 0.1 4.0 0.2
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 63.3 2.6 61.5 2.9 69.5 3.2 68.5 2.9 65.1 3.3
75. Office machines and adp machines 64.3 2.6 140.2 6.7 155.2 7.1 46.8 2.0 114.1 5.7
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 35.7 1.5 35.2 1.7 34.9 1.6 46.2 2.0 38.4 1.9
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 1,098.7 44.8 755.0 36.2 769.3 35.4 877.1 37.0 560.3 28.1
78. Road vehicles 5.6 0.2 4.7 0.2 7.2 0.3 2.7 0.1 6.4 0.3
79. Other transport equipment 177.0 7.2 175.4 8.4 203.0 9.3 326.7 13.8 349.8 17.5
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 142.6 5.8 113.4 5.4 121.8 5.6 141.0 6.0 137.6 6.9
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0
82. Furniture and parts thereof 1.6 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.0 0.1 1.9 0.1 2.8 0.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1.3 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0
85. Footwear 0.8 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 99.8 4.1 74.0 3.6 77.7 3.6 85.0 3.6 81.0 4.1
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. 2.9 0.1 2.9 0.1 3.3 0.2 2.8 0.1 2.4 0.1
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 35.6 1.5 30.4 1.5 36.9 1.7 49.9 2.1 49.9 2.5
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 83.9 3.4 75.8 3.6 90.9 4.2 82.1 3.5 73.6 3.7
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 23.3 1.0 19.6 0.9 32.0 1.5 18.4 0.8 10.7 0.5
97. Gold,non-monetary 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.1
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind 59.5 2.4 55.2 2.6 57.6 2.7 62.1 2.6 61.4 3.1
0-9. All groups combined 2,450.9 100.0 2,083.4 100.0 2,171.8 100.0 2,368.3 100.0 1,996.5 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from Malaysia (MY) to USA during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 64.9 1.3 72.8 1.5 43.5 0.9 115.9 2.5 82.1 1.9
03. Fish and fish preparations 2.7 0.1 1.3 0.0 2.7 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.8 0.0
04. Cereals and cereal preparations 5.2 0.1 5.4 0.1 5.3 0.1 5.6 0.1 3.8 0.1
05. Vegetables and fruit 3.0 0.1 2.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.2 0.0 1.9 0.0
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 36.7 0.7 51.6 1.1 20.0 0.4 86.3 1.9 60.5 1.4
08. Feeding stuff for animals 10.6 0.2 8.6 0.2 9.6 0.2 10.0 0.2 11.7 0.3
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 6.0 0.1 3.1 0.1 3.7 0.1 8.8 0.2 1.9 0.0
1. Beverages and tobacco 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0
11. Beverages 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 18.1 0.3 19.4 0.4 17.7 0.4 21.8 0.5 14.7 0.3
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic) 6.9 0.1 7.3 0.2 6.0 0.1 10.4 0.2 3.1 0.1
24. Cork and wood 9.8 0.2 9.8 0.2 9.7 0.2 9.0 0.2 9.4 0.2
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.0
3. Mineral fuels etc 3.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 17.6 0.4 2.4 0.1 19.7 0.5
33. Petroleum and products 3.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 17.6 0.4 2.4 0.1 19.7 0.5
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 82.5 1.6 56.9 1.2 30.4 0.6 84.3 1.8 62.6 1.4
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils 22.1 0.4 33.5 0.7 24.3 0.5 51.9 1.1 32.3 0.7
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc. 60.4 1.2 23.5 0.5 6.1 0.1 32.4 0.7 30.3 0.7
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 89.4 1.7 93.4 2.0 73.4 1.5 78.3 1.7 73.4 1.7
51. Organic chemicals 26.0 0.5 25.2 0.5 23.3 0.5 36.0 0.8 23.1 0.5
52. Inorganic chemicals 3.6 0.1 10.5 0.2 2.6 0.1 1.4 0.0 10.7 0.2
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 2.4 0.0 3.0 0.1 4.1 0.1 2.5 0.1 4.1 0.1
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 11.7 0.2 11.6 0.2 15.1 0.3 7.8 0.2 13.4 0.3
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 3.7 0.1 3.7 0.1 3.4 0.1 4.4 0.1 3.4 0.1
56. Fertilizers,manufactured 13.8 0.3 14.1 0.3 00 00 00
57. Plastics in primary forms 8.6 0.2 6.7 0.1 8.6 0.2 11.3 0.2 4.6 0.1
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 6.4 0.1 8.3 0.2 8.1 0.2 7.2 0.2 4.7 0.1
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 13.1 0.3 10.3 0.2 8.1 0.2 7.8 0.2 9.4 0.2
6. Basic manufactures 200.4 3.9 164.1 3.4 190.9 3.9 216.5 4.6 160.6 3.7
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 27.4 0.5 21.5 0.5 25.5 0.5 28.8 0.6 20.2 0.5
63. Wood and cork manufactures 17.7 0.3 17.9 0.4 23.2 0.5 19.1 0.4 18.8 0.4
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 24.1 0.5 13.6 0.3 18.9 0.4 17.7 0.4 15.2 0.3
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 7.1 0.1 5.6 0.1 5.8 0.1 6.5 0.1 6.5 0.2
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 38.3 0.7 30.5 0.6 29.7 0.6 33.0 0.7 29.6 0.7
67. Iron and steel 14.0 0.3 22.1 0.5 20.5 0.4 36.2 0.8 17.6 0.4
68. Non-ferrous metals 23.7 0.5 13.2 0.3 28.8 0.6 29.6 0.6 15.4 0.4
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 48.1 0.9 39.6 0.8 38.5 0.8 45.5 1.0 37.2 0.9
7. Machinery,transport equipment 3,500.2 67.7 3,033.0 63.4 3,343.6 68.7 3,010.7 64.6 2,833.9 65.4
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 21.4 0.4 23.1 0.5 13.6 0.3 25.3 0.5 30.7 0.7
72. Machinery for specialized industries 207.3 4.0 124.7 2.6 124.3 2.6 167.2 3.6 92.1 2.1
73. Metal working machinery 2.7 0.1 2.2 0.0 2.6 0.1 1.6 0.0 1.2 0.0
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 58.0 1.1 51.3 1.1 66.5 1.4 71.7 1.5 57.9 1.3
75. Office machines and adp machines 737.6 14.3 830.0 17.3 858.3 17.6 737.8 15.8 646.6 14.9
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 749.9 14.5 620.0 13.0 674.6 13.9 674.8 14.5 543.2 12.5
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 1,690.7 32.7 1,347.4 28.2 1,573.8 32.3 1,288.2 27.7 1,432.5 33.1
78. Road vehicles 14.9 0.3 15.2 0.3 12.1 0.2 17.1 0.4 14.0 0.3
79. Other transport equipment 17.8 0.3 19.1 0.4 18.0 0.4 27.0 0.6 15.8 0.4
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,041.6 20.1 1,150.5 24.0 945.2 19.4 951.7 20.4 884.1 20.4
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs 15.9 0.3 13.4 0.3 15.5 0.3 14.4 0.3 12.9 0.3
82. Furniture and parts thereof 141.9 2.7 139.5 2.9 128.6 2.6 146.9 3.2 120.6 2.8
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 170.5 3.3 134.6 2.8 151.0 3.1 170.4 3.7 150.8 3.5
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 332.7 6.4 260.7 5.4 239.5 4.9 233.8 5.0 203.6 4.7
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. 10.2 0.2 12.0 0.2 12.9 0.3 10.7 0.2 9.5 0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 369.2 7.1 589.9 12.3 396.8 8.1 374.5 8.0 385.9 8.9
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 172.3 3.3 193.1 4.0 206.3 4.2 175.4 3.8 199.2 4.6
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 96.1 1.9 101.2 2.1 118.0 2.4 107.3 2.3 131.0 3.0
97. Gold,non-monetary 00 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry 76.2 1.5 91.5 1.9 87.6 1.8 67.4 1.4 68.2 1.6
0-9. All groups combined 5,173.4 100.0 4,784.6 100.0 4,868.9 100.0 4,657.5 100.0 4,330.6 100.0

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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