Georgia Global Trade Summary Data released February 5, 2015 For the fifth consecutive year, Georgia exports reached a record level. Georgia companies exported nearly $39.4 billion in goods and services to 227 countries and territories in, representing an increase of 4.9% over the previous year. Georgia remains the 11 th largest exporting state in the nation. Georgia imports also experienced a record level in with imports totaling nearly $83.7 billion in goods, an increase of 11.5% over 2013. In FY, GDEcD s International Trade division worked with approximately 1,100 companies in Georgia. Work with these companies resulted in 373 export deals valued at $86.2 million. During that time, GDEcD s international representatives provided significant assistance to 78 International Trade s key clients. Georgia Exports was the fifth consecutive record year for Georgia exports, and the total value of goods exported - nearly $39.4 billion - represents the most Georgia has ever exported in a single year. The state s exports of $39,365,292,410 were up 4.9% ($1.8 billion) from 2013. The state remains the 11 th largest exporting state based on dollar value of exports. Since the announcement of the National Export Initiative in January 2010, Georgia exports have grown from $28,898,749,200 (2010) to $39,365,292,410 (), an increase of 36.2%. Rank (2013 ranking, if different) Georgia s Top Export Markets Country 2013 World $39,365,292,140 $37,516,582,364 4.93 100 1 Canada 6,489,225,882 6,335,936,257 2.42 16.48 2 China 3,082,331,944 3,725,973,879-17.27 7.83 3 Mexico 2,977,795,598 2,583,326,975 15.27 7.56 4 United Kingdom 1,640,941,422 1,515,315,310 8.29 4.17 5 (6) Singapore 1,406,056,548 1,320,600,217 6.47 3.57 6 (7) Brazil 1,393,268,030 1,165,319,669 19.56 3.54 7 (5) Japan 1,373,586,587 1,474,071,819-6.82 3.49 8 Germany 1,333,742,642 1,094,485,089 21.86 3.39 9 South Korea 1,245,487,086 807,192,093 54.3 3.16 10 (11) Australia 864,243,504 773,534,940 11.73 2.2 Among Georgia s top 10 export destinations, the largest increases were to South Korea (54%), Germany (22%), Brazil (20%), Mexico (15%) and Australia (12%). Georgia s top 10 export countries accounted for 55 its total exports; the top five countries alone accounted for 39%. Georgia has international representation in eight of these top 10 markets. Georgia exports to countries covered by GDEcD International Representatives (Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, and the United Kingdom & Ireland) totaled $24.1 billion, accounting for 61 Georgia s total exports. Over the past five years, the largest increases in exports from Georgia were to South Korea (98%), Singapore (77%), the UK (66%), Brazil (64%) and Mexico (53%).
Georgia Exports by Continent Australia/New Zealand (3%) Africa (4%) South America (7%) Europe (23%) North America, incl caribbean (29%) Asia (34%) 0 5 10 15 Billions Georgia s Top Export Industries Georgia s top 10 industry sectors accounted for 72 the state s exports; Georgia s top five industry sectors alone accounted for 53%. Rank (2013 rank, if different) 2 Digit HS Code Description 2013 Note: Service sector export data is not available at the state l evel. All Commodity Chapters $39,365,292,140 $37,516,582,364 4.93 100 1 88 Aircraft/Spacecraft 7,051,037,977 6,507,037,374 8.36 17.91 2 84 Machinery 5,726,683,876 5,450,728,026 5.06 14.55 3 87 Vehicles/Not Railway 3,453,242,836 3,161,557,789 9.23 8.77 4 85 Electrical Machinery 2,730,361,246 2,476,603,280 10.25 6.94 5 (6) 48 Paper/Paperboard 1,854,972,431 1,755,402,486 5.67 4.71 6 (5) 47 Woodpulp/Etc. 1,836,673,406 1,803,347,382 1.85 4.67 7 90 Optic/Med Instr 1,689,596,758 1,685,963,582 0.22 4.29 8 (9) 02 Meat 1,318,558,521 1,297,121,262 1.65 3.35 9 (8) 39 Plastic 1,289,072,461 1,322,703,169-2.54 3.27 10 38 Misc. Chemical Products 1,287,676,369 1,067,753,641 20.6 3.27
Georgia s Top 20 Exports by 4 Digit HS Code. Bolded items indicate where Georgia led the nation in the export of these items. Rank HS Code Description 1 8800 Civilian Aircraft, Engines, And Parts 2 8703 Motor Cars And Other Motor Vehicles Designed To Transport People (Other Than Public-Transport Type), Including Station Wagons And Racing Cars 3 4703 Chemical Woodpulp, Soda Or Sulfate, Other Than Dissolving Grades 4 0207 Meat And Edible Offal Of Poultry (Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys And Guineas), Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen 5 8411 Turbojets, Turbopropellers And Other Gas Turbines, And Parts Thereof 6 4804 Kraft Paper And Paperboard, Uncoated, Nesoi, In Rolls Or Sheets 7 9018 Instruments And Appliances Used In Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Sciences (Including Electro-Medical And Sight-Testing); Parts Etc. Thereof 8 8802 Aircraft, Powered (For Example, Helicopters, Airplanes); Spacecraft (Including Satellites) And Spacecraft Launch Vehicles 9 3808 Insecticides, Rodenticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Antisprouting Products Etc., Packaged For Retail Sale Or As Preparations Or Articles 10 8408 Compression-Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines (Diesel Or Semi- Diesel Engines) 11 5201 Cotton, Not Carded Or Combed 12 5703 Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings, Tufted, Whether Or Not Made-Up 13 2507 Kaolin And Other Kaolinic Clays, Whether Or Not Calcined 14 8708 Parts And Accessories For Tractors, Public-Transport Passenger Vehicles, Motor Cars, Goods Transport Motor Vehicles And Special Purpose Motor Vehicles 15 8502 Electric Generating Sets And Rotary Converters 16 4702 Chemical Woodpulp, Dissolving Grades 17 8701 Tractors (Other Than Works Trucks Of Heading 8709) 18 4810 19 8471 20 2304 Paper And Paperboard, Coated On One Or Both Sides With Kaolin (China Clay) Or Other Inorganic Substances (With No Other Coating), In Rolls Or Sheets Automatic Data Processing Machines And Units Thereof; Magnetic Or Optical Readers, Machines For Transcribing And Processing Coded Data, Nesoi Soybean Oilcake And Other Solid Residues Resulting From The Extraction Of Soy Bean Oil, Whether Or Not Ground Or In The Form Of Pellets
Georgia Imports Georgia companies imported more than $83.7 billion in goods in, ranking Georgia seventh among U.S. states and first in the Southeast in dollar value of imports. The state s imports of $83,743,097,447 were up 11.5% ($8.6 billion) from 2013. Georgia s Top Import Markets Rank (2013 ranking, if different) Country 2013 World $83,743,097,447 $75,059,677,952 11.57 100 1 China 18,645,033,956 17,625,598,535 5.78 22.26 2 Germany 17,227,838,159 13,343,476,464 29.11 20.57 3 South Korea 6,223,599,839 6,176,077,340 0.77 7.43 4 Mexico 6,071,619,977 5,303,046,707 14.49 7.25 5 (6) Canada 5,014,588,881 4,105,976,248 22.13 5.99 6 (5) Japan 4,348,485,852 4,469,518,517-2.71 5.19 7 United Kingdom 2,109,201,198 1,894,293,582 11.35 2.52 8 India 1,844,437,118 1,608,486,413 14.67 2.2 9 France 1,621,511,885 1,543,128,123 5.08 1.94 10 Italy 1,491,335,938 1,258,078,683 18.54 1.78 Georgia s top 10 import markets accounted for 77 its total imports; the top five countries accounted for 64%. Among Georgia s top importer countries, the largest increase was from Germany (29.1%). *Among U.S. states, Georgia ranked first in dollar value of imports from Germany, third in imports from South Korea, fourth in imports from Chile and fifth in imports from India. Georgia Imports by Continent Australia/New Zealand (.5%) Africa (.9%) South America (2%) North America, incl Caribbean (15%) Europe (35%) Asia (47%) 0 15 30 45 Billions
Rank (2013 rank, if different) 2 Digit HS Code Georgia s Top Import Industries Description 2013 All Commodity Chapters $83,743,097,447 $75,059,677,952 11.57 100 1 87 Vehicles, Non Railway 18,135,909,626 14,942,839,929 21.37 21.66 2 84 Machinery 12,683,221,993 12,502,571,103 1.44 15.15 3 85 Electrical Machinery 8,707,768,282 8,375,348,566 3.97 10.4 4 30 Pharmaceutical Products 5,293,389,421 4,268,870,398 24 6.32 5 94 Furniture; Bedding 3,704,042,076 3,387,927,310 9.33 4.42 6 90 Optical, Photographic 2,814,042,095 2,770,136,669 1.58 3.36 7 (8) 61 Articles Of Apparel, Knitted Or Crocheted 2,655,436,126 2,217,942,896 19.73 3.17 8 (7) 39 Plastics 2,552,614,459 2,273,182,643 12.29 3.05 9 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi 1,772,952,520 1,491,925,637 18.84 2.12 10 (13) 62 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Not Knitted Or Crocheted Note: Service sector export data is not available at the state level. 1,659,115,293 1,246,766,865 33.07 1.98 Georgia s top 10 import industries (two-digit HS code) accounted for 72 the state s total imports; the top five industries accounted for 58%. Georgia s Top 20 Imports by 4 Digit HS Code. Bolded items indicate where Georgia led the nation in the import of these items. Rank HS Code Description 1 Motor Cars And Other Motor Vehicles Designed To Transport People (Other 8703 Than Public-Transport Type), Including Station Wagons And Racing Cars 2 Medicaments (Except Vaccines Etc., Bandages Or Pharmaceuticals), Of 3004 Products (Mixed Or Not) For Therapeutic Etc. Uses, In Dosage Or Retail Sale Form 3 Parts And Accessories For Tractors, Public-Transport Passenger Vehicles, 8708 Motor Cars, Goods Transport Motor Vehicles And Special Purpose Motor Vehicles 4 Automatic Data Processing Machines And Units Thereof; Magnetic Or Optical 8471 Readers, Machines For Transcribing And Processing Coded Data, Nesoi 5 Lamps And Lighting Fittings And Parts Thereof Nesoi; Illuminated Signs Etc. 9405 With A Fixed Light Source And Parts Thereof Nesoi 6 8411 Turbojets, Turbopropellers And Other Gas Turbines, And Parts Thereof 7 8528 Television Receivers, Including Video Monitors And Video Projectors 8 Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony Or Line Telegraphy, Including Such 8517 Apparatus For Carrier-Current Or Digital Line Systems; Parts Thereof 9 Self-Propelled Bulldozers, Angledozers, Graders, Levelers, Scrapers, Mechanical 8429 Shovels, Excavators, Shovel Loaders, Tamping Machines And Road Rollers 10 9401 Seats (Other Than Barber, Dental And Similar Chairs), Whether Or Not
Convertible Into Beds, And Parts Thereof 11 Furniture, Nesoi (Other Than Seats, Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary 9403 Furniture) And Parts Thereof 12 4011 New Pneumatic Tires, Of Rubber 13 9503 Toys Nesoi; Scale Models Etc.; Puzzles; Parts And Accessories Thereof 14 8701 Tractors (Other Than Works Trucks Of Heading 8709) 15 Insulated Wire, Cable And Other Insulated Electrical Conductors; Optical Fiber 8544 Cables, Of Individually Sheathed Fibers, With Conductors Etc. Or Not 16 Aircraft, Powered (For Example, Helicopters, Airplanes); Spacecraft (Including 8802 Satellites) And Spacecraft Launch Vehicles 17 8803 Parts Of Balloons, Dirigibles, Gliders, Airplanes, Other Aircraft, Spacecraft And 18 8525 Spacecraft Launch Vehicles Transmission Apparatus For Radiotelephony, Radiotelegraphy, Radiobroadcasting Or Tv; Tv Cameras; Still Image Video Cameras And Recrdrs;Digital Cameras 19 2933 Heterocyclic Compounds With Nitrogen Hetero-Atom(S) Only 20 6111 Babies' Garments And Clothing Accessories, Knitted Or Crocheted Georgia imports outpaced Georgia exports by approximately $44.4 billion.
Billions Rank (2013 ranking, if different) Georgia Trade Georgia Trade By Top Countries Country 2013 World $123,108,389,587 $112,576,260,316 9.36 100 1 China 21,727,365,900 21,351,572,414 1.76 17.65 2 Germany 18,561,580,801 14,437,961,553 28.56 15.08 3 Canada 11,503,814,763 10,441,912,505 10.17 9.34 4 Mexico 9,049,415,575 7,886,373,682 14.75 7.35 5 Korea, South 7,469,086,925 6,983,269,433 6.96 6.07 6 Japan 5,722,072,439 5,943,590,336-3.73 4.65 7 United Kingdom 3,750,142,620 3,409,608,892 9.99 3.05 8 India 2,278,850,998 2,138,388,861 6.57 1.85 9 France 2,142,926,458 2,029,656,518 5.58 1.74 10 (11) Brazil 2,130,969,091 1,783,030,529 19.51 1.73 Georgia top 10 countries accounted for 69 total trade; the top five alone accounted for 55 total trade. Georgia has international representation in nine of these top 10 markets. Georgia Trade by Continent 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Rank (2013 rank, if different) 2 Digit HS Code Georgia s Top Export and Import Industry Sectors in Description 2013 All Commodity Chapters $123,108,389,587 $112,576,260,316 100 100 1 87 Vehicles, Other Than Railway 21,589,152,462 18,104,397,718 19.25 17.54 2 84 Machinery 18,409,905,869 17,953,299,129 2.54 14.95 3 85 Electrical Machinery 11,438,129,528 10,851,951,846 5.4 9.29 4 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft 8,481,795,426 7,554,935,065 12.27 6.89 5 30 Pharmaceutical Products 5,689,960,341 4,648,047,177 22.42 4.62 6 90 Optical, Photographic, 4,503,638,853 4,456,100,251 1.07 3.66 7(8) 94 Furniture; Bedding, 3,890,915,019 3,548,245,440 9.66 3.16 8(7) 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof 3,841,686,920 3,595,885,812 6.84 3.12 9 61 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Knitted Or Crocheted 2,690,282,764 2,271,676,967 18.43 2.19 10 48 Paper And Paperboard 2,439,115,177 2,262,176,188 7.82 1.98 These top 10 industry sectors accounted for 67 total trade; the top five alone accounted for 53%. Georgia s Top 20 Exports & Imports by 4 Digit HS Code. Bolded items indicate where Georgia led the nation in the export of these items. Rank 4 digit HS Code 1 8703 Description Motor Cars And Other Motor Vehicles Designed To Transport People (Other Than Public-Transport Type), Including Station Wagons And Racing Cars 2 8800 Civilian Aircraft, Engines, And Parts 3 3004 Medicaments (Except Vaccines Etc., Bandages Or Pharmaceuticals), Of Products (Mixed Or Not) For Therapeutic Etc. Uses, In Dosage Or Retail Sale Form 4 8708 Parts And Accessories For Tractors, Public-Transport Passenger Vehicles, Motor Cars, Goods Transport Motor Vehicles And Special Purpose Motor Vehicles 5 8411 Turbojets, Turbopropellers And Other Gas Turbines, And Parts Thereof 6 8471 7 8429 8 8517 9 8802 Automatic Data Processing Machines And Units Thereof; Magnetic Or Optical Readers, Machines For Transcribing And Processing Coded Data, Nesoi Self-Propelled Bulldozers, Angledozers, Graders, Levelers, Scrapers, Mechanical Shovels, Excavators, Shovel Loaders, Tamping Machines And Road Rollers Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony Or Line Telegraphy, Including Such Apparatus For Carrier-Current Or Digital Line Systems; Parts Thereof Aircraft, Powered (For Example, Helicopters, Airplanes); Spacecraft (Including Satellites) And Spacecraft Launch Vehicles 10 8701 Tractors (Other Than Works Trucks Of Heading 8709) 11 9405 Lamps And Lighting Fittings And Parts Thereof Nesoi; Illuminated Signs Etc. With A Fixed Light Source And Parts Thereof Nesoi 12 9018 Instruments And Appliances Used In Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Sciences (Including Electro-Medical And Sight-Testing); Parts Etc. Thereof 13 4703 Chemical Woodpulp, Soda Or Sulfate, Other Than Dissolving Grades 14 8528 Television Receivers, Including Video Monitors And Video Projectors 15 0207 Meat And Edible Offal Of Poultry (Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys And Guineas), Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen 16 4011 New Pneumatic Tires, Of Rubber 17 8544 Insulated Wire, Cable And Other Insulated Electrical Conductors; Optical Fiber Cables,
18 8408 19 9403 20 9401 Of Individually Sheathed Fibers, With Conductors Etc. Or Not Compression-Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines (Diesel Or Semi-Diesel Engines) Furniture, Nesoi (Other Than Seats, Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Furniture) And Parts Thereof Seats (Other Than Barber, Dental And Similar Chairs), Whether Or Not Convertible Into Beds, And Parts Thereof