What is the U.S. trade balance with El Salvador?

The U.S. trade balance with El Salvador is $3.72B (a surplus).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from El Salvador?

The top U.S. imports from El Salvador are Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet, Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi, Of Man-made Fibers:. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $17.60B from El Salvador and exports $21.33B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of $3.72B. Top U.S. imports from El Salvador: Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet, Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi, Of Man-made Fibers:.

$17.60BU.S. imports from

$21.33BU.S. exports to

$3.72BU.S. trade balance

746Product categories

Monthly U.S. imports from EL SALVADOR

$411.1M

Sep
25

$372.6M

Oct
25

$285.8M

Nov
25

$349.6M

Dec
25

$317.0M

Jan
26

$395.5M

Feb
26

$393.4M

Mar
26

$171.6M

Apr
26

$388.0M

May
26

$413.6M

Jun
26

$396.4M

Jul
26

$335.3M

Aug
26

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Top products imported from EL SALVADOR

#	Product	Value
1	HS 61 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet	$6.27B
2	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$852.0M
3	HS 611030 Of Man-made Fibers:	$687.0M
4	HS 17 Sugars And Sugar Confectionary	$682.6M
5	HS 610910 Of Cotton	$631.6M
6	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$523.6M
7	HS 62 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit etc.	$522.8M
8	HS 611020 Of Cotton:	$508.5M

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Top products exported to EL SALVADOR

#	Product	Value
1	HS 27 Mineral Fuel, Oil etc.; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Wax	$7.99B
2	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$1.20B
3	HS 10 Cereals	$1.19B
4	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$1.15B
5	HS 87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc.	$1.01B
6	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$953.3M
7	HS 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof	$767.7M
8	HS 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof	$687.7M