Exporting to the USA
Introduction
Last updated: 8 April 2025
The US announced updated tariffs on 2 April 2025. Read more about US trade tariffs.
The USA is the largest, most competitive and technologically advanced economy in the world. It is the UK's top export destination and is ranked the sixth easiest country to do business with.
The USA is the largest economy in the world. It has 26 of the top 100 universities in the world and the world's largest Venture Capital (VC) market.
The USA was the 2nd largest export market for Northern Ireland (15.1% of Northern Ireland exports) and the 3rd largest import market for Northern Ireland (7.6% of Northern Ireland imports) for goods in 2024.
The top ten exports from Northern Ireland to the USA in 2024 were:
- Machinery & transport equipment (£738.4m)
- Chemicals & related products (£492.1m)
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (£285.7m)
- Beverages & tobacco (£90.4m)
- Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (£44.2m)
- Food & live animals (£18.2m)
- Mineral fuels (£8.5m)
- Crude materials (£873k)
- Commodities/transactions not classified elsewhere in the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) (£32k)
- Animal & vegetable oils (£1k)
This guide highlights the advantages and challenges of exporting to the USA, the sectoral opportunities in the USA and the 91Ï㽶»ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ available for exporting to the USA.