Day-one corridor
Canada and the United States
What the two countries trade, how it ships, and what duty and freight add, over the last 12 months of official US trade data.
$393BUS imports from Canada
$341BUS exports to Canada
3.2%Average duty on US imports
2.7%Freight and insurance, as a share of import value
Source: US Census Bureau trade data, September 2025 to August 2026. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | $31.7B | $26.6B |
| October 2025 | $31.2B | $29.3B |
| November 2025 | $28.5B | $25.4B |
| December 2025 | $31.7B | $25.4B |
| January 2026 | $28.3B | $24.5B |
| February 2026 | $29.2B | $28.4B |
| March 2026 | $34.1B | $31.4B |
| April 2026 | $35B | $29.7B |
| May 2026 | $36.3B | $29.8B |
| June 2026 | $37.2B | $30.7B |
| July 2026 | $33.5B | $29.3B |
| August 2026 | $36B | $30.3B |
How goods travel
Imports from Canada
- Sea
- 6%
- Air
- 3.7%
- Truck, rail and other
- 90%
Exports to Canada
- Sea
- 4.6%
- Air
- 6.3%
- Truck, rail and other
- 89%
Top 10 US imports from Canada
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by | Avg duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | $92.4B | Truck, rail and other | 0.02% |
| 2 | Petrol oil bitum mineral (not crud) etc not biodieslHS 271019 | $10.1B | Sea | 0.05% |
| 3 | Natural gas, gaseousHS 271121 | $9.03B | Truck, rail and other | 0% |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine >1500 not over 3,000 ccHS 870323 | $7.66B | Truck, rail and other | 17% |
| 5 | Passenger vehicles with spark-ignition and electric motor,not chrgd by plugHS 870340 | $7.42B | Truck, rail and other | 18% |
| 6 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | $4.73B | Truck, rail and other | 7.2% |
| 7 | Parts & access of bodies of motor vehicles, not elsewhere specifiedHS 870829 | $4.67B | Truck, rail and other | 3.9% |
| 8 | Lt oils, preps gt=70% petroleum/bitum not biodieselHS 271012 | $4.54B | Sea | 0.01% |
| 9 | Airplane & ot a/c, unladen weight > 15,000 kgHS 880240 | $4.5B | Truck, rail and other | 0% |
| 10 | Bread, pastry, cakes, etc not elsewhere specified & puddingsHS 190590 | $4.05B | Truck, rail and other | 0.02% |
Top 10 US exports to Canada
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | $11B | Sea |
| 2 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | $9.78B | Truck, rail and other |
| 3 | Motor vehicles transmission gds spk ig in c piston engine, gvw not over 5 mtnHS 870431 | $7.72B | Truck, rail and other |
| 4 | Lt oils, preps gt=70% petroleum/bitum not biodieselHS 271012 | $7.4B | Truck, rail and other |
| 5 | Petrol oil bitum mineral (not crud) etc not biodieslHS 271019 | $6.86B | Sea |
| 6 | Parts and accessories of motor vehicles, not elsewhere specifiedHS 870899 | $5.66B | Truck, rail and other |
| 7 | Digital processing units, not elsewhere specifiedHS 847150 | $4.89B | Truck, rail and other |
| 8 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine >1500 not over 3,000 ccHS 870323 | $4.63B | Truck, rail and other |
| 9 | Waste & scrap gold excl swpngs cntng oth prec mtlsHS 711291 | $4.31B | Air |
| 10 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | $4.07B | Truck, rail and other |
Duty and freight are averages worked out from official figures, not a quote. Real duty depends on the exact product, where it was made and the tariffs in force.
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