Resources for Trade: Products for Import & Export Around the World

Exports are the services and goods that are sold from one country to other countries around the world. Every day of the year, countries around the globe participate in exporting of a multitude of different things. Some of these goods and services are exported for the purpose of political and social gain in the world, while others are exported for monetary gain. The United States has the largest export business in the world, according to the United States Trade Representative's Office.

Agricultural Products

According to information from the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2010, poultry, eggs, meat and crops contained the largest quantity of products that were exported. There is a consistent high demand for agricultural products around the globe, as some countries have a more difficult time in producing some products than others because of the differentiation in climates in different parts of the world. Agricultural export products consist of a variety of crops, eggs, poultry, meat and fish.

Apparel and Clothing Exports

Clothing and apparel items are exported in very large quantities around the world. A report that comes from the United States China and Business Council says that China is one of the top clothing and apparel exporters on the globe, while clothing being exported from China that goes into the United States is the third of the largest quantities of exported products. What is the reason for the large quantity of these exports that are purchased in the United States from China? Because of the cheap labor cost to clothing factory workers in China make the price of the products inexpensive.

Pulp and Paper Exports

The Largest exportation of pulp and paper products in the world comes from Canada, while the largest consumers of these products that the Canadians are exporting them out to are the United States, then Mexico and Brazil. This information comes from a report that was published through the American Society of Foresters. These products include a variety of products made from the wood and pulp of trees.

Aircraft

Aircraft and the parts that it is made with are often exported from the United States to other nations. Because there are large factories which manufacturer these products in the United States, the products that are created in these factories boast a huge demand around the world. The United States China and Business Council reports that aircraft products are the fourth largest export item that is sent to China from the United States as of 2009.