Alabama Department of Commerce

International Trade Division

P.O. Box 304106

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-4106

Tel: +1 334.242.0442

E-mail: trade.info@commerce.alabama.gov

Website. www.madeinalabama.com

Alabama exports held steady for 2013 coming in at $19.3 billion, just shy of the all-time record high of $19.6 billion in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce figures released in February 2014. Alabama

continues to export a wide range of products from many industry sectors with all major industries in the state involved in exporting. The state ranked 23rd in the nation for dollar value of exports in 2013.

Alabama companies shipped products to 200 countries in 2013, with the top five destination markets including

Canada ($4.3 billion, with 8% growth), China ($2.5 billion, with 3.6% growth), Germany ($2.2, billion with a decrease of 12%), Mexico ($2.2 billion, with 9% growth) and the United Kingdom ($693 million, with 0.1% growth). Canada and Mexico, our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, accounted for some $6.5 billion or nearly 34 percent of Alabama’s total exports. Exports to China grew from $2.39 billion to $2.48 billion, or 3.6 percent, during the same period, moving China into second place in the state’s top export destinations.

The state’s largest product export category remained transportation equipment, which rose from $7.69 billion to $8.35 billion between 2012 and 2013, representing a growth of 8.64 percent. Other top exports included chemicals ($2.5 billion), primary metals ($1.5 billion), minerals and ores ($1.4 billion) and forestry products ($1 billion). Total receipts for Alabama’s top ten export sectors reached $17.9 billion, or 93 percent of total exports.

Exports from Alabama to the 20 free trade agreement countries increased six percent from 2012 to 2013. Strong increases were seen in Alabama exports to Panama (138%), Guatemala and Nicaragua (58% each), Chile (25%) and Australia (22%).

Two-way trade between Alabama and the world totaled over $44 billion during 2013. During this period, Alabama imported some $24.8 billion worth of goods with top products in the minerals, metals, high-technology, transportation and chemical industries. The top five import markets included Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Venezuela and South Korea.

With more than 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power located outside the U.S., Alabama companies are looking at markets beyond our borders, where demand is growing. International trade enhances the quality of life for all Alabamians and contributes to the state’s prosperity. Creating jobs through exports for the state’s citizens is key in accelerating Alabama globally.

Alabama State Port Authority

Alabama's only deep-water seaport terminals are located at the Port of Mobile, just 32 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The seaport handles more than 55 million tons annually. The full service, public seaport terminals are owned by the Alabama State Port Authority and are served by major ocean carriers on Asian, European, Mediterranean and Latin American trade lanes.

In 2013, cargo through the public terminals topped 25 million tons serving container, general cargo, dry and liquid bulk, frozen poultry and oversized and heavy lift operations. Since 2008, the Port Authority has invested in new facilities and Post-Panamax infrastructure at the Port of Mobile. In 2013, the Port Authority began construction on its Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) to support expanding domestic and international containerized shipper markets.

Alabama’s Role in the Global Marketplace

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In early 2014, the Port Authority broke ground on a new $36 million rail, truck and barge-served steel coil handling facility. Both the ICTF and the Steel Terminal are the first components in a three to five year, $467 million capital program to expand facilities and services at the port. The public terminals are connected to two interstate systems (I-10 and I-65) and five Class I railroads- CSX, Canadian National, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Alabama & Gulf Coast Railroad), Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern. The C.G. Railway offers shippers all-water, rail connections into Mexico's national railroad system every four days between Mobile and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico (Veracruz Region). The Authority's terminals also connect to nearly 15,000 miles of inland and intracoastal waterways, providing shippers with low-cost water access to ports along the Gulf of Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio and Upper Mississippi river systems. For more information, visit www.asdd.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AlabamaStatePortAuth.

Port of Huntsville

The Port of Huntsville is an inland port facility that is comprised of three operating entities – Huntsville International Airport (HSV), International Intermodal Center and Jetplex Industrial Park. This provides a multi-modal transportation system to a diverse customer base and stimulates the economic development and growth of the Tennessee Valley Region.

HSV serves an 18-county region – 12 counties in North Alabama and six counties in South- Central Tennessee. Passenger service is provided by three commercial airlines, with more than 70 flights per day and nine non-stop destinations. Approximately 1.2 million customers are served annually. HSV boasts the second-longest runway in the Southeast U.S., at 12,600 feet. The airport also recently completed $92-million in capital improvements, culminating in a brand new baggage claim area.

The International Intermodal Center provides a single-hub location that delivers world-class multi-modal (rail, air and highway) services and facilities. Nationwide rail service is provided by Norfolk Southern. The air cargo operations are handled by Panalpina, which has the only non-stop 747-800 freighter international air cargo service in the State of Alabama to Europe, Mexico, Asia and South America. This service helped elevate HSV to the 14th largest international air cargo airport in the U.S.

The 4,000-acre Jetplex Industrial Park surrounds the airport complex, housing more than 50 tenants from seven countries, and includes Foreign Trade Zone No. 83. Located within the park is nearly 300,000 square feet of airside cargo tenant warehouse facilities with 5,250 square feet of cold storage and 11,000 square feet of temperature control storage. As well, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Port inspectors and USDA inspectors are available 24/7.

Transportation Equipment

1. Canada $2,757,579,197

2. Germany 1,766,340,293

3. China (Mainland) 1,461,305,788

4. Mexico 503,773,356

5. United Kingdom 286,695,737

All Countries $8,349,507,983

Chemicals

1. China (Mainland) $592,197,602

2. Mexico 220,816,099

3. Canada 214,278,864

4. South Korea 209,725,364

5. Brazil 155,326,568

All Countries $2,497,786,229

Mining

1. Brazil $292,579,775

2. Germany 215,567,556

3. Turkey 156,900,528

4. United Kingdom 128,431,449

5. Japan 99,824,535

All Countries $1,384,105,325

Primary Metal Manufacturing

1. Mexico $675,895,024

2. Canada 326,409,676

3. Japan 69,885,113

4. Saudi Arabia 61,239,546

5. United Kingdom 41,071,717

All Countries $1,458,791,314

Forestry Products

1. Canada $158,122,990

2. Mexico 157,756,939

3. China (Mainland) 105,517,039

4. United Kingdom 59,878,508

5. Spain 39,543,792

All Countries $1,044,820,832

Alabama Trade With Asia

Rank Exports Imports Two-Way

1. China $2,476,273,742 $1,034,721,033 $3,510,994,775

2. South Korea 552,987,891 1,984,391,959 2,537,379,850

3. Japan 684,323,043 916,413,056 1,600,736,099

4. Saudi Ara- 181,293,988 629,824,733 811,118,721

5. India 243,075,486 25,673,678 268,749,164

6. Singapore 219,118,952 30,438,565 249,557,517

7. Kuwait 45,192,746 198,200,718 243,393,464

8. Turkey 210,620,700 6,816,669 217,437,369

9. UAE 184,108,725 1,238,105 185,346,830

10. Thailand 138,054,042 35,644,971 173,699,013

11. Hong Kong 168,688,114 1,976,552 170,664,666

12. Taiwan 127,273,007 37,539,798 164,812,805

13. Vietnam 42,780,743 93,429,855 136,210,598

14. Malaysia 79,489,883 29,033,170 108,523,053

15. Indonesia 53,139,049 36,538,967 89,678,016

16. Israel 27,940,078 22,566,656 50,506,734

17. Iraq 40,649,157 0 40,649,157

18. Qatar 37,520,226 104,481 37,624,707

19. Cambodia 369,954 35,327,396 35,697,350

20. Jordan 34,960,597 5,669 34,966,266

Others 99,487,063 27,446,819 126,933,882

Total $5,647,347,186 $5,147,332,850 $10,794,680,036

Alabama Trade With EU25

R a n k E x p o r t s I m p o r t s T w o - W a y

1. Germany $2,233,842,793 $2,579,596,338 $4,813,439,131

2. United King. 693,236,695 154,260,133 847,496,828

3. France 426,857,081 341,864,730 768,721,811

4. Ireland 21,651,719 702,909,447 724,561,166

5. Italy 173,553,517 249,460,314 423,013,831

6. Belgium 222,133,748 123,949,853 346,083,601

7. Netherlands 142,629,983 109,203,306 251,833,289

8. Spain 106,486,337 62,708,253 169,194,590

9. Czech Rep. 13,227,970 132,355,530 145,583,500

10. Austria 84,642,987 37,706,696 122,349,683

11. Sweden 64,904,409 55,262,299 120,166,708

12. Finland 8,568,766 104,388,507 112,957,273

13. Poland 73,212,469 27,471,047 100,683,516

14. Hungary 2,384,777 48,282,214 50,666,991

15. Denmark 7,390,074 28,278,497 35,668,571

16. Luxembourg 478,530 28,811,982 29,290,512

17. Greece 2,626,205 15,160,150 17,786,355

18. Latvia 1,221,481 16,373,480 17,594,961

19. Slovakia 8,806,782 1,548,552 10,355,334

20. Lithuania 6,898,935 444,328 7,343,263

21. Portugal 6,188,276 598,033 6,786,309

22. Slovenia 649,774 1,756,972 2,406,746

23. Estonia 1,457,243 592,053 2,049,296

24. Cyprus 102,831 60,314 163,145

25. Malta&Gozo 42,928 1,080 44,008

Total $4,303,196,310 $4,823,044,108 $9,126,240,418

Alabama Trade With

North & Latin America

R a n k E x p o r t s I m p o r t s T w o - W a y

1. Mexico $2,222,078,841 $4,297,142,007 $6,519,220,848

2. Canada 4,282,192,037 49,239,821 4,331,431,858

Total $6,504,270,878 $4,346,381,828 $10,850,652,706

1. Brazil $633,241,827 $2,923,367,818 $3,556,609,645

2. Venezuela 53,320,728 2,332,961,260 2,386,281,988

3. Colombia 210,034,919 1,251,600,017 1,461,634,936

4. Honduras 210,650,278 409,514,447 620,164,725

5. Trinidad 18,129,334 560,973,820 579,103,154

6. El Salvador 13,447,456 388,859,493 402,306,949

7. Guatemala 56,367,521 219,172,921 275,540,442

8. Argentina 90,788,742 69,097,622 159,886,364

9. Chile 133,354,795 279,131 133,633,926

10. DR 126,519,435 261,614 126,781,049

11. Nicaragua 5,022,065 103,962,652 108,984,717

12. Peru 62,256,501 1,353,092 63,609,593

13. Ecuador 17,964,037 44,306,842 62,270,879

14. Costa Rica 28,619,469 19,229,670 47,849,139

15. Panama 41,011,492 2,386,897 43,398,389

16. Jamaica 34,293,121 1,328,060 35,621,181

17. Cuba 27,523,163 0 27,523,163

18. Haiti 15,631,857 111,167 15,743,024

19. Belize 11,339,737 783,512 12,123,249

20. Paraguay 9,203,663 0 9,203,663

Others 56,636,532 1,677,416 58,313,948

Total $1,855,356,672 $8,331,227,451 $10,186,584,123

Top Ten Exports & Imports

Rank Exports Annual 2013

1. Transportation Equipment $8,349,507,983

2. Chemicals 2,497,786,229

3. Primary Metal Manufacturing 1,458,791,314

4. Mining 1,384,105,325

5. Forestry Products 1,044,820,832

6. Machinery, Except Electrical 879,471,785

7. Agriculture 784,023,446

8. Fabricated Metal Products 557,216,390

9. High Tech 517,211,375

10. Plastics and Rubber Products 396,189,010

All Others 1,430,059,965

Total Exports $19,299,183,654

Rank Imports Annual 2013

1. Minerals $10,744,150,635

2. High Tech 3,650,502,030

3. Metals 3,362,446,575

4. Chemicals 2,083,626,763

5. Transportation 1,585,741,865

6. Textile and Apparel 1,208,856,479

7. Agriculture 498,780,292

8. Forestry 434,374,306

9. Plastics and Rubber Products 392,968,337

10. Optical 324,753,665

All Others 501,900,812

Total Imports $24,788,101,759

Alabama’s Top Trading Partners for Selected Exports: 2013