U.S. state

Iowa International Trade

IALast updated: August 2026 data

U.S. Imports

$1.2B

August 2026

U.S. Exports

$1.3B

August 2026

Trade surplus

$148.2M

August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports

#	Industry	Share	Export Value
1	Oilseeds & Grains NAICS 1111	13.9%	$187.4M
2	Ag & Construction & Machinery NAICS 3331	11.6%	$156.9M
3	Meat Products & Meat Packaging Products NAICS 3116	11.5%	$155.4M
4	Basic Chemicals NAICS 3251	9.4%	$126.8M
5	Grain & Oilseed Milling Products NAICS 3112	6.1%	$82.1M
6	Pesticides, Fertilizers & Oth Agri Chemicals NAICS 3253	5.2%	$69.8M
7	Alumina & Aluminum & Processing NAICS 3313	2.8%	$37.8M
8	Beverages NAICS 3121	2.4%	$31.8M
9	Animal Foods NAICS 3111	2.3%	$30.7M
10	Pharmaceuticals & Medicines NAICS 3254	2.2%	$30.0M
11	Other General Purpose Machinery NAICS 3339	2.0%	$26.9M
12	Metal Ores NAICS 2122	1.8%	$23.7M
13	Other Fabricated Metal Products NAICS 3329	1.6%	$22.0M
14	Waste and Scrap NAICS 9100	1.5%	$20.4M
15	Motor Vehicle Parts NAICS 3363	1.5%	$19.8M
16	Electrical Equipment & Components, NESOI NAICS 3359	1.4%	$18.4M
17	Navigational/Measuring/Medical/Control Instrument NAICS 3345	1.3%	$17.5M
18	Other Chemical Products & Preparations NAICS 3259	1.2%	$16.6M
19	Engines, Turbines & Power Transmsn Equip NAICS 3336	1.2%	$15.7M
20	Communications Equipment NAICS 3342	1.1%	$15.1M
21	Foods, NESOI NAICS 3119	1.1%	$14.7M
22	Aerospace Products & Parts NAICS 3364	1.1%	$14.1M
23	Motor Vehicle Bodies & Trailers NAICS 3362	0.9%	$12.6M
24	Plastics Products NAICS 3261	0.8%	$11.1M
25	Semiconductors & Other Electronic Components NAICS 3344	0.7%	$9.8M
26	Soaps, Cleaning Compounds & Toilet Preparations NAICS 3256	0.7%	$9.8M
27	Electrical Equipment NAICS 3353	0.7%	$9.4M
28	Medical Equipment & Supplies NAICS 3391	0.7%	$9.0M
29	Used or Second-Hand Merchandise NAICS 9300	0.6%	$8.6M
30	Nonmetallic Minerals NAICS 2123	0.6%	$8.5M
31	Household & Institutional Furn & Kitchen Cabinets NAICS 3371	0.6%	$7.9M
32	HVAC & Commercial Refrigeration Equipment NAICS 3334	0.6%	$7.5M
33	Household Appliances and Misc Machines, NESOI NAICS 3352	0.5%	$7.3M
34	Rubber Products NAICS 3262	0.5%	$6.8M
35	Motor Vehicles NAICS 3361	0.5%	$6.7M
36	Sugar & Confectionery Products NAICS 3113	0.5%	$6.5M
37	Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities NAICS 3399	0.4%	$5.9M
38	Iron & Steel & Ferroalloy NAICS 3311	0.4%	$5.8M
39	Resin, Syn Rubber, Artf & Syn Fibers/Fil NAICS 3252	0.4%	$5.4M
40	Industrial Machinery NAICS 3332	0.4%	$5.3M
41	Dairy Products NAICS 3115	0.4%	$5.1M
42	Computer Equipment NAICS 3341	0.3%	$4.5M
43	Petroleum & Coal Products NAICS 3241	0.3%	$3.8M
44	Commercial & Service Industry Machinery NAICS 3333	0.3%	$3.4M
45	Converted Paper Products NAICS 3222	0.2%	$3.0M
46	Bolts/Nuts/Scrws/Rivts/Washrs & Other Turned Prods NAICS 3327	0.2%	$2.8M
47	Bakery & Tortilla Products NAICS 3118	0.2%	$2.8M
48	Sawmill & Wood Products NAICS 3211	0.2%	$2.8M
49	Magnetic & Optical Media NAICS 3346	0.2%	$2.6M
50	Poultry & Eggs NAICS 1123	0.2%	$2.5M

#	Industry	Share	Export Value
1	Oilseeds & Grains NAICS 1111	13.9%	$187.4M
2	Ag & Construction & Machinery NAICS 3331	11.6%	$156.9M
3	Meat Products & Meat Packaging Products NAICS 3116	11.5%	$155.4M
4	Basic Chemicals NAICS 3251	9.4%	$126.8M
5	Grain & Oilseed Milling Products NAICS 3112	6.1%	$82.1M
6	Pesticides, Fertilizers & Oth Agri Chemicals NAICS 3253	5.2%	$69.8M
7	Alumina & Aluminum & Processing NAICS 3313	2.8%	$37.8M
8	Beverages NAICS 3121	2.4%	$31.8M
9	Animal Foods NAICS 3111	2.3%	$30.7M
10	Pharmaceuticals & Medicines NAICS 3254	2.2%	$30.0M
11	Other General Purpose Machinery NAICS 3339	2.0%	$26.9M
12	Metal Ores NAICS 2122	1.8%	$23.7M
13	Other Fabricated Metal Products NAICS 3329	1.6%	$22.0M
14	Waste and Scrap NAICS 9100	1.5%	$20.4M
15	Motor Vehicle Parts NAICS 3363	1.5%	$19.8M
16	Electrical Equipment & Components, NESOI NAICS 3359	1.4%	$18.4M
17	Navigational/Measuring/Medical/Control Instrument NAICS 3345	1.3%	$17.5M
18	Other Chemical Products & Preparations NAICS 3259	1.2%	$16.6M
19	Engines, Turbines & Power Transmsn Equip NAICS 3336	1.2%	$15.7M
20	Communications Equipment NAICS 3342	1.1%	$15.1M
21	Foods, NESOI NAICS 3119	1.1%	$14.7M
22	Aerospace Products & Parts NAICS 3364	1.1%	$14.1M
23	Motor Vehicle Bodies & Trailers NAICS 3362	0.9%	$12.6M
24	Plastics Products NAICS 3261	0.8%	$11.1M
25	Semiconductors & Other Electronic Components NAICS 3344	0.7%	$9.8M
26	Soaps, Cleaning Compounds & Toilet Preparations NAICS 3256	0.7%	$9.8M
27	Electrical Equipment NAICS 3353	0.7%	$9.4M
28	Medical Equipment & Supplies NAICS 3391	0.7%	$9.0M
29	Used or Second-Hand Merchandise NAICS 9300	0.6%	$8.6M
30	Nonmetallic Minerals NAICS 2123	0.6%	$8.5M
31	Household & Institutional Furn & Kitchen Cabinets NAICS 3371	0.6%	$7.9M
32	HVAC & Commercial Refrigeration Equipment NAICS 3334	0.6%	$7.5M
33	Household Appliances and Misc Machines, NESOI NAICS 3352	0.5%	$7.3M
34	Rubber Products NAICS 3262	0.5%	$6.8M
35	Motor Vehicles NAICS 3361	0.5%	$6.7M
36	Sugar & Confectionery Products NAICS 3113	0.5%	$6.5M
37	Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities NAICS 3399	0.4%	$5.9M
38	Iron & Steel & Ferroalloy NAICS 3311	0.4%	$5.8M
39	Resin, Syn Rubber, Artf & Syn Fibers/Fil NAICS 3252	0.4%	$5.4M
40	Industrial Machinery NAICS 3332	0.4%	$5.3M
41	Dairy Products NAICS 3115	0.4%	$5.1M
42	Computer Equipment NAICS 3341	0.3%	$4.5M
43	Petroleum & Coal Products NAICS 3241	0.3%	$3.8M
44	Commercial & Service Industry Machinery NAICS 3333	0.3%	$3.4M
45	Converted Paper Products NAICS 3222	0.2%	$3.0M
46	Bolts/Nuts/Scrws/Rivts/Washrs & Other Turned Prods NAICS 3327	0.2%	$2.8M
47	Bakery & Tortilla Products NAICS 3118	0.2%	$2.8M
48	Sawmill & Wood Products NAICS 3211	0.2%	$2.8M
49	Magnetic & Optical Media NAICS 3346	0.2%	$2.6M
50	Poultry & Eggs NAICS 1123	0.2%	$2.5M

Iowa International Trade

Iowa International Trade

Top Export Industries

Top Export Industries

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions