U.S. state

South Carolina International Trade

SCLast updated: August 2026 data

U.S. Imports

$4.6B

August 2026

U.S. Exports

$2.8B

August 2026

Trade deficit

$1.9B

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

Top exports from South Carolina

Products exported from South Carolina, ranked by value. By HS code; see also the NAICS industry view.

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Top exports from South Carolina

Products exported from South Carolina, ranked by value. By HS code; see also the NAICS industry view.

#	Product	Share of state total	Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts HS 880000	15.8%	$436.9M
2	Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 1,500 cc to 3,000 cc HS 870323	7.9%	$218.9M
3	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Construction, Mining & Industrial Handling Vehicles HS 401180	4.5%	$123.4M
4	Diesel Passenger Vehicles, Over 2,500 cc Engine HS 870333	3.4%	$94.8M
5	Airplanes & Aircraft, Unladen Weight 2,000–15,000 kg HS 880230	2.8%	$78.8M
6	Gear Boxes for Motor Vehicles HS 870840	2.3%	$64.7M
7	Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), Specific Gravity Under 0.94 HS 390110	1.7%	$47.2M
8	High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) in Primary Forms HS 390120	1.4%	$37.9M
9	Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories, NESOI HS 870899	1.1%	$31.3M
10	Ethylene-Alpha-Olefin Copolymers with Specific Gravity Below 0.94 HS 390140	1.1%	$31.2M
11	Non-Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Elements (Cartridges) & Parts HS 840130	1.1%	$30.8M
12	Parts & Accessories of Motor Vehicle Bodies (NESOI) HS 870829	1.1%	$30.2M
13	Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 3,000 cc HS 870324	1.1%	$30.1M
14	Bombs, Grenades, Torpedoes, Mines, Missiles, and Similar Munitions of War; Other Ammunition and Projectiles (NESOI) HS 930690	1.1%	$29.8M
15	Platinum Waste and Scrap (Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals) HS 711292	1.0%	$28.5M
16	Gas Turbine Parts, NESOI (Other Than for Turbojets or Turbopropellers) HS 841199	1.0%	$28.3M
17	Battery Electric Passenger Motor Vehicles (NESOI) HS 870380	1.0%	$26.6M
18	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Buses or Trucks HS 401120	0.9%	$26.1M
19	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Motor Cars HS 401110	0.9%	$23.7M
20	Flexible Plastic Tubes, Pipes & Hoses, Not Reinforced, Without Fittings HS 391732	0.8%	$21.7M

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Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts

Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 1,500 cc to 3,000 cc

#	Product	Share of state total	Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts HS 880000	15.8%	$436.9M
2	Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 1,500 cc to 3,000 cc HS 870323	7.9%	$218.9M
3	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Construction, Mining & Industrial Handling Vehicles HS 401180	4.5%	$123.4M
4	Diesel Passenger Vehicles, Over 2,500 cc Engine HS 870333	3.4%	$94.8M
5	Airplanes & Aircraft, Unladen Weight 2,000–15,000 kg HS 880230	2.8%	$78.8M
6	Gear Boxes for Motor Vehicles HS 870840	2.3%	$64.7M
7	Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), Specific Gravity Under 0.94 HS 390110	1.7%	$47.2M
8	High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) in Primary Forms HS 390120	1.4%	$37.9M
9	Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories, NESOI HS 870899	1.1%	$31.3M
10	Ethylene-Alpha-Olefin Copolymers with Specific Gravity Below 0.94 HS 390140	1.1%	$31.2M
11	Non-Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Elements (Cartridges) & Parts HS 840130	1.1%	$30.8M
12	Parts & Accessories of Motor Vehicle Bodies (NESOI) HS 870829	1.1%	$30.2M
13	Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 3,000 cc HS 870324	1.1%	$30.1M
14	Bombs, Grenades, Torpedoes, Mines, Missiles, and Similar Munitions of War; Other Ammunition and Projectiles (NESOI) HS 930690	1.1%	$29.8M
15	Platinum Waste and Scrap (Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals) HS 711292	1.0%	$28.5M
16	Gas Turbine Parts, NESOI (Other Than for Turbojets or Turbopropellers) HS 841199	1.0%	$28.3M
17	Battery Electric Passenger Motor Vehicles (NESOI) HS 870380	1.0%	$26.6M
18	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Buses or Trucks HS 401120	0.9%	$26.1M
19	New Pneumatic Rubber Tires for Motor Cars HS 401110	0.9%	$23.7M
20	Flexible Plastic Tubes, Pipes & Hoses, Not Reinforced, Without Fittings HS 391732	0.8%	$21.7M