“Russia is the 18th-largest nation that the U.S. imports from and in 2013 Russian imports accounted for over $25bn,” says Zepol’s CEO and trade data expert, Paul Rasmussen. “Most of the imported products include oil, and industrial supplies. These are not easily replaced imports and the risk of losing them must be taken into consideration as we go through this situation.”

Zepol’s data shows that oil and petroleum products make up for 65 percent of U.S. imports from Russia and nearly all of that is transported by ocean cargo. In February of 2014, the United States brought in over $1.2bn worth of petroleum refinery products from Russia. As for exports, Russia purchased over $11bn in U.S. goods in 2013 and the majority of that was aircraft engines and parts.

As for Ukraine, currently the U.S. trades very little with the country, especially compared to Russia. In 2013, the United States imported slightly over $1bn in Ukrainian goods, mainly comprising steel products and fertilizers, but exported nearly $2bn to the country, mostly coal products.

Source: Zepol Corp.