Origin of imports
At the origin of the largest imports to RS are Argentina, China and the USA
Considering the main Economic Blocks, the imports from Rio Grande do Sul in 2017 come from the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), with 32.7%, followed by Asia (excluding the Middle East), with 16.7%, the European Union with 15% and Africa with 14.4%.
The highlight among the countries of origin was Argentina, with 20.6% of the total, followed by China with 10.8%. The United States and Algeria appear in sequence with, respectively, 10.4% and 9.4%. Russia and Mexico reached 3.9%, Germany 3.8%, and Spain 3.3%. The other countries individually reached percentages lower than 3% of total imports from Rio Grande do Sul.

Fonte: MDIC/SECEX