Businesses

Nafta's Top 40

The following 40 industries, ranked by the U.S. Department of Commerce as having the best prospects for export growth, have been identified for rapid integration into the free market agreement through reduction of tariffs and trade regulations. Industries marked* also have significant EDI usage.

1. Automotive parts and service equipment *
2. Apparel *
3. Dental equipment *
4. Construction equipment *
5. Electronic components *
6. Toys and games *
7. Building products *
8. Industrial chemicals *
9. Plastic materials and resins *
10. Cosmetics and toiletries *
11. Computers and peripherals *
12. Medical equipment *
13. Business equipment (non-computer) *
14. Agricultural machinery and equipment *
15. Household consumer goods *
16. Sporting goods *
17. Textile machinery and equipment
18. Chemical production machinery
19. Oil and gas field machinery and services
20. Franchising and joint ventures
21. Textile fabrics
22. Electrical power systems
23. Process control Industrial
24. Scientific laboratory instruments
25. Pollution control equipment
26. Machine tools and Metal working equipment
27. Telecommunication equipment
28. Management consulting services
29. Computer software and services
30. Plastics production machinery
31. Food processing and packaging equipment
32. Printing and graphic arts equipment
33. Forestry and woodworking machinery
34. Security and safety equipment
35. Industrial mining equipment
36. Hotel and restaurant equipment
37. Architectural, construction and engineering services
38. Advertising services
39. Educational and manpower training services
40. Computer aided design, engineering and integrated manufacturing