State trade fact sheets - New Jersey
New Jersey
Highlights
- 297 Canadian-owned businesses employ 20,872 workers in New Jersey
- Canada is the #1 customer for most states,
including New Jersey - 76% of Canadian exports to the U.S. are raw materials, parts, and components used to create other goods in the United States
- New Jersey sells more goods to Canada than to its next two largest foreign markets combined — the UK & China

Driven to Transform
PamTen Software Solutions, headquartered in Princeton, is an award-winning IT solutions and staffing company that is committed to transforming the face of technology by bringing more women into the industry. With more than a decade of experience, PamTen recently expanded its operations to Montreal, a key Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) hub that will allow it to continue to grow.
As Chaya Pamula, Co-Founder, President & CEO, puts it: “PamTen’s expansion into Montreal is going to add more strength to our service offerings in AI/ML, Data Analytics and Cybersecurity, enabling us to develop a strong resource base that will serve our current and future clients in Canada and USA, particularly our headquarters in New Jersey.”
Cascades Brings Jobs to New Jersey
A leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, Quebec-based Cascades, Inc. created 170 new jobs when it opened a state-of-the-art containerboard packaging solutions facility in Piscataway in 2019. The facility’s strategic location will allow Cascades to further consolidate its containerboard and packaging activities in the Northeastern U.S.
From its founding in 1964, when it launched a new business making paper from recycled fibers, Cascades has been guided by its conviction that sustainable management of resources has financial, social and environmental benefits, a philosophy that is clearly on display at this New Jersey facility.
Our Common Goals
The Canada–U.S. relationship is deeply rooted in our shared values, history and vision for the future. At the top of our priority list is ending the COVID-19 pandemic at home and abroad by strengthening efforts to control the pandemic, collaborating on public health responses, and building resilience against future outbreaks. We are working closely together to defeat the virus by responding to new variants, following expert advice, and supporting global access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Along with combating COVID-19, we are committed to building back better, accelerating climate ambitions, advancing diversity and inclusion, bolstering security and defense, and building global alliances. Canada and the U.S. will continue to work together on these shared goals in the years to come.
New Jersey exports $9.9 billion in goods to Canada annually
New Jersey exports to Canada by industry
- Agriculture: 11%
- Chemicals: 27%
- Equipment & machinery: 13%
- Minerals & metals: 29%
- Plastics & rubbers: 9%
- Other: 11%
New Jersey imports $8.6 billion in goods from Canada annually
New Jersey imports from Canada by industry
- Agriculture: 19%
- Chemicals: 11%
- Energy: 26%
- Equipment & machinery: 6%
- Forest products: 7%
- Minerals & metals: 16%
- Plastics & rubbers: 6%
- Other: 9%
Top New Jersey goods exports to Canada
- Pearls, gems, precious metals & jewelry: $2.2 billion
- Pharmaceutical products: $944 million
- Plastics & plastic articles: $764 million
- Perfumes, essential oils & toiletries: $434 million
- Organic chemicals: $353 million
- Copper & copper articles: $319 million
- Optical, medical & precision instruments: $294 million
- Fruits & nuts: $264 million
- Fuel oil: $217 million
- Prepared vegetables: $197 million
Top New Jersey goods imports from Canada
- Crude petroleum: $1.3 billion
- Fuel oil: $824 million
- Copper & copper articles: $583 million
- Plastics & plastic articles: $522 million
- Paper & paperboard: $340 million
- Pharmaceutical products: $280 million
- Pearls, gems, precious metals & jewelry: $266 million
- Animal or vegetable fats, oils & waxes: $242 million
- Perfumes, essential oils & toiletries: $230 million
- Pasta, breads & cereal preparations: $223 million
New Jersey exports $1.5 billion in services to Canada annually
Top New Jersey services exports to Canada
- Business services: $617 million
- Charges for the use of intellectual property: $379 million
- Financial services: $130 million
- Telecommunications, compuer & information services: $103 million
- Travel (including for eduction): $92 million
Connect to our team
For more information on New Jersey’s trade with Canada, please contact our trade team in New York.
April 2022
- Unless otherwise mentioned, all figures are based on 2021 data in U.S. dollars.
- U.S. Census Bureau: goods trade, Canada’s export ranking (2/2022 release).
- The Trade Partnership: 2019 services exports (estimated, 11/2021 release).
- Dun + Bradstreet: Canadian-owned businesses (3/2022 release).
- Figures may not add up due to rounding.