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Shipping between the US and the Cayman Islands

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In 2025 the United States exported $1.4 billion of goods to the Cayman Islands and imported $40.5 million from there. The Cayman Islands ranked 77th among US export markets and 149th among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in the Cayman Islands recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$1.4BUp 6.2% on 2024 ($1.3 billion)
US imports, 2025
$40.5MDown 17.4% on 2024 ($49.0 million)
Goods balance
$1.3BUS surplus
Export market rank
77thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
149thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to the Cayman Islands

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US exports to the Cayman Islands at $260.4 million, 19% of the total. The top three chapters made up 47%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$260.4 million19.1%
  2. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$222.4 million16.3%
  3. 27Mineral fuels and oils$154.5 million11.3%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$87.7 million6.4%
  5. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$72.9 million5.3%

US imports from the Cayman Islands

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from the Cayman Islands at $18.4 million, 45% of the total. The top three chapters made up 86%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$18.4 million45.3%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$14.9 million36.6%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$1.8 million4.4%
  4. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$1.3 million3.3%
  5. 72Iron and steel$1.2 million3.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with the Cayman Islands, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with the Cayman Islands.

Exports through the port, 2025
$249K0.0% of the US total with the Cayman Islands
Leading export goods
Beverages and spiritsHS chapter 22, $249 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$11K0.0% of the US total with the Cayman Islands
Leading import goods
Special classification provisionsHS chapter 98, $11 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the Cayman Islands

2 ports in the Cayman Islands have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Georgetown records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 6.4 m.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.