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Shipping between the US and Eritrea

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In 2025 the United States exported $4.6 million of goods to Eritrea and imported $178 thousand from there. Eritrea ranked 207th among US export markets and 216th among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in Eritrea recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$4.6MDown 89.9% on 2024 ($45.6 million)
US imports, 2025
$178KDown 79.1% on 2024 ($853 thousand)
Goods balance
$4.4MUS surplus
Export market rank
207thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
216thAmong 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 Eritrea

Vehicles and parts (chapter 87) led US exports to Eritrea at $1.9 million, 41% of the total. The top three chapters made up 79%.

  1. 87Vehicles and parts$1.9 million40.6%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$914 thousand19.8%
  3. 39Plastics$868 thousand18.8%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$508 thousand11.0%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$167 thousand3.6%

US imports from Eritrea

Beverages and spirits (chapter 22) led US imports from Eritrea at $64 thousand, 36% of the total. The top three chapters made up 78%.

  1. 22Beverages and spirits$64 thousand35.8%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$39 thousand21.6%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$37 thousand20.6%
  4. 62Non-knitted apparel$23 thousand13.2%
  5. 87Vehicles and parts$16 thousand8.8%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Eritrea, 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 Eritrea.

Exports through the port, 2025
$25K0.5% of the US total with Eritrea
Leading export goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $25 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$32K17.9% of the US total with Eritrea
Leading import goods
Beverages and spiritsHS chapter 22, $32 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Eritrea

2 ports in Eritrea have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Mitsiwa Harbor records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 12 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.