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Shipping between the US and Eswatini

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In 2025 the United States exported $44.2 million of goods to Eswatini and imported $25.2 million from there. Eswatini ranked 173rd among US export markets and 158th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$44.2MDown 4.2% on 2024 ($46.1 million)
US imports, 2025
$25.2MUp 11.8% on 2024 ($22.6 million)
Goods balance
$19.0MUS surplus
Export market rank
173rdAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
158thAmong 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 Eswatini

Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics (chapter 33) led US exports to Eswatini at $9.0 million, 20% of the total. The top three chapters made up 45%.

  1. 33Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics$9.0 million20.4%
  2. 48Paper and paperboard$5.5 million12.5%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$5.4 million12.1%
  4. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$4.0 million9.0%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$3.7 million8.4%

US imports from Eswatini

Sugar and confectionery (chapter 17) led US imports from Eswatini at $12.9 million, 51% of the total. The top three chapters made up 84%.

  1. 17Sugar and confectionery$12.9 million51.0%
  2. 20Prepared vegetables and fruit$4.5 million17.7%
  3. 61Knitted apparel$3.9 million15.5%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$1.9 million7.4%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$903 thousand3.6%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$98K0.2% of the US total with Eswatini
Leading export goods
PlasticsHS chapter 39, $45 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$476K1.9% of the US total with Eswatini
Leading import goods
Sugar and confectioneryHS chapter 17, $467 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to Eswatini

Eswatini is landlocked. Ocean cargo for Eswatini discharges at a seaport in a neighboring country and moves on by road or rail.

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.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.