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Shipping between the US and Guadeloupe

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In 2025 the United States exported $282.3 million of goods to Guadeloupe and imported $5.4 million from there. Guadeloupe ranked 117th among US export markets and 189th among sources of US imports.

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4 ports in Guadeloupe recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$282.3MDown 29.2% on 2024 ($398.8 million)
US imports, 2025
$5.4MUp 62.1% on 2024 ($3.3 million)
Goods balance
$276.9MUS surplus
Export market rank
117thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
189thAmong 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 Guadeloupe

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US exports to Guadeloupe at $183.1 million, 65% of the total. The top three chapters made up 83%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$183.1 million64.9%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$43.6 million15.5%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$8.8 million3.1%
  4. 44Wood and wood products$7.1 million2.5%
  5. 33Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics$4.7 million1.7%

US imports from Guadeloupe

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Guadeloupe at $3.0 million, 55% of the total. The top three chapters made up 80%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$3.0 million55.1%
  2. 39Plastics$963 thousand17.8%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$406 thousand7.5%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$233 thousand4.3%
  5. 97Works of art and antiques$216 thousand4.0%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$1.9M0.7% of the US total with Guadeloupe
Leading export goods
Wood and wood productsHS chapter 44, $1.9 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$90K1.7% of the US total with Guadeloupe
Leading import goods
PlasticsHS chapter 39, $71 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Guadeloupe

1 port in Guadeloupe has a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Guadeloupe: Basse Terre, Pointe A Pitre and Port Louis.

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.