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Shipping between the US and the Marshall Islands

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In 2025 the United States exported $262.5 million of goods to the Marshall Islands and imported $17.1 million from there. The Marshall Islands ranked 118th among US export markets and 164th among sources of US imports.

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3 ports in the Marshall Islands recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$262.5MUp 106.0% on 2024 ($127.4 million)
US imports, 2025
$17.1MDown 15.7% on 2024 ($20.3 million)
Goods balance
$245.4MUS surplus
Export market rank
118thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
164thAmong 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 Marshall Islands

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US exports to the Marshall Islands at $129.7 million, 49% of the total. The top three chapters made up 71%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$129.7 million49.4%
  2. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$30.1 million11.5%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$26.1 million9.9%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$25.2 million9.6%
  5. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$7.8 million3.0%

US imports from the Marshall Islands

Fish and seafood (chapter 03) led US imports from the Marshall Islands at $12.8 million, 75% of the total. The top three chapters made up 89%.

  1. 03Fish and seafood$12.8 million75.1%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$1.5 million8.9%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$904 thousand5.3%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$569 thousand3.3%
  5. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$291 thousand1.7%

Trade terms

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

Ports in the Marshall Islands

2 ports in the Marshall Islands have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Majuro Atoll records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 15.5 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for the Marshall Islands: Enitwetak Island.

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.