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Shipping between the US and Micronesia

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In 2025 the United States exported $48.3 million of goods to Micronesia and imported $675 thousand from there. Micronesia ranked 172nd among US export markets and 209th among sources of US imports.

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4 ports in Micronesia recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$48.3MDown 4.4% on 2024 ($50.5 million)
US imports, 2025
$675KDown 72.3% on 2024 ($2.4 million)
Goods balance
$47.6MUS surplus
Export market rank
172ndAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
209thAmong 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 Micronesia

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to Micronesia at $11.2 million, 23% of the total. The top three chapters made up 47%.

  1. 02Meat$11.2 million23.1%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$7.2 million14.9%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$4.5 million9.4%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$3.3 million6.9%
  5. 16Prepared meat and seafood$3.2 million6.5%

US imports from Micronesia

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Micronesia at $296 thousand, 44% of the total. The top three chapters made up 72%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$296 thousand43.8%
  2. 03Fish and seafood$107 thousand15.8%
  3. 39Plastics$81 thousand12.0%
  4. 99Special import reporting provisions$59 thousand8.7%
  5. 05Other animal products$36 thousand5.3%

Trade terms

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

Ports in Micronesia

3 ports in Micronesia have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Colonia records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 7.9 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Micronesia: Pohnpei Harbor.

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.