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In 2025 the United States exported $1.4 billion of goods to Romania and imported $3.9 billion from there. Romania ranked 75th among US export markets and 59th among sources of US imports.

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11 ports in Romania recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$1.4BUp 10.9% on 2024 ($1.3 billion)
US imports, 2025
$3.9BDown 0.7% on 2024 ($3.9 billion)
Goods balance
$2.5BUS deficit
Export market rank
75thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
59thAmong 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 Romania

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US exports to Romania at $268.9 million, 19% of the total. The top three chapters made up 48%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$268.9 million19.2%
  2. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$205.1 million14.7%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$202.4 million14.5%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$191.3 million13.7%
  5. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$79.0 million5.6%

US imports from Romania

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from Romania at $1.2 billion, 31% of the total. The top three chapters made up 54%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$1.2 billion31.5%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$569.2 million14.7%
  3. 40Rubber$296.6 million7.7%
  4. 72Iron and steel$245.5 million6.3%
  5. 87Vehicles and parts$199.3 million5.1%

Trade terms

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

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Romania requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

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 Romania.

Exports through the port, 2025
$66.6M4.8% of the US total with Romania
Leading export goods
Vehicles and partsHS chapter 87, $22.9 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$164.8M4.3% of the US total with Romania
Leading import goods
Electrical machinery and equipmentHS chapter 85, $43.7 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Romania

6 ports in Romania have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Galati records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 7.5 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Romania: Basarabi, Cernavoda, Danube-Black Sea Canal, Medgidia and Midia.

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.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.