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Shipping between the US and Timor-Leste

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In 2025 the United States exported $22.4 million of goods to Timor-Leste and imported $12.0 million from there. Timor-Leste ranked 188th among US export markets and 172nd among sources of US imports.

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1 port in Timor-Leste recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$22.4MUp 29.9% on 2024 ($17.3 million)
US imports, 2025
$12.0MUp 103.7% on 2024 ($5.9 million)
Goods balance
$10.4MUS surplus
Export market rank
188thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
172ndAmong 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 Timor-Leste

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to Timor-Leste at $18.8 million, 84% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 02Meat$18.8 million83.7%
  2. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$988 thousand4.4%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$626 thousand2.8%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$582 thousand2.6%
  5. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$337 thousand1.5%

US imports from Timor-Leste

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from Timor-Leste at $12.0 million, 100% of the total. The top three chapters made up 100%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$12.0 million99.6%
  2. 99Special import reporting provisions$18 thousand0.1%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$15 thousand0.1%
  4. 39Plastics$8 thousand0.1%
  5. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$6 thousand0.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste.

Exports through the port, 2025
$697K3.1% of the US total with Timor-Leste
Leading export goods
MeatHS chapter 02, $697 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$141K1.2% of the US total with Timor-Leste
Leading import goods
Coffee, tea and spicesHS chapter 09, $141 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Timor-Leste

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

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.