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Shipping between the US and the Turks and Caicos Islands

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In 2025 the United States exported $655.1 million of goods to the Turks and Caicos Islands and imported $8.6 million from there. The Turks and Caicos Islands ranked 96th among US export markets and 177th among sources of US imports.

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3 ports in the Turks and Caicos Islands recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$655.1MDown 8.2% on 2024 ($713.6 million)
US imports, 2025
$8.6MDown 20.5% on 2024 ($10.9 million)
Goods balance
$646.5MUS surplus
Export market rank
96thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
177thAmong 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 Turks and Caicos Islands

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US exports to the Turks and Caicos Islands at $268.6 million, 41% of the total. The top three chapters made up 53%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$268.6 million41.0%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$42.0 million6.4%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$35.6 million5.4%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$27.8 million4.2%
  5. 02Meat$26.5 million4.0%

US imports from the Turks and Caicos Islands

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from the Turks and Caicos Islands at $4.5 million, 52% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$4.5 million52.2%
  2. 03Fish and seafood$2.8 million32.8%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$480 thousand5.6%
  4. 99Special import reporting provisions$247 thousand2.9%
  5. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$159 thousand1.8%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with the Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Imports through the port, 2025
$110K1.3% of the US total with the Turks and Caicos Islands
Leading import goods
Special classification provisionsHS chapter 98, $107 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

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

Also recorded in the World Port Index for the Turks and Caicos Islands: Cockburn Harbor and Providenciales.

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.