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Shipping between the US and Aruba

Central America and the Caribbean · 2 port guides

In 2025 the United States exported $650.2 million of goods to Aruba and imported $10.3 million from there. Aruba ranked 98th among US export markets and 175th among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in Aruba recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$650.2MDown 9.3% on 2024 ($717.3 million)
US imports, 2025
$10.3MDown 3.6% on 2024 ($10.7 million)
Goods balance
$639.9MUS surplus
Export market rank
98thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
175thAmong 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 Aruba

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US exports to Aruba at $132.7 million, 20% of the total. The top three chapters made up 33%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$132.7 million20.4%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$45.1 million6.9%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$38.6 million5.9%
  4. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$37.8 million5.8%
  5. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$36.4 million5.6%

US imports from Aruba

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Aruba at $8.3 million, 80% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$8.3 million80.0%
  2. 33Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics$699 thousand6.8%
  3. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$463 thousand4.5%
  4. 99Special import reporting provisions$240 thousand2.3%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$162 thousand1.6%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Aruba, 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 Aruba.

Exports through the port, 2025
$2.1M0.3% of the US total with Aruba
Leading export goods
Vehicles and partsHS chapter 87, $1.1 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Aruba

2 ports in Aruba have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Sint Nicolaas Baai records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 12.5 m.

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.