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Shipping between the US and Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In 2025 the United States exported $29.2 million of goods to Bosnia and Herzegovina and imported $157.4 million from there. Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 185th among US export markets and 120th among sources of US imports.

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1 port in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$29.2MDown 44.9% on 2024 ($53.0 million)
US imports, 2025
$157.4MDown 11.9% on 2024 ($178.6 million)
Goods balance
$128.1MUS deficit
Export market rank
185thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
120thAmong 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Explosives and pyrotechnics (chapter 36) led US exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina at $7.2 million, 25% of the total. The top three chapters made up 55%.

  1. 36Explosives and pyrotechnics$7.2 million24.7%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$5.7 million19.6%
  3. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$3.2 million11.0%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$3.0 million10.4%
  5. 47Wood pulp and recovered paper$1.9 million6.5%

US imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina at $22.9 million, 15% of the total. The top three chapters made up 36%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$22.9 million14.5%
  2. 93Arms and ammunition$17.3 million11.0%
  3. 72Iron and steel$16.4 million10.4%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$13.9 million8.8%
  5. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$10.7 million6.8%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Exports through the port, 2025
$712K2.4% of the US total with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leading export goods
Vehicles and partsHS chapter 87, $367 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$16.5M10.5% of the US total with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leading import goods
Electrical machinery and equipmentHS chapter 85, $3.8 million

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Ports in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The World Port Index lists Neum for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tell us the port or the door address and we will quote the route.

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.