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In 2025 the United States exported $520.7 million of goods to the British Virgin Islands and imported $13.9 million from there. The British Virgin Islands ranked 105th among US export markets and 168th among sources of US imports.

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1 port in the British Virgin Islands recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$520.7MUp 68.6% on 2024 ($308.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$13.9MDown 76.9% on 2024 ($60.2 million)
Goods balance
$506.8MUS surplus
Export market rank
105thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
168thAmong 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 British Virgin Islands

Aircraft and spacecraft (chapter 88) led US exports to the British Virgin Islands at $198.2 million, 38% of the total. The top three chapters made up 63%.

  1. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$198.2 million38.1%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$92.8 million17.8%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$38.7 million7.4%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$25.1 million4.8%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$16.8 million3.2%

US imports from the British Virgin Islands

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from the British Virgin Islands at $11.5 million, 82% of the total. The top three chapters made up 94%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$11.5 million82.4%
  2. 13Gums, resins and plant extracts$900 thousand6.5%
  3. 61Knitted apparel$665 thousand4.8%
  4. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$228 thousand1.6%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$159 thousand1.1%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with the British Virgin 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 British Virgin Islands.

Exports through the port, 2025
$195K0.0% of the US total with the British Virgin Islands
Leading export goods
VegetablesHS chapter 07, $136 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the British Virgin Islands

1 port in the British Virgin Islands 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.