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Shipping between the US and Christmas Island

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In 2025 the United States exported $632 thousand of goods to Christmas Island and imported $68 thousand from there. Christmas Island ranked 223rd among US export markets and 222nd among sources of US imports.

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1 port in Christmas Island recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$632KDown 66.7% on 2024 ($1.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$68KDown 96.1% on 2024 ($1.7 million)
Goods balance
$564KUS surplus
Export market rank
223rdAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
222ndAmong 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 Christmas Island

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US exports to Christmas Island at $192 thousand, 30% of the total. The top three chapters made up 56%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$192 thousand30.4%
  2. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$98 thousand15.5%
  3. 40Rubber$63 thousand9.9%
  4. 47Wood pulp and recovered paper$60 thousand9.5%
  5. 76Aluminum$36 thousand5.7%

US imports from Christmas Island

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from Christmas Island at $33 thousand, 49% of the total. The top three chapters made up 90%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$33 thousand48.9%
  2. 99Special import reporting provisions$23 thousand33.0%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$6 thousand8.4%
  4. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$4 thousand5.9%
  5. 03Fish and seafood$3 thousand3.9%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$110K17.4% of the US total with Christmas Island
Leading export goods
RubberHS chapter 40, $63 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Christmas Island

1 port in Christmas Island 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.