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Shipping between the US and the Comoros

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In 2025 the United States exported $2.1 million of goods to the Comoros and imported $849 thousand from there. The Comoros ranked 216th among US export markets and 203rd among sources of US imports.

Moutsamoudu
4 ports in the Comoros recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$2.1MDown 55.2% on 2024 ($4.7 million)
US imports, 2025
$849KDown 54.0% on 2024 ($1.8 million)
Goods balance
$1.3MUS surplus
Export market rank
216thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
203rdAmong 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 Comoros

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to the Comoros at $1.0 million, 48% of the total. The top three chapters made up 71%.

  1. 02Meat$1.0 million48.4%
  2. 87Vehicles and parts$342 thousand16.3%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$132 thousand6.3%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$129 thousand6.1%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$118 thousand5.6%

US imports from the Comoros

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from the Comoros at $386 thousand, 45% of the total. The top three chapters made up 88%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$386 thousand45.4%
  2. 03Fish and seafood$215 thousand25.3%
  3. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$151 thousand17.8%
  4. 33Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics$87 thousand10.3%
  5. 99Special import reporting provisions$8 thousand1.0%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$97K4.6% of the US total with the Comoros
Leading export goods
MeatHS chapter 02, $67 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the Comoros

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

Also recorded in the World Port Index for the Comoros: Dzaoudzi, Fomboni and Moroni.

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.