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Shipping between the US and the Czech Republic

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In 2025 the United States exported $4.4 billion of goods to the Czech Republic and imported $8.2 billion from there. The Czech Republic ranked 51st among US export markets and 42nd among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$4.4BUp 3.8% on 2024 ($4.3 billion)
US imports, 2025
$8.2BUp 1.3% on 2024 ($8.1 billion)
Goods balance
$3.7BUS deficit
Export market rank
51stAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
42ndAmong 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 Czech Republic

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to the Czech Republic at $1.3 billion, 30% of the total. The top three chapters made up 65%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$1.3 billion30.0%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$1.0 billion23.3%
  3. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$514.2 million11.6%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$297.9 million6.7%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$232.7 million5.2%

US imports from the Czech Republic

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US imports from the Czech Republic at $2.4 billion, 29% of the total. The top three chapters made up 59%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$2.4 billion29.1%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$1.8 billion21.7%
  3. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$692.3 million8.5%
  4. 40Rubber$320.4 million3.9%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$297.6 million3.6%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$206.1M4.6% of the US total with the Czech Republic
Leading export goods
Electrical machinery and equipmentHS chapter 85, $83.0 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$448.0M5.5% of the US total with the Czech Republic
Leading import goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $119.2 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is landlocked. Ocean cargo for the Czech Republic discharges at a seaport in a neighboring country and moves on by road or rail.

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.
  • 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.