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Shipping between the US and French Guiana

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In 2025 the United States exported $247.9 million of goods to French Guiana and imported $1.4 million from there. French Guiana ranked 119th among US export markets and 199th among sources of US imports.

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1 port in French Guiana recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$247.9MUp 940.0% on 2024 ($23.8 million)
US imports, 2025
$1.4MDown 22.2% on 2024 ($1.8 million)
Goods balance
$246.5MUS surplus
Export market rank
119thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
199thAmong 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 French Guiana

Aircraft and spacecraft (chapter 88) led US exports to French Guiana at $198.4 million, 80% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$198.4 million80.0%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$18.2 million7.3%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$7.8 million3.2%
  4. 98Special classification provisions$5.1 million2.1%
  5. 22Beverages and spirits$3.7 million1.5%

US imports from French Guiana

Fish and seafood (chapter 03) led US imports from French Guiana at $1.3 million, 94% of the total. The top three chapters made up 99%.

  1. 03Fish and seafood$1.3 million94.3%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$54 thousand3.8%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$10 thousand0.7%
  4. 82Tools and cutlery$9 thousand0.7%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$7 thousand0.5%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with French Guiana, 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 French Guiana.

Imports through the port, 2025
$8K0.6% of the US total with French Guiana
Leading import goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $8 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in French Guiana

1 port in French Guiana 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.