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In 2025 the United States exported $720.1 million of goods to Malta and imported $282.8 million from there. Malta ranked 95th among US export markets and 107th among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in Malta recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$720.1MUp 99.5% on 2024 ($361.0 million)
US imports, 2025
$282.8MUp 28.4% on 2024 ($220.2 million)
Goods balance
$437.3MUS surplus
Export market rank
95thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
107thAmong 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 Malta

Aircraft and spacecraft (chapter 88) led US exports to Malta at $589.2 million, 82% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$589.2 million81.8%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$45.7 million6.3%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$17.2 million2.4%
  4. 30Pharmaceutical products$10.5 million1.5%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$9.6 million1.3%

US imports from Malta

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from Malta at $182.2 million, 64% of the total. The top three chapters made up 82%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$182.2 million64.4%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$32.1 million11.3%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$17.7 million6.2%
  4. 39Plastics$17.2 million6.1%
  5. 40Rubber$5.4 million1.9%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$1.6M0.2% of the US total with Malta
Leading export goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $481 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$10.4M3.7% of the US total with Malta
Leading import goods
Knitted fabricsHS chapter 60, $3.9 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Malta

2 ports in Malta have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Marsaxlokk records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 15.5 m.

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.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.