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Shipping between the US and Pakistan

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In 2025 the United States exported $3.1 billion of goods to Pakistan and imported $5.4 billion from there. Pakistan ranked 56th among US export markets and 52nd among sources of US imports.

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3 ports in Pakistan recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$3.1BUp 48.4% on 2024 ($2.1 billion)
US imports, 2025
$5.4BUp 5.9% on 2024 ($5.1 billion)
Goods balance
$2.3BUS deficit
Export market rank
56thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
52ndAmong 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 Pakistan

Cotton (chapter 52) led US exports to Pakistan at $743.2 million, 24% of the total. The top three chapters made up 53%.

  1. 52Cotton$743.2 million23.8%
  2. 12Oil seeds, grains and fodder$566.2 million18.1%
  3. 72Iron and steel$358.1 million11.5%
  4. 27Mineral fuels and oils$291.8 million9.3%
  5. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$220.7 million7.1%

US imports from Pakistan

Other made-up textiles (chapter 63) led US imports from Pakistan at $1.5 billion, 28% of the total. The top three chapters made up 73%.

  1. 63Other made-up textiles$1.5 billion27.9%
  2. 61Knitted apparel$1.3 billion24.7%
  3. 62Non-knitted apparel$1.1 billion20.0%
  4. 42Leather goods and travel goods$181.1 million3.3%
  5. 52Cotton$170.9 million3.2%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$260.0M8.3% of the US total with Pakistan
Leading export goods
CottonHS chapter 52, $76.5 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$640.5M11.8% of the US total with Pakistan
Leading import goods
Other made-up textilesHS chapter 63, $264.0 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Pakistan

2 ports in Pakistan have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Muhamamad Bin Qasim records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 16 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Pakistan: Gwadar.

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.