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Shipping between the US and Papua New Guinea

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In 2025 the United States exported $82.3 million of goods to Papua New Guinea and imported $78.5 million from there. Papua New Guinea ranked 156th among US export markets and 134th among sources of US imports.

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22 ports in Papua New Guinea recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$82.3MUp 23.5% on 2024 ($66.6 million)
US imports, 2025
$78.5MDown 0.7% on 2024 ($79.1 million)
Goods balance
$3.8MUS surplus
Export market rank
156thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
134thAmong 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 Papua New Guinea

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to Papua New Guinea at $32.0 million, 39% of the total. The top three chapters made up 77%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$32.0 million38.9%
  2. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$24.9 million30.2%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$6.4 million7.7%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$3.7 million4.5%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$3.0 million3.6%

US imports from Papua New Guinea

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from Papua New Guinea at $54.6 million, 70% of the total. The top three chapters made up 98%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$54.6 million69.6%
  2. 18Cocoa and cocoa products$21.2 million27.0%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$1.0 million1.3%
  4. 97Works of art and antiques$916 thousand1.2%
  5. 03Fish and seafood$183 thousand0.2%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea.

Exports through the port, 2025
$995K1.2% of the US total with Papua New Guinea
Leading export goods
Aircraft and spacecraftHS chapter 88, $995 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Papua New Guinea

4 ports in Papua New Guinea have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Lae records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 14 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Papua New Guinea: Bialla, Daru, Discovery Bay, Hamburg Harbor, Kavieng Harbor, Kieta, Kimbe, Kokopo, Kumul, Longan Island, Lorengau, Madang, Oro Bay, Queen Carola Harbor, Rabaul, Samarai, Suloga Harbor and Vanimo.

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.