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In 2025 the United States exported $2.8 billion of goods to Portugal and imported $6.3 billion from there. Portugal ranked 60th among US export markets and 49th among sources of US imports.

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18 ports in Portugal recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$2.8BDown 6.6% on 2024 ($3.0 billion)
US imports, 2025
$6.3BDown 7.8% on 2024 ($6.8 billion)
Goods balance
$3.5BUS deficit
Export market rank
60thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
49thAmong 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 Portugal

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US exports to Portugal at $869.3 million, 31% of the total. The top three chapters made up 57%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$869.3 million31.4%
  2. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$500.1 million18.1%
  3. 10Cereals$207.3 million7.5%
  4. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$188.0 million6.8%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$143.6 million5.2%

US imports from Portugal

Pharmaceutical products (chapter 30) led US imports from Portugal at $1.8 billion, 28% of the total. The top three chapters made up 44%.

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products$1.8 billion28.1%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$582.6 million9.3%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$436.0 million7.0%
  4. 40Rubber$399.6 million6.4%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$287.4 million4.6%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$87.3M3.2% of the US total with Portugal
Leading export goods
Wood and wood productsHS chapter 44, $26.2 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$439.6M7.0% of the US total with Portugal
Leading import goods
Pharmaceutical productsHS chapter 30, $149.4 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Portugal

11 ports in Portugal have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Viana do Castelo records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 21.6 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Portugal: Faro, Figueira da Foz, Lagos, Lajes, Sines, Vila Real de S Antonio and Vila do Porto.

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.