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Shipping between the US and Seychelles

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In 2025 the United States exported $19.7 million of goods to Seychelles and imported $4.3 million from there. Seychelles ranked 192nd among US export markets and 193rd among sources of US imports.

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1 port in Seychelles recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$19.7MUp 19.1% on 2024 ($16.6 million)
US imports, 2025
$4.3MDown 39.4% on 2024 ($7.1 million)
Goods balance
$15.4MUS surplus
Export market rank
192ndAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
193rdAmong 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 Seychelles

Aircraft and spacecraft (chapter 88) led US exports to Seychelles at $5.9 million, 30% of the total. The top three chapters made up 61%.

  1. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$5.9 million30.1%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$4.1 million21.0%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$2.0 million9.9%
  4. 89Ships and boats$1.2 million6.2%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$1.1 million5.4%

US imports from Seychelles

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Seychelles at $1.7 million, 41% of the total. The top three chapters made up 69%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$1.7 million40.6%
  2. 03Fish and seafood$717 thousand16.6%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$502 thousand11.6%
  4. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$433 thousand10.1%
  5. 97Works of art and antiques$160 thousand3.7%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$320K1.6% of the US total with Seychelles
Leading export goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $151 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Seychelles

1 port in Seychelles 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.