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Shipping between the US and Suriname

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In 2025 the United States exported $486.5 million of goods to Suriname and imported $74.6 million from there. Suriname ranked 107th among US export markets and 135th among sources of US imports.

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4 ports in Suriname recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$486.5MUp 27.8% on 2024 ($380.6 million)
US imports, 2025
$74.6MDown 17.6% on 2024 ($90.6 million)
Goods balance
$411.8MUS surplus
Export market rank
107thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
135thAmong 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 Suriname

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to Suriname at $119.0 million, 24% of the total. The top three chapters made up 47%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$119.0 million24.5%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$63.3 million13.0%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$46.0 million9.5%
  4. 98Special classification provisions$32.6 million6.7%
  5. 02Meat$29.8 million6.1%

US imports from Suriname

Fish and seafood (chapter 03) led US imports from Suriname at $39.8 million, 53% of the total. The top three chapters made up 78%.

  1. 03Fish and seafood$39.8 million53.3%
  2. 26Ores, slag and ash$11.3 million15.2%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$7.0 million9.4%
  4. 44Wood and wood products$5.3 million7.1%
  5. 74Copper$3.6 million4.8%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$7.3M1.5% of the US total with Suriname
Leading export goods
Vehicles and partsHS chapter 87, $2.3 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$232K0.3% of the US total with Suriname
Leading import goods
Explosives and pyrotechnicsHS chapter 36, $216 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Suriname

2 ports in Suriname have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Paramaribo records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 6 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Suriname: Moengo and Paranam.

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.