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In 2025 the United States exported $14.7 million of goods to Tonga and imported $3.2 million from there. Tonga ranked 195th among US export markets and 194th among sources of US imports.

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3 ports in Tonga recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$14.7MDown 26.2% on 2024 ($19.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$3.2MUp 14.2% on 2024 ($2.8 million)
Goods balance
$11.5MUS surplus
Export market rank
195thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
194thAmong 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 Tonga

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to Tonga at $5.8 million, 39% of the total. The top three chapters made up 72%.

  1. 02Meat$5.8 million39.2%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$2.6 million17.7%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$2.3 million15.4%
  4. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$661 thousand4.5%
  5. 19Cereal, flour and bakery products$648 thousand4.4%

US imports from Tonga

Optical, medical and precision instruments (chapter 90) led US imports from Tonga at $642 thousand, 20% of the total. The top three chapters made up 48%.

  1. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$642 thousand20.2%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$496 thousand15.6%
  3. 40Rubber$375 thousand11.8%
  4. 99Special import reporting provisions$361 thousand11.4%
  5. 03Fish and seafood$218 thousand6.9%

Trade terms

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

Imports through the port, 2025
$564K17.8% of the US total with Tonga
Leading import goods
Optical, medical and precision instrumentsHS chapter 90, $382 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Tonga

1 port in Tonga has a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Tonga: Nuku Alofa and Pangai.

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.