Trade partner
U.S. Exports
$771K
U.S. Imports: $1K
Surplus of $770K (net exporter)
The United States imported $1K/month and exported $771K/month with British Indian Ocean Territories as of August 2026, covering 2 product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $3K from British Indian Ocean Territories. U.S. goods imports from British Indian Ocean Territories of $1K in August 2026 ran 189% above the year-to-date monthly average of $392.875.
The British Indian Ocean Territory — comprising the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia — is a remote, largely uninhabited group of islands used primarily as a joint UK-US military installation. Commercial trade originating from this territory is effectively nonexistent, and any shipment nominally associated with this origin code in US trade data typically reflects administrative or transshipment entries rather than genuine commercial exports. Trade professionals encountering this code should treat it as a flag for further origin verification.
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This origin code can appear in US trade records due to administrative entries, military logistics movements, or data-entry anomalies. Trade professionals who encounter it should investigate the underlying documentation carefully, as it may indicate a misclassified origin or a non-commercial government shipment rather than a standard commercial import.
No meaningful commercial export activity originates from the British Indian Ocean Territories. The islands host a joint military facility and have no civilian population engaged in trade. Any US import record citing this origin warrants scrutiny of the country-of-origin declaration.
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The top U.S. imports from British Indian Ocean Territories are Estimated Imports of Low-Valued Transactions and Toilet & Kitchen Linen of Cotton (Excluding Terry Fabrics), by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estimated Imports of Low-Valued TransactionsChapter 99 · SPECIAL IMPORT PROVISIONS, NESOI | $1K |
| 2 | $0 |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and PartsChapter 88 · AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF | $232K |
| 2 | $170K | |
| 3 |
| $120K |
| 4 | $72K |
| 5 | $26K |
| 6 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS, NESOI | $25K |
| 7 | $22K |
| 8 | $19K |
| 9 | $15K |
| 10 | $12K |