Trade partner
U.S. Imports
$3.2M
August 2026
U.S. Exports
$44.4M
August 2026
Trade surplus
$41.2M
August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports
In August 2026 the United States imported $3.2M from Curaçao and exported $44.4M to it, across 56 imported product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $38.5M from Curaçao and exported $1.1B to it. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $41.2M with Curaçao, exporting 14.0× as much as it imported. U.S. goods imports from Curaçao of $3.2M in August 2026 ran 19% below the year-to-date monthly average of $3.9M.
Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean, with a trade profile anchored by petroleum refining, transshipment, and financial services. The Isla Refinery has historically made refined petroleum products a central export commodity, while the port of Willemstad serves as a major transshipment hub for South American and Caribbean cargo. Curaçao is an EU Overseas Country and Territory (OCT), granting it certain preferential trade arrangements without full EU customs union membership.
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Curaçao's exports have historically been led by refined petroleum products from the Isla Refinery, along with re-exports of goods transshipped through the port of Willemstad.
No, as an EU Overseas Country and Territory, Curaçao is not part of the EU customs union and sets its own import tariffs, though it may benefit from certain EU trade preferences.
The port of Willemstad offers deep-water facilities, a free trade zone, and strategic proximity to Venezuela and Colombia, making Curaçao a key transshipment and storage point for Caribbean and South American trade flows.
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Annual data from BEA | 2025
Services Exports
$428.0M
Services Imports
$416.0M
The top U.S. imports from Curaçao are Petroleum Bitumen, US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement and Gold Waste and Scrap, by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2.1M | |
| 2 | US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without AdvancementChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $366K |
| 3 | $168K | |
| 4 | $154K | |
| 5 | $138K | |
| 6 | $79K | |
| 7 | $76K | |
| 8 | $58K | |
| 9 | Estimated Imports of Low-Valued TransactionsChapter 99 · Special Import Reporting Provisions | $31K |
| 10 | $21K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15.7M | |
| 2 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $2.7M |
| 3 |
| $2.5M |
| 4 | $1.3M |
| 5 | $689K |
| 6 | $666K |
| 7 | Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and PartsChapter 88 · Aircraft, Spacecraft & Parts | $610K |
| 8 | $552K |
| 9 | $552K |
| 10 | $541K |