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U.S. Imports
$5.6B
U.S. Exports
$4.1B
Deficit of $1.6B (net importer)
The United States imported $5.6B/month and exported $4.1B/month with France as of February 2026, covering 2884 product categories.
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France is one of the world's largest economies and a founding EU member, with a highly diversified export base spanning aerospace, pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, agricultural products, and machinery. As part of the EU customs union, France applies the EU common external tariff and benefits from the EU's extensive network of free trade agreements. Major ports including Le Havre and Marseille, along with Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, serve as critical gateways for both European and global trade flows.
France's top exports include aircraft and aerospace equipment, pharmaceuticals, vehicles and automotive parts, luxury goods and cosmetics, wines and spirits, and machinery.
The Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) is France's customs authority. As an EU member, France applies the EU Customs Code, and goods cleared in France are in free circulation throughout the EU.
Yes, food and agricultural imports into France must comply with EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations, including inspections at designated border control posts. French authorities also enforce EU geographical indication (GI) protections strictly.
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Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$28.8B
Services Imports
$31.6B
Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIRPLANE & OT A/C, UNLADEN WEIGHT > 15,000 KG | $975.4M |
| 2 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, NO CHANGE | $384.0M |
| 3 | TURBOJET AND TURBOPROLLER PARTS | $334.1M |
| 4 | IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, IN MEASURED DOESE/RTL SALE |
| $313.2M |
| 5 | TURBOJETS OF A THRUST EXCEEDING 25 KN | $193.6M |
| 6 | PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PASTELS, OVER 100 YEARS | $180.1M |
| 7 | PERFUMES AND TOILET WATERS | $167.6M |
| 8 | JEWELRY AND PARTS THEREOF, OF OTH PRECIOUS METAL | $161.4M |
| 9 | PARTS OF PLANES OR HELICOPTERS, NESOI | $147.7M |
| 10 | PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PASTELS NOT OVER 100 YEARS | $101.0M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, AND PARTS | $1.4B |
| 2 | NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED | $400.9M |
| 3 | CRUDE OIL FROM PETROLEUM AND BITUMINOUS MINERALS | $207.8M |
| 4 | LOW VALUE EXP SHP; CANADIAN EST LATE RECEIPTS | $127.6M |
| 5 |
| RUBIES, SAPPHIRES AND EMERALDS, OTHERWISE WORKED |
| $67.2M |
| 6 | DIAGNOSTIC OR LABORATORY REAGENTS INCL KITS, NESOI | $51.4M |
| 7 | FILTER/PURIFY MACHINE & APPARATUS FOR LIQUID NESOI | $51.3M |
| 8 | PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PASTELS NOT OVER 100 YEARS | $48.5M |
| 9 | DIGITAL PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. | $41.2M |
| 10 | TURBOJET AND TURBOPROLLER PARTS | $40.5M |