Trade partner
U.S. Imports
$427.8M
August 2026
U.S. Exports
$1.0B
August 2026
Trade surplus
$604.8M
August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports
In August 2026 the United States imported $427.8M from Guatemala and exported $1.0B to it, across 798 imported product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $5.3B from Guatemala and exported $10.6B to it. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $604.8M with Guatemala, exporting 2.4× as much as it imported. Compared with August 2025, U.S. goods imports from Guatemala in August 2026 (preliminary) were 17% higher, and exports to Guatemala were 34% higher.
Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America and a significant US trading partner in the region, with trade governed by the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Key Guatemalan exports to the US include coffee, bananas, sugar, apparel, and palm oil. Guatemala is also an important market for US agricultural products, machinery, and manufactured goods.
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Yes. Guatemala is a party to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which provides preferential tariff treatment for qualifying goods traded between Guatemala and the United States.
Guatemala's top exports to the US include coffee, bananas, sugar, cardamom, apparel and textiles, palm oil, and rubber, reflecting the country's agricultural and light manufacturing base.
Under CAFTA-DR, goods must meet tariff shift requirements or regional value content thresholds to qualify for preferential treatment. Textile and apparel products have yarn-forward rules of origin requiring regional fiber and fabric inputs.
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Annual data from BEA | 2025
Services Exports
$2.8B
Services Imports
$1.6B
The top U.S. imports from Guatemala are Bananas, Fresh or Dried (Not Elsewhere Specified), Green (Unroasted), Non-Decaffeinated Coffee and Cotton Knit Sweaters, by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80.1M | |
| 2 | $47.0M | |
| 3 | $45.2M | |
| 4 | $23.6M | |
| 5 | $21.2M | |
| 6 | $19.9M | |
| 7 | $17.2M | |
| 8 | $8.2M | |
| 9 | $7.3M | |
| 10 | $4.8M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $223.3M | |
| 2 | $191.3M | |
| 3 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 |
| $38.8M |
| 4 | $36.9M |
| 5 | $32.2M |
| 6 | $23.2M |
| 7 | $19.4M |
| 8 | $18.0M |
| 9 | $15.7M |
| 10 | Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and PartsChapter 88 · Aircraft, Spacecraft & Parts | $15.5M |