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U.S. Imports
$8.1M
U.S. Exports: $794K
-$7.3M (net importer)
The United States imported $8.1M/month and exported $794K/month with Malawi as of February 2026, covering 16 product categories.
Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for the majority of its export earnings. Tobacco is the dominant export commodity, followed by tea, sugar, cotton, and groundnuts, with the country relying significantly on imports of fuel, machinery, and manufactured goods. Malawi is a member of COMESA and SADC, and qualifies for preferential trade programs including AGOA for exports to the United States.
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Malawi's primary exports are tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, groundnuts, and coffee. Tobacco alone typically represents over 50% of total export revenue, making the country highly sensitive to global tobacco price fluctuations.
Malawi benefits from COMESA and SADC free trade area arrangements, as well as AGOA for US market access and the Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative for duty-free access to the European Union as a least developed country (LDC).
Imports into Malawi require a valid import permit for controlled goods, a customs declaration, and compliance with Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) procedures. Certain goods such as pharmaceuticals, food products, and chemicals require additional regulatory approvals before clearance.
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Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$115.0M
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$87.0M