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U.S. Imports
$23.2M
U.S. Exports
$4.2M
Deficit of $19.0M (net importer)
The United States imported $23.2M/month and exported $4.2M/month with Mauritius as of April 2026, covering 160 product categories.
In April 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade deficit of $19.0M with Mauritius, importing 5.5× as much as it exported. U.S. goods imports from Mauritius of $23.2M in April 2026 ran 34% above the year-to-date monthly average of $17.3M.
Mauritius has built a diversified export economy that supplies the United States with apparel and textile products, refined sugar, and seafood, alongside a growing financial and services sector. The island's apparel industry benefits from preferential access to certain markets and has attracted investment from global brands, making rules-of-origin compliance a recurring classification issue for US importers of Mauritian garments. Seafood — particularly tuna processed at Port Louis — is another commercially significant category, subject to FDA seafood HACCP requirements at US entry.
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Mauritius sources yarn and fabric from multiple countries before manufacturing finished garments, which can complicate substantial-transformation analysis under US rules of origin. Importers should obtain detailed production records from Mauritian suppliers — including fiber origin, fabric formation country, and cutting and sewing location — to support accurate country-of-origin declarations and avoid potential CBP enforcement issues.
Port Louis serves as a processing center for tuna caught across the Indian Ocean, meaning the fish's biological origin and the processing origin may differ. US importers must ensure that the level of processing performed in Mauritius meets the substantial-transformation standard for Mauritian origin, and that the processing facility complies with FDA's seafood HACCP regulations.
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| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIMATES, LIVE | $10.9M |
| 2 | TUNAS, SKIPJACK TUNA AND BONITO, PREP OR PRESERVED | $3.8M |
| 3 | CANE SUGAR, SOLID, RAW, NO ADDED FLAV/COLOR, NESOI | $1.6M |
| 4 | MEN'S OR BOYS' SHIRTS, NOT KNIT, OF COTTON | $991K |
| 5 | JEWELRY AND PARTS THEREOF, OF SILVER | $766K |
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| $274K |
| 5 | DIGITAL PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. | $271K |
Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$348.0M
Services Imports
$200.0M