Christmas Island Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment
Tariff treatment, trade-agreement coverage, and live monthly U.S. import/export data for Christmas Island.
As of April 2026, the United States imported $4K/month and exported $42K/month with Christmas Island. This page covers Christmas Island's customs status, applicable trade agreements, and the practical tariff treatment U.S. importers and exporters should expect.
Trade overview
An Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island generates minimal direct US trade volume and functions primarily as a transit and administrative jurisdiction rather than a commercial export origin. Importers occasionally encounter goods documented with this origin code in the context of Australian territorial customs arrangements. Classification of origin for goods transiting or processed through Australian external territories warrants careful review, as country-of-origin rules may point to Australia proper for duty and marking purposes.
Practical tariff treatment
For HS-code-level tariff rates and duty collected on shipments from Christmas Island, see the product detail pages — each lists the effective tariff rate and duty value computed from the Census Bureau's monthly trade releases.
Full Christmas Island trade profile →Source: U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics. Data updated monthly.