Curaçao Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment

At a glance

U.S. trade agreement

None

Customs territory

EU overseas territory, outside the EU customs union

Average duty rate, August 2026

0.58%

Duty on U.S. imports

$19K

U.S. imports / exports

$3.2M / $44.4M a month

Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.

Top U.S. imports from Curaçao

These 5 make up 91% of U.S. imports from Curaçao in the latest month.

1. Petroleum Bitumen HS 271320$2.1M
2. US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement HS 980100$366K
3. Gold Waste and Scrap (Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals) HS 711291$168K
4. Electrical Plugs and Sockets for Voltage Not Exceeding 1,000 V HS 853669$154K
5. Copper Waste and Scrap HS 740400$138K

Top U.S. exports to Curaçao

These 5 make up 52% of U.S. exports to Curaçao in the latest month.

1. Petroleum Oils & Bituminous Mineral Oils (Non-Crude, Non-Biodiesel) HS 271019$15.7M
2. Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late Receipts HS 988000$2.7M
3. Reciprocating Positive Displacement Pumps, NESOI HS 841350$2.5M
4. Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 1,500 cc to 3,000 cc HS 870323$1.3M
5. Food Preparations, Not Elsewhere Specified HS 210690$689K

Trade overview

Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean, with a trade profile anchored by petroleum refining, transshipment, and financial services. The Isla Refinery has historically made refined petroleum products a central export commodity, while the port of Willemstad serves as a major transshipment hub for South American and Caribbean cargo. Curaçao is an EU Overseas Country and Territory (OCT), granting it certain preferential trade arrangements without full EU customs union membership.