Madagascar Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment

At a glance

U.S. trade agreement

None

Average duty rate, August 2026

1.08%

Duty on U.S. imports

$448K

U.S. imports / exports

$39.9M / $2.6M 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 Madagascar

These 5 make up 40% of U.S. imports from Madagascar in the latest month.

1. Whole Vanilla Beans (Not Crushed or Ground) HS 090510$5.7M
2. Knit Cashmere Sweaters, Pullovers & Similar Articles HS 611012$3.4M
3. Men's & Boys' Woven Cotton Shirts HS 620520$2.3M
4. Natural Graphite in Powder or Flakes HS 250410$2.2M
5. Men's & Boys' Knitted Manmade Fiber Shirts HS 610520$2.2M

Top U.S. exports to Madagascar

These 5 make up 57% of U.S. exports to Madagascar in the latest month.

1. Machines for Reception, Conversion, Transmission or Regeneration of Voice, Images, or Data HS 851762$665K
2. Articles of Tantalum (NESOI) HS 810399$317K
3. Turbopropellers Not Exceeding 1,100 kW HS 841121$232K
4. Antique Paintings, Drawings & Pastels (Over 100 Years Old) HS 970121$150K
5. Ethylene-Alpha-Olefin Copolymers with Specific Gravity Below 0.94 HS 390140$138K

Trade overview

Madagascar is the world's dominant supplier of natural vanilla — the cured bean of Vanilla planifolia — giving it outsized influence over global vanilla pricing and making supply-chain disruptions on the island a direct concern for US food manufacturers and flavor houses. Beyond vanilla, Madagascar exports cloves, raffia, and a range of seafood products, as well as chromite and other minerals. Food and agricultural imports are subject to FDA admissibility procedures, and the high value-to-weight ratio of vanilla makes accurate HTS classification and valuation critical to avoid customs disputes.