PanamaCustoms Status & U.S. Trade Treatment
Tariff treatment, trade-agreement coverage, and live monthly U.S. import/export data for Panama.
Tariff treatment, trade-agreement coverage, and live monthly U.S. import/export data for Panama.
As of February 2026, the United States imported $60.2M/month and exported $578.0M/month with Panama. This page covers Panama's customs status, applicable trade agreements, and the practical tariff treatment U.S. importers and exporters should expect.
Panama is a strategic logistics and trade hub in Central America, home to the Panama Canal, which handles a significant share of global maritime trade. The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), in force since 2012, provides preferential market access for goods and services. Panama's Colón Free Trade Zone is one of the largest free trade zones in the Western Hemisphere, making it a critical transshipment and re-export center.
For HS-code-level tariff rates and duty collected on shipments from Panama, see the product detail pages — each lists the effective tariff rate and duty value computed from the Census Bureau's monthly trade releases.
Full Panama trade profile →Source: U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics. Data updated monthly.