Sint Maarten 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

0.02%

Duty on U.S. imports

$910

U.S. imports / exports

$5.9M / $53.8M 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 Sint Maarten

These 5 make up 99% of U.S. imports from Sint Maarten in the latest month.

1. US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement HS 980100$5.6M
2. Copper Waste and Scrap HS 740400$172K
3. Aluminum Waste & Scrap HS 760200$58K
4. Waste, Scrap & Spent Lead-Acid Accumulators HS 854911$30K
5. Estimated Imports of Low-Valued Transactions HS 999995$26K

Top U.S. exports to Sint Maarten

These 5 make up 58% of U.S. exports to Sint Maarten in the latest month.

1. Petroleum Oils & Bituminous Mineral Oils (Non-Crude, Non-Biodiesel) HS 271019$12.4M
2. Gold and Platinum Jewelry and Parts Thereof HS 711319$8.7M
3. Light Petroleum Oils & Preparations (Not Containing Biodiesel) HS 271012$4.0M
4. Articles of Precious or Semiprecious Stones (Natural, Synthetic, or Reconstructed) HS 711620$3.1M
5. Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late Receipts HS 988000$2.9M

Trade overview

Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located on the southern half of the island of Saint Martin, with a trade profile heavily oriented toward tourism-driven imports of food, beverages, consumer goods, and construction materials. The territory operates as a free port, making it an active transshipment and re-export point in the northeastern Caribbean. Its customs regime is separate from the European Union, and it maintains close trade ties with the Netherlands, the United States, and neighboring islands.