Export from American Samoa

• Goods exports

  US$455.2 million

  Merchandise exports were US$455,222 thousand in fiscal year 2023 (October 2022 to September 2023), free on board, with re-exports of US$12,691 thousand included.

  Source: American Samoa Department of Commerce, Statistical Yearbook 2023 and 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of FY2023 (October 2022–September 2023)

• Visitor spendingEstimate

  US$10 million

  Services exports were US$10 million in 2022, a preliminary figure in BEA's national accounts. The release names visitor spending as the growth driver.

  Source: BEA, GDP for American Samoa, 2022, October 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2022

• Only three lines are named in the Yearbook's principal-export and re-export tables, so the list is short. Other domestic exports (US$17,485 thousand) are not ranked. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

• Duty-free treatment of products of insular possessions, General Note 3(a)(iv), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

  Goods made in American Samoa enter the United States duty-free when foreign materials are at most 70 percent of value (50 percent for canned tuna) and they ship directly.

  Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access: chapters 71, 91 and 96 carry exceptions, and CBP Form 3229 is needed. Check current chapter 99 additional duties with CBP before you price.

  Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule General Notes, Revision 22⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2026

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• Tuna concentration

  Canned tuna was 84.3 percent of FY2023 merchandise exports, and 61.5 percent of surveyed stakeholders see a cannery's potential departure as a serious threat.

  What to do: Check how a supply or service line depends on the cannery before you build a project around it.

  Sources: American Samoa Department of Commerce, Statistical Yearbook 2023 and 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab); American Samoa Department of Commerce, draft CEDS 2026-2031⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Duty-free entry rules

  Duty-free entry to the United States needs foreign materials of at most 70 percent of value (50 percent for canned tuna), direct shipment and a completed CBP Form 3229.

  What to do: Record foreign materials and the shipping route on the form before you quote a mainland price.

  Sources: 19 CFR 7.3, duty-free insular goods, 2025 edition⁠ (opens in a new tab); United States Code, 19 U.S.C. 2703, current to October 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Logistics and border performance

  The draft strategy lists inadequate air transportation as a weakness (53.8 percent of surveyed stakeholders) and names the aging main wharf and airport terminal.

  What to do: Confirm sailing and flight schedules with the Department of Port Administration before you commit delivery dates.

  Sources: American Samoa Department of Commerce, draft CEDS 2026-2031⁠ (opens in a new tab); American Samoa Department of Port Administration home page, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Dated economic data

  BEA's latest GDP release for American Samoa covers 2022, and its page lists the next release as to be determined.

  What to do: Quote the year with every economic figure you use.

  Sources: BEA, GDP for American Samoa page, next release undated⁠ (opens in a new tab); BEA, GDP for American Samoa, 2022, October 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

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