Export from Micronesia

• Goods exportsEstimate

  US$173.5 million

  Merchandise exports were US$173,543 thousand in 2023, provisional, on the Statistics Division principal exports table, fuel re-exports included; exports are valued free on board.

  Source: FSM Statistics Division, trade tables workbook, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2023

• Largest export lineEstimate

  93.0%

  Offshore fish was 93 percent of 2023 merchandise exports, a provisional figure, the Statistics Division reports.

  Source: FSM Statistics Division, merchandise trade press release, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2023

• Three lines are at least 0.5 percent of 2023 exports and US$50 thousand: offshore fish, fuel re-exports and betel nut, so no line is added to fill the list. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

• Compact of Free Association between the United States of America and the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended

  Goods grown or made in the country enter the United States duty-free if shipped directly with at least 35 percent local value, under General Note 10.

  As of November 1, 2026, per the 2026 tariff schedule; canned tuna is capped and some textiles, footwear, watches and farm goods are excluded. Check your product's line before you quote.

  Source: USITC, United States tariff schedule General Notes, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2026

• South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (SPARTECA)

  Australia and New Zealand give preferential duty to qualifying goods made in the Federated States of Micronesia, without the country cutting its own tariffs.

  Non-reciprocal preference; as of November 1, 2026 the Australian Border Force lists the country as a party. Check the importing country origin rules before you quote.

  Source: Australian Border Force, SPARTECA page, read November 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• European Union Generalised System of Preferences

  The standard preference lowers European Union duty on listed goods from the country; it is not duty-free access for all goods.

  As of November 1, 2026 the country is in Annexes I and II of Regulation 978/2012; Regulation 2026/1395 lists it under Standard GSP from January 1, 2027. Check origin rules.

  Source: European Union Publications Office, GSP Regulation 2026/1395, June 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 22, 2026

• Developing Countries Trading Scheme

  The country is on the Enhanced Preferences tier, which gives reduced or zero United Kingdom duty on listed goods.

  As of November 1, 2026 the country is on the GOV.UK tier list published June 19, 2023; rules-based preference, so check origin rules and the list before you quote.

  Source: GOV.UK, Developing Countries Trading Scheme preference tiers⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023

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• The guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; no chamber of commerce or business association qualified. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

• Fish dependence

  Offshore fish was 93 percent of 2023 exports, and the Statistics Division ties the rise since 2020 to the National Fisheries Corporation commencing operations.

  What to do: Read the export total as a fish figure and look at other lines separately.

  Sources: FSM Statistics Division, trade tables workbook, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab); FSM Statistics Division, merchandise trade press release, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Trade data gap

  UN Comtrade holds no report from the country after 2013, so the Statistics Division tables are the only recent source.

  What to do: Quote the Division tables and check the importing country records before you set a price.

  Sources: UN Comtrade, data availability by reporter, read from shared copy⁠ (opens in a new tab); FSM Statistics Division, merchandise trade release, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• United States market access

  As of November 1, 2026, General Note 10 gives the country's goods duty-free United States entry if shipped directly with at least 35 percent local value.

  What to do: Check the current United States tariff schedule for your product before you quote.

  Sources: USITC, United States tariff schedule General Notes, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab); Public Law 108-188, Compact trade article, 2003⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

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