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Export from Palau

A short guide for companies selling from Palau: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.

1. What Palau sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Vehicles, aircraft and transport equipmentUS$2.75 million
  2. 2. Base metals and metal articlesUS$2.03 million
  3. 3. Machinery and electrical equipmentUS$1.61 million
  4. 4. Live animals and animal productsUS$615,200
  5. 5. Pearls, precious stones and metalsUS$425,100
  6. 6. Miscellaneous manufactured goodsUS$318,400
  7. 7. Animal and vegetable oils and fatsUS$116,000
  8. 8. Wood pulp, paper and paperboardUS$98,600
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  1. 9. Arms and ammunitionUS$94,200
  2. 10. Textiles and textile articlesUS$64,300
  3. 11. Prepared foods, beverages and tobaccoUS$47,500
  4. 12. Chemical productsUS$46,600
  5. 13. Mineral productsUS$39,000
  6. 14. Photographic, optical and medical goodsUS$25,400
  7. 15. Vegetable productsUS$22,400
  8. 16. Footwear, headgear and umbrellasUS$13,300
  9. 17. Wood and wood articlesUS$12,000
  10. 18. Plastics and rubber articlesUS$5,000
  11. 19. Leather goods and travel goodsUS$900
  12. 20. Stone, plaster, cement and glass articlesUS$500
  • Lines are the statistics office's HS section groups, not four-digit products, and the table includes domestic exports and re-exports without a split. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • The office's Principal Exports table gives different values for machinery and optical instruments; the ranking uses the section table, which sums to the total. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • The February 2026 release showed 2025 exports of US$13.1 million; the August 2026 release revises 2025 to US$8.3 million and 2024 to US$7.0 million. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Source: Palau Planning and Statistics, merchandise trade, 2nd quarter 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

2. What to look into next

Our reading

Promote:Global’s reading of the figures above, not a source’s statement, and not advice.

3. Trade agreements

What each arrangement can mean for a seller, and its limits. A preference is conditional: check the rules of origin before you quote.

  • Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau

    Goods grown or made in Palau 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 Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)

    Australia and New Zealand list the parties, and Palau is not among them, so a seller cannot claim its duty cuts.

    As of November 1, 2026 the Australian Border Force list names fourteen parties without Palau; check the list again before you quote.

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

  • Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus)

    Palau is not among the parties the Implementation Unit lists, so a seller cannot claim its tariff cuts.

    As of November 1, 2026, Palau is not listed; a state can join later, so check the parties list again before you quote.

    Source: PACER Plus Implementation Unit, parties list⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  • Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences (European Union)

    Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 lists Palau as an eligible country, but no arrangement applies, so no preference can be claimed.

    As of November 1, 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 also lists Palau with no arrangement; check its status again before you quote.

    Source: European Union, generalised preferences Regulation 978/2012, consolidated⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

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  • Developing Countries Trading Scheme (United Kingdom)

    The scheme's published tier lists do not name Palau, so a seller cannot claim its tariff cuts.

    As of November 1, 2026, the guidance ties tiers to income and vulnerability criteria; confirm the lists before you quote.

    Source: GOV.UK, Developing Countries Trading Scheme preference tiers⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  • United Kingdom-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement

    The United Kingdom lists Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands for this agreement, not Palau, so a seller cannot claim it.

    As of November 1, 2026, Palau is not on the list, which can change; check the page again before you quote.

    Source: GOV.UK, United Kingdom trade agreements in effect⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

4. Steps to export

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Exporting from Palau

  1. Hold a business license before you start commercial activity in Palau.Bureau of Revenue and TaxationOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, license renewal notice, 2027⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  2. Register as an ASYCUDAWorld user, or hire a licensed customs broker, to lodge your export entry.Bureau of Customs and Border ProtectionOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Palau customs bureau, export procedure page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  3. If you export marine or farm goods, get the Ministry's export sign-off, and for fish check the marine sanctuary rules first.Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the EnvironmentAbout 1 day for single-use permits; fees differ, for example US$25 commercial, per the 2025 single window blueprintOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: UNCTAD, Palau electronic single window blueprint, September 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  4. If you ship plant or animal materials, clear them with the Division of Biosecurity.Bureau of Customs and Border ProtectionOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Palau customs bureau, biosecurity division page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

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  1. Lodge the entry with a commercial invoice, bill of lading or air waybill, and pay customs charges.Bureau of Customs and Border ProtectionOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Palau customs bureau, export procedure page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  2. Have customs apply zero-rated goods and services tax to the exported goods.Bureau of Customs and Border ProtectionZero percent on exports of goodsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Palau customs bureau, PGST on exports page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

5. Organizations that help exporters

Start with BCBP and Division of Planning and Statistics. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

  • This guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; fewer than twelve qualify, and each of the five needs has one. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Export development and market information

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Customs and tax

Standards and sector requirements

Chambers and industry associations

6. Worth knowing

7. How Promote:Global helps

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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.