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Export from Alaska

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

1. What Alaska sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Frozen fish (HS 0303)US$1.63 billion
  2. 2. Zinc ore and concentrate (HS 2608)US$1.34 billion
  3. 3. Gold (HS 7108)US$1.13 billion
  4. 4. Fish fillets (HS 0304)US$816.7 million
  5. 5. Precious metal ore (HS 2616)US$619.3 million
  6. 6. Lead ore and concentrate (HS 2607)US$375.8 million
  7. 7. Civilian aircraft and partsUS$167.5 million
  8. 8. Crude oil (HS 2709)US$144.6 million
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  1. 9. Fish meal (HS 2301)US$97.9 million
  2. 10. Refined petroleum products (HS 2710)US$97.1 million
  3. 11. Precious metal articles (HS 7115)US$51.2 million
  4. 12. Fresh or chilled fish (HS 0302)US$32.1 million
  5. 13. Mineral processing machinery (HS 8474)US$19.6 million
  6. 14. Computers (HS 8471)US$15.9 million
  7. 15. Prepared or preserved fish (HS 1604)US$15.9 million
  8. 16. Fish oils (HS 1504)US$14.5 million
  9. 17. Logs and rough wood (HS 4403)US$9.62 million
  10. 18. Parts for lifting and earthmoving machines (HS 8431)US$7.18 million
  11. 19. Copper wire (HS 7408)US$6.7 million
  12. 20. Smoked, dried or salted fish (HS 0305)US$6.09 million
  • Origin of movement is where goods began their journey to the port, not always where made. For farm, fish and mining goods the state shown generally reflects the port of export, and foreign-trade zone shipments are spread among states. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • The ranking's shares are of US$6,697.7 million, the Census Bureau's current 2025 total in its state export data. The exports total shown, US$6,702.0 million, is Exhibit 2's figure as first published, so the two differ slightly. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Source: Census Bureau, state exports by product and destination, 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

Where the goods go

2025, share of goods exports

  • South Korea16.3%
  • Australia15.6%
  • Japan13.8%
  • China12%
  • Canada9.5%
  • Netherlands5.9%
  • Switzerland4.3%
  • Taiwan3.3%
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  • Spain3.1%
  • Germany2.6%

Source: Census Bureau, state exports by product and destination, 2025⁠ (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

For Alaska: the United States’ agreements apply

4. What Alaska runs for exporters

Only what Alaska itself runs or asks of exporters, each with its source.

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Export requirements across the United States: see the steps in Export from the United States

5. Steps to export

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

Exporting from Alaska

  1. Ask an AIDEA eligible lender to apply to the authority for a loan guarantee on an export transaction.Alaska Industrial Development and Export AuthorityUS$250 application fee; 2 percent guarantee feeOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: AIDEA, Loan Guarantee Program page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  2. Apply for a phytosanitary certificate in the federal tracking system and schedule an inspection with the Division of Agriculture.Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of AgricultureUS$70 or US$125; US$25 replacementOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Division of Agriculture, phytosanitary certificate fees and process⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  3. Ask the Tax Division which fisheries taxes and assessments apply before you process or export fish from Alaska.Alaska Department of Revenue, Tax DivisionSeafood Marketing Assessment 0.5 percentOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Tax Division, fisheries related taxes page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  4. Ask the Export Council of Alaska for export mentoring from an experienced exporter.Export Council of AlaskaOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Export Council of Alaska, events page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

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  1. Check whether your product needs an export license under the federal export regulations before you ship.Bureau of Industry and SecurityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ITA, United States export regulations page, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  2. File electronic export information in the Automated Export System when the shipment requires it.U.S. Census BureauOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: ITA, filing exports through the Automated Export System⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

6. Organizations that help exporters

Start with AIDEA and Tax Division. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

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

Export development and market information

Customs and tax

Standards and sector requirements

Chambers and industry associations

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7. Worth knowing

  • Oil price and revenue outlook

    The Department of Revenue's Spring 2026 forecast, dated March 13, 2026, assumes Alaska North Slope oil at US$75.26 a barrel for fiscal 2026 and calls the outlook highly uncertain.

    What to do: Check how oil prices affect your fuel and freight costs before you quote export prices.

    Source: Alaska Department of Revenue, Spring 2026 Revenue Forecast⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  • Seafood export taxes

    Alaska levies a Fisheries Business Tax on those who process or export fish and a 0.5 percent Seafood Marketing Assessment on seafood landed or exported.

    What to do: Ask the Tax Division which fishery taxes apply before you price seafood exports.

    Source: Tax Division, fisheries related taxes page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Export from the United States

8. How Promote:Global helps

  • Compare potential export marketsSee which markets import what you sell, ranked on public trade data, and read each country before you commit.
  • Check duties and document requirementsCheck the duty, the origin conditions for a preferential rate and the documents a shipment needs.
  • Find advisors and service firmsAsk an advisory firm a scoped, paid question, or browse firms that list their own services, from legal work to logistics.
  • Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.

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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 4, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.