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Export from Arkansas

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

1. What Arkansas sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Civilian aircraft, engines and partsUS$1.46 billion
  2. 2. Chemical wood pulp (HS 4703)US$329.9 million
  3. 3. Poultry meat (HS 0207)US$311.9 million
  4. 4. Cotton (HS 5201)US$264.1 million
  5. 5. Rice (HS 1006)US$231.5 million
  6. 6. Eggs (HS 0407)US$219.6 million
  7. 7. Pork (HS 0203)US$178 million
  8. 8. Ammunition and munitions (HS 9306)US$109.4 million
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  1. 9. Refined petroleum products (HS 2710)US$105.9 million
  2. 10. Motor vehicle parts (HS 8708)US$103.9 million
  3. 11. Coated paper and paperboard (HS 4811)US$99.4 million
  4. 12. Insulated wire and cable (HS 8544)US$89.5 million
  5. 13. Styrene polymers (HS 3903)US$85.7 million
  6. 14. Electric motors and generators (HS 8501)US$85.5 million
  7. 15. Air conditioning equipment (HS 8415)US$81.5 million
  8. 16. Beauty and skin-care products (HS 3304)US$79.3 million
  9. 17. Medical and dental instruments (HS 9018)US$75.5 million
  10. 18. Vulcanized rubber sheets and profiles (HS 4008)US$72.6 million
  11. 19. Plastic sheets and film (HS 3920)US$68.8 million
  12. 20. Prepared or preserved meat (HS 1602)US$68.6 million
  • Origin of movement is where goods began their journey to the port, not always where made. For farm 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$6,655.7 million, the Census Bureau's current 2025 total in its state export data. The exports total shown, US$6,644.9 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

  • Mexico22.5%
  • Canada19.6%
  • France14.1%
  • United Kingdom2.7%
  • China2.5%
  • India2.4%
  • Germany2.2%
  • Brazil2.2%
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  • Switzerland1.9%
  • Israel1.9%

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 Arkansas: the United States’ agreements apply

4. What Arkansas runs for exporters

Only what Arkansas 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 Arkansas

  1. Ask the United States Commercial Service in Little Rock about export counseling before you book market research or trade shows.U.S. Commercial ServiceOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Commercial Service, Little Rock office page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. For plants or plant products, ask the State Plant Board for a phytosanitary export certificate; it charges a US$15 issuing fee and a US$7.50 sampling fee.Arkansas Department of AgricultureUS$15 issuing fee; US$7.50 sampling feeOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Bureau of Legislative Research, tax handbook, October 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 1, 2026

  3. If you grow fruit or vegetables, take the Division of Agriculture's produce safety grower training, which meets the federal Produce Safety Rule's training requirement for covered farms.University of Arkansas System Division of AgricultureOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Division of Agriculture, produce safety training release, May 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of May 18, 2026

  4. If a buyer needs Arkansas documents legalized, start at the Secretary of State's apostille and certification page.Arkansas Secretary of StateOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Arkansas Secretary of State, home page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

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  1. Classify your product and check whether it needs an export license before you ship.Bureau of Industry and SecurityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: International Trade Administration, export regulations page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. File electronic export information in the Automated Export System when goods under one Schedule B number are worth over US$2,500, or need a license.U.S. Census BureauOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: International Trade Administration, Automated Export System filing page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

6. Organizations that help exporters

Start with AEDC. 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

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Chambers and industry associations

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7. Worth knowing

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

8. How Promote:Global helps

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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.