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Export from Minnesota

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

1. What Minnesota sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Medical and dental instruments (HS 9018)US$1.99 billion
  2. 2. Orthopedic devices and hearing aids (HS 9021)US$836.7 million
  3. 3. Integrated circuits (HS 8542)US$819.5 million
  4. 4. Refined petroleum products (HS 2710)US$677.8 million
  5. 5. Centrifuges and filtering equipment (HS 8421)US$652.7 million
  6. 6. Civilian aircraft and partsUS$545.4 million
  7. 7. Vehicle parts and accessories (HS 8708)US$539.9 million
  8. 8. Measuring and checking instruments (HS 9031)US$486.4 million
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  1. 9. Electric generating sets (HS 8502)US$345.2 million
  2. 10. Flow, level and pressure instruments (HS 9026)US$343.5 million
  3. 11. Analytical and lab instruments (HS 9027)US$338.8 million
  4. 12. Soybeans (HS 1201)US$327.3 million
  5. 13. Iron ore (HS 2601)US$325.9 million
  6. 14. Diagnostic and lab reagents (HS 3822)US$324.8 million
  7. 15. Passenger cars (HS 8703)US$318.6 million
  8. 16. Buses and passenger vehicles (HS 8702)US$315.2 million
  9. 17. Animal feed preparations (HS 2309)US$310.2 million
  10. 18. Electrical switches and circuit protectors (HS 8536)US$286.9 million
  11. 19. Pumps for liquids (HS 8413)US$276.1 million
  12. 20. Valves and taps (HS 8481)US$273.6 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$23,552.0 million, the Census Bureau's current 2025 total in its state export data. The exports total shown, US$23,505.9 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

  • Canada23.9%
  • Mexico15.3%
  • China6.5%
  • Japan4.1%
  • Ireland3.6%
  • South Korea3.2%
  • Belgium3.1%
  • Germany2.9%
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  • United Kingdom2.9%
  • Netherlands2.4%

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 Minnesota: the United States’ agreements apply

4. What Minnesota runs for exporters

Only what Minnesota 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 Minnesota

  1. Ask the Minnesota Trade Office about export counseling and STEP grants, which reimburse approved export costs.Minnesota Trade Office, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentUp to US$7,500 per STEP grantOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Minnesota Statutes, 116J.979, STEP grants⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. For processed and manufactured foods, request export certificates, such as a certificate of free sale, from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.Minnesota Department of AgricultureUS$125 for each certificateOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Minnesota Statutes, 28A.081, export certificate fees⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  3. For food and farm products, ask Food Export Midwest about buyers missions, trade missions and market entry programs.Food Export Association of the Midwest USAOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Food Export Midwest, programs overview⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  4. If your buyer's country needs a chamber-authenticated certificate of origin, ask the Minneapolis Regional Chamber to process it.Minneapolis Regional Chamber of CommerceUS$25 for members and US$200 for nonmembers, per documentOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Minneapolis Regional Chamber, certificate of origin⁠ (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: ITA, United States export regulations⁠ (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: ITA, filing export shipments in AES⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

6. Organizations that help exporters

Start with MTO. 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

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Customs and tax

Standards and sector requirements

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.