What Sweden ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, Sweden is a listed supplier on 61 of them, worth $4.71 billion in March–July 2026 (61.7% of all imports from Sweden in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Sweden is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Vehicles other than railway rolling stock · guide | $1.86 billion | 39.5% | 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed ($1.66 billion); 8704 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods ($193 million); 8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 ($5.6 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $797 million | 16.9% | 8479 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions ($97.5 million); 8408 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines ($95.2 million); 8419 Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment ($93.1 million); 8429 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levelers ($84.6 million) |
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · guide | $439 million | 9.3% | 3002 Human blood ($430 million); 3005 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles ($8.1 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $282 million | 6% | 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis ($114 million); 9019 Mechano-therapy appliances ($52.4 million); 9013 Lasers ($49.8 million); 9021 Orthopedic appliances, including crutches ($46.9 million) |
| 38 Miscellaneous chemical products · guide | $256 million | 5.4% | 3822 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing ($252 million); 3815 Reaction initiators ($4.7 million) |
| 71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewellery · guide | $216 million | 4.6% | 7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal ($216 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $182 million | 3.9% | 8543 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions ($92.8 million); 8526 Radar apparatus ($33.4 million); 8525 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television ($22.8 million); 8529 Parts suitable for use solely or principally ($22.0 million) |
| 47 Wood pulp and recovered paper · guide | $121 million | 2.6% | 4703 Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate ($121 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Sweden
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from Sweden
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. Sweden has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Sweden is reported in the 10% tier of the Section 301 forced-labour action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Sweden as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Sweden
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Sweden, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Motor cars and other motor vehicles
- Motor cars and other motor vehicles
- Antisera and other blood fractions
- Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from Sweden to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Sweden to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from Sweden to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Sweden side, the EU export declaration is lodged electronically through the Automated Export System (AES) with the customs office of export before the goods leave the EU (European Commission — What is exportation); your forwarder or customs agent at origin files it.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Sweden to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Sweden totalled $7.63 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Sweden were vehicles other than railway rolling stock; machinery, mechanical appliances and computers; pharmaceutical products. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Sweden to the USA
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