What Sweden ships to the United States
Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), Sweden is one of the top 15 suppliers on 61. Those headings were worth $4.71 billion in March–July 2026, 61.7% of all U.S. imports from Sweden in the period.
The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Sweden is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered value | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Vehicles other than railway rolling stock · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 jewelry · shipping guide | $216 million | 4.6% | 7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal ($216 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · shipping 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 for apparatus of headings 8524 to 8528 ($22.0 million) |
| 47 Wood pulp and recovered paper · shipping guide | $121 million | 2.6% | 4703 Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate ($121 million) |
Each heading code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. 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
Which port your cargo leaves from depends on where the factory is and which carrier service it books on. Send us the pickup address and we'll route it. Each port below links to a page with its UN/LOCODE, function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.
Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.
U.S. import duties on goods from Sweden
- Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. Sweden has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301 (forced labor). Sweden is reported in the 10% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. 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.
- Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).
Estimate the total for your HTS code with Sweden as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Sweden
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Sweden: 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 our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
Transit time 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 shipping from Sweden to the USA
In Sweden, 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. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:
- 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. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Sweden to the USA: FAQs
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Sweden totaled $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 origin countries
See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's 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, data pulled 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
Include the pickup city or load port in Sweden, the U.S. destination and the commodity, plus either the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count. Add the cargo-ready date and say whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.