AGOA Status
Eswatini is eligible for AGOA this year.
Trade Agreements
The U.S. and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), which includes Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), signed a Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA) in 2008. The TIDCA establishes a forum for consultative discussions, cooperative work, and possible agreements on a wide range of trade issues, with a special focus on customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, and trade and investment promotion.
Eswatini is also a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the U.S. in 2001.
Eswatini Trade Summary
U.S. goods trade with Eswatini totaled an estimated $69.6 million in 2025. U.S. goods exports to Eswatini in 2025 were $44.3 million, down 3.9 percent ($1.8 million) from 2024. U.S. goods imports from Eswatini totaled $25.3 million in 2025, up 12.0 percent ($2.7 million) from 2024. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Eswatini was $19 million in 2025, a 19.2 percent decrease ($4.5 million) over 2024.
