# Malta exports to the United States: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Malta to the United States, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MLT-USA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $133.5M in goods exports to the United States. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $133.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 55.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $15.8B | 89% | Watch |
| 2 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.5B | 55.4% | Watch |
| 3 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $13.2B | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 853650 | Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.0B | 66.1% | Watch |
| 5 | 841582 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit | $2.9B | 34.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 401693 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber | $2.2B | 72.7% | Watch |
| 7 | 392111 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of styrene, cellular | $135.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $1.5B | 0.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 853641 | Electrical apparatus: relays, (for a voltage not exceeding 60 volts) | $396.7M | 47.3% | Stable |
| 10 | 294190 | Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $504.6M | 66.9% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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