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Shipping between the US and Burundi

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In 2025 the United States exported $4.4 million of goods to Burundi and imported $8.1 million from there. Burundi ranked 209th among US export markets and 178th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$4.4MDown 30.4% on 2024 ($6.3 million)
US imports, 2025
$8.1MUp 117.5% on 2024 ($3.7 million)
Goods balance
$3.7MUS deficit
Export market rank
209thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
178thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Burundi

Cereals (chapter 10) led US exports to Burundi at $1.5 million, 35% of the total. The top three chapters made up 64%.

  1. 10Cereals$1.5 million34.9%
  2. 19Cereal, flour and bakery products$673 thousand15.3%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$623 thousand14.1%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$355 thousand8.0%
  5. 39Plastics$311 thousand7.1%

US imports from Burundi

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from Burundi at $8.0 million, 98% of the total. The top three chapters made up 99%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$8.0 million98.4%
  2. 61Knitted apparel$74 thousand0.9%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$16 thousand0.2%
  4. 49Printed matter$12 thousand0.1%
  5. 99Special import reporting provisions$8 thousand0.1%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Burundi, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Burundi.

Exports through the port, 2025
$34K0.8% of the US total with Burundi
Leading export goods
Fats and oilsHS chapter 15, $34 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$889K10.9% of the US total with Burundi
Leading import goods
Coffee, tea and spicesHS chapter 09, $889 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to Burundi

Burundi is landlocked. Ocean cargo for Burundi discharges at a seaport in a neighboring country and moves on by road or rail.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.