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Shipping between the US and Cabo Verde

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In 2025 the United States exported $38.4 million of goods to Cabo Verde and imported $6.0 million from there. Cabo Verde ranked 179th among US export markets and 187th among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in Cabo Verde recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$38.4MUp 213.3% on 2024 ($12.2 million)
US imports, 2025
$6.0MUp 47.1% on 2024 ($4.1 million)
Goods balance
$32.4MUS surplus
Export market rank
179thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
187thAmong 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 Cabo Verde

Aircraft and spacecraft (chapter 88) led US exports to Cabo Verde at $19.5 million, 51% of the total. The top three chapters made up 74%.

  1. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$19.5 million50.8%
  2. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$4.9 million12.8%
  3. 10Cereals$3.9 million10.2%
  4. 98Special classification provisions$3.6 million9.5%
  5. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$1.8 million4.7%

US imports from Cabo Verde

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Cabo Verde at $2.6 million, 43% of the total. The top three chapters made up 80%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$2.6 million43.1%
  2. 16Prepared meat and seafood$1.4 million24.0%
  3. 22Beverages and spirits$743 thousand12.4%
  4. 19Cereal, flour and bakery products$338 thousand5.7%
  5. 61Knitted apparel$220 thousand3.7%

Trade terms

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

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Cabo Verde requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

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 Cabo Verde.

Exports through the port, 2025
$18K0.0% of the US total with Cabo Verde
Leading export goods
PlasticsHS chapter 39, $18 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Cabo Verde

1 port in Cabo Verde has a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Cabo Verde: Porto da Praia.

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.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.