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Shipping between the US and the Central African Republic

Africa

In 2025 the United States exported $14.2 million of goods to the Central African Republic and imported $1.1 million from there. The Central African Republic ranked 196th among US export markets and 202nd among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$14.2MDown 41.0% on 2024 ($24.0 million)
US imports, 2025
$1.1MDown 24.2% on 2024 ($1.4 million)
Goods balance
$13.1MUS surplus
Export market rank
196thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
202ndAmong 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 the Central African Republic

Organic chemicals (chapter 29) led US exports to the Central African Republic at $4.9 million, 34% of the total. The top three chapters made up 63%.

  1. 29Organic chemicals$4.9 million34.3%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$3.0 million21.0%
  3. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$1.1 million8.1%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$1.1 million7.9%
  5. 30Pharmaceutical products$701 thousand4.9%

US imports from the Central African Republic

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from the Central African Republic at $578 thousand, 54% of the total. The top three chapters made up 91%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$578 thousand53.6%
  2. 44Wood and wood products$278 thousand25.7%
  3. 08Fruit and nuts$121 thousand11.3%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$52 thousand4.9%
  5. 99Special import reporting provisions$22 thousand2.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with the Central African Republic, 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 the Central African Republic.

Exports through the port, 2025
$85K0.6% of the US total with the Central African Republic
Leading export goods
Wood pulp and recovered paperHS chapter 47, $85 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$25K2.4% of the US total with the Central African Republic
Leading import goods
Wood and wood productsHS chapter 44, $25 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic is landlocked. Ocean cargo for the Central African Republic 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.