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Shipping between the US and Equatorial Guinea

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In 2025 the United States exported $84.1 million of goods to Equatorial Guinea and imported $95.6 million from there. Equatorial Guinea ranked 155th among US export markets and 130th among sources of US imports.

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7 ports in Equatorial Guinea recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$84.1MDown 12.3% on 2024 ($95.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$95.6MDown 25.1% on 2024 ($127.6 million)
Goods balance
$11.4MUS deficit
Export market rank
155thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
130thAmong 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 Equatorial Guinea

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to Equatorial Guinea at $31.4 million, 37% of the total. The top three chapters made up 56%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$31.4 million37.4%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$8.2 million9.7%
  3. 73Articles of iron or steel$7.7 million9.1%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$5.7 million6.7%
  5. 02Meat$5.6 million6.6%

US imports from Equatorial Guinea

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US imports from Equatorial Guinea at $93.3 million, 98% of the total. The top three chapters made up 100%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$93.3 million97.6%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$2.0 million2.1%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$197 thousand0.2%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$42 thousand0.0%
  5. 99Special import reporting provisions$20 thousand0.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea.

Exports through the port, 2025
$2.5M2.9% of the US total with Equatorial Guinea
Leading export goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $845 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Equatorial Guinea

2 ports in Equatorial Guinea have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Luba records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 9.5 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Equatorial Guinea: Bata, Ceiba Terminal, Cogo, Punta Europa Terminal and Serpentina Terminal.

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.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.