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Shipping between the US and Mauritania

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In 2025 the United States exported $167.1 million of goods to Mauritania and imported $6.5 million from there. Mauritania ranked 132nd among US export markets and 182nd among sources of US imports.

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2 ports in Mauritania recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$167.1MUp 17.4% on 2024 ($142.4 million)
US imports, 2025
$6.5MUp 128.3% on 2024 ($2.9 million)
Goods balance
$160.6MUS surplus
Export market rank
132ndAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
182ndAmong 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 Mauritania

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to Mauritania at $37.7 million, 23% of the total. The top three chapters made up 61%.

  1. 02Meat$37.7 million22.6%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$34.9 million20.9%
  3. 87Vehicles and parts$28.6 million17.1%
  4. 10Cereals$27.6 million16.5%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$10.8 million6.5%

US imports from Mauritania

Special classification provisions (chapter 98) led US imports from Mauritania at $5.8 million, 90% of the total. The top three chapters made up 94%.

  1. 98Special classification provisions$5.8 million89.7%
  2. 31Fertilizers$181 thousand2.8%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$134 thousand2.1%
  4. 16Prepared meat and seafood$122 thousand1.9%
  5. 03Fish and seafood$101 thousand1.5%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$6.4M3.8% of the US total with Mauritania
Leading export goods
MeatHS chapter 02, $5.2 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Mauritania

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

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Mauritania: Nouakchott.

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.