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Shipping between the US and South Sudan

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In 2025 the United States exported $55.8 million of goods to South Sudan and imported $2.2 million from there. South Sudan ranked 169th among US export markets and 196th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$55.8MDown 0.5% on 2024 ($56.1 million)
US imports, 2025
$2.2MUp 175.1% on 2024 ($805 thousand)
Goods balance
$53.6MUS surplus
Export market rank
169thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
196thAmong 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 South Sudan

Miscellaneous food preparations (chapter 21) led US exports to South Sudan at $16.1 million, 29% of the total. The top three chapters made up 60%.

  1. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$16.1 million28.9%
  2. 10Cereals$8.7 million15.7%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$8.7 million15.6%
  4. 07Vegetables$6.9 million12.3%
  5. 15Fats and oils$5.8 million10.3%

US imports from South Sudan

Gums, resins and plant extracts (chapter 13) led US imports from South Sudan at $2.2 million, 100% of the total. The top three chapters made up 100%.

  1. 13Gums, resins and plant extracts$2.2 million99.6%
  2. 99Special import reporting provisions$5 thousand0.2%
  3. 24Tobacco and nicotine products$4 thousand0.2%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$1.4M2.5% of the US total with South Sudan
Leading export goods
VegetablesHS chapter 07, $1.0 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to South Sudan

South Sudan is landlocked. Ocean cargo for South Sudan 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.