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In 2025 the United States exported $37.6 million of goods to Sudan and imported $11.5 million from there. Sudan ranked 180th among US export markets and 173rd among sources of US imports.

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4 ports in Sudan recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$37.6MDown 32.6% on 2024 ($55.7 million)
US imports, 2025
$11.5MDown 12.5% on 2024 ($13.1 million)
Goods balance
$26.1MUS surplus
Export market rank
180thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
173rdAmong 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 Sudan

Cereals (chapter 10) led US exports to Sudan at $14.6 million, 39% of the total. The top three chapters made up 84%.

  1. 10Cereals$14.6 million39.0%
  2. 15Fats and oils$10.3 million27.3%
  3. 07Vegetables$6.7 million17.7%
  4. 38Miscellaneous chemical products$1.9 million5.2%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$1.5 million4.1%

US imports from Sudan

Gums, resins and plant extracts (chapter 13) led US imports from Sudan at $11.4 million, 100% of the total. The top three chapters made up 100%.

  1. 13Gums, resins and plant extracts$11.4 million99.5%
  2. 97Works of art and antiques$39 thousand0.3%
  3. 99Special import reporting provisions$9 thousand0.1%
  4. 12Oil seeds, grains and fodder$4 thousand0.0%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$6.8M18.2% of the US total with Sudan
Leading export goods
VegetablesHS chapter 07, $2.6 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$1.1M9.2% of the US total with Sudan
Leading import goods
Gums, resins and plant extractsHS chapter 13, $1.1 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Sudan

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

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Sudan: Al Khair Oil Terminal, Beshayer Oil Terminal and Sawakin Harbor.

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.