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Shipping between the US and Cameroon

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In 2025 the United States exported $169.3 million of goods to Cameroon and imported $287.3 million from there. Cameroon ranked 131st among US export markets and 106th among sources of US imports.

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7 ports in Cameroon recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$169.3MDown 9.8% on 2024 ($187.7 million)
US imports, 2025
$287.3MUp 16.3% on 2024 ($247.0 million)
Goods balance
$118.1MUS deficit
Export market rank
131stAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
106thAmong 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 Cameroon

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to Cameroon at $24.3 million, 14% of the total. The top three chapters made up 40%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$24.3 million14.3%
  2. 39Plastics$24.2 million14.3%
  3. 87Vehicles and parts$19.4 million11.5%
  4. 24Tobacco and nicotine products$15.4 million9.1%
  5. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$12.4 million7.3%

US imports from Cameroon

Cocoa and cocoa products (chapter 18) led US imports from Cameroon at $168.1 million, 59% of the total. The top three chapters made up 96%.

  1. 18Cocoa and cocoa products$168.1 million58.5%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$69.4 million24.1%
  3. 44Wood and wood products$37.2 million13.0%
  4. 40Rubber$4.3 million1.5%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$2.7 million0.9%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$21.6M12.8% of the US total with Cameroon
Leading export goods
Tobacco and nicotine productsHS chapter 24, $15.4 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$29.2M10.2% of the US total with Cameroon
Leading import goods
Cocoa and cocoa productsHS chapter 18, $23.6 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Cameroon

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

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Cameroon: Ebome Marine Terminal, Kole Oil Terminal, Kome Kribi 1 Marine Terminal, Kribi Deep Sea Port, Limboh Terminal and Moudi Marine 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.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.