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Shipping between the US and Chad

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In 2025 the United States exported $78.9 million of goods to Chad and imported $16.4 million from there. Chad ranked 157th among US export markets and 166th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$78.9MUp 41.8% on 2024 ($55.7 million)
US imports, 2025
$16.4MDown 79.7% on 2024 ($80.8 million)
Goods balance
$62.5MUS surplus
Export market rank
157thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
166thAmong 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 Chad

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US exports to Chad at $18.0 million, 23% of the total. The top three chapters made up 48%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$18.0 million22.8%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$12.8 million16.2%
  3. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$7.4 million9.4%
  4. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$5.2 million6.5%
  5. 38Miscellaneous chemical products$5.1 million6.5%

US imports from Chad

Gums, resins and plant extracts (chapter 13) led US imports from Chad at $15.3 million, 93% of the total. The top three chapters made up 98%.

  1. 13Gums, resins and plant extracts$15.3 million92.9%
  2. 40Rubber$693 thousand4.2%
  3. 98Special classification provisions$160 thousand1.0%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$96 thousand0.6%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$54 thousand0.3%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$2.7M3.4% of the US total with Chad
Leading export goods
Fats and oilsHS chapter 15, $2.4 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to Chad

Chad is landlocked. Ocean cargo for Chad 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.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.