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Shipping between the US and the Gambia

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In 2025 the United States exported $69.4 million of goods to the Gambia and imported $688 thousand from there. The Gambia ranked 161st among US export markets and 208th among sources of US imports.

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1 port in the Gambia recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$69.4MDown 13.3% on 2024 ($80.1 million)
US imports, 2025
$688KDown 65.1% on 2024 ($2.0 million)
Goods balance
$68.7MUS surplus
Export market rank
161stAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
208thAmong 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 the Gambia

Meat (chapter 02) led US exports to the Gambia at $38.6 million, 56% of the total. The top three chapters made up 87%.

  1. 02Meat$38.6 million55.6%
  2. 87Vehicles and parts$15.2 million21.8%
  3. 39Plastics$6.8 million9.8%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$1.8 million2.7%
  5. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$1.6 million2.4%

US imports from the Gambia

Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics (chapter 33) led US imports from the Gambia at $187 thousand, 27% of the total. The top three chapters made up 60%.

  1. 33Essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics$187 thousand27.2%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$124 thousand18.0%
  3. 03Fish and seafood$103 thousand14.9%
  4. 99Special import reporting provisions$59 thousand8.5%
  5. 15Fats and oils$58 thousand8.4%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$8.2M11.8% of the US total with the Gambia
Leading export goods
MeatHS chapter 02, $6.9 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the Gambia

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

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.