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Country guide

Shipping between the US and Niger

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In 2025 the United States exported $20.6 million of goods to Niger and imported $3.1 million from there. Niger ranked 190th among US export markets and 195th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$20.6MDown 51.0% on 2024 ($42.0 million)
US imports, 2025
$3.1MDown 61.9% on 2024 ($8.0 million)
Goods balance
$17.6MUS surplus
Export market rank
190thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
195thAmong 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 Niger

Vehicles and parts (chapter 87) led US exports to Niger at $9.4 million, 46% of the total. The top three chapters made up 74%.

  1. 87Vehicles and parts$9.4 million45.8%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$4.1 million20.0%
  3. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$1.6 million7.9%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$1.2 million5.7%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$997 thousand4.8%

US imports from Niger

Machinery and mechanical appliances (chapter 84) led US imports from Niger at $603 thousand, 20% of the total. The top three chapters made up 50%.

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$603 thousand19.7%
  2. 12Oil seeds, grains and fodder$511 thousand16.7%
  3. 54Manmade filaments$400 thousand13.1%
  4. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$224 thousand7.3%
  5. 97Works of art and antiques$205 thousand6.7%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$642K3.1% of the US total with Niger
Leading export goods
Special classification provisionsHS chapter 98, $419 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$3K0.1% of the US total with Niger
Leading import goods
Special classification provisionsHS chapter 98, $3 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to Niger

Niger is landlocked. Ocean cargo for Niger 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.