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In 2025 the United States exported $42.6 million of goods to Yemen and imported $7.5 million from there. Yemen ranked 174th among US export markets and 180th among sources of US imports.

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10 ports in Yemen recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$42.6MDown 67.7% on 2024 ($131.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$7.5MDown 15.6% on 2024 ($8.9 million)
Goods balance
$35.1MUS surplus
Export market rank
174thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
180thAmong 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 Yemen

Cereals (chapter 10) led US exports to Yemen at $14.8 million, 35% of the total. The top three chapters made up 70%.

  1. 10Cereals$14.8 million34.8%
  2. 87Vehicles and parts$8.5 million19.9%
  3. 47Wood pulp and recovered paper$6.6 million15.5%
  4. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$3.6 million8.6%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$2.1 million5.0%

US imports from Yemen

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from Yemen at $4.4 million, 59% of the total. The top three chapters made up 76%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$4.4 million58.6%
  2. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$740 thousand9.8%
  3. 20Prepared vegetables and fruit$532 thousand7.1%
  4. 19Cereal, flour and bakery products$387 thousand5.1%
  5. 22Beverages and spirits$302 thousand4.0%

Trade terms

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

Exports through the port, 2025
$2.1M4.9% of the US total with Yemen
Leading export goods
Special classification provisionsHS chapter 98, $1.3 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$36K0.5% of the US total with Yemen
Leading import goods
Furniture, bedding and lightingHS chapter 94, $13 thousand

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Yemen

3 ports in Yemen have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Aden records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 16 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Yemen: Al Mukha, Ash Shihr Oil Terminal, Balhaf, Nishtun, Ras Isa Marine Terminal, Rudum Terminal and Salif.

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.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.