Shipped Where
Imported from Mauritania, 2025
$6.5 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#182 of 218
Arrived by air
92%

Mauritania is the 182nd largest source of US imports: $6.5 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is animal or vegetable fertilizers.

What the US buys from Mauritania

Top products by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015 for comparison.

  1. 01Animal or vegetable fertilizers$181K · 2.8%
  2. 02Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates$122K · 1.9%
  3. 03Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs$74K · 1.1%
  4. 04Women's suits, dresses and pants$57K · 0.9%
  5. 05Valves and taps$31K · 0.5%
  6. 06Molluscs$27K · 0.4%
  7. 07Car parts$22K · 0.3%
  8. 08Liquid pumps$18K · 0.3%
All 12 products from Mauritania
  1. 09Electric motors and generators$4K · <0.1%
  2. 10Bags, luggage and cases$2K · <0.1%
  3. 11Men's suits, jackets and pants$1K · <0.1%
  4. 12Leather footwear$807 · <0.1%

Excludes US goods returned after export and other special trade codes.

US imports from Mauritania by year

Total value of goods, in nominal dollars. Labels mark the first year, the peak and the latest year.

Where it lands

US ports of entry for goods from Mauritania, 2025. Letters match the list.

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92% of goods from Mauritania arrived by air. Chicago, IL handled 89% on its own, more than the next five ports combined.

  1. AChicago, IL $5.8M · 89.3%
  2. BOakland, CA $181K · 2.8%
  3. CLos Angeles, CA $73K · 1.1%
  4. DNewark, NJ $73K · 1.1%
  5. ENew Orleans, LA $65K · 1.0%
  6. FSan Francisco Airport (SFO), CA $56K · 0.9%

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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