Shipped Where
Imported from Sierra Leone, 2025
$50.3 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#140 of 218
Arrived by ship
91%

Sierra Leone is the 140th largest source of US imports: $50.3 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is titanium ores and concentrates.

What the US buys from Sierra Leone

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

  1. 01Titanium ores and concentrates$39.7M · 79.0%
  2. 02Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants$2.3M · 4.5%
  3. 03Fruit juice$543K · 1.1%
  4. 04Seats and chairs$425K · 0.8%
  5. 05Fish, dried, salted or in brine$382K · 0.8%
  6. 06Filters and centrifuges$381K · 0.8%
  7. 07Palm oil$366K · 0.7%
  8. 08Computers and computer units$282K · 0.6%
All 23 products from Sierra Leone
  1. 09Diamonds$271K · 0.5%
  2. 10Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood and other wood sawn lengthwise$260K · 0.5%
  3. 11Valves and taps$216K · 0.4%
  4. 12Screws, nuts & bolts$187K · 0.4%
  5. 13Coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions$168K · 0.3%
  6. 14Brooms, brushes, hand-operated floor sweepers, not motorized$148K · 0.3%
  7. 15Medical instruments$146K · 0.3%
  8. 16Glass containers used for the conveyance or packing of goods$144K · 0.3%
  9. 17Oscilloscopes$143K · 0.3%
  10. 18Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists$133K · 0.3%
  11. 19Hydrometers, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers$132K · 0.3%
  12. 20Car parts$126K · 0.3%
  13. 21Specialized machinery, not elsewhere specified$118K · 0.2%
  14. 22Transmission shafts and gears$115K · 0.2%
  15. 23Measuring and checking instruments$96K · 0.2%

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

US imports from Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone, 2025. Letters match the list.

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91% of goods from Sierra Leone arrived by ship. Lake Charles, LA handled 55% on its own, more than the next five ports combined.

  1. ALake Charles, LA $27.5M · 54.6%
  2. BMobile, AL $12.2M · 24.1%
  3. CSavannah, GA $2.3M · 4.5%
  4. DNewark, NJ $1.9M · 3.8%
  5. ENorfolk, VA $718K · 1.4%
  6. FJFK Airport, NY $623K · 1.2%

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