Shipped Where
Imported from Somalia, 2025
under $1 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among sources
#206 of 218
Arrived by ship
57%

The US imported under $1 million of goods from Somalia in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is lac.

What the US buys from Somalia

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

  1. 01Lac$324K · 46.2%
  2. 02Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, including jojoba oil$210K · 29.9%
  3. 03Essential oils, concretes and absolutes$50K · 7.1%
  4. 04Plastic packaging$24K · 3.4%
  5. 05Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits not elsewhere specified$23K · 3.2%
  6. 06Collections, collectors' pieces archaeol, ethnographic$17K · 2.5%
  7. 07Rechargeable batteries$7K · 1.0%
  8. 08Phones and network equipment$7K · 1.0%
All 10 products from Somalia
  1. 09Coin$6K · 0.8%
  2. 10Agricultural, horticultural, forestry$2K · 0.3%

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

US imports from Somalia 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 Somalia, 2025. Letters match the list.

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57% of goods from Somalia arrived by ship. Newark, NJ handled 42% on its own.

  1. ANewark, NJ $298K · 42.5%
  2. BHighgate Springs-Alburgh, VT $185K · 26.4%
  3. CSeattle, WA $67K · 9.5%
  4. DSeattle-Tacoma Airport, WA $46K · 6.5%
  5. ELos Angeles, CA $23K · 3.2%
  6. FOrlando, FL $17K · 2.5%

Other top sources