Countries

Somalia: trade by HS code

  • US$509mExports 2024
  • US$3.2bnImports 2024
  • 498HS6 · Exports

Somalia exported goods worth US$509m and imported US$3.2bn in 2024, in 498 and 3,020 different six-digit products.

Its largest customer was Saudi Arabia and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 0104.10Live sheep and goats: sheepUS$288.8m
  2. 0106.13Camels and other camelids (Camelidae)US$80.5m
  3. 1207.40Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: sesamum seedsUS$26.7m
  4. 8471.70Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof: storage unitsUS$15.4m
  5. 7204.49Other waste and scrap: otherUS$12.5m
  6. 0102.29Live bovine animals, cattle, otherUS$10.5m
  7. 1301.90Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for: otherUS$10.1m
  8. 0805.50Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia)US$7.7m
  9. 0102.90Live bovine animals, otherUS$6.8m
  10. 0104.20Live sheep and goats: goatsUS$5.4m
  11. 4819.10Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardUS$5.4m
  12. 7404.00Copper waste and scrapUS$4.5m
  13. 0303.89Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings: otherUS$4.2m
  14. 8710.00Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehiclesUS$3.5m
  15. 8549.11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulatorsUS$2.8m
  16. 2714.90Bitumen and asphalt, natural: otherUS$2.8m
  17. 1504.10Fish-liver oils and their fractionsUS$2.1m
  18. 7602.00Aluminium waste and scrapUS$2.1m
  19. 0102.21Live bovine animals, cattle, pure-bred breeding animalsUS$1.9m
  20. 4103.90Other raw hides and skins: otherUS$1.3m

Top imports

  1. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$333.7m
  2. 1006.30Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedUS$292.4m
  3. 1902.19Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: otherUS$123.3m
  4. 1101.00Wheat or meslin flourUS$119.3m
  5. 5516.14Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: printedUS$109.1m
  6. 1511.90Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: otherUS$98.3m
  7. 1701.14Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring: other cane sugarUS$83.3m
  8. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$83.2m
  9. 2402.20Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or: cigarettes containing tobaccoUS$51.8m
  10. 4407.12Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)US$43.2m
  11. 6402.99Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or: other footwear, otherUS$41.2m
  12. 4011.20Of a kind used on buses or lorriesUS$32.7m
  13. 8703.21Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000 cm3US$32.4m
  14. 7210.70Painted, varnished or coated with plasticsUS$30.7m
  15. 2106.90Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: otherUS$27.1m
  16. 0402.21Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$26.3m
  17. 9619.00Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialUS$25.9m
  18. 5407.52Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of: dyedUS$24.9m
  19. 5516.12Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: dyedUS$21.3m
  20. 7214.20Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollingUS$20.2m

Main buyers from Somalia

  1. Saudi Arabia US$350.9m
  2. India US$34.3m
  3. Qatar US$22m
  4. Türkiye US$20m
  5. Bahrain US$15.5m
  6. Kuwait US$8.7m
  7. France US$7.1m
  8. Japan US$5.3m
  9. Egypt US$4m
  10. Kenya US$3.5m

Main suppliers of Somalia

  1. China US$783.1m
  2. India US$717.4m
  3. Türkiye US$299m
  4. Brazil US$153.7m
  5. Egypt US$109.3m
  6. Kenya US$95.6m
  7. Malaysia US$90m
  8. Indonesia US$88.9m
  9. Pakistan US$77.5m
  10. Slovenia US$30.9m

Questions and answers

What does Somalia export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was live sheep and goats: sheep (HS 0104.10), worth US$288.8m.