# Sudan Import Opportunities

Explore Sudan's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $5.4B
- Import CAGR: -14.5%
- Trade openness: 7.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $253.8M | +20.6% | 10 | 7368 |
| 2 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $656.5M | +8.2% | 11 | 3032 |
| 3 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $108.6M | +18.2% | 12 | 9693 |
| 4 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $70.4M | +62.6% | 2 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 610349 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $64.9M | +65.3% | 6 | 9860 |
| 6 | HS 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $99.7M | +9.2% | 12 | 5429 |
| 7 | HS 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $74.6M | +33.7% | 12 | 4776 |
| 8 | HS 100111 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed | $76.1M | +74.2% | 6 | 3950 |
| 9 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $106.4M | -1.0% | 7 | 6544 |
| 10 | HS 640590 | Footwear: n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $67.4M | +4.9% | 11 | 9969 |
| 11 | HS 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $36.5M | +31.1% | 3 | 9950 |
| 12 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $41.3M | +22.9% | 9 | 7823 |
| 13 | HS 190211 | Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $32.3M | +41.1% | 4 | 9683 |
| 14 | HS 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $64.2M | -0.3% | 6 | 9382 |
| 15 | HS 611130 | Garments and clothing accessories: babies', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $29.3M | +80.7% | 4 | 9558 |
| 16 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $72.0M | +11.7% | 12 | 3596 |
| 17 | HS 610120 | Coats: men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding those of heading no. 6103) | $27.7M | +57.5% | 2 | 9904 |
| 18 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $85.9M | +9.5% | 10 | 3457 |
| 19 | HS 520839 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.3 weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $27.1M | +71.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 20 | HS 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $68.3M | -0.4% | 6 | 6066 |
| 21 | HS 640411 | Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $25.0M | +32.3% | 6 | 9732 |
| 22 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $72.4M | -11.9% | 22 | 8834 |
| 23 | HS 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $23.9M | +29.0% | 7 | 9581 |
| 24 | HS 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $37.7M | +11.1% | 8 | 7813 |
| 25 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $42.8M | +6.0% | 6 | 6841 |
| 26 | HS 551614 | Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $27.2M | +14.6% | 2 | 9529 |
| 27 | HS 610590 | Shirts: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted | $20.0M | +35.6% | 4 | 9919 |
| 28 | HS 610449 | Dresses: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton, synthetic or artificial fibres), knitted or crocheted | $21.9M | +20.8% | 2 | 9949 |
| 29 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $142.3M | +0.3% | 33 | 1720 |
| 30 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $27.2M | +21.9% | 13 | 5271 |
| 31 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $35.9M | +9.2% | 8 | 5002 |
| 32 | HS 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $19.7M | +16.1% | 8 | 8854 |
| 33 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $29.9M | +0.5% | 6 | 9139 |
| 34 | HS 210210 | Yeasts: active | $50.0M | +3.4% | 9 | 4006 |
| 35 | HS 610342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $19.0M | +19.2% | 4 | 7682 |
| 36 | HS 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $41.3M | +7.0% | 5 | 4735 |
| 37 | HS 610443 | Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $16.3M | +20.2% | 4 | 8594 |
| 38 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $14.0M | +41.2% | 25 | 8939 |
| 39 | HS 851660 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $16.2M | +17.9% | 11 | 8981 |
| 40 | HS 540252 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of polyesters (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre, not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity | $12.6M | +60.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 41 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $29.7M | -0.8% | 11 | 6903 |
| 42 | HS 640520 | Footwear: with uppers of textile materials, n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $12.0M | +96.2% | 4 | 9962 |
| 43 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $38.6M | -2.7% | 10 | 4669 |
| 44 | HS 640351 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle | $11.3M | +53.0% | 5 | 9966 |
| 45 | HS 091011 | Spices: ginger, neither crushed nor ground | $19.9M | +6.5% | 6 | 7376 |
| 46 | HS 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $30.5M | +10.2% | 15 | 3751 |
| 47 | HS 610729 | Nightshirts and pyjamas: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted | $12.1M | +88.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 48 | HS 100790 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $25.7M | -1.2% | 3 | 6840 |
| 49 | HS 852610 | Radar apparatus | $10.2M | +49.0% | 4 | 9524 |
| 50 | HS 151329 | Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $10.3M | +22.4% | 1 | 10000 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.