Largest market shown
Cereal flour: of maize (corn)
$46.5M of latest reported imports and $90.6M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
South Sudan import opportunities
where to source next
Explore South Sudan's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$1.5B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+2.4%Three-year reported change
GDP$12.0BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$1.1KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
South Sudan import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$1.5B in imports
South Sudan recorded $1.5B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +2.4%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
South Sudan imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $1.5B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 110220Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $46.5MLatest imports | +55.8% | 4 | 9947 | UGAGrowing | $90.8M |
| 2 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $45.0MLatest imports | +16.7% | 4 | 9676 | UGADeclining | $71.7M |
| 3 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $47.2MLatest imports | +32.8% | 13 | 5806 | AREStable | $92.2M |
| 4 | HS 840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $35.0MLatest imports | +92.4% | 13 | 8454 | AREDeclining | $68.4M |
| 5 | HS 721420Iron 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 | $31.8MLatest imports | +30.6% | 5 | 9608 | UGADeclining | $62.2M |
| 6 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $57.9MLatest imports | +15.6% | 3 | 5610 | UGADeclining | $89.5M |
| 7 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $40.6MLatest imports | +46.6% | 5 | 4937 | UGAGrowing | $79.2M |
| 8 | HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $48.6MLatest imports | +49.8% | 19 | 3779 | KENDeclining | $95.0M |
| 9 | HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $24.4MLatest imports | +38.2% | 6 | 8569 | UGAAccelerating | $47.6M |
| 10 | HS 730690Iron or steel: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles n.e.s. in heading no. 7306 | $17.1MLatest imports | +46.4% | 4 | 9850 | UGADeclining | $33.4M |
| 11 | HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $37.4MLatest imports | +10.6% | 6 | 5032 | AREDeclining | $50.5M |
| 12 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $18.2MLatest imports | +34.5% | 11 | 6736 | AREDeclining | $35.5M |
| 13 | HS 340119Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $15.7MLatest imports | +25.6% | 7 | 7467 | UGADeclining | $30.6M |
| 14 | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $24.7MLatest imports | +12.8% | 4 | 5722 | UGASlowing | $35.5M |
| 15 | HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $21.1MLatest imports | +13.6% | 10 | 6051 | KENStable | $30.9M |
| 16 | HS 200990Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $14.2MLatest imports | +27.4% | 7 | 6508 | AREDeclining | $27.7M |
| 17 | HS 190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $14.8MLatest imports | +106.1% | 8 | 5903 | RWAStable | $29.0M |
| 18 | HS 841950Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $11.6MLatest imports | +107.1% | 5 | 9228 | AREGrowing | $22.6M |
| 19 | HS 690722Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $11.3MLatest imports | +57.6% | 5 | 9488 | UGAGrowing | $22.1M |
| 20 | HS 071331Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $11.7MLatest imports | +53.6% | 3 | 8739 | UGADeclining | $22.9M |
| 21 | HS 490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $10.1MLatest imports | +77.8% | 2 | 9954 | MLTStable | $19.7M |
| 22 | HS 100790Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $23.5MLatest imports | +24.0% | 4 | 3746 | UGADeclining | $44.8M |
| 23 | HS 151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $12.2MLatest imports | +16.5% | 4 | 7429 | KENGrowing | $19.3M |
| 24 | HS 392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $8.6MLatest imports | +22.4% | 9 | 9024 | UGADeclining | $15.8M |
| 25 | HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $8.7MLatest imports | +35.3% | 6 | 7644 | INDAccelerating | $17.0M |
| 26 | HS 730429Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $7.2MLatest imports | +69.9% | 2 | 9963 | CHNDeclining | $14.1M |
| 27 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $7.4MLatest imports | +78.0% | 3 | 9411 | USADeclining | $14.5M |
| 28 | HS 870421Vehicles: 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 | $11.8MLatest imports | +14.9% | 10 | 6277 | JPNSlowing | $17.9M |
| 29 | HS 841490Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $7.6MLatest imports | +50.4% | 11 | 8205 | AREDeclining | $14.8M |
| 30 | HS 320990Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $8.3MLatest imports | +38.8% | 5 | 6536 | UGADeclining | $16.3M |
| 31 | HS 871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $9.5MLatest imports | +31.8% | 6 | 5258 | UGASlowing | $18.6M |
| 32 | HS 870333Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $14.2MLatest imports | +12.2% | 6 | 4259 | UGAGrowing | $20.1M |
| 33 | HS 851761Base stations | $6.0MLatest imports | +35.2% | 4 | 9938 | CHNDeclining | $11.7M |
| 34 | HS 100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $6.0MLatest imports | +26.3% | 2 | 10000 | UGADeclining | $11.7M |
| 35 | HS 841350Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.s. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $5.9MLatest imports | +135.6% | 8 | 9861 | AREDeclining | $11.6M |
| 36 | HS 902610Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids | $5.8MLatest imports | +57.8% | 13 | 9707 | AREDeclining | $11.3M |
| 37 | HS 901590Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015 | $5.9MLatest imports | +98.3% | 3 | 9350 | AREAccelerating | $11.4M |
| 38 | HS 340120Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $5.8MLatest imports | +25.6% | 6 | 9286 | UGADeclining | $11.4M |
| 39 | HS 961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $7.0MLatest imports | +53.0% | 7 | 6308 | KENAccelerating | $13.7M |
| 40 | HS 841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $10.9MLatest imports | +40.7% | 14 | 4053 | AREDeclining | $21.4M |
| 41 | HS 853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $6.7MLatest imports | +33.4% | 18 | 6488 | AREDeclining | $13.2M |
| 42 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $5.5MLatest imports | +28.5% | 9 | 8516 | CHNDeclining | $10.8M |
| 43 | HS 240311Tobacco: smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $10.8MLatest imports | +215.4% | 5 | 6060 | UGAGrowing | $21.0M |
| 44 | HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $5.6MLatest imports | +32.3% | 4 | 7450 | USADeclining | $10.9M |
| 45 | HS 842539Winches: capstans: not powered by an electric motor | $4.7MLatest imports | +46.6% | 3 | 9960 | ARESlowing | $9.2M |
| 46 | HS 853720Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $6.7MLatest imports | +90.9% | 6 | 5181 | CHNDeclining | $13.2M |
| 47 | HS 843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $8.6MLatest imports | +36.1% | 4 | 4921 | AREDeclining | $16.7M |
| 48 | HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.6MLatest imports | +35.0% | 6 | 9363 | UGADeclining | $9.0M |
| 49 | HS 845011Washing machines: household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg) | $4.4MLatest imports | +66.4% | 5 | 9867 | KENSlowing | $8.5M |
| 50 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.8MLatest imports | +24.5% | 12 | 7752 | AREDeclining | $9.2M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachineryHS2 84 | 8 | $88.6M | $146.5M | +71.9% |
| Milling productsHS2 11 | 2 | $87.1M | $143.2M | +51.2% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 3 | $42.5M | $76.1M | +50.3% |
| BeveragesHS2 22 | 3 | $50.1M | $75.9M | +28.9% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 1 | $45.0M | $70.5M | +16.7% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 1 | $47.2M | $65.6M | +32.8% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 1 | $31.8M | $60.9M | +30.6% |
| Salt, sulphur, earths and stoneHS2 25 | 1 | $57.9M | $60.4M | +15.6% |
| Miscellaneous edible preparationsHS2 21 | 1 | $48.6M | $51.3M | +49.8% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 5 | $29.8M | $49.3M | +42.5% |
| Preparations of cerealsHS2 19 | 3 | $29.1M | $45.9M | +57.9% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 3 | $36.9M | $44.2M | +42.8% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $6.0M | 2 | 10000 | UGA | 100.0% |
| HS 730429Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $7.2M | 2 | 9963 | CHN | 99.6% |
| HS 842539Winches: capstans: not powered by an electric motor | $4.7M | 3 | 9960 | ARE | 99.7% |
| HS 490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $10.1M | 2 | 9954 | MLT | 99.8% |
| HS 110220Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $46.5M | 4 | 9947 | UGA | 99.7% |
| HS 851761Base stations | $6.0M | 4 | 9938 | CHN | 99.7% |
| HS 845011Washing machines: household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg) | $4.4M | 5 | 9867 | KEN | 99.3% |
| HS 841350Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.s. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $5.9M | 8 | 9861 | ARE | 99.3% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
UGA
Uganda
20 screened products
$616.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARE
United Arab Emirates
15 screened products
$324.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsKEN
Kenya
5 screened products
$109.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
4 screened products
$44.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
2 screened products
$23.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsRWA
Rwanda
1 screened products
$21.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsMLT
Malta
1 screened products
$19.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsIND
India
1 screened products
$14.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the South Sudan import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in South Sudan's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for South Sudan.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.