# Sudan Export Playbook for Africa

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Africa. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Sudan (SDN)
- Region: Africa
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 14
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $20.5B
- Reported FTA markets: 4
- Average reported distance: 2,534 km
- Average business entry indicator: 21 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Egypt | EGY | $8.4B | 24 | Reported | 1,619 km | 13 | Product not reported |
| South Africa | ZAF | $4.1B | 18 | Not reported | 5,706 km | 40 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Ethiopia | ETH | $4.0B | 9 | Not reported | 996 km | 32 | Product not reported |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | $782.3M | 3 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Product not reported |
| Uganda | UGA | $740.4M | 6 | Not reported | 1,694 km | 24 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Kenya | KEN | $637.8M | 5 | Reported | 1,932 km | 23 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | TZA | $536.4M | 5 | Not reported | 2,602 km | 30 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Morocco | MAR | $478.6M | 2 | Reported | 4,441 km | 9 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Nigeria | NGA | $182.6M | 2 | Not reported | 3,328 km | 7 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Chad | TCD | $171.2M | 2 | Not reported | 1,933 km | 58 | Product not reported |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE | $132.2M | 2 | Reported | 3,719 km | 27 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material |
| Algeria | DZA | $77.3M | 1 | Not reported | 3,755 km | 18 | Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, |
| South Sudan | SSD | $62.8M | 1 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) |
| Ghana | GHA | $59.7M | 1 | Not reported | 3,749 km | 13 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.0B | +18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.6B | +16.6% | +0.1% |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.5B | +13.5% | +0.2% |
| 4 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.5B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.4B | +15.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.3B | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $640.8M | +14.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 151211 - Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $506.6M | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $486.8M | +14.7% | +0.0% |
| 10 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $476.4M | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $451.4M | +4.2% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 870322 - Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $444.2M | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $434.5M | +47.8% | +0.4% |
| 14 | Morocco (MAR) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $427.8M | +13.2% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 390110 - Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $345.2M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Kenya (KEN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $343.5M | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Uganda (UGA) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $291.0M | +87.7% | +9.7% |
| 18 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 071350 - Vegetables, leguminous: broad beans (vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (vicia faba var. equina and vicia faba var. minor), dried, shelled, whether or not skinned or split | $245.8M | +7.5% | +0.0% |
| 19 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $236.0M | +4.5% | +0.0% |
| 20 | United Rep. of Tanzania (TZA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $230.2M | +18.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 5 | $8.4B | $5.6B | +15.1% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 14 | $5.4B | $4.4B | +10.9% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 3 | $1.9B | $1.7B | +16.2% |
| HS2 10 - HS2 sector 10 | 1 | $2.0B | $1.3B | +6.6% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 7 | $2.6B | $1.1B | +8.2% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 3 | $851.7M | $726.9M | +11.4% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 8 | $1.4B | $722.4M | +20.5% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 5 | $1.0B | $682.9M | +9.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Sudan focus on Africa?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.