# Sudan Export Playbook for North America

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Sudan (SDN)
- Region: North America
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $140.1B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 11,397 km
- Average business entry indicator: 5 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Mexico | MEX | $82.1B | 104 | Not reported | 13,469 km | 8 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Canada | CAN | $38.8B | 58 | Not reported | 10,496 km | 2 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | USA | $19.2B | 18 | Not reported | 10,225 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $7.7B | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 854231 - Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $6.0B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $4.8B | +20.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 852351 - Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $4.6B | +16.2% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Mexico (MEX) | 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 | $4.5B | +18.4% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $4.5B | +13.8% | +0.4% |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.0B | +11.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 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 | $3.9B | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $3.6B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $3.2B | +1.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $3.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $2.6B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 852872 - Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $2.6B | +13.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940360 - Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $2.4B | +5.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.4B | +6.7% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853710 - Boards, 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 | $2.3B | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $2.3B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $2.2B | +5.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Canada (CAN) | HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 96 | $124.5B | $80.3B | +8.4% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 2 | $30.9B | $12.3B | +11.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 19 | $14.9B | $8.7B | +6.7% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 2 | $18.8B | $6.2B | +6.0% |
| HS2 21 - HS2 sector 21 | 2 | $9.5B | $6.1B | +9.9% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $6.4B | $4.5B | +3.6% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $8.3B | $4.2B | +10.5% |
| HS2 94 - HS2 sector 94 | 3 | $8.2B | $2.9B | +5.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Sudan focus on North America?

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.