# South Sudan Export Playbook for Middle East

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: South Sudan (SSD)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $22.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 0 km
- Average business entry indicator: 0 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $21.9B | 36 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | $90.1M | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |
| Jordan | JOR | $34.3M | 1 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |
| Israel | ISR | $5.0M | 1 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.2B | +43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $412.1M | +2.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 071340 - Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $258.1M | +13.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 020110 - Meat: of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $240.1M | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 080410 - Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $201.0M | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 020421 - Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled | $90.1M | +15.2% | +0.2% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 440290 - Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $88.8M | +13.1% | +0.0% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 200990 - Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $51.7M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 020410 - Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $50.9M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 121490 - Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise | $49.6M | +8.2% | +0.1% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 070310 - Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $47.0M | +6.4% | +1.6% |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $35.4M | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Jordan (JOR) | HS 440290 - Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $34.3M | +27.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 071320 - Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $33.1M | +7.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 120242 - Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $31.7M | +10.5% | +0.0% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 070999 - Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $22.4M | +9.3% | +0.0% |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $22.2M | +7.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 121299 - Vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots, chicorium intybus sativum variety): n.e.c. in chapter 12, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, ground or unground, primarily for human consumption | $21.1M | +8.6% | +5.6% |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $18.0M | +12.2% | +3.6% |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 200811 - Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $15.3M | +11.6% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $80.0B | $20.2B | +43.7% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $404.1M | $413.3M | +17.6% |
| HS2 02 - HS2 sector 02 | 4 | $315.8M | $381.4M | +12.7% |
| HS2 07 - HS2 sector 07 | 5 | $486.6M | $361.0M | +9.1% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 6 | $423.3M | $265.7M | +9.2% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 7 | $386.4M | $149.1M | +12.0% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 4 | $169.9M | $137.3M | +16.0% |
| HS2 20 - HS2 sector 20 | 2 | $79.5M | $66.9M | +11.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should South Sudan focus on Middle East?

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.