Chad Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment
Last updated: August 2026 dataChad has no free trade agreement with the United States. In August 2026, U.S. imports from Chad carried $862 of duty, an average duty rate of 0.13%.
At a glance
- U.S. trade agreement
- None
- Average duty rate, August 2026
- 0.13%
- Duty on U.S. imports
- $862
- U.S. imports / exports
- $514K / $1.7M a month
Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.
Top U.S. imports from Chad
These 5 make up 99% of U.S. imports from Chad in the latest month.
- Machines for Reception, Conversion, Transmission or Regeneration of Voice, Images, or Data HS 851762$229K
- Gum Arabic HS 130120$222K
- US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement HS 980100$33K
- Miscellaneous Articles of Plastics HS 392690$14K
- Filtering or Purifying Machinery and Apparatus for Liquids (NESOI) HS 842129$12K
Top U.S. exports to Chad
These 5 make up 40% of U.S. exports to Chad in the latest month.
- Multi-Phase AC Motors, Output Exceeding 75 kW HS 850153$175K
- Centrifugal Pumps (Other) HS 841370$158K
- Filtering or Purifying Machinery and Apparatus for Liquids (NESOI) HS 842129$144K
- Parts of Machinery for Sorting, Screening, Separating, Crushing, or Processing Mineral Substances HS 847490$104K
- Parts of Pumps for Liquids HS 841391$97K
Trade overview
Chad is a landlocked Sahelian nation whose export economy is anchored by crude petroleum transported via the Chad–Cameroon pipeline to the Atlantic coast for shipment. Cotton and gum arabic are secondary agricultural exports with niche US market relevance. The pipeline dependency means that any operational disruption or transit-country dispute can halt exports entirely, a concentration risk that energy traders and commodity importers should monitor closely.
Trade and duty figures: U.S. Census Bureau monthly foreign trade data.