U.S. state
U.S. Imports
$121.3M
U.S. Exports: $0
Deficit of $121.3M (net importer)
South Dakota's trade profile is primarily driven by agricultural exports, including processed meats, corn, soybeans, and dairy products, reflecting the state's strong livestock and crop production base. Industrial machinery and electrical equipment also contribute to the state's export portfolio. South Dakota trades predominantly with Canada, Mexico, China, and Japan, with most goods moving overland through regional transportation corridors rather than through dedicated seaports.
South Dakota's primary exports are agricultural and food products, including processed meats (particularly pork and beef), corn, soybeans, and dairy, along with industrial machinery and electrical equipment.
South Dakota's top trading partners are Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, and South Korea, with agricultural commodity exports driving most of the international trade volume.
South Dakota relies on an extensive overland transportation network of highways and rail lines to move goods to major ports in the Gulf Coast, Pacific Northwest, and Great Lakes regions for international export.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREPARED OR PRESERVED BOVINE MEAT ETC. NESOI | $10.6M |
| 2 | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | $5.7M |
| 3 | IMPORTS DUTY FREE UNDER SPEC CLASSIF PROV NESOI | $3.9M |
| 4 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, ADVANCED | $3.4M |
Imports
Exports
| 5 |
| UNWROUGHT ALUMINUM, NOT ALLOYED |
| $3.2M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETHYL ALCOHOL & OTH SPIRITS DENATURED ANY STRENGTH | $28.0M |
| 2 | SOYBEANS, NESOI | $9.1M |
| 3 | BREWING OR DISTILLING DREGS AND WASTE, W/NT PELLET | $7.7M |
| 4 | MILK ALBUMIN,INC CONCEN OF 2 OR MORE WHEY PROTEINS |
| $7.4M |
| 5 | SOYBEAN OILCAKE & OTH SOLID RESIDUE, WH/NOT GROUND | $6.8M |