What is the U.S. trade balance with Benin?

The U.S. trade balance with Benin is $1.06B (a surplus).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from Benin?

The top U.S. imports from Benin are Oilcake And Other Solid Residues, Whether Or Not Ground Or In The Form Of Pellets, Resulting From The Extraction Of Soybean Oil, Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed, Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $272.6M from Benin and exports $1.33B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of $1.06B. Top U.S. imports from Benin: Oilcake And Other Solid Residues, Whether Or Not Ground Or In The Form Of Pellets, Resulting From The Extraction Of Soybean Oil, Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed, Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel.

$272.6MU.S. imports from

$1.33BU.S. exports to

$1.06BU.S. trade balance

70Product categories

Monthly U.S. imports from BENIN

$3.1M

Sep
25

$4.4M

Oct
25

$7.2M

Nov
25

$11.4M

Dec
25

$7.3M

Jan
26

$4.8M

Feb
26

$8.1M

Mar
26

$5.0M

Apr
26

$13.1M

May
26

$6.7M

Jun
26

$11.7M

Jul
26

$16.9M

Aug
26

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Top products imported from BENIN

#	Product	Value
1	HS 230400 Oilcake And Other Solid Residues, Whether Or Not Ground Or In The Form Of Pellets, Resulting From The Extraction Of Soybean Oil	$92.4M
2	HS 23 Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed	$89.3M
3	HS 08 Edible Fruit & Nuts; Citrus Fruit Or Melon Peel	$25.7M
4	HS 080132 Shelled	$23.0M
5	HS 61 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet	$7.8M
6	HS 63 Textile Art Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets; Worn Text Art	$6.0M
7	HS 610610 Of Cotton	$5.0M
8	HS 630260 Toilet Linen And Kitchen Linen, Of Terry Toweling Or Similar Terry Fabrics, Of Cotton	$4.8M

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Top products exported to BENIN

#	Product	Value
1	HS 87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc.	$1.02B
2	HS 02 Meat And Edible Meat Offal	$121.5M
3	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$37.7M
4	HS 39 Plastics And Articles Thereof	$25.9M
5	HS 27 Mineral Fuel, Oil etc.; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Wax	$22.8M
6	HS 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof	$16.8M
7	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$14.9M
8	HS 30 Pharmaceutical Products	$9.3M