chadImport MarketChina Chad's dominant supplier by a wide margin, shipping electrical machinery, vehicles, and low-cost consumer goods across the trade relationship.
CHAD IMPORT INTELLIGENCE
Chad Import Data: See What Chad Imports & Who Drives Demand
Access verified Chad import data powered by official customs and shipment-level intelligence. Analyze Chad's import statistics, monitor product demand, identify active importers, and explore buyer activity using TradeImeX's AI-powered trade data platform.
.png)
CapitalN'Djamena
Population21.0M
GDP$18.8B
Total merchandise import$1.36B
Global import rank182nd
AI-POWERED TRADE INTELLIGENCE
Get Advanced Next-Gen Trade Insights with AI Search
Our AI Search feature analyzes verified trade databases & instantly delivers relevant insights, helping you make faster & smarter business decisions. Ask complete business questions instead of manually filtering data.
IMPORT MARKET
Chad's Import Market at a Glance
Chad's merchandise imports reached approximately $1.36B in 2025, down from the prior year as global machinery and fuel purchases eased off their 2024 peak. As a landlocked economy with almost no domestic manufacturing capacity, Chad's import bill is led by electrical machinery, vehicles, and industrial machinery, with pharmaceuticals and cereal preparations also significant given the country's dependence on imported medicine and processed food. Supply is concentrated among China, Türkiye, and France.
TradeImeX transforms official Chad customs data into searchable, company-level trade intelligence for suppliers, sourcing teams, and market researchers.
$1.36B Total Imports
-28.25%Annual Growth
95+HS Code Covered
Database TypeCountry-Level Customs Import Records
PRODUCT INTELLIGENCE
Top Imports of Chad by Product Category
TradeImeX's Chad Import Data allows businesses to analyze the country's leading import categories using detailed HS code data. The largest imported product categories in 2025 include:
Top Importing Products
Electrical machinery and equipmentHS Chapter 85
$180.3M13.22%
Vehicles HS Chapter 87
$143.8M10.54%
Nuclear reactors, boilersHS Chapter 84
$142.6M10.45%
Pharmaceutical productsHS Chapter 30
$97.1M7.12%
Preparations of cereals or milkHS Chapter 19
$73.9M5.42%
Mineral fuels, mineral oilsHS Chapter 27
$57.2M4.19%
Plastics and articles thereofHS Chapter 39
$55.1M4.04%
Miscellaneous chemical productsHS Chapter 38
$48.5M3.56%
Articles of iron or steelHS Chapter 73
$47.1M3.46%
Medical equipmentHS Chapter 90
$42.1M 3.08%
TOP IMPORT PARTNERS
Chad Imports by Country: Key Trade Partners
Top 10 Import PartnersTrade value & share
| Rank | Country | Trade volume | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | $545.8M | (40.0%) |
| 2 |  Türkiye | $110.3M | (8.1%) |
| 3 |  France | $98.6M | (7.2%) |
| 4 |  India | $97.5M | (7.1%) |
| 5 |  USA | $73.4M | (5.4%) |
| 6 |  Niger | $49.1M | (3.6%) |
| 7 |  Egypt | $40.3M | (3.0%) |
| 8 |  Netherlands | $34.1M | (2.5%) |
| 9 |  Poland | $32.9M | (2.4%) |
| 10 |  Belgium | $32.0M | (2.3%) |
TradeImeX enables users to analyze Chad imports by country, compare supplier performance, and understand sourcing concentration across global markets. The top import partners of Chad include:
Türkiye A fast-growing supplier of construction machinery, textiles, and building materials to Chad's infrastructure sector.
France Chad's historical trade partner, supplying pharmaceuticals, machinery, and specialized industrial equipment.
India Ships pharmaceuticals, vehicles, and machinery components to Chad's growing consumer and healthcare markets.
USA Supplies machinery, vehicles, and specialized equipment tied to Chad's energy and agricultural sectors.
Niger A regional supplier linked to cross-border trade flows and re-exported goods entering Chad via the Sahel corridor.
Egypt Supplies chemicals, foodstuffs, and manufactured goods through growing North Africa–Sahel trade routes.
Netherlands Ships machinery, chemicals, and processed goods to Chad through European trading networks.
Poland A rising supplier of machinery and manufactured industrial goods to Chad's import market.
Belgium Supplies chemicals, machinery, and manufactured goods through established European trade links.
CHAD IMPORT INTELLIGENCE
AI-Powered Insights Reveal New Import Potential Across Chad
TradeImeX AI converts Chad import data into strategic trade intelligence by evaluating purchasing trends, supplier relationships, importer activity, sourcing patterns, and product movement. Discover emerging market opportunities, track evolving import requirements, identify reliable sourcing channels, and gain faster insight through AI-driven trade analytics.
Electrical machinery, vehicles, and industrial equipment
Chad's landlocked, import-reliant economy depends heavily on machinery, vehicles, and pharmaceuticals to serve a market with almost no domestic manufacturing base. A China-led supplier base dominates the country's sourcing, with Türkiye, France, and India playing meaningful secondary roles. Businesses can find opportunities by targeting importers seeking to diversify machinery, pharmaceutical, and food-processing sourcing beyond the dominant Chinese trade link.
Growth opportunity Electrical machinery, vehicles, and industrial equipment
Commercial targetSuppliers offering competitive machinery, pharmaceuticals, and processed food into a fast-growing, import-dependent Sahel market
Risk to monitor Landlocked logistics costs and reliance on transit routes through neighboring coastal states
Reflects import market scale, diversification, and consistency of demand.
China's dominant share still leaves substantial room for machinery, pharmaceutical, and food-processing suppliers to gain ground.
Machinery, pharmaceutical, and processed-food suppliers seeking entry into a landlocked, import-dependent frontier market.
COMMERCIAL USE CASES
How Chad Import Data Supports Commercial Teams
Export Sales Teams
Use verified importer data to identify companies actively purchasing your products in the Chad market.
Procurement & Sourcing
Analyze imports by country to compare suppliers, sourcing trends, and shipment history.
Market Research
Leverage trade insights and import statistics to evaluate market demand and competition.
Explore Other Country Data
Continue researching high-demand Asian markets
Open another country page to compare buyers, suppliers, products, partners and market opportunities.
FAQs
Chad Import Data FAQs
What information is included in Chad Import Data?
Our database includes importer names, supplier names, HS codes, shipment values, quantities, countries of origin, ports, shipment dates, and product descriptions from official Chad customs data.
How large were Chad's imports in 2025?
Chad imported goods worth approximately $1.36B during 2025, a change of -28.25% compared with 2024.
Can I search Chad imports by HS Code?
Yes. TradeImeX allows users to search Chad imports by HS Code to analyze product demand, shipment trends, and importer activity.
Does the database include company-level shipment records?
Yes. Our Chad importers' data provides verified company-level shipment records to support buyer identification, sourcing, and market research.
How does TradeImeX's AI search improve market research?
TradeImeX's AI search feature uses artificial intelligence to identify demand trends, buyer opportunities, supplier networks, and emerging product categories using real shipment data.
Find the Data Behind Chad's Import Market