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Export from Kansas

A short guide for companies selling from Kansas: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.

1. What Kansas sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Civilian aircraft, engines and partsUS$3.34 billion
  2. 2. Fresh or chilled beef (HS 0201)US$920.5 million
  3. 3. Corn (HS 1005)US$783.1 million
  4. 4. Pork (HS 0203)US$571.8 million
  5. 5. Frozen beef (HS 0202)US$416.4 million
  6. 6. Wheat (HS 1001)US$405.8 million
  7. 7. Telephones and network equipment (HS 8517)US$343.9 million
  8. 8. Animal feed preparations (HS 2309)US$314.2 million
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  1. 9. Soybeans (HS 1201)US$276.9 million
  2. 10. Soybean meal (HS 2304)US$203.4 million
  3. 11. Grain sorghum (HS 1007)US$162 million
  4. 12. Heating and cooling process machinery (HS 8419)US$161.3 million
  5. 13. Beef and pork offal (HS 0206)US$160.7 million
  6. 14. Electrical control panels (HS 8537)US$153.7 million
  7. 15. Radar and radio navigation apparatus (HS 8526)US$150.9 million
  8. 16. Parts for radio, television and radar apparatus (HS 8529)US$147 million
  9. 17. Aluminum plates and sheets (HS 7606)US$140.3 million
  10. 18. Vaccines, blood products and cultures (HS 3002)US$139.9 million
  11. 19. New rubber tires (HS 4011)US$133.2 million
  12. 20. Packaged medicines (HS 3004)US$131.2 million
  • Origin of movement is where goods began their journey to the port, not always where made. For farm and mining goods the state shown generally reflects the port of export, and foreign-trade zone shipments are spread among states. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • The ranking's shares are of US$14,613.1 million, the Census Bureau's current 2025 total in its state export data. The exports total shown, US$14,642.4 million, is Exhibit 2's figure as first published, so the two differ slightly. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Source: Census Bureau, state exports by product and destination, 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

Where the goods go

2025, share of goods exports

  • Mexico25.7%
  • Canada16.3%
  • Japan6.3%
  • Germany4.4%
  • South Korea3.8%
  • United Kingdom3.7%
  • Brazil3.6%
  • China3.3%
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  • France3.1%
  • Singapore2.9%

Source: Census Bureau, state exports by product and destination, 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

2. What to look into next

Our reading

Promote:Global’s reading of the figures above, not a source’s statement, and not advice.

3. Trade agreements

For Kansas: the United States’ agreements apply

4. What Kansas runs for exporters

Only what Kansas itself runs or asks of exporters, each with its source.

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Export requirements across the United States: see the steps in Export from the United States

5. Steps to export

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Exporting from Kansas

  1. Ask a Kansas SBDC advisor about your export project and read its manufacturing page for federal export loans and the State Trade Expansion Program grant.Kansas Small Business Development CenterOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Kansas SBDC, manufacturing and onshoring hub⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. Ask the Kansas Department of Commerce's International Division about export assistance before you book trade shows or market research.Kansas Department of CommerceOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Commercial Service Wichita, local export assistance partners⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  3. For farm and food products, ask the Kansas Department of Agriculture's marketing, advocacy and outreach team about its international marketing programs.Kansas Department of AgricultureOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Commercial Service Wichita, local export assistance partners⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  4. If a buyer needs Kansas documents legalized, send Form DC and the original document to the Secretary of State for an apostille or authentication.Kansas Secretary of StateUS$10 for each document from March 2, 2026Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Kansas Secretary of State, apostilles and authentications⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

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  1. Classify your product and check whether it needs an export license before you ship.Bureau of Industry and SecurityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: International Trade Administration, United States export regulations⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

  2. File electronic export information in the Automated Export System when goods under one Schedule B number are worth over US$2,500, or need a license.U.S. Census BureauOver US$2,500 per Schedule B numberOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: International Trade Administration, export filing in AES⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026

6. Organizations that help exporters

Start with Kansas Commerce and Kansas SBDC. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Export development and market information

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Customs and tax

Standards and sector requirements

Chambers and industry associations

7. Worth knowing

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Export from the United States

8. How Promote:Global helps

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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.