U.S. Government Lists ‘Black Panther’s Wakanda As Free Trade Partner

In a hilarious mistake the U.S. Government listed the fictional nation of Wakanda from Black Panther as one of its free trade partners.

A software engineer recently noticed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had the fictional country of Wakanda listed as a free trade partner on its online tariff tracker. Fans will know that Wakanda comes from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther movie and the long running Black Panther comics. According to the tracker, the U.S. Government had traded ducks, donkeys and dairy cows with the comic book country. Although it’s surprising Vibranium hadn’t also made the list.

Francis Tseng, a software engineer based in New York first discovered the mistake and alerted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Wakanda’s listing. The USDA later told The Washington Post that the Wakanda listing was simply part of a test and should have been taken down at an earlier date. Regardless, it’s still a hilarious mistake. Take a look at the listing of Wakanda as a free trade partner below.

What did you think about the U.S. Government listing Wakanda as a trade partner? Are you excited for the Black Panther sequel? Let us know in the comments!

Marvel Studios “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

Directed by Ryan Coogler from a script he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, with Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.

Black Panther is now available on Digitial HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD.

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