Steps
  1. go to the menu export page
    • UI: Structure -> Menu Export

      Path: /admin/config/development/menu_export

  2. in the "Menu List" tab, select the menus you want to sync and click "save configuration"
  3. go to the Export tab and click "Export selected menu links"
    • This will add the export on the next config:export. This does not export it right away.

  4. export the config using drush or the UI
  5. transfer to the other instance and import