
Guinea Imports 2023
Complete list of Guinea's 96 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
Guinea imported $6.74 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #132 largest importer. Goods came from 96 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 78.5% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $771.72 million — 11.5% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
96 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $2.64B | 39.22% |
| 2 | India | $636.59M | 9.45% |
| 3 | Netherlands | $449.80M | 6.67% |
| 4 | Belgium | $415.87M | 6.17% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $282.11M | 4.19% |
| 6 | Germany | $205.47M | 3.05% |
| 7 | France | $176.29M | 2.62% |
| 8 | USA | $165.83M | 2.46% |
| 9 | Türkiye | $160.44M | 2.38% |
| 10 | Senegal | $154.20M | 2.29% |
| 11 | Brazil | $151.92M | 2.25% |
| 12 | Morocco | $135.99M | 2.02% |
| 13 | Indonesia | $125.16M | 1.86% |
| 14 | Spain | $112.40M | 1.67% |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | $98.90M | 1.47% |
| 16 | Italy | $84.76M | 1.26% |
| 17 | Egypt | $62.04M | 0.92% |
| 18 | Poland | $59.05M | 0.88% |
| 19 | South Africa | $57.00M | 0.85% |
| 20 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $46.41M | 0.69% |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | $45.14M | 0.67% |
| 22 | Ghana | $33.22M | 0.49% |
| 23 | Lebanon | $31.32M | 0.46% |
| 24 | Tunisia | $29.82M | 0.44% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | $29.66M | 0.44% |
| 26 | Canada | $28.81M | 0.43% |
| 27 | Ireland | $27.60M | 0.41% |
| 28 | Greece | $27.49M | 0.41% |
| 29 | Malaysia | $25.97M | 0.39% |
| 30 | Thailand | $20.46M | 0.30% |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | $19.46M | 0.29% |
| 32 | Portugal | $19.34M | 0.29% |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | $18.36M | 0.27% |
| 34 | Australia | $14.97M | 0.22% |
| 35 | Oman | $13.62M | 0.20% |
| 36 | Singapore | $10.18M | 0.15% |
| 37 | Sweden | $9.81M | 0.15% |
| 38 | Denmark | $9.02M | 0.13% |
| 39 | Other Asia, nes | $8.85M | 0.13% |
| 40 | Pakistan | $8.49M | 0.13% |
| 41 | Kuwait | $8.32M | 0.12% |
| 42 | Japan | $7.67M | 0.11% |
| 43 | Switzerland | $7.23M | 0.11% |
| 44 | Mauritania | $5.60M | 0.08% |
| 45 | Togo | $4.24M | 0.06% |
| 46 | Hungary | $3.88M | 0.06% |
| 47 | Gabon | $3.62M | 0.05% |
| 48 | Nigeria | $3.29M | 0.05% |
| 49 | Romania | $3.22M | 0.05% |
| 50 | Argentina | $3.11M | 0.05% |
| 51 | Czechia | $2.88M | 0.04% |
| 52 | Ukraine | $2.16M | 0.03% |
| 53 | Jordan | $2.14M | 0.03% |
| 54 | Austria | $2.10M | 0.03% |
| 55 | Finland | $1.92M | 0.03% |
| 56 | Luxembourg | $1.77M | 0.03% |
| 57 | Benin | $1.76M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Peru | $1.70M | 0.03% |
| 59 | New Zealand | $1.55M | 0.02% |
| 60 | Colombia | $1.49M | 0.02% |
| 61 | Slovakia | $1.48M | 0.02% |
| 62 | Angola | $1.27M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Uruguay | $1.21M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Norway | $1.12M | 0.02% |
| 65 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $1.00M | 0.01% |
| 66 | Liberia | $941,300 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Kenya | $821,129 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Chile | $635,264 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Philippines | $617,234 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Bulgaria | $571,548 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Mozambique | $503,000 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Cyprus | $497,921 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Paraguay | $466,929 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Lithuania | $347,562 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Serbia | $323,017 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Estonia | $281,642 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Slovenia | $258,371 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Malawi | $248,264 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Latvia | $244,329 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Madagascar | $243,188 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Croatia | $230,427 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Gambia | $208,779 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Mexico | $186,071 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Malta | $175,512 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | $165,475 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Bahrain | $152,931 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Namibia | $97,126 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Niger | $75,426 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Georgia | $70,800 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Uganda | $28,299 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Ecuador | $24,405 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $16,883 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Myanmar | $12,144 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Guyana | $3,968 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Mauritius | $2,879 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Nicaragua | $2,293 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $771.72M | 11.45% |
| 2 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $325.07M | 4.82% |
| 3 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $123.73M | 1.84% |
| 4 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $122.84M | 1.82% |
| 5 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $108.43M | 1.61% |
| 6 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $105.72M | 1.57% |
| 7 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $101.72M | 1.51% |
| 8 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $95.55M | 1.42% |
| 9 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $95.03M | 1.41% |
| 10 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $80.28M | 1.19% |
| 11 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $79.87M | 1.19% |
| 12 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $78.46M | 1.16% |
| 13 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $65.25M | 0.97% |
| 14 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $58.49M | 0.87% |
| 15 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $51.93M | 0.77% |
| 16 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $50.64M | 0.75% |
| 17 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $49.79M | 0.74% |
| 18 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $49.41M | 0.73% |
| 19 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $47.07M | 0.70% |
| 20 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $45.11M | 0.67% |
| 21 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $45.08M | 0.67% |
| 22 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $44.89M | 0.67% |
| 23 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $43.10M | 0.64% |
| 24 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $42.06M | 0.62% |
| 25 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $41.27M | 0.61% |
| 26 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $39.09M | 0.58% |
| 27 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $38.88M | 0.58% |
| 28 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $38.56M | 0.57% |
| 29 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $36.07M | 0.54% |
| 30 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $36.02M | 0.53% |
| 31 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $34.43M | 0.51% |
| 32 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $33.95M | 0.50% |
| 33 | 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $31.85M | 0.47% |
| 34 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $31.25M | 0.46% |
| 35 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $31.00M | 0.46% |
| 36 | 730210 | Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails | $30.92M | 0.46% |
| 37 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $30.37M | 0.45% |
| 38 | 851761 | Base stations | $27.85M | 0.41% |
| 39 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $27.78M | 0.41% |
| 40 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $27.61M | 0.41% |
| 41 | 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $27.14M | 0.40% |
| 42 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $26.13M | 0.39% |
| 43 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $24.89M | 0.37% |
| 44 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $24.09M | 0.36% |
| 45 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $23.66M | 0.35% |
| 46 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $22.70M | 0.34% |
| 47 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707 | $22.49M | 0.33% |
| 48 | 843050 | Machinery: for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $22.33M | 0.33% |
| 49 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $22.28M | 0.33% |
| 50 | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $21.36M | 0.32% |
| 51 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $21.30M | 0.32% |
| 52 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $21.03M | 0.31% |
| 53 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $20.50M | 0.30% |
| 54 | 842911 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying | $20.09M | 0.30% |
| 55 | 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705 | $19.75M | 0.29% |
| 56 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $19.54M | 0.29% |
| 57 | 690723 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | $19.42M | 0.29% |
| 58 | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $19.10M | 0.28% |
| 59 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $19.06M | 0.28% |
| 60 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $18.90M | 0.28% |
| 61 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $18.64M | 0.28% |
| 62 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $18.51M | 0.27% |
| 63 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $18.24M | 0.27% |
| 64 | 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $18.20M | 0.27% |
| 65 | 730449 | Steel, stainless: (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section | $18.04M | 0.27% |
| 66 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $18.01M | 0.27% |
| 67 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $17.79M | 0.26% |
| 68 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $17.54M | 0.26% |
| 69 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $17.48M | 0.26% |
| 70 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $17.24M | 0.26% |
| 71 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $17.17M | 0.25% |
| 72 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $17.12M | 0.25% |
| 73 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $17.02M | 0.25% |
| 74 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $16.99M | 0.25% |
| 75 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $16.97M | 0.25% |
| 76 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $16.21M | 0.24% |
| 77 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $15.86M | 0.24% |
| 78 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $15.26M | 0.23% |
| 79 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $14.74M | 0.22% |
| 80 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $14.59M | 0.22% |
| 81 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $14.52M | 0.22% |
| 82 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $14.26M | 0.21% |
| 83 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $14.18M | 0.21% |
| 84 | 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $14.04M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 610462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $13.93M | 0.21% |
| 86 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $13.71M | 0.20% |
| 87 | 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $13.64M | 0.20% |
| 88 | 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $13.35M | 0.20% |
| 89 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $13.29M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $13.04M | 0.19% |
| 91 | 401140 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcycles | $12.77M | 0.19% |
| 92 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $12.48M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 940171 | Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $12.26M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $12.22M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $12.18M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $12.16M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $11.95M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $11.84M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $11.75M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $11.67M | 0.17% |