Sierra Leone Imports 2023
Complete list of Sierra Leone's 103 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.89B
Total imports (2023)
#166
Global import rank
103
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Sierra Leone imported $1.89 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #166 largest importer. Goods came from 103 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 77.7% of total import value. The leading import was rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed, valued at $132.52 million — 7.0% 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
103 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $611.07M | 32.37% |
| 2 | India | $274.45M | 14.54% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | $100.83M | 5.34% |
| 4 | USA | $93.60M | 4.96% |
| 5 | Türkiye | $85.37M | 4.52% |
| 6 | South Africa | $78.50M | 4.16% |
| 7 | Belgium | $68.12M | 3.61% |
| 8 | Egypt | $57.61M | 3.05% |
| 9 | Netherlands | $52.72M | 2.79% |
| 10 | Brazil | $44.61M | 2.36% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $41.22M | 2.18% |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | $28.65M | 1.52% |
| 13 | Ghana | $23.07M | 1.22% |
| 14 | Germany | $22.90M | 1.21% |
| 15 | Lebanon | $21.52M | 1.14% |
| 16 | Italy | $18.32M | 0.97% |
| 17 | Spain | $16.55M | 0.88% |
| 18 | Malaysia | $15.97M | 0.85% |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | $15.91M | 0.84% |
| 20 | France | $15.84M | 0.84% |
| 21 | Morocco | $14.51M | 0.77% |
| 22 | Paraguay | $14.08M | 0.75% |
| 23 | Poland | $11.97M | 0.63% |
| 24 | Indonesia | $10.26M | 0.54% |
| 25 | Canada | $9.74M | 0.52% |
| 26 | Switzerland | $9.72M | 0.51% |
| 27 | Senegal | $9.67M | 0.51% |
| 28 | Malta | $9.63M | 0.51% |
| 29 | Thailand | $9.21M | 0.49% |
| 30 | Pakistan | $9.20M | 0.49% |
| 31 | Tunisia | $6.35M | 0.34% |
| 32 | Uruguay | $6.32M | 0.33% |
| 33 | Japan | $6.02M | 0.32% |
| 34 | Nigeria | $5.55M | 0.29% |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | $4.83M | 0.26% |
| 36 | Guyana | $4.30M | 0.23% |
| 37 | Sweden | $4.11M | 0.22% |
| 38 | Denmark | $4.08M | 0.22% |
| 39 | Other Asia, nes | $3.86M | 0.20% |
| 40 | Australia | $3.47M | 0.18% |
| 41 | Greece | $3.37M | 0.18% |
| 42 | Ecuador | $3.17M | 0.17% |
| 43 | Latvia | $3.03M | 0.16% |
| 44 | Costa Rica | $2.69M | 0.14% |
| 45 | Ireland | $2.46M | 0.13% |
| 46 | Ukraine | $2.29M | 0.12% |
| 47 | Oman | $2.20M | 0.12% |
| 48 | Kenya | $1.99M | 0.11% |
| 49 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $1.88M | 0.10% |
| 50 | New Zealand | $1.63M | 0.09% |
| 51 | Singapore | $1.46M | 0.08% |
| 52 | Ethiopia | $1.45M | 0.08% |
| 53 | Luxembourg | $1.40M | 0.07% |
| 54 | Estonia | $1.26M | 0.07% |
| 55 | Romania | $1.22M | 0.06% |
| 56 | Austria | $1.13M | 0.06% |
| 57 | Portugal | $1.00M | 0.05% |
| 58 | Hungary | $948,467 | 0.05% |
| 59 | Togo | $797,550 | 0.04% |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | $777,484 | 0.04% |
| 61 | Colombia | $743,408 | 0.04% |
| 62 | Kuwait | $742,616 | 0.04% |
| 63 | Lithuania | $635,283 | 0.03% |
| 64 | Zambia | $608,005 | 0.03% |
| 65 | Czechia | $455,090 | 0.02% |
| 66 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $430,449 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Norway | $424,504 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Philippines | $379,182 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Dominican Rep. | $344,427 | 0.02% |
| 70 | Slovenia | $311,783 | 0.02% |
| 71 | Finland | $263,974 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Argentina | $235,923 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Botswana | $235,352 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Liberia | $231,292 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Cambodia | $209,691 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Andorra | $195,544 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Serbia | $186,296 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Rep. of Moldova | $149,771 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Slovakia | $121,592 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Qatar | $110,288 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Bulgaria | $97,734 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Cyprus | $87,033 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Chile | $55,382 | 0.00% |
| 84 | North Macedonia | $49,850 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Mauritania | $47,717 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Angola | $39,944 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Peru | $36,521 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Mauritius | $32,379 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Guatemala | $25,250 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Benin | $22,404 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $18,608 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Gabon | $17,790 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Seychelles | $17,276 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Niger | $15,055 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Croatia | $13,892 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Gambia | $11,540 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Uganda | $9,508 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Fiji | $9,119 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Malawi | $5,791 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Jordan | $479 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Montenegro | $372 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Namibia | $333 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Lesotho | $49 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $132.52M | 7.02% |
| 2 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $52.55M | 2.78% |
| 3 | 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 | $41.37M | 2.19% |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $39.02M | 2.07% |
| 5 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $36.04M | 1.91% |
| 6 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $30.84M | 1.63% |
| 7 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $29.16M | 1.54% |
| 8 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $27.46M | 1.45% |
| 9 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $25.92M | 1.37% |
| 10 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $22.51M | 1.19% |
| 11 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $22.17M | 1.17% |
| 12 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $21.78M | 1.15% |
| 13 | 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 | $21.53M | 1.14% |
| 14 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $21.22M | 1.12% |
| 15 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $20.76M | 1.10% |
| 16 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $20.59M | 1.09% |
| 17 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $19.91M | 1.05% |
| 18 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $19.17M | 1.02% |
| 19 | 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 | $18.76M | 0.99% |
| 20 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $17.55M | 0.93% |
| 21 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $16.43M | 0.87% |
| 22 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $16.41M | 0.87% |
| 23 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $16.25M | 0.86% |
| 24 | 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 | $16.12M | 0.85% |
| 25 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $14.87M | 0.79% |
| 26 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $13.78M | 0.73% |
| 27 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $12.40M | 0.66% |
| 28 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $12.29M | 0.65% |
| 29 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $12.17M | 0.64% |
| 30 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $12.10M | 0.64% |
| 31 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $11.65M | 0.62% |
| 32 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $11.55M | 0.61% |
| 33 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $11.38M | 0.60% |
| 34 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $11.36M | 0.60% |
| 35 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $11.12M | 0.59% |
| 36 | 690722 | 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 0.5% but not over 10% | $10.41M | 0.55% |
| 37 | 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $10.38M | 0.55% |
| 38 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $10.33M | 0.55% |
| 39 | 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 | $10.03M | 0.53% |
| 40 | 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% | $9.41M | 0.50% |
| 41 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $9.05M | 0.48% |
| 42 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $8.59M | 0.46% |
| 43 | 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 | $8.53M | 0.45% |
| 44 | 630420 | Furnishing articles: excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter | $8.46M | 0.45% |
| 45 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $7.90M | 0.42% |
| 46 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $7.81M | 0.41% |
| 47 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $7.29M | 0.39% |
| 48 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $7.24M | 0.38% |
| 49 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $7.22M | 0.38% |
| 50 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $7.03M | 0.37% |
| 51 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $6.99M | 0.37% |
| 52 | 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 | $6.91M | 0.37% |
| 53 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $6.88M | 0.36% |
| 54 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $6.51M | 0.34% |
| 55 | 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $6.39M | 0.34% |
| 56 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $6.38M | 0.34% |
| 57 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $6.37M | 0.34% |
| 58 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $6.35M | 0.34% |
| 59 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $6.34M | 0.34% |
| 60 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $6.31M | 0.33% |
| 61 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.10M | 0.32% |
| 62 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $6.09M | 0.32% |
| 63 | 300410 | Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $6.01M | 0.32% |
| 64 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $5.97M | 0.32% |
| 65 | 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 | $5.78M | 0.31% |
| 66 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $5.66M | 0.30% |
| 67 | 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 | $5.55M | 0.29% |
| 68 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $5.53M | 0.29% |
| 69 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $5.51M | 0.29% |
| 70 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $5.40M | 0.29% |
| 71 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $5.33M | 0.28% |
| 72 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $5.14M | 0.27% |
| 73 | 760421 | Aluminium: alloys, hollow profiles | $5.07M | 0.27% |
| 74 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $5.06M | 0.27% |
| 75 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $4.91M | 0.26% |
| 76 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $4.86M | 0.26% |
| 77 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $4.84M | 0.26% |
| 78 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $4.71M | 0.25% |
| 79 | 730900 | Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers: for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated | $4.66M | 0.25% |
| 80 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $4.62M | 0.24% |
| 81 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $4.55M | 0.24% |
| 82 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $4.53M | 0.24% |
| 83 | 850610 | Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide | $4.53M | 0.24% |
| 84 | 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 | $4.44M | 0.24% |
| 85 | 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% | $4.41M | 0.23% |
| 86 | 853720 | 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $4.32M | 0.23% |
| 87 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $4.22M | 0.22% |
| 88 | 292242 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof | $4.18M | 0.22% |
| 89 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $4.14M | 0.22% |
| 90 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $4.12M | 0.22% |
| 91 | 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 | $4.11M | 0.22% |
| 92 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $4.07M | 0.22% |
| 93 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $3.98M | 0.21% |
| 94 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $3.94M | 0.21% |
| 95 | 300460 | Medicaments: containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.90M | 0.21% |
| 96 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $3.89M | 0.21% |
| 97 | 850211 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output not exceeding 75kVA | $3.88M | 0.21% |
| 98 | 843139 | Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators) | $3.82M | 0.20% |
| 99 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $3.81M | 0.20% |
| 100 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $3.71M | 0.20% |