Burkina Faso and Cameroon
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Cameroon
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2024, Burkina Faso sold Cameroon about $202 thousand of goods. The biggest products were glass, cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, machinery for sorting, screening, separating and manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco…, which together make up 87% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (glass, cullet and other waste and scrap of glass), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 19% a year since 2022.
In 2024, Burkina Faso bought about $234 thousand of goods from Cameroon. The biggest products were human blood, animal blood for therapeutic, medicaments and textiles, worn clothing and other worn articles, which together make up 92% of the total. The total has fallen by about 13% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, medicaments is growing fastest, at about 71% a year.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | Burkina Faso sells to Cameroon | Burkina Faso buys from Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $142k | $308k |
| 2023 | $246k | $539k |
| 2024 | $202k | $234k |
What Burkina Faso sells to Cameroon
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass (cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated gl… Product code 7001 · Glass | $157k | 77.7% | n/a |
| Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, or… Product code 8474 · Machinery | $10k | 5.1% | n/a |
| Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes not listed elsewhere (homogenised or reconstituted t… Product code 2403 · Tobacco | $9k | 4.6% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Glass (78%), Machinery (9%), Tobacco (5%), Miscellaneous food preparations (4%), Furniture and bedding (3%) .
What Burkina Faso buys from Cameroon
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human blood (animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses, antisera, other blood fractions, i… Product code 3002 · Pharmaceuticals | $107k | 45.8% | -3.3% a year |
| Medicaments ((not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therape… Product code 3004 · Pharmaceuticals | $87k | 37.3% | +71.0% a year |
| Textiles (worn clothing and other worn articles) Product code 6309 · Other textile articles | $21k | 8.8% | +20.0% a year |
Biggest product groups: Pharmaceuticals (83%), Other textile articles (9%), Footwear (3%), Electrical equipment (1%), Machinery (1%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
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Trade figures are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.