Burkina Faso and Guinea
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea
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 Guinea about $5.4 million of goods. The biggest products were bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, moving, grading, levelling, scraping and vehicles, for the transport of goods, which together make up 34% of the total. The total has fallen by about 27% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, waters, including mineral and aerated waters is growing fastest, at about 243% a year.
In 2024, Burkina Faso bought about $307 thousand of goods from Guinea. The biggest products were tableware, kitchenware, medicaments and parts & accessories suited for use only/mainly…, which together make up 93% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (tableware, kitchenware), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has been roughly flat since 2022. Among the leading products, tableware, kitchenware is growing fastest, at about 27% 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 Guinea | Burkina Faso buys from Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $10.1m | $309k |
| 2023 | $18.4m | $263k |
| 2024 | $5.4m | $307k |
What Burkina Faso sells to Guinea
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping… Product code 8429 · Machinery | $799k | 14.7% | n/a |
| Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for ear… Product code 8430 · Machinery | $582k | 10.7% | -30.4% a year |
| Vehicles (for the transport of goods) Product code 8704 · Vehicles | $458k | 8.4% | +178.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (48%), Vehicles (22%), Optical and medical instruments (5%), Beverages and spirits (4%), Electrical equipment (4%) .
What Burkina Faso buys from Guinea
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $175k | 57.0% | +27.4% a year |
| Medicaments ((not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therape… Product code 3004 · Pharmaceuticals | $102k | 33.1% | n/a |
| Parts & accessories suited for use only/mainly with machines of headings 8456-8465, including work/tool holder… Product code 8466 · Machinery | $9k | 2.8% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Plastics (57%), Pharmaceuticals (33%), Machinery (3%), Iron and steel articles (2%), Cosmetics and perfumery (2%) .
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.