Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea-Bissau
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-Bissau about $29 thousand of goods. The biggest products were motor cars and other motor vehicles, printed books, brochures, leaflets and mattress supports, articles of bedding, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (motor cars and other motor vehicles), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 101% a year since 2022.
In 2024, Burkina Faso bought about $112 thousand of goods from Guinea-Bissau. The biggest products were fish, frozen, taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for… and electric transformers, static converters, which together make up 99% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (fish, frozen), so it leans heavily on that one line.
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-Bissau | Burkina Faso buys from Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $7k | not reported |
| 2024 | $29k | $112k |
What Burkina Faso sells to Guinea-Bissau
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $15k | 51.0% | n/a |
| Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets Product code 4901 · Books and printed matter | $9k | 29.3% | n/a |
| Mattress supports (articles of bedding (e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions pouffes and pillows), fi… Product code 9404 · Furniture and bedding | $6k | 19.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Vehicles (51%), Books and printed matter (29%), Furniture and bedding (20%) .
What Burkina Faso buys from Guinea-Bissau
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2024.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $107k | 95.9% | n/a |
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressu… Product code 8481 · Machinery | $2k | 1.8% | n/a |
| Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors Product code 8504 · Electrical equipment | $2k | 1.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (96%), Machinery (2%), Electrical equipment (2%), Stone and cement articles (1%) .
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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.