Cabo Verde and Liberia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Liberia
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 2023, Cabo Verde sold Liberia about $22 thousand of goods. The biggest products were yachts and other vessels, for pleasure or sports, reciprocating or rotary internal combustion… and transmission apparatus, which together make up 98% of the total. The total has grown by about 344% a year since 2022.
In 2024, Cabo Verde bought about $649 of goods from Liberia. The biggest products were seats, furniture and parts thereof and statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles, which together make up 74% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (seats), 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 | Cabo Verde sells to Liberia | Cabo Verde buys from Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $5k | not reported |
| 2023 | $22k | not reported |
| 2024 | not reported | $649 |
What Cabo Verde sells to Liberia
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yachts and other vessels (for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes) Product code 8903 · Ships and boats | $11k | 47.6% | n/a |
| Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines Product code 8407 · Machinery | $9k | 40.8% | n/a |
| Transmission apparatus (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to… Product code 8529 · Electrical equipment | $2k | 9.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Ships and boats (48%), Machinery (41%), Electrical equipment (10%), Books and printed matter (1%) .
What Cabo Verde buys from Liberia
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2024.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and parts thereof Product code 9401 · Furniture and bedding | $365 | 56.2% | n/a |
| Furniture and parts thereof, not listed elsewhere in chapter 94 Product code 9403 · Furniture and bedding | $74 | 11.4% | n/a |
| Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles Product code 6913 · Ceramics | $43 | 6.6% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Furniture and bedding (75%), Ceramics (7%), Other textile articles (5%), Glass (2%), Iron and steel articles (2%) .
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
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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.
Next steps
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.