Cabo Verde and Mali
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mali
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 Mali about $16 thousand of goods, according to Mali's own records. The biggest products were furniture and parts thereof, table, kitchen, other household articles and garments and clothing accessories, babies', which together make up 70% of the total.
In 2023, Cabo Verde bought about $1 thousand of goods from Mali. Almost all of it is telephone sets. The total has fallen by about 97% a year since 2022.
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 Mali | Cabo Verde buys from Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | not reported | $55k |
| 2023 | $16k | $1k |
What Cabo Verde sells to Mali
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2023. Figures are Mali's own report of its trade with Cabo Verde.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture and parts thereof, not listed elsewhere in chapter 94 Product code 9403 · Furniture and bedding | $6k | 38.5% | n/a |
| Table, kitchen, other household articles and parts, of iron or steel (iron or steel wool, pot scourers and sco… Product code 7323 · Iron and steel articles | $3k | 21.3% | n/a |
| Garments and clothing accessories, babies' (knitted or crocheted) Product code 6111 · Knitted clothing | $2k | 10.2% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Furniture and bedding (41%), Iron and steel articles (21%), Knitted clothing (10%), Works of art (10%), Electrical equipment (7%) .
What Cabo Verde buys from Mali
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks (other apparatus for… Product code 8517 · Electrical equipment | $1k | 100.0% | n/a |
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.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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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.