Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Côte d'Ivoire
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, Cameroon sold Côte d'Ivoire about $3.7 million of goods. The biggest products were machinery parts, surveying and bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, which together make up 46% of the total. The total has fallen by about 24% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, derricks, cranes is growing fastest, at about 740% a year.
In 2023, Cameroon bought about $126.2 million of goods from Côte d'Ivoire. The biggest products were palm oil and its fractions, petroleum oils and oils from bituminous… and unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of…, which together make up 81% of the total. The total has grown by about 29% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, measuring or checking instruments is growing fastest, at about 1,536,427% 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 | Cameroon sells to Côte d'Ivoire | Cameroon buys from Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4.9m | $97.9m |
| 2023 | $3.7m | $126.2m |
What Cameroon sells to Côte d'Ivoire
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery parts (used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430) Product code 8431 · Machinery | $615k Côte d'Ivoire reports none | 16.6% | +122.0% a year |
| Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological o… Product code 9015 · Optical and medical instruments | $556k | 15.0% | -5.4% a year |
| Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping… Product code 8429 · Machinery | $522k Côte d'Ivoire reports none | 14.1% | -54.6% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (60%), Optical and medical instruments (25%), Aluminium (3%), Pharmaceuticals (3%), Miscellaneous food preparations (2%) .
What Cameroon buys from Côte d'Ivoire
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm oil and its fractions (whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) Product code 1511 · Fats and oils | $45.2m | 35.8% | +325.1% a year |
| Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude (preparations not listed elsewhere, containing by… Product code 2710 · Fuels and oils | $36.7m | 29.1% | -44.2% a year |
| Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will h… Product code 4907 · Books and printed matter | $20.8m Côte d'Ivoire reports none | 16.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fats and oils (36%), Fuels and oils (30%), Books and printed matter (17%), Plastics (4%), Optical and medical instruments (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.
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.