Cameroon and Gambia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Gambia
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 2022, Cameroon sold Gambia about $30 thousand of goods. The biggest products were wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, structures of iron or steel and parts thereof and vehicles, for the transport of goods, which together make up 38% of the total.
In 2023, Cameroon bought about $48 thousand of goods from Gambia. The biggest products were fish, frozen, electric transformers, static converters and t-shirts, singlets and other vests, 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. The total has grown by about 2,500% 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 | Cameroon sells to Gambia | Cameroon buys from Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30k | $2k |
| 2023 | not reported | $48k |
What Cameroon sells to Gambia
Ranked by value in 2022, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thick… Product code 4407 · Wood | $5k | 16.6% | n/a |
| Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof (plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, pre… Product code 7308 · Iron and steel articles | $4k | 11.9% | n/a |
| Vehicles (for the transport of goods) Product code 8704 · Vehicles | $3k | 9.9% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Wood (17%), Furniture and bedding (16%), Electrical equipment (14%), Vehicles (14%), Iron and steel articles (12%) .
What Cameroon buys from Gambia
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $47k | 98.2% | n/a |
| Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors Product code 8504 · Electrical equipment | $356 | 0.7% | n/a |
| T-shirts, singlets and other vests (knitted or crocheted) Product code 6109 · Knitted clothing | $257 | 0.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (98%), Electrical equipment (1%), Knitted clothing (1%), Wood (0%), Clothing (not knitted) (0%) .
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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.