Cameroon and Senegal
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Senegal
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 Senegal about $30.2 million of goods. The biggest products were wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sheets for veneering and cosmetic and toilet preparations, which together make up 92% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (wood sawn or chipped lengthwise), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 10% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids is growing fastest, at about 65% a year.
In 2023, Cameroon bought about $21.1 million of goods from Senegal. The biggest products were fish, frozen, petroleum oils and oils from bituminous… and insulated wire, cable, which together make up 94% 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 fallen by about 13% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, seeds, fruit and spores is growing fastest, at about 837% 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 Senegal | Cameroon buys from Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27.4m | $24.3m |
| 2023 | $30.2m | $21.1m |
What Cameroon sells to Senegal
Ranked by value in 2023, 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 | $24.9m | 82.5% | +8.6% a year |
| Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminate… Product code 4408 · Wood | $2.2m Senegal reports none | 7.3% | +43.8% a year |
| Cosmetic and toilet preparations (beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including… Product code 3304 · Cosmetics and perfumery | $768k Senegal reports $81k | 2.5% | +10.5% a year |
Biggest product groups: Wood (90%), Machinery (4%), Cosmetics and perfumery (3%), Miscellaneous chemicals (2%), Plastics (1%) .
What Cameroon buys from Senegal
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 | $12.0m | 56.7% | -18.0% a year |
| Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude (preparations not listed elsewhere, containing by… Product code 2710 · Fuels and oils | $6.9m | 32.9% | -18.9% a year |
| Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not (optical fibre cables of individu… Product code 8544 · Electrical equipment | $917k | 4.3% | +340.9% a year |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (57%), Fuels and oils (33%), Electrical equipment (4%), Animal feed and food waste (3%), Pharmaceuticals (1%) .
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.
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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.