Cameroon and Sierra Leone
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Sierra Leone
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 Sierra Leone about $10 thousand of goods. Almost all of it is oil seeds and oleaginous fruits. The total has grown by about 125% a year since 2022.
In 2023, Cameroon bought about $149 thousand of goods from Sierra Leone. The biggest products were electric motors and generators, derricks, cranes and palm oil and its fractions, which together make up 51% of the total. The total has fallen by about 93% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores is growing fastest, at about 16% 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 Sierra Leone | Cameroon buys from Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4k | $2.1m |
| 2023 | $10k | $149k |
What Cameroon sells to Sierra Leone
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, not listed elsewhere in chapter 12 (whether or not broken) Product code 1207 · Oil seeds and grains | $10k | 100.0% | n/a |
What Cameroon buys from Sierra Leone
Ranked by value in 2023, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) Product code 8501 · Electrical equipment | $28k | 19.0% | n/a |
| Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted wit… Product code 8426 · Machinery | $24k | 16.2% | n/a |
| Palm oil and its fractions (whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) Product code 1511 · Fats and oils | $24k | 15.9% | -98.8% a year |
Biggest product groups: Electrical equipment (28%), Machinery (24%), Fats and oils (16%), Pharmaceuticals (7%), Iron and steel articles (6%) .
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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.