Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea-Bissau
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 2025, Côte d'Ivoire sold Guinea-Bissau about $6.3 million of goods. The biggest products were sanitary towels, toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to… and extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, which together make up 85% of the total. The total has grown by about 48% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, sanitary towels is growing fastest, at about 5,263% a year.
In 2025, Côte d'Ivoire bought about $734 of goods from Guinea-Bissau. Almost all of it is machinery parts. The total has fallen by about 95% 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 | Côte d'Ivoire sells to Guinea-Bissau | Côte d'Ivoire buys from Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.9m | $5.7m |
| 2023 | $2.5m | $5.9m |
| 2024 | $4.5m | not reported |
| 2025 | $6.3m | $734 |
What Côte d'Ivoire sells to Guinea-Bissau
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material Product code 9619 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles | $2.5m | 39.4% | +5,262.6% a year |
| Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape (handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets… Product code 4818 · Paper and board | $2.2m | 35.0% | n/a |
| Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate (preparations with a basis of these products or with a… Product code 2101 · Miscellaneous food preparations | $674k | 10.7% | +1.8% a year |
Biggest product groups: Miscellaneous manufactured articles (39%), Paper and board (35%), Miscellaneous food preparations (11%), Other textile articles (5%), Coated textiles (3%) .
What Côte d'Ivoire buys from Guinea-Bissau
Ranked by value in 2025, 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 | $734 | 100.0% | n/a |
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.