Guinea-Bissau and Togo
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Togo
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, Guinea-Bissau sold Togo about $129 thousand of goods, according to Togo's own records. The biggest products were fish, frozen, tools, hand and pumps, for liquids, which together make up 95% 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 71% a year since 2022.
In 2025, Guinea-Bissau bought about $369 thousand of goods from Togo, according to Togo's own records. The biggest products were plaits and similar products of plaiting…, containers for compressed or liquefied gas and pumps, for liquids, which together make up 90% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (plaits and similar products of plaiting…), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 4.2% 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 | Guinea-Bissau sells to Togo | Guinea-Bissau buys from Togo |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $5.4m | $419k |
| 2023 | $1.2m | $446k |
| 2024 | $567k | $374k |
| 2025 | $129k | $369k |
What Guinea-Bissau sells to Togo
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Togo's own report of its trade with Guinea-Bissau.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $115k | 89.3% | -72.2% a year |
| Tools, hand ((including glaziers' diamonds) not listed elsewhere, blow lamps, vices, clamps etc, other than ac… Product code 8205 · Tools and cutlery | $4k | 2.9% | n/a |
| Pumps (for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevators) Product code 8413 · Machinery | $3k | 2.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (89%), Tools and cutlery (3%), Machinery (3%), Furniture and bedding (2%), Optical and medical instruments (2%) .
What Guinea-Bissau buys from Togo
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Togo's own report of its trade with Guinea-Bissau.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, assembled into strips or not (plaiting materials, plaits an… Product code 4601 · Basketware | $200k | 54.3% | -11.6% a year |
| Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel Product code 7311 · Iron and steel articles | $74k | 20.0% | n/a |
| Pumps (for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevators) Product code 8413 · Machinery | $59k | 16.1% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Basketware (54%), Iron and steel articles (20%), Machinery (16%), Vehicles (5%), Electrical equipment (3%) .
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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.