Guinea and Liberia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Liberia
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 sold Liberia about $14.8 million of goods, according to Liberia's own records. The biggest products were natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked and sheep and goats, live, which together make up 96% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 6.6% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, onions, shallots, garlic, leeks is growing fastest, at about 689% a year.
In 2025, Guinea bought about $2.1 million of goods from Liberia, according to Liberia's own records. The biggest products were prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores, bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers and machinery parts, which together make up 71% of the total. The total has grown by about 11% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, motor vehicles, parts and accessories is growing fastest, at about 1,158% 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 | Guinea sells to Liberia | Guinea buys from Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $12.2m | $1.5m |
| 2023 | $10.4m | $941k |
| 2024 | $108.4m | $2.1m |
| 2025 | $14.8m | $2.1m |
What Guinea sells to Liberia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Liberia's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums (in primary forms or in plates, sheets… Product code 4001 · Rubber | $13.9m | 93.8% | +25.4% a year |
| Ground-nuts (not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken) Product code 1202 · Oil seeds and grains | $153k | 1.0% | +170.1% a year |
| Sheep and goats (live) Product code 0104 · Live animals | $148k | 1.0% | +44.1% a year |
Biggest product groups: Rubber (94%), Live animals (2%), Oil seeds and grains (1%), Fish and seafood (1%), Miscellaneous chemicals (0%) .
What Guinea buys from Liberia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Liberia's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores (chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied ind… Product code 3824 · Miscellaneous chemicals | $720k | 34.1% | n/a |
| Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping… Product code 8429 · Machinery | $562k | 26.7% | n/a |
| Machinery parts (used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430) Product code 8431 · Machinery | $217k | 10.3% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (55%), Miscellaneous chemicals (34%), Vehicles (5%), Salt, stone and cement (4%), Beverages and spirits (2%) .
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.