Guinea and Mali
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mali
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 2024, Guinea sold Mali about $20.4 million of goods, according to Mali's own records. The biggest products were tableware, kitchenware, portland cement, aluminous cement and insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, which together make up 60% of the total. The total has fallen by about 68% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides is growing fastest, at about 271% a year.
In 2024, Guinea bought about $47.5 million of goods from Mali, according to Mali's own records. The biggest products were bovine animals, live, sheep and goats, live and iron or non-alloy steel, bars and rods, which together make up 72% of the total. The total has grown by about 9.8% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, sugar confectionery is growing fastest, at about 247% 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 Mali | Guinea buys from Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $201.8m | $39.4m |
| 2023 | $17.4m | $70.6m |
| 2024 | $20.4m | $47.5m |
What Guinea sells to Mali
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Mali's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $4.8m | 23.6% | +28.9% a year |
| Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic ceme… Product code 2523 · Salt, stone and cement | $4.5m | 22.2% | -12.2% a year |
| Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfec… Product code 3808 · Miscellaneous chemicals | $3.0m | 14.5% | +271.1% a year |
Biggest product groups: Plastics (47%), Salt, stone and cement (22%), Miscellaneous chemicals (14%), Miscellaneous food preparations (6%), Sugar (2%) .
What Guinea buys from Mali
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Mali's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine animals (live) Product code 0102 · Live animals | $21.7m | 45.7% | +22.6% a year |
| Sheep and goats (live) Product code 0104 · Live animals | $7.4m | 15.6% | +41.1% a year |
| Iron or non-alloy steel (bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded,… Product code 7214 · Iron and steel | $5.3m | 11.1% | -19.5% a year |
Biggest product groups: Live animals (62%), Iron and steel (14%), Cereal and baked goods (8%), Vehicles (5%), Fertilisers (3%) .
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.