Guinea and Mauritania
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mauritania
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 Mauritania about $401 thousand of goods, according to Mauritania's own records. The biggest products were buildings, prefabricated, machinery parts and parts suitable for use solely or, which together make up 82% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (buildings, prefabricated), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 43% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, machinery parts is growing fastest, at about 651% a year.
In 2025, Guinea bought about $21.7 million of goods from Mauritania, according to Mauritania's own records. The biggest products were fish, frozen, provitamins, vitamins and garments made up of fabrics of heading no. 5602, which together make up 100% 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 grown by about 65% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, fish, frozen is growing fastest, at about 65% 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 Mauritania | Guinea buys from Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.1m | $4.8m |
| 2023 | $5k | $5.6m |
| 2024 | $149k | $13m |
| 2025 | $401k | $21.7m |
What Guinea sells to Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Mauritania's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings (prefabricated) Product code 9406 · Furniture and bedding | $212k | 52.8% | n/a |
| Machinery parts (used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430) Product code 8431 · Machinery | $74k | 18.5% | +650.5% a year |
| Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading no. 8407 or 8408 Product code 8409 · Machinery | $43k | 10.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Furniture and bedding (53%), Machinery (35%), Clothing (not knitted) (5%), Electrical equipment (3%), Vehicles (2%) .
What Guinea buys from Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Mauritania's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $21.7m | 99.9% | +65.3% a year |
| Provitamins, vitamins (natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof… Product code 2936 · Organic chemicals | $13k | 0.1% | n/a |
| Garments made up of fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) Product code 6210 · Clothing (not knitted) | $1k | 0.0% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (100%), Organic chemicals (0%), Clothing (not knitted) (0%) .
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.