Guinea and Niger
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Niger
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 Niger about $23 thousand of goods, according to Niger's own records. The biggest products were salt, tableware, kitchenware and aluminium, table, which together make up 89% of the total. The total has fallen by about 28% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, aluminium, table is growing fastest, at about 317% a year.
In 2025, Guinea bought about $74 thousand of goods from Niger, according to Niger's own records. The biggest products were petroleum oils and oils from bituminous…, onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and sheep and goats, live, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (petroleum oils and oils from bituminous…), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 47% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, petroleum oils and oils from bituminous… is growing fastest, at about 15% 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 Niger | Guinea buys from Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62k | $486k |
| 2023 | $52k | $75k |
| 2024 | $4k | $148k |
| 2025 | $23k | $74k |
What Guinea sells to Niger
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Niger's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) (pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution, sea w… Product code 2501 · Salt, stone and cement | $11k | 49.2% | n/a |
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $5k | 22.3% | -16.1% a year |
| Aluminium (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, pot scourers and scouring or polishin… Product code 7615 · Aluminium | $4k | 17.6% | +317.4% a year |
Biggest product groups: Salt, stone and cement (49%), Plastics (22%), Aluminium (18%), Wood (11%), Beverages and spirits (0%) .
What Guinea buys from Niger
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Niger's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude (preparations not listed elsewhere, containing by… Product code 2710 · Fuels and oils | $72k | 97.0% | +14.6% a year |
| Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (fresh or chilled) Product code 0703 · Vegetables | $2k | 2.2% | n/a |
| Sheep and goats (live) Product code 0104 · Live animals | $241 | 0.3% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fuels and oils (97%), Vegetables (2%), Live animals (1%) .
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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.