Guinea and Nigeria
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Nigeria
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 Nigeria about $141 thousand of goods, according to Nigeria's own records. The biggest products were paints and varnishes, sheets for veneering and machinery parts, which together make up 79% of the total. The total has fallen by about 28% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for… is growing fastest, at about 91% a year.
In 2025, Guinea bought about $3.6 million of goods from Nigeria, according to Nigeria's own records. The biggest products were cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes and gas, liquid or electricity supply or production…, which together make up 85% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 44% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes is growing fastest, at about 86% 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 Nigeria | Guinea buys from Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $379k | $20.5m |
| 2023 | $240k | $3.3m |
| 2024 | $58k | $2.4m |
| 2025 | $141k | $3.6m |
What Guinea sells to Nigeria
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Nigeria's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers), excluding those of heading no. 3209, prepar… Product code 3210 · Dyes, paints and inks | $67k | 47.3% | n/a |
| Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminate… Product code 4408 · Wood | $23k | 16.0% | n/a |
| Machinery parts (used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430) Product code 8431 · Machinery | $22k | 15.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Dyes, paints and inks (47%), Machinery (29%), Wood (16%), Vehicles (4%), Electrical equipment (2%) .
What Guinea buys from Nigeria
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Nigeria's own report of its trade with Guinea.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes (of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes) Product code 2402 · Tobacco | $2.3m | 65.1% | -40.4% a year |
| Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile mater… Product code 6704 · Feathers and artificial flowers | $396k | 11.1% | +86.5% a year |
| Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor Product code 9028 · Optical and medical instruments | $308k | 8.6% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Tobacco (65%), Feathers and artificial flowers (11%), Optical and medical instruments (9%), Cocoa (7%), Electrical equipment (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.