Guinea and Senegal
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Senegal
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 Senegal about $6.0 million of goods, according to Senegal's own records. The biggest products were fish, frozen, moving, grading, levelling, scraping and preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, which together make up 78% of the total. The total has fallen by about 22% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, motor cars and other motor vehicles is growing fastest, at about 73% a year.
In 2025, Guinea bought about $215.4 million of goods from Senegal, according to Senegal's own records. The biggest products were petroleum oils and oils from bituminous…, fish, frozen and iron or non-alloy steel, bars and rods, which together make up 36% of the total. The total has grown by about 5.7% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, waters, including mineral and aerated waters is growing fastest, at about 90% 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 Senegal | Guinea buys from Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $12.5m | $182.3m |
| 2023 | $10.1m | $154.2m |
| 2024 | $2.6m | $188.5m |
| 2025 | $6m | $215.4m |
What Guinea sells to Senegal
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Senegal'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 | $2.7m | 45.0% | -11.6% a year |
| Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for ear… Product code 8430 · Machinery | $1.0m | 17.2% | n/a |
| Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Product code 2309 · Animal feed and food waste | $958k | 15.9% | -4.0% a year |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (47%), Machinery (20%), Animal feed and food waste (16%), Vehicles (5%), Pharmaceuticals (4%) .
What Guinea buys from Senegal
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Senegal'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 | $35.4m | 16.4% | +87.4% a year |
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $23.9m | 11.1% | -4.9% a year |
| Iron or non-alloy steel (bars and rods, not listed elsewhere in chapter 72) Product code 7215 · Iron and steel | $19.3m | 9.0% | +72.3% a year |
Biggest product groups: Iron and steel (18%), Fuels and oils (17%), Fish and seafood (11%), Cereal and baked goods (9%), Cosmetics and perfumery (7%) .
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.