Ireland and Cabo Verde
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Cabo Verde
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, Ireland sold Cabo Verde about $422 thousand of goods. The biggest products were malt extract, ethyl alcohol, undenatured and meat and edible offal of poultry, which together make up 87% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (malt extract), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 21% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, vegetable saps and extracts is growing fastest, at about 74% a year.
In 2025, Ireland bought about $21 thousand of goods from Cabo Verde. The biggest products were t-shirts, singlets and other vests, waters, including mineral and aerated waters and tableware, kitchenware, which together make up 98% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (t-shirts, singlets and other vests), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 27% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, waters, including mineral and aerated waters is growing fastest, at about 141% 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 | Ireland sells to Cabo Verde | Ireland buys from Cabo Verde |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $236k | $55k |
| 2023 | $3k | $4k |
| 2024 | $168k | $16k |
| 2025 | $422k | $21k |
What Ireland sells to Cabo Verde
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malt extract (flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food p… Product code 1901 · Cereal and baked goods | $298k | 70.5% | n/a |
| Ethyl alcohol, undenatured (of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume, spirits, liqueurs and… Product code 2208 · Beverages and spirits | $43k | 10.3% | n/a |
| Meat and edible offal of poultry (of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domest… Product code 0207 · Meat | $27k | 6.4% | -44.8% a year |
Biggest product groups: Cereal and baked goods (71%), Beverages and spirits (10%), Meat (6%), Machinery (5%), Gums and resins (4%) .
What Ireland buys from Cabo Verde
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-shirts, singlets and other vests (knitted or crocheted) Product code 6109 · Knitted clothing | $20k | 94.3% | n/a |
| Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured (other no… Product code 2202 · Beverages and spirits | $607 | 2.8% | +141.3% a year |
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $87 | 0.4% | +34.5% a year |
Biggest product groups: Knitted clothing (94%), Beverages and spirits (3%), Plastics (1%), Footwear (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.
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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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.
Next steps
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.