Liberia 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, Liberia sold Nigeria about $22.8 million of goods. The biggest products were palm oil and its fractions, coconut and beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (palm oil and its fractions), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 825% a year since 2022.
In 2025, Liberia bought about $6.1 million of goods from Nigeria. The biggest products were malt extract, motor vehicles, parts and accessories and prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting…, which together make up 43% of the total. The total has grown by about 36% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, malt extract is growing fastest, at about 699% 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 | Liberia sells to Nigeria | Liberia buys from Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29k | $2.4m |
| 2023 | $29k | $6.3m |
| 2024 | $25k | $6.2m |
| 2025 | $22.8m | $6.1m |
What Liberia sells to Nigeria
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm oil and its fractions (whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) Product code 1511 · Fats and oils | $15.6m | 68.5% | n/a |
| Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions (whether or not refined but not chemically mod… Product code 1513 · Fats and oils | $7.1m Nigeria reports none | 31.3% | n/a |
| Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (co… Product code 8112 · Other base metals | $25k | 0.1% | -4.6% a year |
Biggest product groups: Fats and oils (100%), Other base metals (0%), Other textile articles (0%) .
What Liberia buys from Nigeria
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 | $1.2m | 19.0% | +699.1% a year |
| Motor vehicles (parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705) Product code 8708 · Vehicles | $861k Nigeria reports none | 14.2% | +64.0% a year |
| Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes) (cereals (other… Product code 1904 · Cereal and baked goods | $616k Nigeria reports $25k | 10.2% | +231.8% a year |
Biggest product groups: Cereal and baked goods (32%), Vehicles (15%), Cosmetics and perfumery (8%), Machinery (7%), Feathers and artificial flowers (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.