Mauritania and Togo
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Togo
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, Mauritania sold Togo about $12.3 million of goods. The biggest products were fish, frozen, motor cars and other motor vehicles and fish fillets and other fish meat, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (fish, frozen), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 14% a year since 2022.
In 2025, Mauritania bought about $20.9 million of goods from Togo. Almost all of it is petroleum oils and oils from bituminous…. The total has fallen by about 27% a year since 2022.
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 | Mauritania sells to Togo | Mauritania buys from Togo |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $19m | $54.4m |
| 2023 | $8.9m | $17k |
| 2024 | $13.6m | $4.8m |
| 2025 | $12.3m | $20.9m |
What Mauritania sells to Togo
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $12.2m | 99.9% | -13.6% a year |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $13k | 0.1% | n/a |
| Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced) (fresh, chilled or frozen) Product code 0304 · Fish and seafood | $5k | 0.0% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (100%), Vehicles (0%) .
What Mauritania buys from Togo
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| 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 | $20.9m Togo reports none | 100.0% | -27.3% a year |
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.
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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.