UK and Côte d'Ivoire
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Côte d'Ivoire
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, the UK sold Côte d'Ivoire about $192.5 million of goods. The biggest products were taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for…, petroleum oils and oils from bituminous… and dish washing machines, machinery for cleaning, which together make up 36% of the total. The total has grown by about 7.1% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, lifting, handling, loading or unloading… is growing fastest, at about 293% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $932.2 million of goods from Côte d'Ivoire. The biggest products were cocoa beans, whole or broken, petroleum oils and oils obtained from… and cocoa, butter, which together make up 85% of the total. The total has grown by about 30% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, nuts, edible, coconuts is growing fastest, at about 64% 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 | UK sells to Côte d'Ivoire | UK buys from Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $156.5m | $419.8m |
| 2023 | $213.6m | $502.7m |
| 2024 | $357.6m | $481.5m |
| 2025 | $192.5m | $932.2m |
What UK sells to Côte d'Ivoire
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressu… Product code 8481 · Machinery | $46.5m | 24.2% | +33.5% a year |
| Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude (preparations not listed elsewhere, containing by… Product code 2710 · Fuels and oils | $12.5m | 6.5% | -7.0% a year |
| Dish washing machines (machinery for cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottl… Product code 8422 · Machinery | $9.4m | 4.9% | +126.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (47%), Iron and steel articles (8%), Electrical equipment (7%), Fuels and oils (6%), Optical and medical instruments (4%) .
What UK buys from Côte d'Ivoire
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa beans (whole or broken, raw or roasted) Product code 1801 · Cocoa | $347.7m | 37.3% | +30.8% a year |
| Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (crude) Product code 2709 · Fuels and oils | $249.9m | 26.8% | +30.4% a year |
| Cocoa (butter, fat and oil) Product code 1804 · Cocoa | $190.2m | 20.4% | +40.6% a year |
Biggest product groups: Cocoa (65%), Fuels and oils (28%), Fruit and nuts (5%), Fats and oils (0%), Wood (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
Some figures come from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) overseas trade statistics, with pounds converted to US dollars at the Bank of England's monthly average rate. The rest are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.