UK and Gambia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Gambia
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 Gambia about $34.7 million of goods. The biggest products were tableware, kitchenware, furniture and parts thereof and motor cars and other motor vehicles, which together make up 33% of the total. The total has been roughly flat since 2022. Among the leading products, instruments and apparatus is growing fastest, at about 184% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $55.7 million of goods from Gambia. The biggest products were commodities not specified according to kind, vegetables, n.e.c. in chapter 07 and leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, which together make up 97% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (commodities not specified according to kind), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 171% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, commodities not specified according to kind is growing fastest, at about 717% 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 Gambia | UK buys from Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34.3m | $2.8m |
| 2023 | $38.8m | $4.1m |
| 2024 | $39.5m | $3.7m |
| 2025 | $34.7m | $55.7m |
What UK sells to Gambia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $4.4m | 12.7% | +15.7% a year |
| Furniture and parts thereof, not listed elsewhere in chapter 94 Product code 9403 · Furniture and bedding | $4.1m | 11.9% | -7.0% a year |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $2.8m | 8.0% | +13.9% a year |
Biggest product groups: Plastics (15%), Electrical equipment (13%), Furniture and bedding (13%), Vehicles (11%), Machinery (6%) .
What UK buys from Gambia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodities not specified according to kind Product code 9999 · Other | $51.4m HMRC (shipped from) reports none | 92.3% | +716.9% a year |
| Vegetables (not listed elsewhere in chapter 07, fresh or chilled) Product code 0709 · Vegetables | $1.3m | 2.3% | +10.2% a year |
| Leguminous vegetables (shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled) Product code 0708 · Vegetables | $1.0m | 1.9% | +30.6% a year |
Biggest product groups: Other (92%), Vegetables (4%), Fruit and nuts (2%), Machinery (1%), Pearls, gems and precious metals (1%) .
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.