UK and Guinea
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea
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 Guinea about $56.8 million of goods. The biggest products were machinery for sorting, screening, separating, telephone sets and lifting, handling, loading or unloading…, which together make up 42% of the total. The total has grown by about 16% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, structures of iron or steel and parts thereof is growing fastest, at about 263% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $358 thousand of goods from Guinea. The biggest products were lighting or visual signalling equipment, waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal… and taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for…, which together make up 65% of the total. The total has fallen by about 5.9% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated is growing fastest, at about 50% 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 Guinea | UK buys from Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36.1m | $430k |
| 2023 | $29.9m | $1.5m |
| 2024 | $44.4m | $382k |
| 2025 | $56.8m | $358k |
What UK sells to Guinea
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, or… Product code 8474 · Machinery | $16.3m | 28.7% | +114.9% a year |
| Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks (other apparatus for… Product code 8517 · Electrical equipment | $4.6m | 8.1% | +64.1% a year |
| Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (not listed elsewhere in heading no. 8425, 8426 or 8427 (e.g… Product code 8428 · Machinery | $2.7m | 4.8% | +194.2% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (46%), Electrical equipment (15%), Plastics (6%), Vehicles (6%), Iron and steel articles (5%) .
What UK buys from Guinea
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defroster… Product code 8512 · Electrical equipment | $121k | 33.7% | n/a |
| Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (other waste and scrap containing preci… Product code 7112 · Pearls, gems and precious metals | $75k | 20.9% | n/a |
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressu… Product code 8481 · Machinery | $38k | 10.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Electrical equipment (37%), Pearls, gems and precious metals (26%), Machinery (15%), Other textile articles (5%), Optical and medical instruments (4%) .
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.
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.