UK and Liberia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Liberia
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 Liberia about $16.7 million of goods. The biggest products were meat and edible offal of poultry, machinery parts and lifting, handling, loading or unloading…, which together make up 38% of the total. The total has fallen by about 15% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, ethyl alcohol, undenatured is growing fastest, at about 78% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $640 thousand of goods from Liberia. The biggest products were measuring or checking instruments, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers and wool, not carded or combed, which together make up 91% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (measuring or checking instruments), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 84% 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 | UK sells to Liberia | UK buys from Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27.3m | $158.2m |
| 2023 | $44.6m | $301.4m |
| 2024 | $29m | $78.3m |
| 2025 | $16.7m | $640k |
What UK sells to Liberia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and edible offal of poultry (of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domest… Product code 0207 · Meat | $3.0m | 17.7% | +4.1% a year |
| Machinery parts (used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430) Product code 8431 · Machinery | $1.8m Liberia reports $437k | 11.0% | +46.2% a year |
| Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (not listed elsewhere in heading no. 8425, 8426 or 8427 (e.g… Product code 8428 · Machinery | $1.5m | 9.2% | +21.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (37%), Meat (20%), Miscellaneous food preparations (7%), Electrical equipment (5%), Dyes, paints and inks (4%) .
What UK buys from Liberia
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not listed elsewhere or included in this chapter (… Product code 9031 · Optical and medical instruments | $422k Liberia reports none HMRC (shipped from) reports none | 65.9% | n/a |
| Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear… Product code 6203 · Clothing (not knitted) | $104k | 16.3% | n/a |
| Wool, not carded or combed Product code 5101 · Wool | $58k | 9.1% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Optical and medical instruments (66%), Clothing (not knitted) (18%), Wool (9%), Other (4%), Cocoa (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.