US 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 US sold Gambia about $69.6 million of goods. The biggest products were meat and edible offal of poultry, motor cars and other motor vehicles and tableware, kitchenware, which together make up 79% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (meat and edible offal of poultry), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has been roughly flat since 2022. Among the leading products, furniture, medical is growing fastest, at about 212% a year.
In 2025, the US bought about $809 thousand of goods from Gambia. The biggest products were commodities not specified according to kind, oral or dental hygiene preparations and fish, frozen, which together make up 54% of the total. The total has fallen by about 19% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, fish, dried, salted or in brine is growing fastest, at about 79% 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 | US sells to Gambia | US buys from Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68.3m | $1.5m |
| 2023 | $70.2m | $1.7m |
| 2024 | $80.6m | $2.2m |
| 2025 | $69.6m | $809k |
What US sells to Gambia
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 | $38.8m | 55.7% | +0.6% a year |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $11.7m | 16.8% | +9.7% a year |
| Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics Product code 3924 · Plastics | $4.6m | 6.7% | -9.1% a year |
Biggest product groups: Meat (56%), Vehicles (22%), Plastics (10%), Machinery (3%), Furniture and bedding (2%) .
What US 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 | $184k | 22.8% | +16.0% a year |
| Oral or dental hygiene preparations (including fixative pastes and powders, yarn used to clean between the tee… Product code 3306 · Cosmetics and perfumery | $134k | 16.6% | n/a |
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $121k | 14.9% | +56.3% a year |
Biggest product groups: Cosmetics and perfumery (24%), Other (23%), Fish and seafood (20%), Fats and oils (9%), Plastics (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.
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
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.