Countries

The Gambia: trade by HS code

  • US$205.5mExports 2024
  • US$2bnImports 2024
  • 741HS6 · Exports

The Gambia exported goods worth US$205.5m and imported US$2bn in 2024, in 741 and 3,374 different six-digit products.

Its main exports were cashew nuts in shell (0801.31), fish meal and pellets (2301.20) and zirconium ores (zircon) (2615.10).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £3.3m from the Gambia (+4% on the year before), above all platinum waste and scrap, fresh beans (green beans) and peppers and chillies, fresh, and exported £29.1m to it.

Under DCTS Comprehensive, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from the Gambia that meet the rules of origin.

Gambia and the UK

UK imports£3.3m+4% · last 12 months
UK exports£29.1m+15% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: DCTS Comprehensive

What the UK imports from Gambia

  1. 7112.92Platinum waste and scrap£775.5k
  2. 0708.20Fresh beans (green beans)£754k
  3. 0709.60Peppers and chillies, fresh£635.9k
  4. 0804.50Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens£464.3k
  5. 8421.32Catalytic converters and particulate filters£421.3k
  6. 0709.99Other fresh vegetables£152.7k
  7. 6309.00Worn clothing (second-hand)£21.8k
  8. 0713.40Dried lentils£14.7k
  9. 9701.91Paintings, drawings and pastels (hand-made)£10.6k
  10. 0807.11Watermelons£7.8k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Gambia and the EU

EU imports€37.8m+45% · last 12 months
EU exports€201.7m+10% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU97%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)

What the EU imports from Gambia

  1. 0307.43Frozen cuttlefish and squid€13.5m
  2. 0307.52Frozen octopus€11.5m
  3. 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawns€3.7m
  4. 0303.39Flat fish: other€2.1m
  5. 0303.89Other frozen fish (whole)€895k
  6. 3307.20Deodorants and antiperspirants€787.5k
  7. 3305.10Shampoos€765.8k
  8. 1504.20Fish oil (non-liver)€763.3k
  9. 0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)€692.7k
  10. 0306.14Frozen crabs€631.4k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 0801.31Cashew nuts in shellUS$29.7m
  2. 2301.20Fish meal and pelletsUS$20.4m
  3. 2615.10Zirconium ores (zircon)US$15.8m
  4. 1504.20Fish oil (non-liver)US$14.3m
  5. 1207.40Sesame seedsUS$11.4m
  6. 1202.41Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether: other, in shellUS$10.8m
  7. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$8.3m
  8. 0307.43Frozen cuttlefish and squidUS$8.3m
  9. 7602.00Aluminium scrapUS$6.9m
  10. 1701.99Refined sugar (other)US$6.9m
  11. 0303.89Other frozen fish (whole)US$6m
  12. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$5.1m
  13. 2614.00Titanium ores (ilmenite, rutile)US$4.7m
  14. 8537.20Electric control panels over 1000 VUS$4.6m
  15. 1202.30Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether: seedUS$4.6m
  16. 4403.49Other tropical logsUS$3.5m
  17. 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawnsUS$2.5m
  18. 8549.11Spent lead-acid batteries (scrap)US$2.1m
  19. 0307.52Frozen octopusUS$2m
  20. 0303.39Flat fish: otherUS$2m

Top imports

  1. 1006.40Broken riceUS$127.7m
  2. 1701.99Refined sugar (other)US$85.3m
  3. 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractionsUS$80m
  4. 5208.52Printed light cotton plain weave (>100 g/m²)US$72.5m
  5. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$61.3m
  6. 2523.29Portland cement (non-white)US$56.8m
  7. 8703.90Other passenger vehicles (other powertrains)US$50.2m
  8. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$34.5m
  9. 1901.90Other malt extract and flour preparationsUS$32.9m
  10. 0902.10Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kgUS$27.9m
  11. 2104.10Soups and brothsUS$27.2m
  12. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$23.5m
  13. 1001.11Wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seedUS$22.9m
  14. 1515.19Linseed oil and its fractions: otherUS$20.8m
  15. 5208.39Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight: dyed, other fabricsUS$20.6m
  16. 5407.54Printed textured polyester woven fabricUS$18.2m
  17. 3105.51Containing nitrates and phosphatesUS$15.4m
  18. 0703.10Onions and shallots, freshUS$14.7m
  19. 0207.12Frozen whole chickensUS$14.2m
  20. 2103.90Other sauces, condiments and seasoningsUS$13.2m

Main buyers from Gambia

  1. China US$75.9m
  2. India US$46.6m
  3. Türkiye US$8.4m
  4. South Korea US$6.8m
  5. Guinea-Bissau US$5.4m
  6. Saudi Arabia US$4.6m
  7. Italy US$2.7m
  8. Portugal US$2.5m
  9. United Kingdom US$2.1m
  10. Spain US$2.1m

Main suppliers of Gambia

  1. China US$308.8m
  2. Senegal US$204.5m
  3. Brazil US$158.8m
  4. India US$94.8m
  5. United States US$80.1m
  6. Indonesia US$61.5m
  7. Türkiye US$53.8m
  8. Malaysia US$49m
  9. Pakistan US$36.3m
  10. Netherlands US$33.6m

Questions and answers

What does the Gambia export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was cashew nuts in shell (HS 0801.31), worth US$29.7m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with the Gambia?

Yes: goods from the Gambia can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Comprehensive, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.