Countries

Guinea: trade by HS code

  • US$10bnExports 2024
  • US$8bnImports 2024
  • 1,103HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Guinea came to US$10bn and imports to US$8bn.

Its main exports were aluminium ores (bauxite) (2606.00), cocoa beans (1801.00) and unwrought gold (non-monetary) (7108.12).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £257k from Guinea (-31% on the year before), above all other precious metal waste and scrap, smartphones and crude palm oil, and exported £37.9m to it.

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

Guinea and the UK

UK imports£257k-31% · last 12 months
UK exports£37.9m-16% · 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 Guinea

  1. 7112.99Other precious metal waste and scrap£67.2k
  2. 8517.13Smartphones£28.7k
  3. 1511.10Crude palm oil£27.1k
  4. 1207.10Palm nuts and kernels£22k
  5. 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractions£21.1k
  6. 8528.49Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television: cathode-ray tube monitors, other£18.5k
  7. 7117.90Other imitation jewellery£14.8k
  8. 9703.10Of an age exceeding 100 years£11.1k
  9. 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valves£5.8k
  10. 6302.51Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen: other table linen, of cotton£5.2k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Guinea and the EU

EU imports€692.4m-23% · last 12 months
EU exports€1.7bn+27% · 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 Guinea

  1. 2606.00Aluminium ores (bauxite)€387.4m
  2. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)€228.5m
  3. 1801.00Cocoa beans€40.4m
  4. 2709.00Crude oil€15.4m
  5. 4001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSR)€2.7m
  6. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)€2.5m
  7. 7102.31Rough diamonds (non-industrial)€2.5m
  8. 1511.10Crude palm oil€1.8m
  9. 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloys€1.3m
  10. 7112.99Other precious metal waste and scrap€1.2m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2606.00Aluminium ores (bauxite)US$8bn
  2. 1801.00Cocoa beansUS$485m
  3. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$446m
  4. 0801.31Cashew nuts in shellUS$97m
  5. 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)US$48m
  6. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)US$31m
  7. 0303.89Other frozen fish (whole)US$30m
  8. 2301.20Fish meal and pelletsUS$27m
  9. 4001.29Other natural rubber formsUS$21m
  10. 2601.11Iron ore, non-agglomeratedUS$21m
  11. 7102.31Rough diamonds (non-industrial)US$16m
  12. 7403.19Other unwrought refined copperUS$15m
  13. 4001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSR)US$13m
  14. 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloysUS$11m
  15. 7801.99Other unwrought lead (alloys)US$8m
  16. 1207.40Sesame seedsUS$5m
  17. 1504.20Fish oil (non-liver)US$5m
  18. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$4m
  19. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$3m
  20. 0303.43Frozen skipjack tunaUS$3m

Top imports

  1. 1006.30Milled riceUS$488m
  2. 1701.99Refined sugar (other)US$195m
  3. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$169m
  4. 8429.52Excavators (360° revolving)US$166m
  5. 8711.20Motorcycles 50-250 ccUS$142m
  6. 8704.23Diesel trucks, GVW over 20 tUS$134m
  7. 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractionsUS$133m
  8. 8431.39Parts of conveyors and handling machineryUS$126m
  9. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$99m
  10. 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vesselsUS$98m
  11. 6402.99Rubber and plastic shoes (not ankle-covering)US$95m
  12. 8905.90Other special vessels (dredgers, floating cranes)US$95m
  13. 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)US$84m
  14. 8701.21Diesel road tractors for semi-trailersUS$82m
  15. 7302.10Steel railsUS$81m
  16. 8714.10Motorcycle parts and accessoriesUS$65m
  17. 1901.90Other malt extract and flour preparationsUS$59m
  18. 8528.72Colour televisionsUS$58m
  19. 8431.49Parts of excavators, cranes and earthmoversUS$57m
  20. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$53m

Main buyers from Guinea

  1. China US$8bn
  2. India US$721m
  3. Malaysia US$279m
  4. Ireland US$157m
  5. Germany US$134m
  6. Spain US$112m
  7. Netherlands US$104m
  8. Italy US$100m
  9. Indonesia US$62m
  10. Egypt US$48m

Main suppliers of Guinea

  1. China US$4bn
  2. India US$711m
  3. Brazil US$194m
  4. Côte d’Ivoire US$156m
  5. Morocco US$154m
  6. Germany US$139m
  7. Indonesia US$127m
  8. Senegal US$122m
  9. France US$121m
  10. Türkiye US$118m

Questions and answers

What does Guinea export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was aluminium ores (bauxite) (HS 2606.00), worth US$8bn.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Guinea?

Yes: goods from Guinea 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.