Countries

Mauritania: trade by HS code

  • US$4.7bnExports 2024
  • US$5.4bnImports 2024
  • 1,033HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Mauritania came to US$4.7bn and imports to US$5.4bn.

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 2601.11Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: non-agglomeratedUS$1.5bn
  2. 7108.12Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other unwrought formsUS$1.5bn
  3. 0307.52Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozenUS$428.4m
  4. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$218.7m
  5. 0303.19Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings: otherUS$175.4m
  6. 7108.13Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured formsUS$146.1m
  7. 2301.20Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebratesUS$97.9m
  8. 0303.55Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)US$82m
  9. 0303.53Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)US$74.2m
  10. 0303.59Herrings: otherUS$48.6m
  11. 1504.20Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oilsUS$46.8m
  12. 0307.43Cuttle fish and squid: frozenUS$45.8m
  13. 0303.54Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)US$38.2m
  14. 0303.89Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings: otherUS$37.5m
  15. 0807.11Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: melons (including watermelons), watermelonsUS$33.5m
  16. 0302.89Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings: otherUS$28.9m
  17. 0307.92Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, frozenUS$28.5m
  18. 2615.10Zirconium ores and concentratesUS$14.3m
  19. 0306.31Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)US$11.9m
  20. 0303.91Livers, roes and miltUS$11.1m

Top imports

  1. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$273m
  2. 1001.99Wheat and meslin, other, otherUS$209.1m
  3. 1511.90Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: otherUS$154.3m
  4. 1901.90Malt extract: otherUS$87.1m
  5. 8703.32Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 2500 cm3US$65.7m
  6. 0402.21Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$64.8m
  7. 2523.10Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement: cement clinkersUS$59.9m
  8. 0902.10Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kgUS$58.2m
  9. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$51.6m
  10. 0207.14Cuts and offal, frozenUS$50.5m
  11. 2711.13Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanesUS$47.7m
  12. 8703.21Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000 cm3US$45.7m
  13. 7308.90Structures: otherUS$43.5m
  14. 3102.30Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solutionUS$36.7m
  15. 5516.12Containing 85 % or more by weight of artificial staple: dyedUS$35.2m
  16. 6402.99Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or: other footwear, otherUS$34.7m
  17. 1604.13Sardines, sardinella and brisling or spratsUS$32.9m
  18. 0703.10Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous: onions and shallotsUS$31.7m
  19. 8703.23Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 3000 cm3US$31.6m
  20. 0207.12Not cut in pieces, frozenUS$28.7m

Main buyers from Mauritania

  1. China US$1.3bn
  2. Switzerland US$759.9m
  3. Canada US$721m
  4. Spain US$382.9m
  5. United Arab Emirates US$146.1m
  6. Côte d’Ivoire US$140.3m
  7. Italy US$134.7m
  8. Algeria US$133.1m
  9. Japan US$130.8m
  10. Australia US$114.1m

Main suppliers of Mauritania

  1. China US$832.4m
  2. Morocco US$283.4m
  3. Brazil US$247.1m
  4. France US$224.5m
  5. Türkiye US$134.8m
  6. United Arab Emirates US$124.2m
  7. Japan US$119.5m
  8. Indonesia US$118.5m
  9. United States US$115.3m
  10. Spain US$101m

Questions and answers

What does Mauritania export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: non-agglomerated (HS 2601.11), worth US$1.5bn.