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The twenty imports Guinea is best placed to replace.

Guinea imported USD 6.2bn of manufactured goods in 2024 and exported USD 13m. These are the twenty that sit closest to what it already makes well, with how concentrated the supply of each is.

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USD 1.1bnthe twenty, imported in 2024

59products imported at scale, not yet exported well, and close to existing strengths

32products Guinea already exports well

126product lines imported at USD 10m or more

The twenty

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Each line shows the import bill, where it comes from, the nearest thing Guinea already exports well, and how many countries make it. It does not say whether a plant in Guinea would pay. That reason is not in any trade record, and it is the maker's question.

This edition is trade and capability only, scored out of 8. The UK edition adds which public bodies buy each product and which region holds the capability; those layers are built only where a country publishes contract awards and regional trade, and Guinea does not publish them in a form this record can read yet.

1

Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199

Comes fromBrazil 75%, 16 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well44

Score 8 of 8: import bill USD 195m, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 8 per cent (3); Brazil supplies 75 per cent (2).

USD 195mup 97% on 2022
2

Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or...HS 640299

Comes fromChina 76%, 14 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 11k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 13m

Countries that export it well16

Score 8 of 8: import bill USD 95m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 3 per cent (3); China supplies 76 per cent (2).

USD 95mup 96% on 2022
3

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves...HS 721420

Comes fromChina 85%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well45

Score 8 of 8: import bill USD 84m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 6 per cent (3); China supplies 85 per cent (2).

USD 84mup 108% on 2022
4

Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS 240220

Comes fromPoland 76%, 8 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 1k

Countries that export it well41

Score 7 of 8: import bill USD 45m, top 17 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 10 per cent (3); Poland supplies 76 per cent (2).

USD 45mdown 62% on 2022
5

Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of...HS 871120

Comes fromIndia 66%, 15 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 337k

Countries that export it well12

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 142m, top 3 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 45 per cent (1); India supplies 66 per cent (2).

USD 142mup 21% on 2022
6

Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190

Comes fromIreland 55%, 19 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 3k

Countries that export it well39

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 59m, top 10 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 10 per cent (2); Ireland supplies 55 per cent (1).

USD 59mdown 4% on 2022
7

Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410

Comes fromChina 98%, 4 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 3 more lines in the heading, USD 172m

Countries that export it well21

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 44m, top 17 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 25 per cent (2); China supplies 98 per cent (2).

USD 44mup 330% on 2022
8

Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)HS 252310

Comes fromEgypt 47%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 1 more line in the heading, USD 23m

Countries that export it well36

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 40m, top 20 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 1 per cent (3); Egypt supplies 47 per cent (1).

USD 40mdown 29% on 2022
9

T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crochetedHS 610990

Comes fromChina 94%, 18 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well41

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 34m, top 26 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 4 per cent (3); China supplies 94 per cent (2).

USD 34mup 120% on 2022
10

Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording...HS 852872

Comes fromIvory Coast 65%, 27 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 2k

Countries that export it well17

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 58m, top 10 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 45 per cent (1); Ivory Coast supplies 65 per cent (2).

USD 58mup 273% on 2022
11

Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil...HS 681099

Comes fromChina 96%, 8 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well22

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 51m, top 13 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 31 per cent (1); China supplies 96 per cent (2).

USD 51mfrom USD 4m in 2022
12

Soups and broths and preparations thereforHS 210410

Comes fromIvory Coast 48%, 13 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 3k

Countries that export it well31

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 38m, top 21 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 18 per cent (2); Ivory Coast supplies 48 per cent (1).

USD 38mup 158% on 2022
13

Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390

Comes fromBelgium 50%, 20 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 3k

Countries that export it well45

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 37m, top 22 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 15 per cent (2); Belgium supplies 50 per cent (1).

USD 37mdown 13% on 2022
14

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of...HS 721391

Comes fromChina 84%, 3 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 1 more line in the heading, USD 14m

Countries that export it well31

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 30m, top 33 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 19 per cent (2); China supplies 84 per cent (2).

USD 30mup 132% on 2022
15

Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks)HS 690490

Comes fromChina 100%, 4 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well17

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 29m, top 34 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 25 per cent (2); China supplies 100 per cent (2).

USD 29mdown 49% on 2022
16

Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water...HS 690723

Comes fromSenegal 77%, 10 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 1 more line in the heading, USD 18m

Countries that export it well25

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 24m, top 40 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 13 per cent (2); Senegal supplies 77 per cent (2).

USD 24mup 215% on 2022
17

Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track layingHS 842911

Comes fromChina 91%, 6 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 4 more lines in the heading, USD 220m

Countries that export it well18

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 24m, top 40 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 18 per cent (2); China supplies 91 per cent (2).

USD 24mup 204% on 2022
18

Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620462

Comes fromChina 100%, 6 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well29

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 20m, top 50 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 18 per cent (2); China supplies 100 per cent (2).

USD 20mup 276% on 2022
19

Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not...HS 160413

Comes fromMorocco 94%, 9 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 9k

Countries that export it well19

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 18m, top 53 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 7 per cent (3); Morocco supplies 94 per cent (2).

USD 18mup 63% on 2022
20

Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of...HS 481930

Comes fromMorocco 87%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well36

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 16m, top 67 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guinea's export strengths in the top 6 per cent (3); Morocco supplies 87 per cent (2).

USD 16mup 148% on 2022

The whole record for one line, as a document

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The bill and its path, the sources and their unit values, who exports the line well, the nearest strengths, the public buyers where a country publishes them, and the method. We reply by email. Privacy

One line per customs heading. Products Guinea already exports well and still imports are below, because they are a different conversation. No employment figures appear on this page, by decision.

Made here already, still imported

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

No line where the country already exports well and still imports more than it sells abroad.

How the twenty were chosen

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

Import bill, 0 to 3, by percentile among the 126 lines imported at USD 10m or more: above the median one point, top quarter two, top tenth three.

Proximity to export strengths, 0 to 3, on the same percentiles: the product-space method (Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabasi and Hausmann, Science 2007) on CEPII's BACI file of every bilateral trade flow for 2024, 157 countries and 5,388 products. Two products are close when the countries that export one well tend to export the other well. Only products in the upper half for proximity can enter the list at all: best placed is a proximity claim.

Supply concentration, 0 to 2: one point when a single country supplies 40 per cent or more, two at 60 per cent.

Scope. Manufactured goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, excluding ores, fuels and precious metals. Primary agriculture is out of scope for a page about manufacture.

What it cannot tell you

A map of where to look.

Trade data says what crossed the border, not why. Cost, scale, patents, tariffs and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. The world file reconciles what each pair of countries reports, so a national customs file would differ in detail. Nothing on this page is a forecast or a promise.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601, years 2022 to 2024. Edition of 2026-11-03. The UK edition with its procurement and regional layers is at /made-here/.

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The twenty imports Guinea is best placed to replace.

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199

Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or...HS 640299

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves...HS 721420

Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS 240220

Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of...HS 871120

Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190

Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410

Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)HS 252310

T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crochetedHS 610990

Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording...HS 852872

Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil...HS 681099

Soups and broths and preparations thereforHS 210410

Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of...HS 721391

Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks)HS 690490

Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water...HS 690723

Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track layingHS 842911

Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620462

Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not...HS 160413

Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of...HS 481930

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

A map of where to look.

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