# China exports to Nigeria: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from China to Nigeria, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-NGA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $13.7B in goods exports to Nigeria. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $13.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 87 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 422 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 25.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $396.6M | 8.9% | High attention |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $995.2M | 0.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $328.3M | 28.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hair | $305.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $233.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $253.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $222.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $220.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $208.6M | 62.1% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $197.8M | 52.3% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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