# Germany exports to Nigeria: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Germany reported $714.9M in goods exports to Nigeria. The overall review level is High 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 | $714.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 77.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 6 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 96 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 44% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $236.3M | 15.9% | High attention |
| 2 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $247.8M | 20% | High attention |
| 3 | 847910 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $44.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $100.2M | 52.5% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $60.8M | 39.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $144.3M | 66.5% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $94.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $93.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 847290 | Office machines: not elsewhere classified | $26.6M | 57% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $65.5M | 82.7% | 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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