# France exports to Sierra Leone: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/FRA-SLE/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, France reported $5.8M in goods exports to Sierra Leone. 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 | $5.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 76.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 58.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $17.8M | 57.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $12.6M | 59.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $26.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $58.5M | 98.5% | Watch |
| 5 | 271019 | Not reported | $85.6M | 96.9% | Watch |
| 6 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $12.5M | 89.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $12.6M | 56.2% | Watch |
| 8 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $16.3M | 23.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $17.2M | 87.6% | Watch |
| 10 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $15.3M | 88.5% | Watch |

## 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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