# Gabon exports to the United Kingdom: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/GAB-GBR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Gabon reported $46.4M in goods exports to the United Kingdom. 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 | $46.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 74.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $30.0B | 85.7% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 970500 | Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest | $366.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 440729 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $21.0M | 22.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 441231 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood, (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff) | $67.5M | 67.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 442199 | Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $281.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 440728 | Wood, tropical: iroko, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $11.2M | 38.9% | Watch |
| 7 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $101.9M | 76.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 440799 | Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $57.5M | 44.2% | Stable |
| 9 | 210220 | Yeasts: inactive, other single-cell micro-organisms, dead | $61.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 730423 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $16.3M | 12.7% | 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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