# Ireland exports to Nigeria: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Ireland reported $273.0M 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 | $273.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 96.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 15 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 53.5% | 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 | 69% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $153.1M | 74.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $97.2M | 52.3% | High attention |
| 5 | 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $137.9M | 74.8% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 030368 | Fish: frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $136.9M | 51.2% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 220830 | Whiskies | $38.1M | 38.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 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 | 91.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 030256 | Fish: fresh or chilled, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis),excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $25.0M | 70.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 847170 | Data processing machines: storage units | $18.3M | 46.7% | High 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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