Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Sierra Leone reported $16.2M in goods exports to the United States. 1 product types are marked for closer review, covering 8% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Sierra Leone to the United States in the latest available year.
$16.2M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
8% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
13 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Sierra Leone to the United States. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 261400 makes up 72.5% of exports from Sierra Leone to the United States. The main reason to review it is: A small number of products or suppliers carry much of the route.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanium ores and concentratesHS6 261400 - six-digit product code | $382.3M | 57.5% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 2 | Fruit: pineapples, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200820 - six-digit product code | $320.8M | 0% | 0.9 | High attention |
| 3 | Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200949 - six-digit product code | $110.6M | 35.7% | 0.6 | Watch |
| 4 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or setHS6 710231 - six-digit product code | $132.6M | 94.7% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 5 | Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedHS6 151329 - six-digit product code | $351.2M | 0% | 2.5 | Watch |
| 6 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatusHS6 901820 - six-digit product code | $202.3M | 0% | 0.7 | Stable |
| 7 | Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offalHS6 030542 - six-digit product code | $11.0M | 14.8% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 8 | Dryers: for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard, not used for domestic purposesHS6 841932 - six-digit product code | $27.7M | 0% | 0 | Watch |
| 9 | Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3HS6 030539 - six-digit product code | $10.1M | 0% | 0 | Watch |
| 10 | Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with metalHS6 401011 - six-digit product code | $32.5M | 0% | 0.7 | Watch |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Sierra Leone. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Sierra Leone reported $16.2M in goods exports to the United States in 2024.
8% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.