# Sierra Leone exports to the United States: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sierra Leone reported $16.2M in goods exports to the United States. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $16.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 48.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 261400 | Titanium ores and concentrates | $382.3M | 57.5% | Watch |
| 2 | 200820 | Fruit: pineapples, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $320.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 200949 | Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $110.6M | 35.7% | Watch |
| 4 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $132.6M | 94.7% | Watch |
| 5 | 151329 | Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $351.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 901820 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus | $202.3M | 0% | Stable |
| 7 | 030542 | Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal | $11.0M | 14.8% | Watch |
| 8 | 841932 | Dryers: for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard, not used for domestic purposes | $27.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 030539 | Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3 | $10.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 401011 | Rubber: vulcanised, conveyor belts or belting, reinforced only with metal | $32.5M | 0% | 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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