# Benin Import Opportunities

Explore Benin's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $4.4B
- Import CAGR: -2.5%
- Trade openness: 48.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $879.5M | +10.6% | 32 | 5642 |
| 2 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $144.8M | +23.4% | 30 | 5839 |
| 3 | HS 482190 | Paper and paperboard: labels of all kinds, unprinted | $89.4M | +29.3% | 16 | 9977 |
| 4 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $217.5M | +4.4% | 34 | 4083 |
| 5 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $57.5M | +9.0% | 7 | 8161 |
| 6 | HS 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.s. in heading no. 8703, including station wagons and racing cars | $38.3M | +26.6% | 9 | 7691 |
| 7 | HS 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $51.2M | +21.3% | 12 | 4737 |
| 8 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $47.8M | +13.4% | 40 | 7490 |
| 9 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $53.7M | +12.4% | 18 | 6093 |
| 10 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $62.4M | +5.6% | 25 | 6197 |
| 11 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $46.8M | +4.5% | 2 | 9752 |
| 12 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $90.8M | +7.4% | 38 | 3135 |
| 13 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $115.3M | +7.4% | 20 | 2244 |
| 14 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $66.1M | +6.4% | 48 | 4283 |
| 15 | HS 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $32.6M | +12.1% | 20 | 9174 |
| 16 | HS 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $34.2M | +16.3% | 11 | 6583 |
| 17 | HS 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $27.7M | +14.1% | 8 | 8609 |
| 18 | HS 391721 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene | $39.9M | +18.6% | 20 | 3469 |
| 19 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $17.5M | +70.3% | 3 | 10000 |
| 20 | HS 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $17.2M | +30.8% | 4 | 9912 |
| 21 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $25.0M | +9.8% | 16 | 9417 |
| 22 | HS 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $15.4M | +27.8% | 15 | 9915 |
| 23 | HS 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $15.2M | +28.0% | 7 | 8737 |
| 24 | HS 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $24.5M | +10.2% | 33 | 7103 |
| 25 | HS 030319 | Fish: frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $16.9M | +16.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 26 | HS 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $43.7M | +2.1% | 10 | 4003 |
| 27 | HS 760421 | Aluminium: alloys, hollow profiles | $13.5M | +25.0% | 9 | 9944 |
| 28 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $42.1M | +10.3% | 5 | 3695 |
| 29 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $14.2M | +26.1% | 12 | 8019 |
| 30 | HS 380891 | Insecticides: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $29.2M | +2.8% | 22 | 5661 |
| 31 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $31.7M | +10.0% | 14 | 4160 |
| 32 | HS 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $21.1M | +8.5% | 22 | 6326 |
| 33 | HS 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 | $24.8M | +15.8% | 25 | 3428 |
| 34 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $26.8M | +8.2% | 35 | 4157 |
| 35 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $15.9M | +150.7% | 2 | 6165 |
| 36 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $37.7M | +7.6% | 37 | 2149 |
| 37 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $15.2M | +9.3% | 16 | 9341 |
| 38 | HS 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $31.7M | +12.9% | 12 | 2961 |
| 39 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $25.5M | +12.2% | 11 | 3380 |
| 40 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $14.5M | +12.8% | 31 | 7041 |
| 41 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $24.0M | +8.9% | 47 | 3514 |
| 42 | HS 851310 | Lamps: portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512) | $10.8M | +16.2% | 22 | 9789 |
| 43 | HS 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $14.2M | +7.7% | 7 | 8707 |
| 44 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $16.4M | +3.4% | 18 | 7146 |
| 45 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $42.3M | +6.8% | 31 | 1602 |
| 46 | HS 650610 | Headgear: safety, whether or not lined or trimmed | $8.0M | +20.8% | 23 | 7863 |
| 47 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $6.3M | +38.3% | 6 | 9943 |
| 48 | HS 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $41.7M | +12.9% | 24 | 1172 |
| 49 | HS 481930 | Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of 40cm or more | $12.6M | +8.9% | 11 | 5391 |
| 50 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $52.2M | +1.9% | 85 | 1076 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.