# Côte d\'Ivoire Import Opportunities

Explore Côte d\'Ivoire's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $17.7B
- Import CAGR: +6.7%
- Trade openness: 54.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.2B | +8.5% | 4 | 7949 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.2B | +15.6% | 36 | 2796 |
| 3 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $301.5M | +16.4% | 8 | 7808 |
| 4 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $807.5M | +8.5% | 25 | 2728 |
| 5 | HS 830710 | Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel | $131.1M | +21.4% | 35 | 9843 |
| 6 | HS 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $112.9M | +30.1% | 10 | 9974 |
| 7 | HS 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $218.2M | +16.4% | 12 | 3995 |
| 8 | HS 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $242.1M | +9.1% | 23 | 3568 |
| 9 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $207.7M | +7.4% | 15 | 4217 |
| 10 | HS 030323 | Fish: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $87.0M | +23.3% | 7 | 9580 |
| 11 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $275.3M | +5.8% | 63 | 2577 |
| 12 | 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 | $229.8M | +3.3% | 78 | 4059 |
| 13 | 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 | $121.7M | +10.4% | 18 | 8699 |
| 14 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $83.4M | +32.2% | 15 | 7836 |
| 15 | HS 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $104.7M | +9.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 16 | HS 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $86.4M | +25.5% | 5 | 6115 |
| 17 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $120.9M | +14.6% | 7 | 5367 |
| 18 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $138.6M | +8.3% | 14 | 4636 |
| 19 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $195.0M | +4.9% | 9 | 3067 |
| 20 | HS 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $121.1M | -2.3% | 10 | 10000 |
| 21 | 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 | $108.4M | +9.2% | 10 | 5893 |
| 22 | HS 030319 | Fish: frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $55.0M | +24.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 23 | HS 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $53.8M | +31.9% | 2 | 9905 |
| 24 | HS 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $49.7M | +29.8% | 4 | 9935 |
| 25 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $84.9M | +22.9% | 28 | 4009 |
| 26 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $42.3M | +36.9% | 8 | 9939 |
| 27 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $132.0M | +15.2% | 55 | 1983 |
| 28 | HS 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $39.9M | +21.1% | 26 | 9729 |
| 29 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $107.6M | +7.1% | 30 | 3736 |
| 30 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $36.8M | +30.4% | 2 | 9298 |
| 31 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $49.5M | +8.8% | 27 | 9781 |
| 32 | HS 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $71.2M | +11.3% | 21 | 4371 |
| 33 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $32.8M | +24.2% | 53 | 8546 |
| 34 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $105.9M | +11.4% | 73 | 2433 |
| 35 | HS 380891 | Insecticides: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $74.3M | +6.9% | 36 | 4301 |
| 36 | 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 | $45.6M | +11.5% | 39 | 8123 |
| 37 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $50.1M | +7.6% | 56 | 8276 |
| 38 | HS 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $113.0M | +11.8% | 21 | 2149 |
| 39 | HS 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $28.4M | +65.6% | 4 | 9528 |
| 40 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $43.7M | +10.5% | 25 | 7627 |
| 41 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $34.8M | +13.1% | 5 | 9838 |
| 42 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $62.8M | +5.8% | 27 | 4558 |
| 43 | HS 310311 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) | $24.8M | +26.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 44 | 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 | $69.7M | +10.4% | 67 | 2884 |
| 45 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $35.5M | +16.3% | 39 | 7459 |
| 46 | HS 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $50.8M | +4.9% | 14 | 6654 |
| 47 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $55.9M | +7.6% | 19 | 4461 |
| 48 | 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 | $43.5M | +13.2% | 20 | 5581 |
| 49 | HS 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $27.5M | +20.4% | 15 | 8738 |
| 50 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $34.9M | +10.4% | 32 | 9073 |

## 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.