Largest market shown
Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed
$34.7M of latest reported imports and $67.8M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Eritrea import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Eritrea's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$477.1M2024 reported value
Import CAGR+11.3%Three-year reported change
GDP$2.1BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$688.7Latest reported value
Trade openness21.7%Reported share of GDP
Eritrea import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$477.1M in imports
Eritrea recorded $477.1M in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +11.3%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Eritrea imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $477.1M of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 100790Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $34.7MLatest imports | +62.8% | 1 | 10000 | USAStable | $67.8M |
| 2 | HS 890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $29.3MLatest imports | +45.4% | 1 | 10000 | CHNAccelerating | $57.2M |
| 3 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $20.0MLatest imports | +37.8% | 1 | 10000 | NGADeclining | $39.0M |
| 4 | HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $22.7MLatest imports | +21.6% | 16 | 8967 | AREDeclining | $40.8M |
| 5 | HS 847420Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $15.1MLatest imports | +22.5% | 4 | 9791 | CHNDeclining | $27.7M |
| 6 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $21.0MLatest imports | +7.3% | 5 | 9996 | TURDeclining | $26.0M |
| 7 | HS 691190Household and toilet articles: n.e.c. in heading no. 6911, of porcelain or china | $11.2MLatest imports | +25.1% | 1 | 10000 | AREDeclining | $22.0M |
| 8 | HS 100710Cereals: grain sorghum, seed | $10.9MLatest imports | +137.3% | 1 | 10000 | SDNAccelerating | $21.3M |
| 9 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $10.7MLatest imports | +8.8% | 8 | 8560 | SAUGrowing | $13.8M |
| 10 | HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $7.1MLatest imports | +21.6% | 5 | 9360 | TURDeclining | $12.7M |
| 11 | HS 170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $7.1MLatest imports | +19.4% | 2 | 9999 | AREGrowing | $12.1M |
| 12 | HS 850153Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW | $6.2MLatest imports | +24.5% | 2 | 9911 | CHNStable | $12.0M |
| 13 | HS 151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $8.8MLatest imports | +25.9% | 7 | 5523 | TURDeclining | $17.3M |
| 14 | HS 940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $7.3MLatest imports | +16.9% | 9 | 9841 | AREDeclining | $11.7M |
| 15 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $10.1MLatest imports | +1.8% | 2 | 9971 | CHNStable | $10.7M |
| 16 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $9.4MLatest imports | +18.4% | 9 | 4971 | AREDeclining | $15.6M |
| 17 | HS 850213Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $7.4MLatest imports | +10.0% | 1 | 10000 | CHNDeclining | $9.8M |
| 18 | HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $5.7MLatest imports | +16.0% | 1 | 10000 | AREDeclining | $8.9M |
| 19 | HS 847410Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $4.9MLatest imports | +15.4% | 3 | 9930 | CHNSlowing | $7.5M |
| 20 | HS 283210Sulphites: of sodium | $4.1MLatest imports | +46.4% | 2 | 8284 | CHNDeclining | $8.1M |
| 21 | HS 732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $4.6MLatest imports | +76.2% | 2 | 9999 | CHNGrowing | $8.9M |
| 22 | HS 732190Domestic appliances: non-electric, parts thereof, of iron or steel | $3.5MLatest imports | +63.2% | 2 | 9995 | AREStable | $6.9M |
| 23 | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $3.2MLatest imports | +31.2% | 1 | 10000 | AREGrowing | $6.3M |
| 24 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $6.9MLatest imports | +5.7% | 7 | 5768 | CHNSlowing | $8.2M |
| 25 | HS 491199Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $3.3MLatest imports | +31.4% | 5 | 7210 | CHNDeclining | $6.4M |
| 26 | HS 870421Vehicles: 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 | $4.5MLatest imports | -0.4% | 3 | 9614 | CHNSlowing | $4.4M |
| 27 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $3.3MLatest imports | +8.6% | 1 | 10000 | AREDeclining | $4.3M |
| 28 | HS 843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $11.1MLatest imports | +12.7% | 10 | 2029 | GBRDeclining | $16.0M |
| 29 | HS 200990Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $2.4MLatest imports | +19.2% | 1 | 10000 | AREGrowing | $4.0M |
| 30 | HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $2.2MLatest imports | +20.1% | 4 | 9929 | AREDeclining | $3.7M |
| 31 | HS 854419Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, (of other than copper) | $2.2MLatest imports | +19.8% | 2 | 9950 | ITADeclining | $3.7M |
| 32 | HS 392490Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $3.0MLatest imports | +27.7% | 11 | 4859 | AREDeclining | $5.8M |
| 33 | HS 551441Fabrics, woven: plain weave, printed, containing less than 85% by weight of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, exceeding 170g/m2 | $1.9MLatest imports | +31.4% | 1 | 10000 | CHNStable | $3.7M |
| 34 | HS 721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $2.8MLatest imports | +9.2% | 3 | 9615 | TURSlowing | $3.7M |
| 35 | HS 761010Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $2.6MLatest imports | +10.0% | 3 | 9303 | ITADeclining | $3.5M |
| 36 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $3.9MLatest imports | +16.3% | 5 | 3914 | BELGrowing | $6.1M |
| 37 | HS 841181Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kW | $1.7MLatest imports | +88.5% | 1 | 10000 | ARESlowing | $3.3M |
| 38 | HS 847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $6.1MLatest imports | +10.2% | 13 | 2810 | CANSlowing | $8.1M |
| 39 | HS 110290Cereal flours: n.e.s. in heading no. 1102 | $1.6MLatest imports | +23.3% | 1 | 10000 | AREAccelerating | $3.1M |
| 40 | HS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $4.4MLatest imports | +3.1% | 12 | 4535 | CHNDeclining | $4.8M |
| 41 | HS 843390Harvesting machinery: parts, including parts of threshing machinery, straw or fodder balers and grass or hay mowers | $2.3MLatest imports | +7.9% | 1 | 10000 | CHNDeclining | $2.9M |
| 42 | HS 890190Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $1.4MLatest imports | +51.4% | 1 | 10000 | AREDeclining | $2.7M |
| 43 | HS 252210Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $3.7MLatest imports | +46.6% | 2 | 5724 | AREGrowing | $7.2M |
| 44 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.7MLatest imports | +20.7% | 5 | 7773 | CHNDeclining | $3.1M |
| 45 | HS 283325Sulphates: of copper | $2.2MLatest imports | +36.3% | 4 | 5207 | TURDeclining | $4.4M |
| 46 | HS 320910Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $2.0MLatest imports | +8.8% | 3 | 9869 | ITAGrowing | $2.6M |
| 47 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.4MLatest imports | +5.2% | 14 | 7306 | INDGrowing | $2.8M |
| 48 | HS 382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.5MLatest imports | +62.7% | 8 | 6498 | CHNDeclining | $3.0M |
| 49 | HS 842839Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, for goods or materials, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20, 8428.31, 8428.32 or 8428.33 | $1.7MLatest imports | +10.0% | 1 | 10000 | CHNDeclining | $2.2M |
| 50 | HS 851761Base stations | $1.1MLatest imports | +45.0% | 2 | 9708 | CHNDeclining | $2.2M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CerealsHS2 10 | 2 | $45.6M | $89.1M | +100.0% |
| ShipsHS2 89 | 2 | $30.7M | $56.2M | +48.4% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 7 | $42.8M | $50.6M | +23.9% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 1 | $20.0M | $39.0M | +37.8% |
| Miscellaneous edible preparationsHS2 21 | 1 | $22.7M | $38.6M | +21.6% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 5 | $18.6M | $30.3M | +24.0% |
| Milling productsHS2 11 | 2 | $22.7M | $29.0M | +15.3% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 2 | $17.9M | $24.9M | +14.1% |
| Ceramic productsHS2 69 | 1 | $11.2M | $22.0M | +25.1% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 3 | $15.0M | $19.9M | +48.3% |
| VegetablesHS2 07 | 1 | $7.1M | $12.3M | +21.6% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 1 | $8.8M | $11.6M | +25.9% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 100790Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $34.7M | 1 | 10000 | USA | 99.9% |
| HS 890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $29.3M | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 93.4% |
| HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $20.0M | 1 | 10000 | NGA | 100.0% |
| HS 691190Household and toilet articles: n.e.c. in heading no. 6911, of porcelain or china | $11.2M | 1 | 10000 | ARE | 100.0% |
| HS 100710Cereals: grain sorghum, seed | $10.9M | 1 | 10000 | SDN | 100.0% |
| HS 850213Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $7.4M | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 100.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $5.7M | 1 | 10000 | ARE | 100.0% |
| HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $3.2M | 1 | 10000 | ARE | 99.9% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
CHN
China
18 screened products
$169.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARE
United Arab Emirates
16 screened products
$144.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
1 screened products
$67.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsTUR
Turkey
5 screened products
$56.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsNGA
Nigeria
1 screened products
$39.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsSDN
Sudan
1 screened products
$21.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsSAU
Saudi Arabia
1 screened products
$12.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsITA
Italy
3 screened products
$9.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Eritrea import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Eritrea's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Eritrea.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). 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.