# Gabon Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $3.5B
- Import CAGR: +6.8%
- Trade openness: 53.8%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $273.0M | +49.3% | 9 | 5235 |
| 2 | HS 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $122.4M | +38.3% | 19 | 7345 |
| 3 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $36.7M | +26.8% | 2 | 9993 |
| 4 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $182.6M | +8.6% | 53 | 1413 |
| 5 | 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 | $62.7M | +3.4% | 77 | 4029 |
| 6 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $30.3M | +11.7% | 20 | 7893 |
| 7 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $29.9M | +19.3% | 16 | 5249 |
| 8 | HS 860210 | Rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered | $27.2M | +20.1% | 3 | 6814 |
| 9 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $83.4M | +10.2% | 44 | 1508 |
| 10 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $51.3M | +5.8% | 18 | 3850 |
| 11 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $15.8M | +24.3% | 3 | 9693 |
| 12 | HS 270400 | Coke and semi-coke: of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated: retort carbon | $15.6M | +68.7% | 4 | 8630 |
| 13 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $25.3M | +4.3% | 4 | 8851 |
| 14 | HS 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $20.3M | +10.2% | 30 | 7938 |
| 15 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $20.8M | +23.9% | 8 | 4009 |
| 16 | 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 | $27.6M | +6.4% | 17 | 5076 |
| 17 | HS 721420 | Iron 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 | $28.4M | +10.2% | 9 | 4758 |
| 18 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $12.8M | +20.1% | 33 | 8957 |
| 19 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $13.3M | +17.0% | 8 | 9497 |
| 20 | HS 730429 | Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $28.2M | +7.0% | 28 | 3690 |
| 21 | HS 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $24.8M | +6.5% | 15 | 5421 |
| 22 | HS 730619 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $18.1M | +20.6% | 8 | 5223 |
| 23 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $36.0M | +6.3% | 42 | 2449 |
| 24 | HS 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $10.9M | +19.6% | 2 | 9996 |
| 25 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $13.6M | +36.4% | 43 | 4147 |
| 26 | HS 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $18.1M | +8.1% | 19 | 5008 |
| 27 | HS 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $17.2M | +7.2% | 9 | 4709 |
| 28 | HS 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $12.4M | +13.9% | 36 | 5388 |
| 29 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $21.7M | +3.8% | 17 | 4236 |
| 30 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $14.1M | +2.4% | 25 | 6456 |
| 31 | 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 | $25.6M | +3.3% | 20 | 2725 |
| 32 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $19.2M | +3.1% | 70 | 3414 |
| 33 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $9.6M | +14.4% | 6 | 6316 |
| 34 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $11.5M | +10.4% | 46 | 5257 |
| 35 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $19.5M | +19.4% | 33 | 2133 |
| 36 | HS 681091 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone: prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, whether or not reinforced | $5.3M | +29.8% | 4 | 9936 |
| 37 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $13.9M | +7.1% | 39 | 3925 |
| 38 | HS 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $7.9M | +9.4% | 28 | 9535 |
| 39 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $17.2M | +18.3% | 14 | 2470 |
| 40 | HS 842699 | Cranes and derricks: for other than mounting on road vehicles, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426 | $7.1M | +14.3% | 15 | 8713 |
| 41 | HS 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $7.6M | +13.8% | 16 | 7886 |
| 42 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $14.4M | +3.7% | 63 | 3801 |
| 43 | HS 841990 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperature | $7.4M | +12.9% | 27 | 7878 |
| 44 | 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 | $8.4M | +6.9% | 26 | 8151 |
| 45 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $9.0M | +23.7% | 20 | 3374 |
| 46 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $12.1M | +5.0% | 23 | 4422 |
| 47 | HS 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $9.0M | +4.6% | 24 | 7672 |
| 48 | 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 | $9.0M | +3.0% | 28 | 8266 |
| 49 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $6.3M | +15.9% | 9 | 8213 |
| 50 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $6.0M | +14.3% | 38 | 9574 |

## 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.