# Ghana Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $16.9B
- Import CAGR: -10.3%
- Trade openness: 44.2%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $890.9M | +15.4% | 18 | 5674 |
| 2 | 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 | $249.9M | +12.3% | 31 | 9849 |
| 3 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $329.7M | +11.3% | 27 | 5485 |
| 4 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $162.9M | +26.4% | 22 | 9819 |
| 5 | HS 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $152.1M | +38.6% | 17 | 9953 |
| 6 | HS 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hair | $164.4M | +20.6% | 5 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $281.6M | +14.6% | 28 | 4537 |
| 8 | 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 | $152.6M | +16.4% | 23 | 8227 |
| 9 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $303.1M | +14.9% | 50 | 3331 |
| 10 | HS 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $90.7M | +48.5% | 11 | 9779 |
| 11 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $120.6M | +15.5% | 41 | 8775 |
| 12 | 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 | $100.7M | +19.5% | 16 | 9736 |
| 13 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $80.1M | +34.5% | 10 | 9534 |
| 14 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $152.8M | +8.3% | 8 | 5436 |
| 15 | 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 | $145.1M | +11.1% | 42 | 4819 |
| 16 | HS 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $93.6M | +13.3% | 32 | 9761 |
| 17 | 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 | $116.1M | +11.4% | 4 | 6588 |
| 18 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $246.5M | +17.6% | 37 | 2063 |
| 19 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $110.2M | +7.5% | 18 | 8373 |
| 20 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $111.5M | +12.2% | 46 | 6014 |
| 21 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $126.1M | +21.8% | 44 | 3493 |
| 22 | HS 940171 | Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $59.0M | +27.7% | 20 | 9281 |
| 23 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $57.6M | +24.9% | 39 | 9761 |
| 24 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $73.5M | +23.0% | 10 | 6529 |
| 25 | HS 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $55.8M | +43.8% | 3 | 9999 |
| 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 | $97.1M | +14.4% | 7 | 5936 |
| 27 | HS 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $61.8M | +20.4% | 21 | 8694 |
| 28 | HS 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $72.4M | +16.2% | 30 | 7585 |
| 29 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $293.8M | +9.0% | 49 | 1540 |
| 30 | 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 | $72.3M | +12.5% | 21 | 8068 |
| 31 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $68.4M | +18.9% | 7 | 6537 |
| 32 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $47.1M | +37.8% | 6 | 9853 |
| 33 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $95.2M | +19.1% | 11 | 4880 |
| 34 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $101.9M | +6.1% | 41 | 5332 |
| 35 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $64.1M | +12.0% | 6 | 9595 |
| 36 | HS 940390 | Furniture: parts | $48.4M | +24.4% | 30 | 8765 |
| 37 | HS 420222 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials | $63.2M | +11.2% | 24 | 9870 |
| 38 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $127.0M | +6.2% | 23 | 3280 |
| 39 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $125.3M | +7.5% | 14 | 3163 |
| 40 | 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 | $61.0M | +11.3% | 28 | 8997 |
| 41 | HS 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $54.9M | +15.4% | 46 | 8806 |
| 42 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $64.4M | +6.2% | 10 | 9734 |
| 43 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $53.1M | +16.3% | 11 | 8304 |
| 44 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $47.3M | +18.2% | 7 | 8358 |
| 45 | HS 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $60.6M | +10.5% | 33 | 7594 |
| 46 | HS 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $54.4M | +11.2% | 33 | 8895 |
| 47 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $48.3M | +16.6% | 11 | 8430 |
| 48 | HS 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $61.2M | +12.7% | 38 | 5877 |
| 49 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $63.1M | +9.1% | 67 | 6530 |
| 50 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $113.3M | +8.8% | 51 | 2437 |

## 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.