# Liberia Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $28.7B
- Import CAGR: +20.8%
- Trade openness: 925.6%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | 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 | $14.4B | +8.1% | 12 | 4012 |
| 2 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $6.3B | +12.0% | 22 | 9917 |
| 3 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $2.8B | +19.4% | 39 | 5701 |
| 4 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $2.3B | +0.3% | 6 | 4693 |
| 5 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $361.8M | +26.9% | 15 | 9872 |
| 6 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $213.8M | +20.5% | 26 | 7869 |
| 7 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $140.8M | +16.0% | 12 | 5672 |
| 8 | HS 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $78.7M | +33.9% | 26 | 9714 |
| 9 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $95.7M | +7.9% | 13 | 9803 |
| 10 | HS 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $119.6M | +7.4% | 27 | 4643 |
| 11 | HS 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $36.8M | +48.3% | 11 | 9397 |
| 12 | HS 848710 | Ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $36.6M | +19.2% | 5 | 9759 |
| 13 | HS 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $35.8M | +19.8% | 21 | 9101 |
| 14 | HS 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.s. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $40.3M | +9.0% | 21 | 7130 |
| 15 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $21.5M | +54.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 16 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $20.6M | +39.0% | 2 | 9997 |
| 17 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $39.1M | +0.4% | 3 | 9992 |
| 18 | HS 860699 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: n.e.s. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled | $22.5M | +41.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 19 | HS 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $19.7M | +23.9% | 23 | 6567 |
| 20 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $26.3M | +13.3% | 6 | 5879 |
| 21 | HS 730290 | Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: n.e.c. in heading no. 7302 | $15.6M | +34.2% | 4 | 8057 |
| 22 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $15.5M | +16.5% | 3 | 9999 |
| 23 | HS 030319 | Fish: frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $12.3M | +62.9% | 3 | 9841 |
| 24 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $35.2M | +15.5% | 34 | 2812 |
| 25 | 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 | $16.4M | +12.0% | 14 | 9504 |
| 26 | HS 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $18.1M | +11.2% | 27 | 7122 |
| 27 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $21.4M | +15.4% | 22 | 4468 |
| 28 | HS 271020 | Not reported | $15.2M | +28.5% | 4 | 5428 |
| 29 | HS 320820 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $13.3M | +14.9% | 17 | 9090 |
| 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 | $9.4M | +26.5% | 8 | 9784 |
| 31 | HS 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $13.7M | +15.2% | 23 | 7195 |
| 32 | HS 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $12.8M | +36.5% | 13 | 4954 |
| 33 | 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 | $9.9M | +28.5% | 6 | 7866 |
| 34 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $9.9M | +19.9% | 14 | 9887 |
| 35 | HS 400121 | Rubber: natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheets | $8.8M | +24.8% | 9 | 8734 |
| 36 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $7.5M | +31.5% | 2 | 9991 |
| 37 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $17.8M | +12.0% | 4 | 5042 |
| 38 | HS 842833 | Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, belt type, for goods or materials | $6.7M | +78.7% | 2 | 10000 |
| 39 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $9.6M | +52.1% | 12 | 5232 |
| 40 | 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 | $14.0M | +10.3% | 28 | 5018 |
| 41 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $13.1M | +12.1% | 38 | 5122 |
| 42 | HS 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $20.3M | -13.0% | 2 | 8705 |
| 43 | HS 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $14.7M | +30.0% | 7 | 3119 |
| 44 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $6.5M | +41.7% | 4 | 9345 |
| 45 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $9.5M | +32.0% | 4 | 4760 |
| 46 | HS 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $16.1M | +6.9% | 22 | 4258 |
| 47 | HS 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $9.2M | +26.9% | 8 | 5301 |
| 48 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $13.2M | +18.8% | 27 | 3253 |
| 49 | HS 320810 | Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $8.3M | +10.6% | 12 | 9608 |
| 50 | HS 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $10.3M | +75.4% | 1 | 10000 |

## 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.