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$1.5B of latest reported imports and $1.1B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Mali import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Mali'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$6.5B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+5.3%Three-year reported change
GDP$26.8BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$1.1KLatest reported value
Trade openness55.3%Reported share of GDP
Mali 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
$6.5B in imports
Mali recorded $6.5B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +5.3%.
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.
Mali imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $6.5B 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 271019Product description unavailable | $1.5BLatest imports | +12.0% | 44 | 4486 | SENDeclining | $2.1B |
| 2 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $717.4MLatest imports | +9.5% | 21 | 5260 | CIVGrowing | $941.6M |
| 3 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $221.2MLatest imports | +27.3% | 8 | 4284 | SENDeclining | $432.0M |
| 4 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $236.1MLatest imports | +20.0% | 33 | 3901 | CHNDeclining | $408.3M |
| 5 | HS 842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $89.3MLatest imports | +69.1% | 19 | 7764 | CHNDeclining | $174.4M |
| 6 | HS 520829Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5208.2, weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $100.6MLatest imports | +14.3% | 9 | 9745 | AUTDeclining | $150.2M |
| 7 | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $71.9MLatest imports | +16.8% | 9 | 8837 | CIVDeclining | $114.5M |
| 8 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $145.9MLatest imports | +8.4% | 52 | 3919 | FRADeclining | $186.0M |
| 9 | HS 520839Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.3 weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $77.0MLatest imports | +14.9% | 10 | 6084 | AUTDeclining | $116.9M |
| 10 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $43.0MLatest imports | +26.3% | 21 | 8891 | CHNDeclining | $83.9M |
| 11 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $98.0MLatest imports | +10.0% | 12 | 3506 | FRADeclining | $130.3M |
| 12 | HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $87.7MLatest imports | +24.9% | 26 | 2683 | IRLDeclining | $170.7M |
| 13 | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $37.8MLatest imports | +22.6% | 4 | 9514 | BLRDeclining | $69.7M |
| 14 | HS 871120Motorcycles (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 | $60.3MLatest imports | +11.4% | 10 | 6317 | CHNDeclining | $83.5M |
| 15 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $27.9MLatest imports | +63.3% | 1 | 10000 | CIVDeclining | $54.5M |
| 16 | HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $55.7MLatest imports | +6.2% | 15 | 6234 | SENAccelerating | $66.6M |
| 17 | HS 310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $36.2MLatest imports | +22.5% | 7 | 5853 | BLRStable | $66.5M |
| 18 | HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $32.0MLatest imports | +9.0% | 6 | 9381 | SENSlowing | $41.4M |
| 19 | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $27.1MLatest imports | +35.1% | 5 | 5778 | AREDeclining | $52.9M |
| 20 | HS 030323Fish: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $19.4MLatest imports | +25.3% | 8 | 9147 | CHNDeclining | $37.8M |
| 21 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $31.6MLatest imports | +15.2% | 47 | 5678 | CHNDeclining | $48.4M |
| 22 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $34.2MLatest imports | +13.9% | 37 | 4895 | CHNDeclining | $50.4M |
| 23 | HS 310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $60.7MLatest imports | +5.4% | 14 | 3210 | FINDeclining | $71.2M |
| 24 | HS 240399Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $15.7MLatest imports | +38.5% | 3 | 9994 | MARAccelerating | $30.7M |
| 25 | HS 030359Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $21.2MLatest imports | +49.0% | 4 | 5493 | MRTAccelerating | $41.4M |
| 26 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $38.7MLatest imports | +10.6% | 51 | 2993 | CHNDeclining | $52.4M |
| 27 | HS 271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $28.5MLatest imports | +11.7% | 3 | 5500 | CIVSlowing | $39.7M |
| 28 | HS 870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $26.4MLatest imports | +9.0% | 23 | 5608 | CHNAccelerating | $34.3M |
| 29 | HS 854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $15.3MLatest imports | +19.3% | 37 | 8829 | AREDeclining | $26.0M |
| 30 | HS 854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $25.6MLatest imports | +8.4% | 34 | 5780 | MARDeclining | $32.6M |
| 31 | HS 870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $21.1MLatest imports | +8.2% | 21 | 8194 | CHNAccelerating | $26.7M |
| 32 | HS 090210Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $18.7MLatest imports | +7.2% | 9 | 9976 | CHNGrowing | $23.1M |
| 33 | HS 392321Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $18.5MLatest imports | +19.8% | 20 | 5020 | CIVDeclining | $31.8M |
| 34 | HS 340119Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $19.8MLatest imports | +12.6% | 22 | 6043 | CIVDeclining | $28.3M |
| 35 | 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 | $25.0MLatest imports | +5.3% | 14 | 5527 | GHADeclining | $29.1M |
| 36 | HS 841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $22.6MLatest imports | +14.6% | 29 | 4120 | ZAFDeclining | $34.0M |
| 37 | HS 731815Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $16.8MLatest imports | +14.2% | 51 | 6941 | ZAFDeclining | $25.0M |
| 38 | HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $16.1MLatest imports | +26.6% | 22 | 4560 | NLDGrowing | $31.4M |
| 39 | HS 840890Engines: 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 | $16.6MLatest imports | +12.4% | 30 | 6936 | CHNDeclining | $23.7M |
| 40 | HS 252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $25.2MLatest imports | +36.2% | 10 | 3152 | EGYDeclining | $49.2M |
| 41 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $28.3MLatest imports | +11.9% | 15 | 3348 | BELDeclining | $39.6M |
| 42 | HS 850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $17.7MLatest imports | +11.2% | 24 | 5937 | THADeclining | $24.4M |
| 43 | HS 870423Vehicles: 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 | $20.8MLatest imports | +11.3% | 29 | 4443 | CHNDeclining | $28.7M |
| 44 | HS 220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $17.5MLatest imports | +18.3% | 43 | 4348 | SENDeclining | $29.0M |
| 45 | HS 240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $22.6MLatest imports | +11.6% | 3 | 4609 | MARDeclining | $31.4M |
| 46 | HS 330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $19.3MLatest imports | +10.7% | 31 | 4310 | CIVDeclining | $26.1M |
| 47 | HS 690723Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | $14.8MLatest imports | +14.2% | 11 | 6104 | GHADeclining | $22.0M |
| 48 | HS 030339Fish: frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $8.5MLatest imports | +51.5% | 7 | 9909 | MRTDeclining | $16.5M |
| 49 | HS 030389Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $11.0MLatest imports | +21.7% | 9 | 6225 | SENDeclining | $19.9M |
| 50 | HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $8.5MLatest imports | +21.4% | 2 | 9984 | MARDeclining | $15.2M |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $2.2B | $1.8B | +10.8% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 8 | $442.3M | $444.4M | +15.6% |
| Salt, sulphur, earths and stoneHS2 25 | 2 | $246.3M | $253.3M | +31.8% |
| CottonHS2 52 | 2 | $177.6M | $237.2M | +14.6% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 3 | $128.5M | $193.9M | +32.0% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 4 | $128.7M | $133.4M | +10.0% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 2 | $174.2M | $125.8M | +10.1% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 1 | $71.9M | $107.5M | +16.8% |
| TobaccoHS2 24 | 4 | $78.8M | $103.8M | +20.1% |
| Fish and crustaceansHS2 03 | 4 | $60.0M | $95.2M | +36.9% |
| FertilizersHS2 31 | 2 | $96.9M | $83.3M | +14.0% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 2 | $56.4M | $80.8M | +37.5% |
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 271600Electrical energy | $27.9M | 1 | 10000 | CIV | 100.0% |
| HS 240399Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $15.7M | 3 | 9994 | MAR | 100.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $8.5M | 2 | 9984 | MAR | 99.9% |
| HS 090210Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $18.7M | 9 | 9976 | CHN | 99.9% |
| HS 030339Fish: frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $8.5M | 7 | 9909 | MRT | 99.5% |
| HS 520829Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5208.2, weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $100.6M | 9 | 9745 | AUT | 98.7% |
| HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $37.8M | 4 | 9514 | BLR | 97.5% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $32.0M | 6 | 9381 | SEN | 96.8% |
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.
SEN
Senegal
6 screened products
$1.5BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCIV
Côte d\'Ivoire
7 screened products
$884.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
13 screened products
$742.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsAUT
Austria
2 screened products
$237.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFRA
France
2 screened products
$178.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBLR
Belarus
2 screened products
$117.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsMAR
Morocco
4 screened products
$88.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsIRL
Ireland
1 screened products
$69.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Mali 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 Mali'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 Mali.
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.