# Mali Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $6.5B
- Import CAGR: +5.3%
- Trade openness: 55.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.5B | +12.0% | 44 | 4486 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $717.4M | +9.5% | 21 | 5260 |
| 3 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $221.2M | +27.3% | 8 | 4284 |
| 4 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $236.1M | +20.0% | 33 | 3901 |
| 5 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $89.3M | +69.1% | 19 | 7764 |
| 6 | HS 520829 | Fabrics, 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 | +14.3% | 9 | 9745 |
| 7 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $71.9M | +16.8% | 9 | 8837 |
| 8 | 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 | $145.9M | +8.4% | 52 | 3919 |
| 9 | HS 520839 | Fabrics, 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 | $77.0M | +14.9% | 10 | 6084 |
| 10 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $43.0M | +26.3% | 21 | 8891 |
| 11 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $98.0M | +10.0% | 12 | 3506 |
| 12 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $87.7M | +24.9% | 26 | 2683 |
| 13 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $37.8M | +22.6% | 4 | 9514 |
| 14 | 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 | $60.3M | +11.4% | 10 | 6317 |
| 15 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $27.9M | +63.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 16 | HS 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $55.7M | +6.2% | 15 | 6234 |
| 17 | HS 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $36.2M | +22.5% | 7 | 5853 |
| 18 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $32.0M | +9.0% | 6 | 9381 |
| 19 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $27.1M | +35.1% | 5 | 5778 |
| 20 | HS 030323 | Fish: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $19.4M | +25.3% | 8 | 9147 |
| 21 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $31.6M | +15.2% | 47 | 5678 |
| 22 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $34.2M | +13.9% | 37 | 4895 |
| 23 | HS 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $60.7M | +5.4% | 14 | 3210 |
| 24 | HS 240399 | Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $15.7M | +38.5% | 3 | 9994 |
| 25 | HS 030359 | Fish: 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 | $21.2M | +49.0% | 4 | 5493 |
| 26 | HS 851762 | Communication 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 | $38.7M | +10.6% | 51 | 2993 |
| 27 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $28.5M | +11.7% | 3 | 5500 |
| 28 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $26.4M | +9.0% | 23 | 5608 |
| 29 | HS 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $15.3M | +19.3% | 37 | 8829 |
| 30 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $25.6M | +8.4% | 34 | 5780 |
| 31 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $21.1M | +8.2% | 21 | 8194 |
| 32 | HS 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $18.7M | +7.2% | 9 | 9976 |
| 33 | HS 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $18.5M | +19.8% | 20 | 5020 |
| 34 | HS 340119 | Soap 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 | $19.8M | +12.6% | 22 | 6043 |
| 35 | 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 | $25.0M | +5.3% | 14 | 5527 |
| 36 | HS 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $22.6M | +14.6% | 29 | 4120 |
| 37 | HS 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $16.8M | +14.2% | 51 | 6941 |
| 38 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $16.1M | +26.6% | 22 | 4560 |
| 39 | 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 | $16.6M | +12.4% | 30 | 6936 |
| 40 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $25.2M | +36.2% | 10 | 3152 |
| 41 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $28.3M | +11.9% | 15 | 3348 |
| 42 | HS 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $17.7M | +11.2% | 24 | 5937 |
| 43 | 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 | $20.8M | +11.3% | 29 | 4443 |
| 44 | HS 220299 | Non-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 | $17.5M | +18.3% | 43 | 4348 |
| 45 | HS 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $22.6M | +11.6% | 3 | 4609 |
| 46 | HS 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $19.3M | +10.7% | 31 | 4310 |
| 47 | HS 690723 | Ceramic 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% | $14.8M | +14.2% | 11 | 6104 |
| 48 | HS 030339 | Fish: frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $8.5M | +51.5% | 7 | 9909 |
| 49 | HS 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $11.0M | +21.7% | 9 | 6225 |
| 50 | HS 240210 | Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $8.5M | +21.4% | 2 | 9984 |

## 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.