# Mauritania Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $5.5B
- Import CAGR: +1.2%
- Trade openness: 137.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.2B | +14.1% | 38 | 3553 |
| 2 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $282.8M | +12.0% | 16 | 7814 |
| 3 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $112.3M | +48.2% | 5 | 7016 |
| 4 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $96.7M | +15.1% | 2 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $139.8M | +16.1% | 14 | 4412 |
| 6 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $146.4M | +15.5% | 14 | 4642 |
| 7 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $209.7M | +11.4% | 10 | 2283 |
| 8 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $50.7M | +22.4% | 5 | 6176 |
| 9 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $43.5M | +16.4% | 13 | 9847 |
| 10 | HS 551612 | Fabrics, woven: dyed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $38.9M | +15.2% | 4 | 9665 |
| 11 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $40.9M | +24.2% | 17 | 5582 |
| 12 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $80.1M | +19.3% | 26 | 2185 |
| 13 | HS 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $39.1M | +10.2% | 12 | 9977 |
| 14 | HS 551611 | Fabrics, woven: unbleached or bleached, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $26.4M | +51.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 15 | 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 | $36.9M | +12.4% | 15 | 7930 |
| 16 | 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 | $40.4M | +34.9% | 4 | 4095 |
| 17 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $32.5M | +12.8% | 41 | 5688 |
| 18 | HS 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $19.6M | +24.6% | 10 | 8170 |
| 19 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $20.3M | +18.9% | 15 | 8280 |
| 20 | 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 | $58.2M | +7.4% | 42 | 2795 |
| 21 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $44.5M | +11.9% | 38 | 2546 |
| 22 | HS 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $26.0M | +11.2% | 10 | 6184 |
| 23 | HS 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $12.9M | +30.3% | 8 | 8006 |
| 24 | HS 340120 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $18.5M | +17.1% | 24 | 6225 |
| 25 | HS 570330 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up | $12.1M | +48.0% | 11 | 8872 |
| 26 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $19.0M | +10.4% | 7 | 7626 |
| 27 | HS 570242 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $12.1M | +21.8% | 5 | 9571 |
| 28 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $11.0M | +26.6% | 4 | 9237 |
| 29 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $10.9M | +23.0% | 3 | 9892 |
| 30 | 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 | $29.7M | +5.7% | 36 | 3802 |
| 31 | HS 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $30.6M | +12.6% | 14 | 2746 |
| 32 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $25.8M | +7.5% | 36 | 4186 |
| 33 | 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 | $25.6M | +5.4% | 6 | 5061 |
| 34 | HS 551614 | Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $9.6M | +23.5% | 2 | 9999 |
| 35 | HS 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $33.9M | +9.1% | 11 | 2466 |
| 36 | HS 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $45.2M | +12.4% | 26 | 1595 |
| 37 | HS 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $14.9M | +14.2% | 15 | 6266 |
| 38 | 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 | $17.7M | +15.0% | 12 | 4324 |
| 39 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $19.1M | +21.4% | 10 | 4198 |
| 40 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $15.5M | +17.8% | 12 | 4314 |
| 41 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $25.7M | -0.3% | 9 | 4996 |
| 42 | HS 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $13.1M | +18.6% | 16 | 5033 |
| 43 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $27.2M | +13.1% | 28 | 2560 |
| 44 | HS 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $9.0M | +32.5% | 8 | 7117 |
| 45 | HS 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $19.6M | +5.3% | 11 | 4253 |
| 46 | HS 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $10.6M | +16.1% | 14 | 6694 |
| 47 | HS 310100 | Fertilizers, animal or vegetable: whether or not mixed together or chemically treated: fertilizers, produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products | $7.7M | +34.4% | 3 | 8001 |
| 48 | HS 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $7.1M | +64.3% | 11 | 9218 |
| 49 | HS 070200 | Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $8.1M | +17.5% | 2 | 9999 |
| 50 | HS 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $9.9M | +14.2% | 27 | 7671 |

## 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.