# Nigeria Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $50.3B
- Import CAGR: -5.5%
- Trade openness: 13.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $10.1B | +16.8% | 41 | 1901 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $3.1B | +13.0% | 72 | 2645 |
| 3 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $1.2B | +21.0% | 3 | 10000 |
| 4 | HS 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $632.2M | +15.6% | 6 | 9998 |
| 5 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $995.2M | +17.1% | 86 | 3846 |
| 6 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $396.6M | +16.0% | 14 | 9844 |
| 7 | HS 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hair | $305.3M | +43.4% | 19 | 9993 |
| 8 | HS 930190 | Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading 9307: other weapons not elsewhere included in heading 9301 | $290.0M | +66.2% | 7 | 9932 |
| 9 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $328.3M | +19.7% | 4 | 9704 |
| 10 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $253.3M | +24.1% | 45 | 7908 |
| 11 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $233.8M | +18.6% | 53 | 9459 |
| 12 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $265.9M | +38.0% | 16 | 5608 |
| 13 | 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 | $197.8M | +18.3% | 12 | 9398 |
| 14 | HS 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $158.7M | +27.5% | 10 | 9985 |
| 15 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $179.5M | +28.2% | 50 | 7706 |
| 16 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $222.1M | +11.5% | 38 | 9203 |
| 17 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $837.8M | +9.5% | 12 | 1831 |
| 18 | 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 | $340.5M | +16.5% | 25 | 4472 |
| 19 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $220.4M | +11.8% | 29 | 8270 |
| 20 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $235.9M | +16.0% | 78 | 5908 |
| 21 | HS 441233 | Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | $141.9M | +27.2% | 6 | 9944 |
| 22 | HS 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $522.6M | +56.8% | 11 | 2261 |
| 23 | 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 | $208.6M | +11.2% | 49 | 9195 |
| 24 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $221.3M | +18.2% | 11 | 5951 |
| 25 | 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 | $267.4M | +15.4% | 76 | 4324 |
| 26 | 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 | $363.5M | +7.5% | 65 | 3517 |
| 27 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $161.2M | +16.9% | 33 | 8134 |
| 28 | 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 | $207.9M | +13.5% | 11 | 5768 |
| 29 | 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 | $165.9M | +9.1% | 36 | 8532 |
| 30 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $131.7M | +15.8% | 8 | 9104 |
| 31 | HS 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $105.3M | +31.3% | 17 | 8851 |
| 32 | HS 847050 | Cash registers | $98.6M | +26.6% | 17 | 9877 |
| 33 | HS 850220 | Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines | $152.1M | +16.6% | 19 | 6213 |
| 34 | HS 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $132.7M | +13.1% | 8 | 9435 |
| 35 | HS 670490 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of animal hair or of textile materials other than synthetic | $94.0M | +37.0% | 14 | 9949 |
| 36 | HS 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $302.3M | +10.9% | 29 | 2674 |
| 37 | HS 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $89.8M | +34.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 38 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $126.5M | +20.7% | 12 | 6250 |
| 39 | HS 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $183.9M | +23.8% | 19 | 3940 |
| 40 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $96.6M | +27.8% | 9 | 7999 |
| 41 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $189.1M | +3.7% | 48 | 6314 |
| 42 | HS 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $116.1M | +12.2% | 2 | 9993 |
| 43 | HS 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $160.3M | +14.6% | 28 | 4884 |
| 44 | 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 | $179.5M | +11.5% | 13 | 5189 |
| 45 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $147.4M | +7.5% | 56 | 7428 |
| 46 | HS 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | $78.0M | +38.5% | 2 | 10000 |
| 47 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $137.4M | +7.5% | 31 | 7919 |
| 48 | HS 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $171.1M | +19.9% | 43 | 2997 |
| 49 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $217.5M | +12.7% | 40 | 2872 |
| 50 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $268.4M | +5.0% | 91 | 2986 |

## 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.