# Sierra Leone Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $2.2B
- Import CAGR: +10.4%
- Trade openness: 77.2%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $188.2M | +8.1% | 12 | 8035 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $85.6M | +5.4% | 32 | 3928 |
| 3 | 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 | $58.5M | +14.5% | 32 | 4671 |
| 4 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $27.5M | +49.7% | 13 | 9139 |
| 5 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $30.1M | +23.0% | 19 | 7449 |
| 6 | HS 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $32.5M | +21.5% | 19 | 6480 |
| 7 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $29.9M | +20.5% | 3 | 7379 |
| 8 | HS 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $20.9M | +26.5% | 6 | 9086 |
| 9 | HS 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $46.6M | +8.6% | 7 | 4371 |
| 10 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $29.8M | +8.6% | 9 | 9196 |
| 11 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $27.8M | +9.3% | 7 | 9882 |
| 12 | HS 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $26.2M | +20.4% | 8 | 6497 |
| 13 | HS 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $18.6M | +22.3% | 17 | 8078 |
| 14 | HS 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $16.3M | +26.7% | 12 | 7101 |
| 15 | HS 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $19.0M | +12.1% | 7 | 9988 |
| 16 | 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 | $17.9M | +13.8% | 16 | 9759 |
| 17 | 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 | $17.1M | +18.4% | 10 | 7612 |
| 18 | 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 | $16.9M | +17.4% | 2 | 8152 |
| 19 | 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 | $25.8M | +11.1% | 9 | 4998 |
| 20 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $30.2M | +34.3% | 24 | 2183 |
| 21 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $12.6M | +20.2% | 22 | 8918 |
| 22 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $10.5M | +47.3% | 3 | 9482 |
| 23 | HS 851761 | Base stations | $10.2M | +24.6% | 4 | 9988 |
| 24 | HS 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $28.1M | +21.6% | 13 | 2976 |
| 25 | HS 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $14.9M | +17.6% | 14 | 6619 |
| 26 | HS 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $10.3M | +23.0% | 17 | 9796 |
| 27 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $21.3M | +23.0% | 17 | 4225 |
| 28 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $23.8M | +18.4% | 16 | 3467 |
| 29 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $24.3M | +9.5% | 19 | 3777 |
| 30 | HS 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $13.5M | +16.2% | 8 | 6750 |
| 31 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $9.9M | +20.0% | 5 | 9637 |
| 32 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $9.2M | +32.6% | 19 | 8004 |
| 33 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $15.3M | +13.7% | 20 | 4928 |
| 34 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $16.2M | +16.4% | 11 | 3622 |
| 35 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $8.8M | +17.1% | 11 | 9822 |
| 36 | HS 842833 | Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, belt type, for goods or materials | $7.3M | +29.7% | 6 | 9585 |
| 37 | HS 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $10.6M | +8.3% | 10 | 9212 |
| 38 | 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 | $12.0M | +9.8% | 26 | 6403 |
| 39 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $17.3M | +14.4% | 16 | 4034 |
| 40 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $7.7M | +22.3% | 21 | 7239 |
| 41 | HS 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $8.4M | +12.8% | 22 | 9144 |
| 42 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $7.4M | +15.7% | 3 | 9970 |
| 43 | HS 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $11.6M | +10.4% | 7 | 5536 |
| 44 | HS 630420 | Furnishing articles: excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter | $8.5M | +63.5% | 3 | 5411 |
| 45 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.8M | +13.4% | 18 | 6755 |
| 46 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $8.2M | +18.7% | 19 | 6098 |
| 47 | HS 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $7.4M | +15.5% | 18 | 7625 |
| 48 | HS 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $5.7M | +25.1% | 5 | 7440 |
| 49 | HS 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $9.7M | +10.7% | 10 | 5828 |
| 50 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $12.6M | +18.2% | 24 | 2701 |

## 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.