Yugalinks

T13 · Trade opportunity evidence

United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles (HS6 392490)

A country-to-country view of reported plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United Kingdom (GBR)Importer Sierra Leone (SLE)HS6 392490One-way tradeCoverage 1995-2024Accelerating
Explore this product

3-year buyer projection

$58.3MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+21.1%Full available history

Suppliers in market

19Latest reported count

Observed history

30 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles lane shows for HS 392490

Core values for United Kingdom (GBR) → Sierra Leone (SLE) in HS 392490.

Buyer market

Latest imports$32.5M
Five-year projection$86.0M
Buyer CAGR+21.5%
Latest annual change+11.4%

Exporter position

Latest exports$4.1M
Market share12.5%
Share change+4.5 pp
Best observed share79.2%

Market structure

Reported suppliers19
Concentration index6,480.3
Share gap+66.7 pp
SignalAccelerating

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$32.5MSierra Leone (SLE)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$4.1MUnited Kingdom (GBR)'s exports to Sierra Leone (SLE)
Exporter market share12.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+21.5%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+21.1%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$58.3MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$86.0MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$5.1MAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$32.5MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$569.7KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$4.1MHighest reported lane exports
Share change+4.5 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers19Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$4.2BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$516.0Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population8,141.3 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate16.3%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education44.6%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance4,934 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time8 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.6Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown99.9%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history30 yearsCoverage through 2024

Research reading

Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles demand and the United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) lane

Sierra Leone (SLE) reported $32.5M of plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles imports in 2024. United Kingdom (GBR) accounted for 12.5% of the observed market and reported $4.1M in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +21.5% buyer growth and +21.1% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 392490 include?

HS 392490 covers Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 39 and heading 3924. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a medium price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 392490 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Sierra Leone (SLE), the exporter position of United Kingdom (GBR), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 392490, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Sierra Leone (SLE) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles.

How strong is United Kingdom (GBR) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

Continue your researchHS 392490 product overviewExplore this product in the workspaceMethodology and definitions

Definitions and coverage

How to read this page

Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 30 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

Explore the classification

Compare this product across markets and routes

Use the trade data and methodology pages to study other exporters, importers, and HS6 products.