Guinea (GIN) to Sierra Leone (SLE) rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 (HS6 401290)
A country-to-country view of reported rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.
Exporter Guinea (GIN)Importer Sierra Leone (SLE)HS6 401290One-way tradeCoverage 2014-2021Accelerating
What this rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 lane shows for HS 401290
Core values for Guinea (GIN) → Sierra Leone (SLE) in HS 401290.
Buyer market
Latest imports$96.5K
Five-year projection$288.9K
Buyer CAGR+24.5%
Latest annual change-65.1%
Exporter position
Latest exports$3.9K
Market share2.5%
Share change-16.8 pp
Best observed share79.6%
Market structure
Reported suppliers5
Concentration index6,525.2
Share gap+77.1 pp
SignalAccelerating
Detailed evidence
Complete lane evidence
Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.
Measure
Value
What it describes
Buyer imports
$96.5K
Sierra Leone (SLE)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports
$3.9K
Guinea (GIN)'s exports to Sierra Leone (SLE)
Exporter market share
2.5%
Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR
+24.5%
Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR
+37.5%
Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection
$186.4K
Calculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection
$288.9K
Calculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports
$92.1K
Average reported importer value
Peak buyer imports
$339.7K
Highest reported importer value
Average exporter exports
$923.8
Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports
$3.9K
Highest reported lane exports
Share change
-16.8 pp
Latest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers
5
Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP
$4.2B
Latest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person
$516.0
Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population
8,141.3 thousand
Latest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate
16.3%
Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education
44.6%
Reported secondary education coverage
Distance
290 km
Approximate country-pair distance
Business entry time
8 days
Reported days to start a business
Shared legal system
No
Country-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTA
Yes
Reported trade-agreement indicator
WTO member
Yes
Buyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility
1.4
Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown
98%
Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history
8 years
Coverage through 2021
Research reading
Rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 demand and the Guinea (GIN) to Sierra Leone (SLE) lane
Sierra Leone (SLE) reported $96.5K of rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 imports in 2021. Guinea (GIN) accounted for 2.5% of the observed market and reported $3.9K in exports on this lane.
The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +24.5% buyer growth and +37.5% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.
Product classification
What does HS 401290 include?
HS 401290 covers Rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012. 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 40 and heading 4012. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a high price range classification in the available product reference data.
How to interpret this page
Compare demand, position, and history together
This HS 401290 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Sierra Leone (SLE), the exporter position of Guinea (GIN), 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 Guinea (GIN) to Sierra Leone (SLE) rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 trade
What is the HS code for this product?
This page covers HS 401290, 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 rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012.
How strong is Guinea (GIN) 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.
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 8 observed years through 2021. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.
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