# Guinea-Bissau Export Playbook for Middle East

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Middle East. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Guinea-Bissau (GNB)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $21.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,208 km
- Average business entry indicator: 11 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $20.3B | 2 | Not reported | 7,470 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Turkey | TUR | $447.2M | 3 | Not reported | 5,415 km | 7 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken |
| Kuwait | KWT | $208.3M | 8 | Not reported | 6,829 km | 19 | Commodities not specified according to kind |
| Lebanon | LBN | $23.3M | 1 | Not reported | 5,717 km | 15 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |
| Israel | ISR | $4.9M | 1 | Not reported | 5,608 km | 11 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.3B | +43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $223.9M | +11.7% | +0.3% |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $222.6M | +32.2% | +0.1% |
| 4 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $184.5M | +54.8% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $53.8M | +25.7% | +11.4% |
| 6 | Lebanon (LBN) | HS 440290 - Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $23.3M | +12.4% | +0.1% |
| 7 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060319 - Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $15.0M | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060311 - Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $5.8M | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Israel (ISR) | HS 440290 - Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $4.9M | +11.9% | +0.7% |
| 10 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 010639 - Birds: live, other than birds of prey, Psittaciformes, ostriches and emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | $1.6M | +8.9% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060313 - Flowers, cut: orchids, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $854.4K | +11.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 410120 - Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 14kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | $796.7K | -5.2% | +0.1% |
| 13 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060315 - Flowers, cut: lilies (Lilium spp.), flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $262.2K | +13.7% | +0.1% |
| 14 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060312 - Flowers, cut: carnations, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $258.1K | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 060314 - Flowers, cut: chrysanthemums, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $98.4K | +8.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $80.0B | $20.3B | +43.7% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 2 | $170.2M | $276.4M | +29.0% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 1 | $409.6M | $223.9M | +11.7% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $109.5M | $184.5M | +54.8% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 2 | $39.9M | $28.2M | +12.1% |
| HS2 06 - HS2 sector 06 | 6 | $31.0M | $22.2M | +9.0% |
| HS2 01 - HS2 sector 01 | 1 | $3.7M | $1.6M | +8.9% |
| HS2 41 - HS2 sector 41 | 1 | $3.4M | $796.7K | -5.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Guinea-Bissau focus on Middle East?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.