# Sierra Leone Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Sierra Leone HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Sierra Leone (SLE)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $144.2M
- Products: 29
- Buyer markets: 13
- Average CAGR: +26.6%
- Global sector size: $108.3B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $18.2B | $219.6K | $9.0B | +26.1% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $9.1B | $18.9K | $7.2B | +4.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $14.8B | $1.8M | $6.1B | -1.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 151110 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $6.9B | $4.3M | $4.9B | +32.4% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $10.9B | $131.3M | $4.3B | +6.5% | 6 | +0.6% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $4.2B | $3.6M | $4.3B | +18.9% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $4.5B | $779.6 | $4.2B | +800.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $6.5B | $5.9K | $2.4B | -0.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.8B | $2.6K | $1.9B | -17.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $2.6B | $4.5K | $1.8B | -2.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.6B | $82.2K | $1.6B | -23.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.4B | $2.2K | $1.5B | -2.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $4.5K | $1.5B | -6.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $2.2B | $3.1K | $1.4B | -8.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $1.7B | $2.0K | $1.4B | -10.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220299 - Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $1.8B | $26.1K | $1.0B | +7.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $2.8B | $2.5M | $982.3M | -24.3% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $169.4 | $897.4M | -57.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899 - Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $13.1K | $815.7M | +1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910 - Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $887.3M | $88.2K | $670.0M | +40.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.2B | $77.2K | $646.4M | +3.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $607.2M | $24.8K | $620.2M | +40.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $466.3M | $10.4 | $546.9M | -17.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $13.1K | $519.1M | +8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020410 - Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $614.3M | $30.7K | $476.8M | +65.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151311 - Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $584.3M | $84.9 | $474.1M | -67.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $1.5B | $8.6K | $456.4M | +21.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.5B | $18.0K | $456.0M | +18.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151211 - Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $574.7M | $67.0K | $449.8M | +463.7% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $21.6B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- Canada (CAN): $9.6B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- India (IND): $6.3B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Germany (DEU): $5.9B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- France (FRA): $4.5B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- China (CHN): $4.2B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $3.7B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $2.6B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Malaysia (MYS): $798.8M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Pakistan (PAK): $620.2M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Australia (AUS): $558.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 030617: +800.2% average CAGR, $4.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151211: +463.7% average CAGR, $449.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 020410: +65.5% average CAGR, $476.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 090240: +40.4% average CAGR, $620.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 150910: +40.1% average CAGR, $670.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151110: +32.4% average CAGR, $4.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: +26.1% average CAGR, $9.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: +21.5% average CAGR, $456.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: +18.9% average CAGR, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 040690: +18.5% average CAGR, $456.0M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 7 buyer markets, $9.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 6 buyer markets, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 4 buyer markets, $6.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: 3 buyer markets, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 2 buyer markets, $7.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151110: 2 buyer markets, $4.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: 2 buyer markets, $2.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170490: 2 buyer markets, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 060290: 2 buyer markets, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 2 buyer markets, $1.6B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks 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.
