# Togo 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: Togo (TGO)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $51.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 5,172 km
- Average business entry indicator: 9 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $28.3B | 9 | Not reported | 6,006 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Turkey | TUR | $21.2B | 7 | Not reported | 4,750 km | 7 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Lebanon | LBN | $1.1B | 1 | Not reported | 4,675 km | 15 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | $403.1M | 1 | Not reported | 5,256 km | 10 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.8B | +32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $12.9B | +43.7% | +4.7% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $6.2B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $3.6B | +11.7% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +12.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710813 - Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.9B | +25.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.5B | +14.4% | +0.1% |
| 8 | Lebanon (LBN) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.1B | +15.4% | +4.5% |
| 9 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $525.2M | +5.1% | +0.1% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 711291 - Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $491.2M | +37.6% | +0.0% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | 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 | $486.8M | +6.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 840999 - Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $482.6M | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $403.1M | +10.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $392.2M | +11.7% | +0.1% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $336.6M | +12.0% | +0.0% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $297.4M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $281.4M | +7.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $218.8M | +11.7% | +1.2% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 5 | $104.7B | $34.2B | +30.9% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $19.4B | $8.2B | +14.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $9.1B | $3.6B | +11.7% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 2 | $2.1B | $1.7B | +13.0% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 2 | $1.9B | $739.7M | +11.4% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 1 | $1.4B | $525.2M | +5.1% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 1 | $513.8M | $486.8M | +6.0% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $829.7M | $482.6M | +8.7% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Togo 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.