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Export from Angola
A short guide for companies selling from Angola: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.
1. What Angola sells, and who buys it
Goods exports
US$33.7 billion
Merchandise exports were US$33.70 billion in 2025.
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Services exports
US$117.9 million
Services exports were US$117.93 million in 2025, by the WTO-UNCTAD-ITC data.
Source: UNCTADstat, WTO-UNCTAD-ITC services exports, Angola (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Top goods exports
2025
- 1. Crude oil (HS 2709)US$24.4 billion
- 2. Natural gas and petroleum gases (HS 2711)US$3.25 billion
- 3. Diamonds (HS 7102)US$1.78 billion
- 4. Cruise ships, ferries and cargo ships (HS 8901)US$1.02 billion
- 5. Dredgers, floating cranes and floating structures (HS 8905)US$948.4 million
- 6. Other vessels, including warships (HS 8906)US$638 million
- 7. Refined petroleum products (HS 2710)US$429.4 million
- 8. Steel bars and rods (HS 7214)US$223.5 million
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- 9. Tugs and pusher craft (HS 8904)US$183.1 million
- 10. Lead articles (HS 7806)US$40 million
- 11. Other iron and steel articles (HS 7326)US$39.4 million
- 12. Parts for cranes and earth-moving machinery (HS 8431)US$35.8 million
- 13. Crustaceans (HS 0306)US$33.8 million
- 14. Gas turbines and jet engines (HS 8411)US$32.7 million
- 15. Cereal bran and milling residues (HS 2302)US$30.7 million
- 16. Granite and other building stone (HS 2516)US$29.8 million
- 17. Specialized industrial machinery (HS 8479)US$28.5 million
- 18. Pulleys and hoists (HS 8425)US$21.2 million
- 19. Cereal flours, other than wheat (HS 1102)US$20.8 million
- 20. Surveying instruments (HS 9015)US$18.5 million
- Crude oil, refined products and gas are 83.4 percent of 2025 export value, so the top of this list reflects oil. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Vessels and floating structures (HS chapter 89) are 8.3 percent of 2025 export value and are ranked as Angola reported them. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Flow X includes re-exports, which Angola reported at US$2.97 billion in 2025, so some lines reflect goods that passed through Angola. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Where the goods go
2025, share of goods exports
- China43%
- India10.8%
- Indonesia5.8%
- Spain5.6%
- United Arab Emirates5.4%
- Netherlands3.8%
- France2.6%
- South Africa2.1%
- China is 43.0 percent of 2025 export value, and reported exports include re-exports, so some destinations reflect goods Angola sold on after importing them. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
2. What to look into next
Our reading
Extractive lines (crude oil, natural gas and petroleum gases and diamonds) make up about 89% of Angola’s goods exports, so the totals mostly describe that trade. For another product, look at demand for your own line, market by market.
Sources: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab); UN Comtrade, Angola exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports and goods exports
The research marks other iron and steel articles, crustaceans and cereal bran and milling residues as lines a small or mid-sized company could be in. If yours is one, check which markets buy that line, not only Angola’s top destinations overall.
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports
Other iron and steel articles grew 115% from 2024 to 2025; cereal bran and milling residues grew 15% from 2024 to 2025. A growing line can mean buyers are looking for more; confirm it with that line’s buyers before you plan around it.
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by product, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Top goods exports, against the year before
China takes 43% of Angola’s goods exports. If you sell there, its import rules and buyer channels come first; either way, compare at least one other market before you commit.
Source: UN Comtrade, Angola exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Based on: Where the goods go
Promote:Global’s reading of the figures above, not a source’s statement, and not advice.
3. Trade agreements
What each arrangement can mean for a seller, and its limits. A preference is conditional: check the rules of origin before you quote.
SADC Free Trade Area (Protocol on Trade)
Angolan goods that meet SADC origin rules would enter other member states at preferential rates once Angola applies the Protocol.
Accession was approved in June 2025 with an indicative start in January 2026; confirm the start before you quote a preference.
Source: SADC Secretariat, Angola electronic certificate of origin, November 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2025
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Angolan exporters could use reduced tariffs in states whose AfCFTA schedules are in force and who are trading under it.
Angola's tariff schedule is adopted but not yet gazetted, so check whether Angola and the importing country are trading under the AfCFTA.
Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, status of tariff offers, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
European Union Everything But Arms
Angolan goods can enter the European Union without duties or quotas, except arms and ammunition, as a least developed country's exports.
Rules of origin apply, and the preference lasts only while Angola stays a least developed country; new European Union GSP rules apply from January 1, 2027.
Source: European Commission, Access2Markets, Everything but Arms list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
United Kingdom Developing Countries Trading Scheme (Comprehensive Preferences tier)
Angolan goods can enter the United Kingdom at the lowest tariffs of the scheme, which lists Angola in its top tier.
Rules-based preference, so confirm the product rules and the current tariff before you price.
Source: GOV.UK, Developing Countries Trading Scheme preference tiers (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023
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European Union-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement
Angolan goods enter the European Union under Everything But Arms rather than under this agreement.
The Joint Council decided in July 2022 that Angola can start accession talks when it is ready.
Source: European Commission, trade relations with the SADC EPA group (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
AGOA
Eligible Angolan goods can enter the United States duty-free under AGOA, the United States' trade preference program for eligible African countries.
As of June 2026 Angola was designated for 2026, and the program runs to December 31, 2028; designation is reviewed every year, so confirm it before you quote.
Source: Federal Register, USTR AGOA eligibility review, June 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
4. Steps to export
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Exporting from Angola
- Register the company at the one-stop counter and get its operating license.Guiché Único da EmpresaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: GUE, Guiché Único da Empresa, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get a taxpayer number (NIF) from the tax authority.Administração Geral TributáriaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: AGT, Portal do Contribuinte (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Register in the Registry of Exporters and Importers (REI), which is mandatory and lasts five years.Ministério da Indústria e ComércioOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Ask for an export license for each shipment on the PICE platform; goods on the prior-authorization list also need the sector ministry's prior license.Ministério da Indústria e ComércioOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
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- Check the technical standards and testing rules that apply to your product.Instituto Nacional das Infra-Estruturas da QualidadeOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ePing, TBT enquiry point record for Angola (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- For animals, plants and wood, get the agriculture ministry's authorization or health clearance.Ministério da Agricultura e FlorestasOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- For fish, shellfish and salt, check the fisheries ministry's authorization and the year's export bans.Ministério das Pescas e Recursos MarinhosOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Diário da República, fisheries measures, February 2026 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 25, 2026
- File the customs export declaration electronically in ASYCUDA World.Administração Geral TributáriaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Follow the central bank's foreign exchange rules, including BNA Notice 4/21, under which export foreign exchange is used first.Banco Nacional de AngolaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
5. Organizations that help exporters
Start with AIPEX, AGT and INE. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Export development and market information
- Get advice
Export and investment promotion agency
AIPEX
Agência de Investimento Privado e Promoção das Exportações de Angola
Registers private investment projects, helps investors obtain permits, and gives Angolan businesses information and training on exporting.
Visit AIPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Research markets
National statistics office
INE
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Publishes consumer price, producer price and foreign trade statistics for Angola.
Visit INE (opens in a new tab)Source: INE Angola, publications list, October 2026 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Research markets
Regional economic community secretariat
SADC
Southern African Development Community
Regional body
Runs the SADC Free Trade Area, which Angola is joining, and the electronic certificate of origin program.
Visit SADC (opens in a new tab)Source: SADC Secretariat, Angola electronic certificate of origin, November 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2025
- Research markets
Continental free trade area secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Publishes the status of each country's tariff schedule under the continental free trade area.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, status of tariff offers, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
European Union trade policy body
European Commission
Multilateral body
Explains the European Union's trade arrangements for Angola, including Everything But Arms.
Visit European Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: European Commission, Access2Markets, Everything but Arms list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
AGT
Administração Geral Tributária
Registers taxpayers and runs customs clearance, including export declarations and an authorized economic operator program for compliant traders.
Visit AGT (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Standards and sector requirements
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MINDCOM
Ministério da Indústria e Comércio
Issues export licenses, keeps the register of importers and exporters, and answers questions on technical rules.
- Meet requirements
National standards and accreditation body
INIQ
Instituto Nacional das Infra-Estruturas da Qualidade
Sets national standards and accreditation, after the 2021 merger of the standards institute and the accreditation institute.
Visit INIQ (opens in a new tab)Source: Diário da República, Decree 95/21 creating INIQ (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of April 20, 2021
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- Meet requirements
Agriculture and forestry ministry
MINAGRIF
Ministério da Agricultura e Florestas
Authorizes exports of animal, plant and wood products and sets the rules for the farming sector.
Visit MINAGRIF (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Meet requirements
Central bank and regulator
BNA
Banco Nacional de Angola
Sets foreign exchange rules, including for export proceeds, and supervises banks.
Visit BNA (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Meet requirements
Mining sector regulator
ANRM
Agência Nacional de Recursos Minerais
Regulates the mining sector, including the rules for exporting and importing mineral products.
Visit ANRM (opens in a new tab)Source: ANRM, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Petroleum sector regulator
ANPG
Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis
Regulates the petroleum sector of Angola.
Visit ANPG (opens in a new tab)Source: ANPG, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Multilateral trade rules body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes Angola's trade policy review and the enquiry points for technical and sanitary rules.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Angola member information (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCIA
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria de Angola
Offers company certification, arbitration and mediation, and membership for Angolan businesses.
Visit CCIA (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIA, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Worth knowing
Currency and settlement
As of 2023, per the WTO review, an importer that also exports cannot buy foreign exchange for imports until it has used its export foreign exchange (BNA Notice 4/21).
What to do: Check your foreign exchange needs with your bank and the central bank before you contract.
Sources: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab); BNA, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Logistics and border performance
The WTO review says importers still face a fragmented process because the single window is not fully in place and several institutions license the same goods.
What to do: Ask your clearing agent which licenses and platforms your shipment needs.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.