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Export from Guinea
A short guide for companies selling from Guinea: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.
1. What Guinea sells, and who buys it
Goods exports
Merchandise exports were 88,141 billion Guinean francs in 2024, in INS general trade statistics, which include re-exports.
Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
Services exports
US$71.2 million
Services exports were US$71.2 million in 2024; this is a services total, not merchandise.
Source: UNCTADstat, Guinea trade in services, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
Top goods exports
2024
- 1. Gold, unwrought or semi-manufactured
- 2. Bauxite (aluminum ores and concentrates)
- 3. Aluminum oxide and hydroxide
- 4. Cashew nuts, coconuts and Brazil nuts
- 5. Cocoa beans
- 6. Construction machinery
- 7. Ships and boats for passengers or cargo
- 8. Natural rubber
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- 9. Plastic packaging and closures
- 10. Lighthouse vessels, dredgers and floating platforms
- 11. Wheat flour
- 12. Petroleum oils, not crude
- 13. Tugboats and pusher boats
- 14. Coffee
- 15. Cranes and gantries
- 16. Plastic household tableware
- 17. Other tree nuts, fresh or dried
- 18. Iron ore and concentrates
- 19. Frozen fish
- 20. Palm oil and its fractions
- INS lists 20 principal product headings and one line of other products at 0.8 percent of exports, so the list is shorter than 30. Quote shares against the 88,141 billion total. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Gold and bauxite are close to 93.0 percent of 2024 exports, so shares and growth follow those two lines. Check demand in your own sector before you rely on the totals. Source (opens in a new tab)
- INS general trade includes re-exports and goods held in warehouses, and its table does not split them. Check the origin of any line before you present it as locally made. Source (opens in a new tab)
- INS's December 2025 note shows 2024 exports as 96,047.8 billion, above the yearbook's 88,141 billion used here. Use the yearbook for product and country shares. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
Where the goods go
2024, share of goods exports
- China38.7%
- United Arab Emirates36.8%
- South Africa8.6%
- India4.9%
- Italy1.6%
- Russia1%
- Mali0.9%
- Ireland0.8%
- Shares use the country table's own total of 91,095 billion Guinean francs, which differs from the 88,141 billion total in other tables of the same yearbook. Check which total a quote needs. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Gold and bauxite are close to 93.0 percent of 2024 exports, so the United Arab Emirates' share follows gold sales and China's follows bauxite. Source (opens in a new tab)
Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024
2. What to look into next
Our reading
The research marks cashew nuts, coconuts and Brazil nuts, cocoa beans and natural rubber as lines a small or mid-sized company could be in. If yours is one, check which markets buy that line, not only Guinea’s top destinations overall.
Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Based on: Top goods exports
China takes 38.7% of Guinea’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: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
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.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Gives access to continental tariff cuts for goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin, once Guinea's schedule applies.
Joining is not the same as trading under it; no Guinea tariff schedule or origin route was found.
Source: APIP page, reasons to invest in Guinea (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trade liberalization scheme and common external tariff
Approved products from approved enterprises can move duty-free within ECOWAS, and the common external tariff applies to imports.
Enterprise and product approval is needed; the WTO counted 19 enterprises and 64 products in 2018.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Guinea, Secretariat report, 2018 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 24, 2018
AGOA
AGOA, the United States' trade preference program for eligible African countries, gives duty-free entry to listed products for designated countries.
Guinea was not designated a beneficiary for 2026; the program runs to December 31, 2028 under Public Law 119-103.
Source: USTR, AGOA eligibility notice, Federal Register, June 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026
Everything But Arms (European Union)
Gives duty-free, quota-free entry to the European Union for goods that meet the origin rules.
Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access; the new regulation lists Guinea and applies from January 1, 2027.
Source: European Union, Regulation 2026/1395 on tariff preferences, June 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 22, 2026
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Developing Countries Trading Scheme (United Kingdom)
Gives Guinean goods reduced or zero United Kingdom tariffs under the comprehensive tier for least developed countries.
Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access; the tier list page is dated June 19, 2023.
Source: United Kingdom government, trading scheme preference tiers, June 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023
4. Steps to export
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Exporting from Guinea
- Register the business, hold a current tax number and an exporter trader's card, and enter AGUIPEX's register; the 2023 order names these for cashew, coffee and cocoa.Ministère du CommerceOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
- Open a descriptive export declaration (DDE) on the single window platform.Guichet Unique du Commerce Extérieur de Guinée (GUCEG)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
- For cashew, coffee or cocoa, file a prior declaration with the export promotion agency AGUIPEX, which gives a receipt.Agence Guinéenne de Promotion des Exportations (AGUIPEX)Declaration free; fund contribution of US$13 per tonne, paid in Guinean francsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
- Obtain the quality, phytosanitary and origin certificates at an AGUIPEX technical office; coffee is graded at 14 percent moisture and cocoa at 10 percent.Agence Guinéenne de Promotion des Exportations (AGUIPEX)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
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- Declare goods leaving in containers or trucks in the electronic inspection and quarantine system.Bureau National d'Inspection et de QuarantaineOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on inspection and quarantine, July 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of July 10, 2024
- Check the applicable quality standards with the national standards institute.Institut Guinéen de Normalisation et de Métrologie (IGNM)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: FAOLEX record, standards institute decree, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 7, 2023
- Lodge the customs export declaration to obtain the "Vu et bon à exporter" visa.Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
5. Organizations that help exporters
Start with INS and DGD. 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
- Research markets
National statistics office
INS
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes yearly and monthly foreign trade tables and consumer price indexes.
Visit INS (opens in a new tab)Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade publications list (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Multilateral development bank
World Bank
World Bank Group
Multilateral body
Publishes economic updates on Guinea and backs reforms for private sector growth and jobs.
Visit World Bank (opens in a new tab)Source: World Bank, Guinea Economic Update 2026, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 9, 2026
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- Research markets
Regional economic community
ECOWAS
ECOWAS Commission
Regional body
Runs the regional trade liberalization scheme and common external tariff that apply to Guinea.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Guinea, Secretariat report, 2018 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 24, 2018
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs administration
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Receives the export customs declaration and gives the "Vu et bon à exporter" visa, as the 2023 export order describes.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Runs tax registration and the eTax portal for companies.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: DGI Guinée, document library (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCRG
Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Sets exchange-rate policy and reports on how much export revenue is repatriated.
Visit BCRG (opens in a new tab)Source: BCRG, governor speech on the 2026 budget law (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 30, 2026
- Get advice
Shippers' council
CGC
Conseil Guinéen des Chargeurs
Assists shippers and works to control transport costs and ease maritime traffic.
Visit CGC (opens in a new tab)Source: Guinean Shippers’ Council, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Standards and sector requirements
- Meet requirements
National standards body
IGNM
Institut Guinéen de Normalisation et de Métrologie
Writes national standards, runs certification and metrology, and coordinates quality control of exported products.
Visit IGNM (opens in a new tab)Source: FAOLEX record, standards institute decree, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 7, 2023
- Meet requirements
Plant protection authority
DNPV/DS
Direction Nationale de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées
Acts as Guinea's national plant protection contact point under the International Plant Protection Convention.
Visit DNPV/DS (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Guinea national contact point page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Mining and geology ministry
Mines Ministry
Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie
Sets national mining and geology policy, including local content policy for the mining sector.
Visit Mines Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Mines, missions and powers (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Legal database
FAOLEX
FAO Legal Database (FAOLEX)
Multilateral body
Holds scans of Guinea's Investment Code, export orders and other laws.
Visit FAOLEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Official Journal scan, Investment Code, Law L/2015/008/AN (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIAG
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Artisanat de Guinée
Represents businesses as the national chamber of commerce, industry and crafts, and helps the statistics office reach companies for the 2026 enterprise census.
6. Worth knowing
Currency and settlement
The central bank says mining companies repatriated 66 percent of the export revenue due for return in 2025, and artisanal gold buyers 52 percent against a 60 percent minimum.
What to do: Confirm the repatriation share and deadline with your bank and the central bank before you sign a sales contract.
Sources: BCRG, governor speech on the 2026 budget law (in French) (opens in a new tab); GUCEG, currency repatriation reporting, February 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 30, 2026
Controlled export crops
A January 2023 order sets moisture grades, a prior declaration, three certificates and a fund contribution of US$13 per tonne for cashew, coffee and cocoa exports.
What to do: Confirm the current order, fee and issuing office with the commerce ministry before you prepare a shipment.
Sources: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab); FAOLEX record, 2023 export order (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Gold sales to the state
The Ministry of Mines said talks began on October 1, 2026 on the central bank buying up to 30 percent of output from industrial and semi-industrial gold companies.
What to do: Check the final terms with the Ministry of Mines and the central bank before you arrange gold sales.
Source: Ministry of Mines, gold purchase talks, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 6, 2026
Export concentration
INS reports that gold and bauxite were close to 93.0 percent of 2024 exports, and the World Bank says new jobs need growth outside mining.
What to do: Check demand and rules in your own sector with INS data and the investment agency before you size a project.
Sources: INS Guinée, foreign trade yearbook 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab); World Bank, Guinea Economic Update 2026, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.