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Export from Liberia

A short guide for companies selling from Liberia: the export figures, the agreements and their limits, the main steps and who can help, each with its source.

1. What Liberia sells, and who buys it

Top goods exports

2025

  1. 1. Iron ore (HS 2601)US$204.9 million
  2. 2. Natural rubber (HS 4001)US$134.9 million
  3. 3. Palm oil (HS 1511)US$47.2 million
  4. 4. Palm kernel and coconut oil (HS 1513)US$14.7 million
  5. 5. Cranes and lifting frames (HS 8426)US$11.2 million
  6. 6. Motorcycles (HS 8711)US$9.82 million
  7. 7. Cocoa beans (HS 1801)US$6.56 million
  8. 8. Earth-moving and boring machinery (HS 8430)US$4.58 million
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  1. 9. Soft drinks (HS 2202)US$4.19 million
  2. 10. Lubricating oils and greases (HS 3403)US$3.53 million
  3. 11. Spirits and liqueurs (HS 2208)US$3.3 million
  4. 12. Zinc (HS 7901)US$3.26 million
  5. 13. Lifting and handling machinery (HS 8428)US$2.24 million
  6. 14. Parts for lifting and earth-moving machinery (HS 8431)US$1.91 million
  7. 15. Synthetic rubber (HS 4002)US$1.54 million
  8. 16. Rubber articles (HS 4016)US$1.1 million
  9. 17. Special-purpose vehicles (HS 8705)US$990,434
  10. 18. Drilling and boring machine tools (HS 8459)US$931,926
  11. 19. Tugs and pusher craft (HS 8904)US$900,000
  12. 20. Bulldozers and graders (HS 8429)US$853,049
  • Liberia’s 2024 report to UN Comtrade has no iron ore line, which the Central Bank of Liberia counts at US$190.9 million for 2024, so no change on 2024 is shown. Check which basis a figure uses before you compare years. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • No gold (HS 7108) appears in either year’s report, and diamonds and round logs fall far below the Central Bank of Liberia’s 2025 figures, so the ranking understates exports. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • The Central Bank of Liberia’s balance-of-payments goods exports were US$2,068.2 million in 2025, against US$469.1 million in the Comtrade report. Never mix the two measures. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)
  • Flow X includes re-exports, and Liberia reports no separate re-export flow, so the share of re-exports in a line cannot be read. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Source: UN Comtrade, Liberia exports by product, 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

Where the goods go

2025, share of goods exports

  • France24.5%
  • Spain14.8%
  • United States12.6%
  • Malaysia6.7%
  • Belgium6.5%
  • Sierra Leone5.3%
  • Nigeria4.9%
  • Netherlands3.6%
  • Iron ore and natural rubber are 72.4 percent of 2025 exports, so destination shares rest on two commodities. Check the importing country’s treatment of your own product. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Source: UN Comtrade, Liberia exports by destination, 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025

2. What to look into next

Our reading

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.

  • ECOWAS

    Liberia is a member state of the Economic Community of West African States, the regional trade bloc.

    Membership is not market access by itself. Check each member’s border practice and the scheme’s origin rules before you quote.

    Source: ECOWAS, member states page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  • ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme

    Products that originate in Liberia can enter other member states free of customs duties and taxes of equivalent effect.

    Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access. A company first applies to the National Origin Recognition Committee.

    Source: ECOWAS, trade liberalization scheme (ETLS) page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  • African Continental Free Trade Area

    A Ministry of Commerce and Industry release says Liberia ratified the agreement in July 2023 and launched its national implementation strategy on August 14, 2025.

    No Liberian tariff schedule, certificate route or Guided Trade Initiative step was found. Confirm the importing country’s schedule and origin rules before you quote.

    Source: Public Procurement Commission, AfCFTA rollout workshop report, August 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of August 29, 2025

  • AGOA

    Liberia is number 18 on the list of AGOA beneficiary countries in the United States Trade Representative’s June 30, 2026 notice.

    AGOA is the United States’ trade preference program for eligible African countries. New United States tariffs can override duty-free access, so check the duty on your shipment date.

    Source: Federal Register, AGOA notice, June 30, 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 30, 2026

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  • European Union Everything But Arms

    As a least developed country, Liberia can send goods to the European Union duty-free and quota-free, except arms and ammunition.

    Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access. Origin rules apply, and the European Union’s new preference rules from January 1, 2027 need checking.

    Source: European Commission, Everything but Arms page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  • United Kingdom Developing Countries Trading Scheme

    Liberia is on the Comprehensive Preferences tier list, the scheme’s deepest tier for least developed countries.

    Rules-based preference, not unconditional market access. Confirm the origin rules and your proof of origin before you claim it.

    Source: GOV.UK, DCTS preference tiers⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2023

  • ECOWAS-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement

    The European Union applies interim agreements with Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire only; as of 2023 Liberia had not signed the regional agreement and uses Everything But Arms.

    The status is as of the 2023 WTO review and the European Commission page naming two signatories. Confirm the current status before you rely on it.

    Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023

  • Other countries’ tariff preferences for least developed countries

    As of 2023, per the WTO review, Liberia also had preferences under other economies’ schemes, including those of Japan, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, China and India.

    Rules-based preferences, not unconditional market access. Check the importing country’s current notice and origin rules for your product.

    Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023

4. Steps to export

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Exporting from Liberia

  1. Register with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to get Export Permit Declaration forms, and submit a proforma invoice for the Ministry’s verification.Ministry of Commerce and IndustryUS$150 per declaration of ten containers (2019)Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, export procedure, March 2019⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2019

  2. Get the permit or clearance for a controlled product: cocoa or coffee, fish, logs and wood, iron ore, gold or diamonds.Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority; National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority; Forestry Development Authority; Ministry of Mines and EnergyCocoa export royalty US$100 per shipmentOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023

  3. Get the Liberia Standards Authority’s conformity check where your product needs one.Liberia Standards AuthorityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia Standards Authority page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  4. Get a phytosanitary or other sanitary certificate from the Plant and Animal Quarantine Service for plant and animal products.Plant and Animal Quarantine Service, Ministry of AgricultureUS$100 for a commercial phytosanitary certificate (2023)Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023

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  1. Get a certificate of origin from customs, and the National Origin Recognition Committee’s approval first if you claim the ECOWAS scheme.Liberia Revenue AuthorityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023

  2. File the electronic export declaration in ASYCUDA with a commercial invoice and packing list, pay the export fee, and load once customs clears it.Liberia Revenue AuthorityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Liberia Revenue Authority, Import and Export procedures page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

5. Organizations that help exporters

Start with LRA and LISGIS. 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

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Customs and tax

Standards and sector requirements

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Chambers and industry associations

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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.