Import rules · updated 10 October 2026
Importing Brazilian sugar into Guinea: duty, permits and documents.
Guinea took 302,555 tonnes of Brazil’s white sugar in 2025. We found no sugar-specific licence or quota, so imports are open, with imports worth 2,000 US dollars FOB or more covered by a descriptive import declaration (DDI). The customs duty on white sugar was 20% in the latest tariff data (2023), plus a 2% processing charge, a 0.25% additional levy and 18% VAT. One thing shapes your margin: sugar is on Guinea’s list of essential goods, and the state sets their prices case by case (WTO, 2018).
Brazil’s sugar trade with Guinea
Brazil exported 302,555 tonnes of white sugar (NCM 1701.99) to Guinea in 2025, worth 136.2 million US dollars FOB.
Importing into Guinea? Send your grade, quantity and discharge port. You pay the supplier directly, never me.
Send a requirement →Duty and taxes
| Charge | Rate | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Customs duty | 20% | WITS, 2023 |
| Processing charge (RTL) | 2% | WTO Trade Policy Review, 2018 |
| Additional levy (centime additionnel) | 0.25% of CIF | WTO Trade Policy Review, 2018 |
| VAT | 18% | WTO Trade Policy Review, 2018 |
Guinea applies the ECOWAS common tariff’s optional national surcharges; whether they hit sugar is not confirmed. Guinea is not a UEMOA member, so the UEMOA solidarity levy does not apply.
Price control and permits
- Imports worth 2,000 US dollars FOB or more need a descriptive import declaration (DDI).
- Sugar is on the essential-goods list, and the state sets prices for these goods case by case. The state has bought sugar at world prices during Ramadan and resold it subsidised, and sugar exports are banned during Ramadan (WTO, 2018).
- Pre-shipment inspection was dropped in April 2017.
What to confirm before you order
- Current duty, surcharges and any price set for sugar, with Guinean customs and the Directorate of Domestic Trade.
- Labelling and standards. We found no official statement for sugar.
Rules on this page were checked against the sources below on 10 October 2026. Duties, levies and permits change, sometimes by decree. Confirm every figure with Guinea’s customs authority before you order. See all countries.
Know your permits and your port? That is everything I need to request a current supplier response.
Send a requirement →Sources
- ComexStat (MDIC), Brazilian exports by NCM 1701.99.00 and 1701.14.00, January–December 2025, via api-comexstat.mdic.gov.br, retrieved 29 Sep 2026
- World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS, MFN tariff for HS 170199, Guinea, 2023
- WTO, Trade Policy Review: Guinea, WT/TPR/S/370, 2018: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/s370_e.pdf
Checked on 10 October 2026. Rules and web pages change; check the source before you rely on a detail.