Draft 1.3 · indicative · this will not be the final allocation

Buy African Initiative · Right of Supply · AU STC-FMAEPI · Ministerial, July 2027

Fifty-four states. One continental market. A register of real products, tabled for your correction.

This is Draft 1.3 — indicative. Every line is an HS6 product, not a category, and every product right is held by exactly one state — one anchor per zone for fuel and cement, one consortium entity where HS6 cannot yet split. Names against lines are evidence from the 54 country audits, not a final allocation. Your ministry's corrections, additions and removals are the next step of the method.
USD 709 bntotal continental imports, 2023
USD 620 bnsourced off-continent — the prize
USD 136.75 bnmeasured government procurement
≈ USD 87.7 bnintra-African trade today (12.4%)
All 54 countriesthe Continental Register → All 2,500 productsthe Product Index, scored 1–10 → The Atlasthe globe of who makes what →

Watch — the three-minute introduction

Before the register: what the Right of Supply is, the two layers it needs, and why the figure that matters is USD 620 bn.

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The prize

USD 620 billion leaves the continent every year. This is the market.

The Continental Register · Draft 1.3 · HS6 product lines · 17 September 2026

Who makes what for Africa — 3208 industrial product lines with a designated producer, USD 469.6 bn, all fifty-four states

Petrol and diesel, medicines, cable, urea, trucks, buses, switchgear, cement — the products governments actually buy, one HS6 line at a time, each with the country that makes it today and the audit evidence behind the name. Fuel and energy (USD 123.0 bn) are shown as their own layer. Raw materials, ores, precious metals and animal feed are out; agro-processing is struck from the industrial register with one stroke.

Open the Continental Register → By country · top products · the open board of 56 Flagship lines with no African producer yet · the Product Index: 2,500 products in 16 categories, scored 1–10 on industrial sophistication and government procurement → Consultation Paper 01, the Big Twelve (July 2026), is superseded on fuel and food by the register.

The framework in sixty seconds

Two layers. First, the AU pre-allocates 25-year supply rights per product category to designated African producers — the fairness layer, and the reason every state below has a draft list. Second, the Match-or-Release rule — the Cell Phone Test: when your government procures, the designated continental supplier is shown your open-market quote and must match it on price, quality, warranty and service — or release you instantly, no penalty, no delay.

This is not pooled procurement. No central buyer, no aggregated tenders. Purchase-by-purchase, country-by-country; your procurement autonomy is untouched. And under the South Sudan Principle, fragile and rebuilding states hold aspirational allocations — the demand certainty against which capability is built.

The Cell Phone Test

Match the open-market offer — or release the buyer. Instantly.

The 54 draft registers

All 54 countriesthe Continental Register →All 2,500 productsthe Product Index →The Atlasthe globe →

Find your state. Every line is an HS6 product with its continental market (2023) and the audit's basis. ANCHOR and STRONG are operating positions; EMERGING is buildable; ASPIRATIONAL is the South Sudan Principle at work; AUDIT-EVIDENCED is the v1.2 evidence column for vehicles, electronics and pharma. Fuel and energy seats are per region.

The draft registerCentral Africa

Central Africa

Burundi5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Coffee — specialty washed Arabica (HS 0901), with the defensible upgrade being roasting/packaging for the Afri — Coffee is Burundi's single most defensible continental supply position because it is the only category that satisfies most of the analytical lens simultaneously. Input base: a genuine, climate-and-altitude-driven advanta full dossier on the Atlas →
Burundi in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 482020Exercise books78#2926 · USD 0.19 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burundi's own demand — USD 5 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 392330Plastic bottles, flasks & carboys75#2942 · USD 0.44 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burundi's own demand — USD 6 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 630420Mosquito bed nets53#2953 · USD 0.30 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burundi's own demand — USD 5 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 853929Filament, (excluding ultra-violet or infra-red), other86#3057 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burundi's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842122For filtering or purifying beverages other than water97#3122 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burundi's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Burundi's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 137 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 118 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 310311Phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or…88USD 61 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 34 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 31 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Cameroon
no agro-processing lines · the audit records no industrial line for this state yet — industrial designation pending the capability sweep
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Cameroon93 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Cameroon's single most defensible continental supply position is semi-finished cocoa products — cocoa paste/liquor (HS 1 — This is the rare category where Cameroon scores yes on every test in the analytical lens. Input base: it is the world's ~5th-largest cocoa bean producer at 320,000 t (ICCO 2024/25), with overwhelming revealed comparative full dossier on the Atlas →
Cameroon in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89#8 · USD 4.80 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89#11 · USD 2.90 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 252310Cement clinker87#20 · USD 1.56 bn · ~12.7Mt capacity vs ~7Mt demand, surpluszone anchor · Central AfricaSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87#30 · USD 1.20 bn · ~12.7Mt capacity vs ~7Mt demand, surpluszone anchor · Central AfricaSTRONG
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbons89#34 · USD 1.38 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 271121Pipeline natural gas89#82 · USD 0.60 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 271112Propane (LPG)89#107 · USD 0.42 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 760612Aluminium alloy sheet (rectangular)85#163 · USD 0.45 bn · ALUCAM smelter + hydropower, Socatral sheetEMERGING
HS 490110In single sheets69#245 · USD 0.10 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Cameroon: Congo-basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940620Modular building units (steel)79#262 · USD 0.08 bn · Furniture, bedding, lighting & prefabs needs timber, paper & furniture, mechanical & precision engineering, plastics & rubber conversion. Castrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480411Kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets,…76#285 · USD 0.22 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Cameroon: Congo-basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271119Other LPG89#290 · USD 0.17 bn · Hilli Episeyo FLNG, 20th LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
Where Cameroon's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,107 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 753 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 180 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 151110Crude palm oil35USD 159 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Gabon
HS 720711Steel billets (square)56USD 150 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Sierra Leone
+81 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Central African Republic22 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Gem-quality rough diamonds (HS 7102) — CAR's single most defensible continental supply position is gem-quality rough diamonds. The evidence: roughly 80% of CAR's diamond output is gem-quality (IPIS/USGS), and per Kimberley Process 2019 statistics, CAR's stone full dossier on the Atlas →
Central African Republic in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 440719Other coniferous sawn timber35#796 · USD 0.06 bn · Existing sawmills; ~80% sawnwood exportedEMERGING
HS 440722Virola / imbuia / balsa sawn35#1721 · USD 0.01 bn · Existing sawmills; ~80% sawnwood exportedEMERGING
HS 440728Iroko sawn35#1958 · USD 0.00 bn · Existing sawmills; ~80% sawnwood exportedEMERGING
HS 441291Other tropical panels64#2186 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 441892Cellular wood panels63#2192 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 440793Maple sawn35#2291 · USD 0.00 bn · Existing sawmills; ~80% sawnwood exportedEMERGING
HS 441882CLT structural timber63#2326 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 440692Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties), impregnated…52#2821 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 440612Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties), not impregnated…52#2855 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 441400Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors etc62#2856 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 441920Of tropical wood52#2870 · USD 0.00 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Central African Republic: Timber concessions (Sangha-Mbaéré). Input link — timber (audit: - Tstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 442199Other wood articles53#3039 · USD 0.07 bn · Feedstock present; labour-intensive value-addASPIRATIONAL
Where Central African Republic's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 64 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 37 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 35 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 870333Diesel cars >2,500 cc96USD 27 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 870590Other special-purpose vehicles (workshops, breakdown)910USD 20 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
+10 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Chad5 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: the livestock complex — live cattle today, processed/chilled meat and offal as the upgrade (HS 0102/0104 → 0201/0202/020 — Chad's single most defensible continental supply position is livestock, and specifically its path into processed meat. The case rests on the convergence the Right-of-Supply framework rewards. full dossier on the Atlas →
Chad in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 731700Nails, tacks & staples75#2940 · USD 0.19 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Chad's own demand — USD 9 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 551614Printed woven fabric (artificial fibre)63#2978 · USD 0.40 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Chad's own demand — USD 8 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 851110Spark plugs, of a kind used for spark or…96#3002 · USD 0.10 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Chad's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 320820Acrylic & vinyl paints74#3011 · USD 0.19 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Chad's own demand — USD 18 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 853910Sealed beam units86#3117 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Chad's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · Djarmaya refinery 20,000 b/d; historic exports to CARsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · Djarmaya refinery 20,000 b/d; historic exports to CARsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · Djarmaya refinery 20,000 b/d; historic exports to CARsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · Djarmaya refinery 20,000 b/d; historic exports to CARsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Chad's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 47 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 210690Food preparations n.e.c. — other44USD 45 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 721420Reinforcing bar (rebar)87USD 40 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 880230Aircraft 2,000–15,000 kg108USD 38 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 340119Household & laundry soap bars84USD 35 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Kenya
2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
DR Congo33 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Refined and semi-refined copper (HS 7402/7403) — This is the DRC's single strongest defensible and improving continental supply position. The endowment is Tier-1 unambiguous: 3.3 million tonnes mined in 2024 makes the DRC the world's second-largest copper producer and full dossier on the Atlas →
DR Congo in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810#6 · USD 2.24 bn · ~42GW Inga potential; ~1.8GW installedfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 283630Sodium bicarbonate85#767 · USD 0.09 bn · Manono world-class; first output June 2026EMERGING
HS 283640Potassium carbonate85#1264 · USD 0.03 bn · Manono world-class; first output June 2026EMERGING
HS 482340Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording…74#1536 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 482040Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets78#1568 · USD 0.00 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 481031Uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic…76#1598 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480459Uncoated, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets,…76#1705 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480442Uncoated, weight between 150 and 225g/m2, bleached…76#1749 · USD 0.00 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 283691Lithium carbonate85#2217 · USD 0.00 bn · Manono world-class; first output June 2026EMERGING
HS 780600Articles other in chapter 7872#2390 · USD 0.03 bn · Other base metals needs mineral processing & refining, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: ~76% of world cobalt, world #2 copper, tantalumstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480700Composite (made by sticking layers together with an…73#2494 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 491000Printed, of any kind, including calendar blocks64#2583 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. DR Congo: Congo basin timbstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where DR Congo's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 4,777 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 3,018 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 730890Steel structures (other)89USD 291 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 870410Dumpers for off-highway use98USD 279 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 847490Crushing, screening, mixing & concrete/mining — parts98USD 248 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
+21 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Equatorial Guinea138 product rights · 6 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Methanol (HS 2905.11) — EG's single most defensible continental supply position is methanol, produced at the Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO) plant at Punta Europa, Bioko Island. Unlike every other candidate, methanol combines all f full dossier on the Atlas →
Equatorial Guinea in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 321519For printing, other than black73#450 · USD 0.29 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310100Fertilizers, produced by the mixing or chemical…86#462 · USD 0.05 bn · Fertilisers needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPCO) & LPG (Albstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 290531Ethylene glycol84#530 · USD 0.28 bn · Operational ~1mt/y AMPCO plant on domestic gas feedstock; Africa's 2nd-largest producer (756K t 2024); RCA>1STRONG
HS 320740Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder,…73#642 · USD 0.15 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 320910Water-based acrylic paints73#825 · USD 0.11 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 321590Writing, drawing and other inks, other73#927 · USD 0.09 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382483Containing goods specified in Subheading Note 3 to this…87#934 · USD 0.04 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Equatorial Guinea: Pustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 320710Prepared pigments, opacifiers, colours and similar…73#955 · USD 0.08 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382430Metal carbide mixtures87#981 · USD 0.04 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Equatorial Guinea: Pustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 294150Erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof88#986 · USD 0.02 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Equatorial Guinea: Pustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 320810Polyester-based paints74#987 · USD 0.08 bn · Paints, pigments & inks needs chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Equatorial Guinea: Punta Europa LNG, methanol (AMPstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 290511Methanol84#1045 · USD 0.08 bn · Operational ~1mt/y AMPCO plant on domestic gas feedstock; Africa's 2nd-largest producer (756K t 2024); RCA>1STRONG
HS 271113Butane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbonsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271121Pipeline natural gasSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271112Propane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271119Other LPGSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Alba Plant LLC LPG facility operational on domestic gassatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Equatorial Guinea's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 890590Light-vessels, floating cranes, floating docks910USD 34 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 890190Cargo vessels96USD 23 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 848180Valves, taps & cocks (other)98USD 13 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 690490Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the…73USD 12 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 12 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
+126 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Gabon91 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Tropical veneer and plywood (HS 4408/4412) — Gabon's strongest, most defensible continental supply position is processed wood — specifically okoumé veneer and tropical plywood. The case rests on all five tests being met simultaneously, which no other Gabonese categ full dossier on the Atlas →
Gabon in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 490199Books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter…69#45 · USD 0.55 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940360Wooden furniture (other)77#69 · USD 0.53 bn · "Made in Gabon" furniture ambition; veneer/ply feedstockEMERGING
HS 440711Pine sawn timber35#76 · USD 1.06 bn · Largest export-wood volume; >70% of wood output; top CEMAC processorSTRONG
HS 480255Printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of…77#87 · USD 0.58 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480256Printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of…77#99 · USD 0.50 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480257Printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of…77#100 · USD 0.49 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940320Metal furniture77#102 · USD 0.36 bn · "Made in Gabon" furniture ambition; veneer/ply feedstockEMERGING
HS 481159Coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding…76#118 · USD 0.49 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 491199Other66#141 · USD 0.26 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940350Wooden bedroom furniture77#143 · USD 0.24 bn · "Made in Gabon" furniture ambition; veneer/ply feedstockEMERGING
HS 482030Binders, folders and file covers78#146 · USD 0.17 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa'sstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 441114MDF >9 mm64#167 · USD 0.48 bn · Wood products needs timber, paper & furniture. Gabon: Nkok SEZ — Africa's largest veneer & plywood cluster; log-export ban since 2010. Inputstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · SOGARA refinery; expansion to 2030satellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · SOGARA refinery; expansion to 2030satellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · SOGARA refinery; expansion to 2030satellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Congo (Rep.) · SOGARA refinery; expansion to 2030satellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
Where Gabon's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 890520Floating / submersible drilling & production platforms910USD 737 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 204 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 890590Light-vessels, floating cranes, floating docks910USD 173 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 79 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 860210Diesel-electric powered910USD 51 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
+79 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Congo (Rep.)36 product rights · 11 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Tropical sawnwood (HS 4407), advancing toward veneer/plywood (4408/4412) — Among all candidate categories, sawnwood offers the best combination of the five tests — input advantage, existing processing, competitiveness, deliverability and continental demand — rather than the biggest raw endowmen full dossier on the Atlas →
Congo (Rep.) in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810#1 · USD 58.0 bn · Crude feedstock + CORAF + Fouta refinery (under construction)fuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810#2 · USD 48.0 bn · Crude feedstock + CORAF + Fouta refinery (under construction)fuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810#4 · USD 4.45 bn · Crude feedstock + CORAF + Fouta refinery (under construction)fuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 440712Fir & spruce sawn timber35#300 · USD 0.27 bn · Congo Basin forest endowment + existing sawmills + log-export ban + Pointe-Noire portSTRONG
HS 441233Hardwood plywood64#488 · USD 0.13 bn · Same forest base; SEZ wood ambitionsEMERGING
HS 441239Softwood plywood64#678 · USD 0.08 bn · Same forest base; SEZ wood ambitionsEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodiesel810#991 · USD 0.01 bn · Crude feedstock + CORAF + Fouta refinery (under construction)fuel & energy layerzone anchor · Central AfricaEMERGING
HS 490810Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable64#1377 · USD 0.00 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Congo (Rep.): Sawn timber strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 440721Mahogany sawn35#1438 · USD 0.01 bn · Congo Basin forest endowment + existing sawmills + log-export ban + Pointe-Noire portSTRONG
HS 480530Sulphite wrapping paper, uncoated, in rolls or sheets76#1504 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Congo (Rep.): Sawn timber strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 441251Tropical blockboard64#1513 · USD 0.01 bn · Same forest base; SEZ wood ambitionsEMERGING
HS 482050Albums for samples or for collections78#1630 · USD 0.00 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Congo (Rep.): Sawn timber strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271113Butane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Marine XII gas; Congo LNG operationalsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Marine XII gas; Congo LNG operationalsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Dangote Mfila 1.5 Mtpa operational; limestonesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbonsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Marine XII gas; Congo LNG operationalsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Dangote Mfila 1.5 Mtpa operational; limestonesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271121Pipeline natural gasSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Central Africa · anchor Cameroon · Marine XII gas; Congo LNG operationalsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Congo (Rep.)'s import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 890590Light-vessels, floating cranes, floating docks910USD 405 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 890520Floating / submersible drilling & production platforms910USD 266 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 221 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.) ✓
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 114 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 730429Oil & gas casing & tubing (other)89USD 99 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
+24 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Rwanda11 product rights · 11 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Refined tin and Rwanda's conflict-free 3T processing cluster — anchored by LuNa Smelter — Rwanda's most defensible continental supply position is refined tin and, more broadly, the role of Kigali as Africa's certified 3T beneficiation hub. The evidence: per the Polish Investment & Trade Agency, LuNa Smelter " full dossier on the Atlas →
Rwanda in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 300691Ostomy appliances910#820 · USD 0.02 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Rwanda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300693Placebos & clinical-trial kits910#1095 · USD 0.01 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Rwanda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300349Bulk alkaloid preparations (other)910#1512 · USD 0.00 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Rwanda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300342Bulk pseudoephedrine preparations910#2038 · USD 0.00 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Rwanda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300620Blood-grouping reagents910#2216 · USD 0.00 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Rwanda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 851713Smartphones108#2905 · USD 4.07 bn · Mara Phones smartphone assembly, Kigali SEZ, opened Oct 2019 (Rwanda audit — status since unconfirmed)ASPIRATIONAL
HS 851714Other mobile phones108#2939 · USD 0.34 bn · Mara Phones smartphone assembly, Kigali SEZ, opened Oct 2019 (Rwanda audit — status since unconfirmed)ASPIRATIONAL
HS 841939For products other, not used for domestic purposes97#2980 · USD 0.13 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Rwanda's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 851712Mobile phones & smartphones108#3059 · USD 0.05 bn · Mara Phones smartphone assembly, Kigali SEZ, opened Oct 2019 (Rwanda audit — status since unconfirmed)ASPIRATIONAL
HS 851180Other, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition…96#3097 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Rwanda's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 850171Photovoltaic DC generators, of an output not exceeding 50W98#3098 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Rwanda's own demand — USD 4 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 271113Butane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Tanzania · Lake Kivu ~60bn m3 methane; up to 960 MW potential; rare resourcesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Tanzania · Lake Kivu ~60bn m3 methane; up to 960 MW potential; rare resourcesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · CIMERWA 600,000 t/yr integrated; clinker plant announcedsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbonsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Tanzania · Lake Kivu ~60bn m3 methane; up to 960 MW potential; rare resourcesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · CIMERWA 600,000 t/yr integrated; clinker plant announcedsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271121Pipeline natural gasSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Tanzania · Lake Kivu ~60bn m3 methane; up to 960 MW potential; rare resourcesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
Where Rwanda's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 851713Smartphones108USD 72 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Rwanda ✓
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 55 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 38 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Kenya
HS 690740Finishing ceramics75USD 33 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Benin
HS 170114Raw cane sugar36USD 30 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
São Tomé & Príncipe5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Fine-flavour chocolate and cocoa preparations (HS 1806), built on premium single-origin cocoa (HS 1801) — STP's single most defensible continental supply position is premium, origin-certified chocolate and cocoa products — not on volume, but on a combination that is genuinely hard to replicate. The input advantage is a centu full dossier on the Atlas →
São Tomé & Príncipe in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 340290Detergents & cleaning preparations (bulk)84#2934 · USD 0.60 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to São Tomé & Príncipe's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 850131DC, of an output not exceeding 750W98#2966 · USD 0.12 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to São Tomé & Príncipe's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 392329Other plastic sacks & bags75#2972 · USD 0.28 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to São Tomé & Príncipe's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 731450Expanded metal mesh75#3023 · USD 0.04 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to São Tomé & Príncipe's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843319For lawns, parks or sports-grounds, other than with the…95#3143 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to São Tomé & Príncipe's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where São Tomé & Príncipe's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 850213Diesel generating sets >375 kVA910USD 6 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 5 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Congo (Rep.)
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 4 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Cameroon
HS 340119Household & laundry soap bars84USD 2 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Kenya
HS 870332Diesel cars 1,500–2,500 cc96USD 2 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register · the audit records no industrial line for this state yet — industrial designation pending the capability sweep
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
The draft registerEast Africa

East Africa

Comoros7 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Ylang-ylang essential oil (HS 3301.29) — This is Comoros's single most defensible continental supply claim because it is the rare category where it holds documented global production leadership: per UNDP/Enhanced Integrated Framework, "the tiny, volcanic island full dossier on the Atlas →
Comoros in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 330190Terpenes & aqueous distillates82#2366 · USD 0.05 bn · World's leading producer ~60% global supply; distillation know-howSTRONG
HS 330119Other citrus oils82#2548 · USD 0.01 bn · World's leading producer ~60% global supply; distillation know-howSTRONG
HS 330113Lemon oil82#2737 · USD 0.00 bn · World's leading producer ~60% global supply; distillation know-howSTRONG
HS 330125Other mint oils82#2769 · USD 0.00 bn · World's leading producer ~60% global supply; distillation know-howSTRONG
HS 853120Electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating…96#3009 · USD 0.10 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Comoros's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 940529Other table & floor lamps77#3082 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Comoros's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 960310Consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound…62#3146 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Comoros's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Comoros's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 18 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 13 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Kenya
HS 721410Forged steel bars87USD 10 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 870321Small petrol cars ≤1,000 cc96USD 9 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 9 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Djibouti5 product rights · 1 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Port, transit and transshipment logistics services — Djibouti's single most defensible continental position is its function as the maritime gateway to the Horn of Africa and, above all, to landlocked Ethiopia, which routes more than 95% of its import-export trade through D full dossier on the Atlas →
Djibouti in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 392350Plastic caps, lids & stoppers75#2947 · USD 0.40 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Djibouti's own demand — USD 13 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 392490Plastic household & hygiene articles74#2962 · USD 0.34 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Djibouti's own demand — USD 16 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 392049PVC film (other)75#2999 · USD 0.17 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Djibouti's own demand — USD 25 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first aspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843311Lawn, parks or sports-grounds, powered, with the cutting…95#3114 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Djibouti's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first faspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 960330Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for…62#3158 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Djibouti's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first faspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · aspirational, review date · Planned Damerjog cement plant 600kt/yrsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
Where Djibouti's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 444 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 170199Refined sugar36USD 414 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Malawi
HS 151219Refined sunflower/safflower oil35USD 352 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Chad
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 331 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 870333Diesel cars >2,500 cc96USD 154 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Eritrea4 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Sulphate of Potash (SOP) fertiliser — Colluli (HS 3104) — Colluli is Eritrea's single most defensible long-horizon continental supply position, but it must be tiered honestly as ASPIRATIONAL-to-EMERGING because it remains pre-production. The strategic logic is unusually strong. full dossier on the Atlas →
Eritrea in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 310420Potassium chloride (MOP)89#2913 · USD 0.55 bn · Colluli salt-suite by-productsASPIRATIONAL
HS 853510Fuses, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts99#3034 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Eritrea's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 850180(excluding generating sets), photovoltaic AC generators…98#3044 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Eritrea's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 841912Solar water heaters, non-electric97#3086 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Eritrea's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Eritrea's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 870410Dumpers for off-highway use98USD 26 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 210690Food preparations n.e.c. — other44USD 19 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 842952Excavators (360° revolving)910USD 14 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 843149Parts for earthmoving, lifting & mining machin — parts for cranes, excavators & earthmovers97USD 12 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 691190Porcelain tableware — other, of porcelain or china73USD 10 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Ethiopia142 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Electrical energy (HS 2716) — Ethiopia's single most defensible continental supply position is electricity, and it is the only category that satisfies all five tests of the analytical lens simultaneously. Input base: the GERD's 5,150 MW lifts nationa full dossier on the Atlas →
Ethiopia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810#6 · USD 2.24 bn · Africa's largest hydro (GERD 5,150 MW); exports to 4 African states via EAPPfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaANCHOR
HS 640419With outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of…54#214 · USD 0.45 bn · Footwear & headgear needs textiles, apparel & leather, plastics & rubber conversion. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 640399Leather-upper shoes (other)54#228 · USD 0.27 bn · Leather base + low-cost labourEMERGING
HS 520942Containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of…63#372 · USD 0.35 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 540233Filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex),…63#421 · USD 0.48 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 640411Tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes…54#454 · USD 0.18 bn · Footwear & headgear needs textiles, apparel & leather, plastics & rubber conversion. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 600192Pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of…62#553 · USD 0.39 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 640590Other in chapter 6453#557 · USD 0.16 bn · Footwear & headgear needs textiles, apparel & leather, plastics & rubber conversion. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 590390Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics…63#558 · USD 0.23 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 560311Coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments…64#571 · USD 0.17 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 540247Filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters…63#582 · USD 0.30 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 540769Containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured…64#593 · USD 0.27 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Ethiopia: Hawassa, Bole Lemi & Kombolcha industrial parks — astrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · Net exporter; modern plants (Dangote 2.5 Mta, Lemi ~5 Mta)satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · Net exporter; modern plants (Dangote 2.5 Mta, Lemi ~5 Mta)satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · Net exporter; modern plants (Dangote 2.5 Mta, Lemi ~5 Mta)satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · Net exporter; modern plants (Dangote 2.5 Mta, Lemi ~5 Mta)satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · Net exporter; modern plants (Dangote 2.5 Mta, Lemi ~5 Mta)satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Ethiopia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 2,406 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 310559NPK / compound fertilisers — other N-P fertilisers810USD 678 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Senegal
HS 310210Urea810USD 489 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 443 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 374 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+130 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Kenya104 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Finished black tea (HS 0902) — Black tea is the one category where Kenya holds an unambiguous, multi-source-confirmed right to be Africa's designated continental supplier. Kenya is the world's single largest exporter of black tea (Tea Board of Kenya, full dossier on the Atlas →
Kenya in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910#3 · USD 10.2 bn · largest EAC pharma base, ~50% of COMESA market, WHO-prequalified firms (Kenya audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Tunisia, Egypt, UgandaAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 300410Penicillin & streptomycin medicines910#16 · USD 1.02 bn · largest EAC pharma base, ~50% of COMESA market, WHO-prequalified firms (Kenya audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 870210Diesel buses (≥10 seats)910#19 · USD 1.07 bn · Isuzu EA assembly (Kenya audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 252310Cement clinker87#20 · USD 1.56 bn · ~10Mt clinker/~16Mt grinding; cheap energy+limestone; ~30% cheaper than importszone anchor · East AfricaSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87#30 · USD 1.20 bn · ~10Mt clinker/~16Mt grinding; cheap energy+limestone; ~30% cheaper than importszone anchor · East AfricaSTRONG
HS 870422Diesel trucks 5–20 t98#44 · USD 1.26 bn · Isuzu EA (Kenya audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 300390Bulk medicines n.e.c. (not in measured doses)910#57 · USD 0.44 bn · largest EAC pharma base, ~50% of COMESA market, WHO-prequalified firms (Kenya audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Tunisia, Egypt, UgandaAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 871639Trailers & semi-trailers (other)97#68 · USD 0.59 bn · Vehicles & components needs vehicle assembly & components, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. Kenya: Isuzu EA, AVA, strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 870431Petrol trucks ≤5 t98#73 · USD 0.74 bn · Isuzu EA (Kenya audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 481920Folding cartons76#132 · USD 0.43 bn · Light manufacturing; regional value-chain demandEMERGING
HS 870710Bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading…55#138 · USD 0.68 bn · Vehicles & components needs vehicle assembly & components, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. Kenya: Isuzu EA, AVA, strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 871690Parts thereof for heading no. 871697#150 · USD 0.26 bn · Vehicles & components needs vehicle assembly & components, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. Kenya: Isuzu EA, AVA, strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Kenya's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 2,954 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,402 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 151110Crude palm oil35USD 772 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Gabon
HS 720839Hot-rolled coil <3 mm87USD 391 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 386 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+92 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Madagascar99 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Apparel / garments (HS61 knitted, HS62 woven) — This is Madagascar's single most defensible continental supply position because it is the only category that satisfies all five tests of the framework simultaneously. RESOURCE/INPUT: a deep, very-low-wage labour pool and full dossier on the Atlas →
Madagascar in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 620462Women's cotton trousers & shorts55#229 · USD 0.25 bn · Established EPZ export base, preferential accessSTRONG
HS 620432Cotton jackets55#753 · USD 0.05 bn · Established EPZ export base, preferential accessSTRONG
HS 630629Of textile materials other than synthetic fibres53#781 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620130Men's or boys', overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes…53#807 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620530Men's or boys', of man-made fibres (not knitted or…53#928 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 610832Women's or girls', of man-made fibres, knitted or…52#996 · USD 0.06 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 630590Of a kind used for the packing of goods, of textile…54#1037 · USD 0.03 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 611490Of textile materials, knitted or crocheted, other in…52#1048 · USD 0.04 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 611430Of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, other in…52#1076 · USD 0.04 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 610432Women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted53#1082 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 621490Of textile materials other (not knitted or crocheted)53#1115 · USD 0.03 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 630293Of man-made fibres53#1124 · USD 0.03 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Madagascar: Antananarivo apparel export cluster (AGOA/EUstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Madagascar's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 748 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 157 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 151110Crude palm oil35USD 103 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Gabon
HS 170114Raw cane sugar36USD 85 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 79 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Kenya
+87 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Mauritius136 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Canned / processed tuna and seafood (HS16 / HS1604) — This is Mauritius's single most defensible continental supply position because it is the only category that scores YES across all five lens criteria simultaneously. INPUT BASE: a large EEZ plus access to the Western Indi full dossier on the Atlas →
Mauritius in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 901890Other medical instruments (incl. catheters, stents)1010#22 · USD 1.47 bn · 7 manufacturers, ~800 staff; high-tech cleanroomsEMERGING
HS 901839Needles, catheters & cannulae1010#97 · USD 0.40 bn · 7 manufacturers, ~800 staff; high-tech cleanroomsEMERGING
HS 901831Syringes1010#183 · USD 0.20 bn · 7 manufacturers, ~800 staff; high-tech cleanroomsEMERGING
HS 901850Ophthalmic instruments1010#297 · USD 0.13 bn · 7 manufacturers, ~800 staff; high-tech cleanroomsEMERGING
HS 610990Other T-shirts & vests53#313 · USD 0.36 bn · Legacy EPZ; fully-fashioned knitwear; AGOA/EU accessSTRONG
HS 901920Oxygen & respiratory therapy apparatus109#324 · USD 0.17 bn · Medical instruments & devices needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base. Mauritiusstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 902110Orthopaedic appliances & splints109#325 · USD 0.17 bn · Medical instruments & devices needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base. Mauritiusstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 901849Other dental instruments1010#388 · USD 0.09 bn · 7 manufacturers, ~800 staff; high-tech cleanroomsEMERGING
HS 902190Implants & assistive devices (other)109#397 · USD 0.13 bn · Medical instruments & devices needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base. Mauritiusstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 630790Made up articles (including dress patterns), other in…53#407 · USD 0.19 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Mauritius: Integrated spinning-to-garment cluster; High-strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 611020Of cotton, knitted or crocheted53#426 · USD 0.19 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Mauritius: Integrated spinning-to-garment cluster; High-strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 902000Breathing appliances & gas masks99#448 · USD 0.07 bn · Medical instruments & devices needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base. Mauritiusstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Mauritius's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,130 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 168 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 870340Petrol hybrids96USD 93 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 870322Petrol cars 1,000–1,500 cc96USD 86 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 870421Diesel trucks ≤5 t98USD 78 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
+124 more product lines in the register · 5 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Seychelles5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Canned/prepared tuna (HS 1604 / 160414) — This is Seychelles' single strongest, most defensible continental supply position — and essentially its only one. The evidence is unambiguous: canned tuna exports reached USD 253.1 million in 2023 (Comtrade/WITS), about full dossier on the Atlas →
Seychelles in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 391740Pipe fittings (joints, elbows, flanges)78#2920 · USD 0.36 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Seychelles's own demand — USD 4 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 940161With wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical…76#2935 · USD 0.19 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Seychelles's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 392390Other plastic packaging75#2964 · USD 0.31 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Seychelles's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 841919Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric97#3080 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Seychelles's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843680For agricultural, horticultural or forestry use and other95#3100 · USD 0.04 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Seychelles's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Seychelles's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 307 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 731021Which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any…75USD 28 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 870340Petrol hybrids96USD 22 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 890790Tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons96USD 20 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 480300Tissue stock — for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of…75USD 17 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Gabon
5 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register · the audit records no industrial line for this state yet — industrial designation pending the capability sweep
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Somalia5 product rights · 1 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Live animals and the red-meat value chain (HS 01 → HS 02) — This is Somalia's single most defensible continental supply position. The evidence: Somalia carries one of the world's largest livestock complexes (~57 million head; FAO, 2024), including the world's largest camel herd ( full dossier on the Atlas →
Somalia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 540752Dyed polyester woven fabric64#2943 · USD 0.73 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Somalia's own demand — USD 32 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first faspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 340250Detergent powders (retail)84#2952 · USD 0.39 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Somalia's own demand — USD 19 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first faspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 851140Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators, of a…96#2987 · USD 0.12 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Somalia's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 551612Dyed woven fabric (artificial fibre)63#3037 · USD 0.15 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Somalia's own demand — USD 32 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first faspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 851120Ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos and magnetic flywheels…96#3165 · USD 0.00 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Somalia's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · aspirational, review date · Limestone/gypsum; Berbera terminalssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningASPIRATIONAL
Where Somalia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 170199Refined sugar36USD 285 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Malawi
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 202 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 851713Smartphones108USD 188 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Rwanda
HS 190219Uncooked pasta43USD 166 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Angola
HS 551614Printed woven fabric (artificial fibre)63USD 113 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Chad
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
South Sudan12 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Live cattle and red meat (HS 0102/0104; 0201/0202) — tier: ASPIRATIONAL, but the single most defensible long-horizon con — The case rests on the framework's own logic: endowment is necessary but not sufficient, and the prize is biggest where Africa imports most. South Sudan's herd — ~11.7 million cattle plus ~24 million sheep and goats (FAO full dossier on the Atlas →
South Sudan in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810#1 · USD 58.0 bn · Crude feedstock + Bentiu refineryfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810#2 · USD 48.0 bn · Crude feedstock + Bentiu refineryfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810#4 · USD 4.45 bn · Crude feedstock + Bentiu refineryfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 440799Other non-coniferous sawn timber35#897 · USD 0.05 bn · Oldest African teak plantations, premium qualityEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodiesel810#991 · USD 0.01 bn · Crude feedstock + Bentiu refineryfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 440713S-P-F sawn timber35#1794 · USD 0.01 bn · Oldest African teak plantations, premium qualityEMERGING
HS 440726Meranti sawn35#2167 · USD 0.00 bn · Oldest African teak plantations, premium qualityEMERGING
HS 440796Birch sawn35#2260 · USD 0.00 bn · Oldest African teak plantations, premium qualityEMERGING
HS 440794Cherry sawn35#2318 · USD 0.00 bn · Oldest African teak plantations, premium qualityEMERGING
HS 853530Isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage…99#2933 · USD 0.16 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to South Sudan's own demand — USD 5 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firsaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 850980With self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum…85#3026 · USD 0.06 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to South Sudan's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firsaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 851230Electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding…96#3068 · USD 0.04 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to South Sudan's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firsaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where South Sudan's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 63 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Kenya
HS 610349Men's or boys', of textile materials, knitted or crocheted53USD 51 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Benin
HS 610990T-shirts & vests — other T-shirts & vests53USD 45 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Mauritius
HS 210690Food preparations n.e.c. — other44USD 42 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 721420Reinforcing bar (rebar)87USD 40 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Tanzania109 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Cement and construction materials (HS25) — This is the category where Tanzania best combines all five criteria — and notably, it is not its biggest raw endowment. The decisive evidence is that the industry already operates as a net continental supplier: in 2024 T full dossier on the Atlas →
Tanzania in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89#8 · USD 4.80 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89#11 · USD 2.90 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbons89#34 · USD 1.38 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271121Pipeline natural gas89#82 · USD 0.60 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271112Propane (LPG)89#107 · USD 0.42 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 271119Other LPG89#290 · USD 0.17 bn · ~57.5 TCF reservesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · East AfricaASPIRATIONAL
HS 521021Containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed…62#1066 · USD 0.05 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 511211Of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing…62#1134 · USD 0.05 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 570339Tufted, of man-made textile materials, whether of not…62#1148 · USD 0.04 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 550190Synthetic filament tow, of synthetic materials other62#1229 · USD 0.04 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 560750Of synthetic fibres other than polyethylene or…62#1253 · USD 0.04 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 551321Plain weave, dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of…62#1254 · USD 0.05 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Tanzania: Cotton-to-textile value chain (audit). Input link —strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · 10.9Mt produced vs 8.5Mt demand 2024, 2.43Mt surplus exported to 7 neighbours; 5satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · 10.9Mt produced vs 8.5Mt demand 2024, 2.43Mt surplus exported to 7 neighbours; 5satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · 10.9Mt produced vs 8.5Mt demand 2024, 2.43Mt surplus exported to 7 neighbours; 5satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · 10.9Mt produced vs 8.5Mt demand 2024, 2.43Mt surplus exported to 7 neighbours; 5satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · 10.9Mt produced vs 8.5Mt demand 2024, 2.43Mt surplus exported to 7 neighbours; 5satellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Tanzania's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,932 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,074 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 870121Diesel road tractors96USD 358 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 267 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 720839Hot-rolled coil <3 mm87USD 231 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
+97 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Uganda24 product rights · 6 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Coffee (HS 0901) is Uganda's single strongest, most defensible continental supply position — The evidence is unambiguous and Tier-1: in the 12 months to October 2025 Uganda exported 8.4 million 60-kg bags worth US$2.4 billion (Ministry of Agriculture/UCDA), surpassing Ethiopia's 7.82 million bags to become Afric full dossier on the Atlas →
Uganda in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910#3 · USD 10.2 bn · Cipla Quality Chemicals (Uganda audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Kenya, Tunisia, EgyptAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 300390Bulk medicines n.e.c. (not in measured doses)910#57 · USD 0.44 bn · Cipla Quality Chemicals (Uganda audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Kenya, Tunisia, EgyptAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 721049Galvanised sheet (hot-dip)86#71 · USD 1.24 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 300460Antimalarials910#85 · USD 0.27 bn · Cipla Quality Chemicals (Uganda audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 721070Pre-painted / coated sheet86#86 · USD 1.03 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 721012Tinplate <0.5 mm86#235 · USD 0.37 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 721041Corrugated galvanised sheet86#291 · USD 0.31 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 721061Aluminium-zinc coated sheet86#342 · USD 0.25 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 721090Other coated sheet86#506 · USD 0.15 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 300320Bulk antibiotics (other)910#628 · USD 0.03 bn · Cipla Quality Chemicals (Uganda audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 721050Chromium-coated sheet86#721 · USD 0.08 bn · Roofings/Tembo; Muko oreEMERGING
HS 300670Gel preparations (medical)910#738 · USD 0.02 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Uganda:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)Satellite right · grid interconnection & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Ethiopia · 1,063MW surplus ~93% cleansatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · ~6Mt capacity vs 3Mt demand; regional exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · ~6Mt capacity vs 3Mt demand; regional exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · ~6Mt capacity vs 3Mt demand; regional exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · ~6Mt capacity vs 3Mt demand; regional exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone East Africa · anchor Kenya · ~6Mt capacity vs 3Mt demand; regional exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Uganda's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,037 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,002 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 324 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 306 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 198 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
+12 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
The draft registerNorth Africa

North Africa

Algeria143 product rights · 9 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Nitrogen fertilizers (urea and ammonia) are Algeria's strongest defensible continental supply position — The logic is structural and proven. Algeria converts the continent's largest, cheapest gas reserves into ammonia and urea at three large complexes — Sorfert (1.6 Mt/yr ammonia, 1.26 Mt/yr urea), the Algerian-Omani AOA pl full dossier on the Atlas →
Algeria in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810#6 · USD 2.24 bn · Surplus capacity; Tunisia/Libya/Italy linksfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaEMERGING
HS 310210Urea810#9 · USD 2.05 bn · Cheap gas feedstock; 3 large export-proven plantsANCHOR
HS 720839Hot-rolled coil <3 mm87#37 · USD 1.70 bn · Tosyali integrated DRI-EAF scaling to ~10 Mt/yr; gas-based DRIANCHOR
HS 721420Reinforcing bar (rebar)87#41 · USD 1.16 bn · Tosyali integrated DRI-EAF scaling to ~10 Mt/yr; gas-based DRIANCHOR
HS 310530DAP (diammonium phosphate)810#51 · USD 0.50 bn · Fertial capacity; integrated nitrogenSTRONG
HS 721391Wire rod <14 mm86#54 · USD 0.86 bn · Tosyali integrated DRI-EAF scaling to ~10 Mt/yr; gas-based DRIANCHOR
HS 730429Oil & gas casing & tubing (other)89#56 · USD 0.76 bn · Steel articles & fabrication needs steelmaking & rolling, mechanical & precision engineering. Algeria: Tosyali Oran DRI-EAF complex (audit).strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300439Hormone medicines (non-insulin)910#72 · USD 0.32 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Algeriastrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 731815Threaded screws and bolts other77#80 · USD 0.60 bn · Steel articles & fabrication needs steelmaking & rolling, mechanical & precision engineering. Algeria: Tosyali Oran DRI-EAF complex (audit).strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300431Insulin910#81 · USD 0.29 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Algeriastrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310260CAN (calcium ammonium nitrate)810#89 · USD 0.29 bn · Cheap gas feedstock; 3 large export-proven plantsANCHOR
HS 730419Line pipe for oil & gas (other)89#93 · USD 0.46 bn · Steel articles & fabrication needs steelmaking & rolling, mechanical & precision engineering. Algeria: Tosyali Oran DRI-EAF complex (audit).strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · Sonatrach refineries; feedstocksatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · Sonatrach refineries; feedstocksatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · Sonatrach refineries; feedstocksatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · ~42 Mt capacity, ~12 Mt surplus; coastal portssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningANCHOR
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · ~42 Mt capacity, ~12 Mt surplus; coastal portssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningANCHOR
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · ~42 Mt capacity, ~12 Mt surplus; coastal portssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningANCHOR
Where Algeria's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 170114Raw cane sugar36USD 931 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini
HS 870421Diesel trucks ≤5 t98USD 573 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 150710Crude soybean oil34USD 538 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Benin
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 514 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 389 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
+131 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Egypt148 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Nitrogen fertilizers (urea + ammonia, HS 3102 / 2814) — This is Egypt's single most defensible continental supply position because it uniquely combines all five required elements. Input advantage: domestic natural gas feedstock supports ~7.8 million t/yr nitrogen and ~7.2–7.3 full dossier on the Atlas →
Egypt in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810#1 · USD 58.0 bn · USD 6.57 bn exports; MIDOR/Mostorod refineriesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810#2 · USD 48.0 bn · USD 6.57 bn exports; MIDOR/Mostorod refineriesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910#3 · USD 10.2 bn · generic pharmaceuticals at scale (Egypt audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Kenya, Tunisia, UgandaAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810#4 · USD 4.45 bn · USD 6.57 bn exports; MIDOR/Mostorod refineriesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 300241Vaccines (human)1010#13 · USD 1.75 bn · Vaccines & biologics needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, engineering skills base, reliable, affordable power. Egypt: EIPICO, Pharco, Vastrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252310Cement clinker87#20 · USD 1.56 bn · Largest African producer ~76 Mt/yr; 33% of African cement exportszone anchor · North AfricaANCHOR
HS 890520Floating / submersible drilling & production platforms910#23 · USD 2.08 bn · Ships & floating structures needs shipbuilding & repair, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. Egypt: Alexandria Shipyastrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87#30 · USD 1.20 bn · Largest African producer ~76 Mt/yr; 33% of African cement exportszone anchor · North AfricaANCHOR
HS 310230Ammonium nitrate810#31 · USD 0.78 bn · 6th-largest urea producer, 5th-largest exporter; Fertiglobe largest seaborne exporter; gas feedstockANCHOR
HS 854460High-voltage cable >1,000 V810#32 · USD 0.62 bn · El Sewedy Electric; USD 1.55 bn exports; 110+ marketsSTRONG
HS 390120HDPE86#46 · USD 2.80 bn · ~USD 2 bn exports; gas-derived petrochemicalsSTRONG
HS 847130Laptops & notebooks (≤10 kg)108#48 · USD 1.89 bn · Computers, printers & office machines needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, reliable, affordable power. Egypt: Sone entity, many flags · consortium with Morocco, South AfricaSTRATEGIC FIT
Where Egypt's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 6,252 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt ✓
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89USD 2,412 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Libya
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 2,025 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 1,387 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 1,316 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
+136 more product lines in the register · 2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Libya143 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: steel — DRI/HBI and long products from LISCO (HS7203/HS72) — . Uniquely in Africa, Libya combines an integrated, gas-based direct-reduction steelworks with cheap stranded natural gas, a captive export port at Misurata, and a demonstrated, diversified export record — a record 210,0 full dossier on the Atlas →
Libya in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89#8 · USD 4.80 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89#11 · USD 2.90 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbons89#34 · USD 1.38 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 271121Pipeline natural gas89#82 · USD 0.60 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 271112Propane (LPG)89#107 · USD 0.42 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 720837Hot-rolled coil 4.75–10 mm87#166 · USD 0.37 bn · LISCO integrated works ~1.7Mt; 38 marketsSTRONG
HS 720827Pickled coil <3 mm87#267 · USD 0.24 bn · LISCO integrated works ~1.7Mt; 38 marketsSTRONG
HS 271119Other LPG89#290 · USD 0.17 bn · 53 Tcf reserves; GreenStreamfuel & energy layerzone anchor · North AfricaSTRONG
HS 330499Skincare (creams, lotions)82#305 · USD 0.86 bn · Soaps, detergents, cosmetics & flavours needs chemicals & process industry, food processing, plastics & rubber conversion. Libya: 5 refineristrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 294110Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic…88#337 · USD 0.14 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Libya: 5 refineries, strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 720852Hot-rolled plate 4.75–10 mm87#352 · USD 0.17 bn · LISCO integrated works ~1.7Mt; 38 marketsSTRONG
HS 720810Hot-rolled coil, patterned87#387 · USD 0.15 bn · LISCO integrated works ~1.7Mt; 38 marketsSTRONG
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · 5 refineries 380kb/d nameplatesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · 5 refineries 380kb/d nameplatesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · 5 refineries 380kb/d nameplatesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Egypt · 5 refineries 380kb/d nameplatesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Libya's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 2,551 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 2,054 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 851713Smartphones108USD 754 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Rwanda
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 629 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 680221Simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface75USD 306 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Mauritania
+131 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Mauritania32 product rights · 6 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Frozen and processed fish products (HS 0303 / 0306 / 0307, plus fishmeal HS 2301) — Mauritania's single defensible continental trump card is fish — frozen whole fish, processed crustaceans, cephalopods, and (transitionally) fishmeal/fish oil. The evidentiary basis is strong and multi-sourced. full dossier on the Atlas →
Mauritania in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 680221Simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface75#162 · USD 0.37 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680291Articles thereof75#375 · USD 0.15 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680422Of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics73#466 · USD 0.10 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680710Articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in…73#481 · USD 0.08 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680293Articles thereof75#491 · USD 0.11 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680223Articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even…75#497 · USD 0.11 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680911Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles,…74#563 · USD 0.08 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680610Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including…73#624 · USD 0.08 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680919Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not…74#638 · USD 0.06 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681599Other or included in heading no. 681573#804 · USD 0.05 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680690Mixtures and articles of heat-insulating,…73#838 · USD 0.05 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681591Containing magnesite, magnesia in the form of periclase…73#858 · USD 0.04 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271113Butane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbonsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271121Pipeline natural gasSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271112Propane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271119Other LPGSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone North Africa · anchor Libya · GTA 425 bcm; first gas Dec 2024satellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Mauritania's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,518 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 170199Refined sugar36USD 302 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Malawi
HS 150790Refined soybean oil34USD 178 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Togo
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 155 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 140 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
+20 more product lines in the register · 2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Morocco144 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Phosphate fertilizers and phosphoric acid (HS 3103/3105/2809) — This is the one category where Morocco is unambiguously a continental anchor able to supply multiple African markets at scale today. The evidence: Morocco holds ~50 billion t of phosphate reserves — ~68% of the world tot full dossier on the Atlas →
Morocco in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 851762Routers, switches & network equipment108#12 · USD 4.33 bn · Phones, network & consumer electronics needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, port & corridor logistics. Morocco:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310520NPK compound fertilisers810#18 · USD 1.10 bn · 68% world phosphate reserves; world #1 fertilizer exporterANCHOR
HS 854430Vehicle & aircraft wiring harnesses810#24 · USD 0.77 bn · ~12% of exports; supplier baseSTRONG
HS 870322Petrol cars 1,000–1,500 cc96#42 · USD 3.87 bn · Africa's #1 producer, ~614,000 cars 2024, Renault Tangier/SOMACA + Stellantis Kenitra, ~69% local integration, ~90% exported (Morocco audit;AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 847130Laptops & notebooks (≤10 kg)108#48 · USD 1.89 bn · Computers, printers & office machines needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, reliable, affordable power. Morocco:one entity, many flags · consortium with Egypt, South AfricaSTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382499Chemical preparations n.e.c. (incl. battery precursors)87#49 · USD 1.57 bn · CNGR/COBCO operational 2025EMERGING
HS 870332Diesel cars 1,500–2,500 cc96#60 · USD 2.62 bn · as V05AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 847150Desktop & server processing units108#79 · USD 1.13 bn · Computers, printers & office machines needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, reliable, affordable power. Morocco:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 870321Small petrol cars ≤1,000 cc96#95 · USD 1.71 bn · Africa's #1 producer, ~614,000 cars 2024, Renault Tangier/SOMACA + Stellantis Kenitra, ~69% local integration, ~90% exported (Morocco audit;AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 852872Incorporating a colour video display or screen96#117 · USD 0.96 bn · Phones, network & consumer electronics needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, port & corridor logistics. Morocco:strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 854411Copper winding wire810#123 · USD 0.17 bn · ~12% of exports; supplier baseSTRONG
HS 854370Having individual functions, not specified or included…106#152 · USD 0.50 bn · Semiconductors & electronic components needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, reliable, affordable power. Moroccostrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Morocco's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 6,932 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89USD 1,620 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Libya
HS 880730Aeroplane & helicopter parts58USD 1,387 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 870332Diesel cars 1,500–2,500 cc96USD 1,020 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco ✓
HS 170114Raw cane sugar36USD 995 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini
+132 more product lines in the register · 2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Sudan13 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Gum arabic (HS 1301.20) — This is Sudan's clearest and most defensible right to be Africa's designated continental supplier. The advantage is structural, not incidental: Sudan sits on the densest, highest-quality stretch of the Acacia senegal "gu full dossier on the Atlas →
Sudan in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 240412Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or…42#1000 · USD 0.07 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Sudan: Kenana sugar, sesame, oilseeds (audit). Input link — sugar, livestock (audit: Sugarstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680299Natural (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster, other…75#1268 · USD 0.02 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681513Articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses73#1381 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252230Hydraulic lime74#1471 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680620Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and…73#1599 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680292Calcareous (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster)…75#1778 · USD 0.00 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681140Articles or the like, containing asbestos73#1957 · USD 0.00 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 240499Products other in heading 2404, intended for the…42#2188 · USD 0.00 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Sudan: Kenana sugar, sesame, oilseeds (audit). Input link — sugar, livestock (audit: Sugarstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252020Plaster74#2945 · USD 0.22 bn · Large gypsum reserves; cement plantsASPIRATIONAL
HS 252010Gypsum & anhydrite74#2961 · USD 0.17 bn · Large gypsum reserves; cement plantsASPIRATIONAL
HS 850161AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic…98#2979 · USD 0.09 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Sudan's own demand — USD 6 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843850Industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultry96#3041 · USD 0.08 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Sudan's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Sudan's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 170199Refined sugar36USD 784 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Malawi
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 213 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 145 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 300241Vaccines (human)1010USD 136 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 56 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Sudan
+1 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Tunisia141 product rights · HS6
Trump card: automotive wiring harnesses and insulated wire (HS8544) — . Tunisia is the 13th-largest global exporter, shipping ~USD 3 billion annually with a mature multinational manufacturing ecosystem (Leoni, Yazaki, Sumitomo, Dräxlmaier) and a proven engineering workforce. full dossier on the Atlas →
Tunisia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910#3 · USD 10.2 bn · ~40 plants, ~80% of needs by volume/60% by value (Tunisia audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Kenya, Egypt, UgandaAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 854449Low-voltage cable ≤1,000 V (building & power wire)810#7 · USD 2.21 bn · 13th-largest global exporter; USD 2.99-3.23bn; OEM clusterANCHOR
HS 853710Control panels & switchboards ≤1,000 V910#15 · USD 1.43 bn · Part of HS85 (USD 5.39bn) clusterEMERGING
HS 300420Other antibiotics910#17 · USD 1.02 bn · ~40 plants, ~80% of needs by volume/60% by value (Tunisia audit)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 853690Connectors & other switching apparatus910#21 · USD 1.43 bn · ~USD 590m 2023 export lineSTRONG
HS 854420Coaxial cable810#35 · USD 0.56 bn · 13th-largest global exporter; USD 2.99-3.23bn; OEM clusterANCHOR
HS 853720Switchboards >1,000 V910#52 · USD 0.62 bn · Part of HS85 (USD 5.39bn) clusterEMERGING
HS 300390Bulk medicines n.e.c. (not in measured doses)910#57 · USD 0.44 bn · ~40 plants, ~80% of needs by volume/60% by value (Tunisia audit)one entity, many flags · consortium with Kenya, Egypt, UgandaAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 310590Other compound fertilisers810#62 · USD 0.41 bn · Established DAP/TSP capacity; RCA 55.4STRONG
HS 847989Other machines with individual functions107#77 · USD 1.57 bn · Pumps, valves, compressors & industrial machinery needs mechanical & precision engineering, engineering skills base, steelmaking & rolling. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 902830Electricity meters1010#78 · USD 0.36 bn · Measuring, control & laboratory instruments needs electronics & electrical assembly, engineering skills base, mechanical & precision engineestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 853650Switches910#83 · USD 0.43 bn · ~USD 590m 2023 export lineSTRONG
Where Tunisia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,561 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons — other gaseous hydrocarbons89USD 1,326 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Libya
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 539 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Egypt
HS 740811Copper wire >6 mm86USD 460 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Zambia
HS 853690Connectors & other switching apparatus910USD 406 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Tunisia ✓
+129 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
The draft registerSouthern Africa

Southern Africa

Angola134 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: The Lobito Corridor — minerals-and-energy transit logistics — Angola's one defensible continental trump card is not a product it manufactures but a service geography it controls: the 1,344km Benguela Railway from the deep-water port of Lobito to the DRC border, extending toward the full dossier on the Atlas →
Angola in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89#8 · USD 4.80 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89#11 · USD 2.90 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 252310Cement clinker87#20 · USD 1.56 bn · ~8.3 mt/yr capacity, exports W.Africa/Brazilzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87#30 · USD 1.20 bn · ~8.3 mt/yr capacity, exports W.Africa/Brazilzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbons89#34 · USD 1.38 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271121Pipeline natural gas89#82 · USD 0.60 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271112Propane (LPG)89#107 · USD 0.42 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 294190Other88#220 · USD 0.22 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Angola: Cabinda refinstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 282612Of aluminium84#261 · USD 0.42 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Angola: Cabinda refinstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271119Other LPG89#290 · USD 0.17 bn · 5.2 mtpa Soyo plantfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 281511Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)85#309 · USD 0.40 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Angola: Cabinda refinstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 292910Other in chapter 29, isocyanates84#346 · USD 0.51 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Angola: Cabinda refinstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor South Africa · Cabinda Ph1 30k b/d 2025, Lobito 200k pendingsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor South Africa · Cabinda Ph1 30k b/d 2025, Lobito 200k pendingsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor South Africa · Cabinda Ph1 30k b/d 2025, Lobito 200k pendingsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor South Africa · Cabinda Ph1 30k b/d 2025, Lobito 200k pendingsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Angola's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 3,175 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 490700Banknotes, cheques, stamps & security-printed documents610USD 177 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 173 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 159 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 151 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
+122 more product lines in the register · 9 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Botswana111 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Natural soda ash (sodium carbonate, HS 2836) — This is Botswana's single most defensible continental supply position — not because it is the largest endowment (diamonds are far larger by value) but because it scores across all five lens criteria simultaneously. INPUT full dossier on the Atlas →
Botswana in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 283620Soda ash (sodium carbonate)85#184 · USD 0.60 bn · Largest SADC natural soda-ash producer; ~270kt/yr; established regional exportsSTRONG
HS 283699Other carbonates85#1034 · USD 0.05 bn · Largest SADC natural soda-ash producer; ~270kt/yr; established regional exportsSTRONG
HS 292419Salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN),…83#1452 · USD 0.03 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 291560Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; butanoic acids…84#1578 · USD 0.02 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382313Tall oil fatty acids75#1638 · USD 0.01 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382481Oxirane mixtures87#1649 · USD 0.01 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 284290Of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or…83#1653 · USD 0.01 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 291639Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and their anhydrides…83#1708 · USD 0.02 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 2909412,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)83#1761 · USD 0.02 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 290241O-xylene83#1804 · USD 0.02 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 290960Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal…83#1812 · USD 0.01 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 280470Phosphorus83#1833 · USD 0.01 bn · Industrial & petrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power, port & corridor logistics. Botswana: Botash natustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Botswana's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,145 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 159 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Mozambique
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 110 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 85 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 843149Parts for earthmoving, lifting & mining machin — parts for cranes, excavators & earthmovers97USD 69 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
+99 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Eswatini98 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Soft-drink/beverage concentrate (HS 3302) — This is Eswatini's single most defensible continental supply position because it uniquely combines all five tests. Input base: Conco draws on locally sourced sugar and an established food-grade process plant at Matsapha. full dossier on the Atlas →
Eswatini in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 481910Corrugated boxes76#128 · USD 0.47 bn · Eswatini Paper MillsEMERGING
HS 330210Beverage flavourings & concentrates83#179 · USD 1.72 bn · Conco supplies 60 bottlers across 20 African countries since 1987; largest export earnerANCHOR
HS 440792Beech sawn35#385 · USD 0.19 bn · Montigny ~1M t/yr, ~70% value-addSTRONG
HS 481930Paper sacks (≥40 cm)76#396 · USD 0.13 bn · Eswatini Paper MillsEMERGING
HS 330290Other flavour & fragrance mixtures83#405 · USD 0.67 bn · Conco supplies 60 bottlers across 20 African countries since 1987; largest export earnerANCHOR
HS 620443Synthetic dresses55#596 · USD 0.07 bn · ~15,000-17,000 jobs; AGOA/Taiwanese FDISTRONG
HS 481950Other packaging containers76#739 · USD 0.05 bn · Eswatini Paper MillsEMERGING
HS 620433Synthetic jackets55#926 · USD 0.03 bn · ~15,000-17,000 jobs; AGOA/Taiwanese FDISTRONG
HS 620453Synthetic skirts55#1163 · USD 0.02 bn · ~15,000-17,000 jobs; AGOA/Taiwanese FDISTRONG
HS 481960Box files & trays76#1344 · USD 0.01 bn · Eswatini Paper MillsEMERGING
HS 480220Of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive,…77#1345 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Eswatini: Montigny/Peak tistrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 480262Over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical…77#1375 · USD 0.01 bn · Pulp, paper & printing needs timber, paper & furniture, chemicals & process industry, reliable, affordable power. Eswatini: Montigny/Peak tistrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Eswatini's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 252 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 84 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Mozambique
HS 521021Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than — containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly…62USD 43 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Tanzania
HS 330210Beverage flavourings & concentrates83USD 40 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini ✓
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 24 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+86 more product lines in the register · 6 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Lesotho119 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Lesotho's single strongest defensible continental supply position is large, high-value rough diamonds from the Letšeng m — The claim survives the full test, not raw endowment alone: Input advantage: Letšeng is the world's highest average dollar-per-carat kimberlite mine (USD 1,390/carat in 2024) and is uniquely rich in rare Type IIa stones a full dossier on the Atlas →
Lesotho in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 620342Men's cotton trousers & shorts55#139 · USD 0.40 bn · AGOA-built CMT cluster, skilled low-cost female labourSTRONG
HS 610910Cotton T-shirts53#289 · USD 0.39 bn · Established knit factories, low wageSTRONG
HS 620349Other trousers55#545 · USD 0.09 bn · AGOA-built CMT cluster, skilled low-cost female labourSTRONG
HS 620469Other trousers55#617 · USD 0.07 bn · Apparel cluster skillsEMERGING
HS 620640Women's or girls', of man-made fibres (not knitted or…53#882 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Lesotho: Largest apparel exporter to the US in SSA (AGOAstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620323Synthetic ensembles55#917 · USD 0.03 bn · AGOA-built CMT cluster, skilled low-cost female labourSTRONG
HS 620329Other ensembles55#954 · USD 0.03 bn · AGOA-built CMT cluster, skilled low-cost female labourSTRONG
HS 611595Without applied soles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted…52#990 · USD 0.05 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Lesotho: Largest apparel exporter to the US in SSA (AGOAstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 560392Coated, covered or laminated, not of man-made filaments…64#997 · USD 0.06 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Lesotho: Largest apparel exporter to the US in SSA (AGOA); destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620322Cotton ensembles55#1007 · USD 0.03 bn · AGOA-built CMT cluster, skilled low-cost female labourSTRONG
HS 610442Women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted53#1026 · USD 0.06 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Lesotho: Largest apparel exporter to the US in SSA (AGOAstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620452Cotton skirts55#1060 · USD 0.02 bn · Apparel cluster skillsEMERGING
Where Lesotho's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 213 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 44 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Mozambique
HS 600330Knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of heading…61USD 23 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Lesotho ✓
HS 853890Parts for switchgear & control panels — parts suitable for use solely or principally with the…97USD 22 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 20 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+107 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Malawi6 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Malawi's single strongest defensible continental supply position is titanium feedstock (natural rutile), backed by co-pr — The evidence is unambiguous on resource dominance: an MRE of 1.8 billion tonnes at 1.01% rutile contains ~17.9 Mt of rutile, more than double the next-largest deposit (Sierra Rutile, ~8.1 Mt), and the deposit is the firs full dossier on the Atlas →
Malawi in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 240411Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco…42#1224 · USD 0.04 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Malawi: Illovo sugar, tea, tobacco (audit). Input link — sugar, fish (audit: - Sugar: Illostrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 240491Products other in heading 2404, intended for the…42#2005 · USD 0.00 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Malawi: Illovo sugar, tea, tobacco (audit). Input link — sugar, fish (audit: - Sugar: Illostrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 853540Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge…99#3000 · USD 0.04 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Malawi's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 853949Ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, (excluding arc-lamps)86#3085 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Malawi's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843621Poultry incubators and brooders95#3094 · USD 0.04 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Malawi's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 284690Other rare-earth compounds83#3196 · USD 0.00 bn · Songwe Hill DFS; EU strategic projectASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Domestic resource basesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Domestic resource basesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Domestic resource basesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Domestic resource basesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Domestic resource basesatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Malawi's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 605 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 310210Urea810USD 163 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 310520NPK compound fertilisers810USD 154 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 490700Banknotes, cheques, stamps & security-printed documents610USD 108 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 91 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Mozambique20 product rights · 6 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Hydroelectric electricity (HS 2716) — Cahora Bassa firm baseload export — Mozambique's strongest, most defensible continental supply position is firm hydroelectric power. Cahora Bassa (2,075 MW installed; ~12,351 GWh delivered in 2024) is the largest hydro plant in Southern Africa and an alrea full dossier on the Atlas →
Mozambique in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810#6 · USD 2.24 bn · Cahora Bassa 2075MW firm dispatchable baseload, proven cross-border exporter (8319 GWh to Eskom 2024)fuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaANCHOR
HS 760511(not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension…85#135 · USD 0.51 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 761290Casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any…84#185 · USD 0.42 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 761699Articles other in heading 761684#219 · USD 0.32 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760429Alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow85#238 · USD 0.30 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760720Foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar…85#340 · USD 0.21 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760719Foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding…85#364 · USD 0.19 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760410(not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles85#378 · USD 0.17 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760711Foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a…85#391 · USD 0.17 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760521Alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension…85#587 · USD 0.09 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 761410Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not…84#588 · USD 0.09 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760820Tubes and pipes, alloys83#788 · USD 0.04 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Mozambique: Mozal strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271113Butane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbonsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271121Pipeline natural gasSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271112Propane (LPG)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271119Other LPGSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Rovuma 160+tcf gross, one operational FLNG; export-locked to overseas buyerssatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Mozambique's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,259 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 392 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 282612Fluorides & fluorine salts — of aluminium84USD 380 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Angola
HS 151110Crude palm oil35USD 249 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Gabon
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 219 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+8 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Namibia20 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Premium EU-certified beef, anchored by the Walvis Bay logistics gateway as a force-multiplier — Within the strict question — what can Namibia defensibly supply to the rest of Africa at scale and with real value-addition — the honest answer separates "globally significant but not African-facing" (uranium, diamonds, full dossier on the Atlas →
Namibia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 680421Of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond73#881 · USD 0.03 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681182Articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar…73#914 · USD 0.02 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680990Other74#1028 · USD 0.03 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681011Concrete blocks & bricks74#1158 · USD 0.02 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680790Articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) other…73#1281 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680410For milling, grinding or pulping73#1284 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681181Articles or the like; corrugated sheets, not…73#1341 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 680423Of natural stone73#1587 · USD 0.01 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681189Articles or the like, other than corrugated sheets and…73#1656 · USD 0.00 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 681510Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon73#2271 · USD 0.00 bn · Cement, lime, stone & mineral products needs mineral processing & refining, mechanical & precision engineering, reliable, affordable power. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 282550Copper oxides83#2469 · USD 0.02 bn · Uis/Karibib pegmatitesEMERGING
HS 282580Antimony oxides83#2503 · USD 0.01 bn · Uis/Karibib pegmatitesEMERGING
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Ohorongo ~650kt/yr, surplus to domesticsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Ohorongo ~650kt/yr, surplus to domesticsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Ohorongo ~650kt/yr, surplus to domesticsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Ohorongo ~650kt/yr, surplus to domesticsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Ohorongo ~650kt/yr, surplus to domesticsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Namibia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,492 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 870421Diesel trucks ≤5 t98USD 106 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 870410Dumpers for off-highway use98USD 84 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 854143Solar modules (assembled)109USD 82 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 73 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+8 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
South Africa134 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Refined platinum-group metals and PGM-based autocatalysts (HS 7110 / 8421) — This is South Africa's single defensible continental trump card because it uniquely combines all five tests. Input advantage: SA holds the world's largest PGM reserves — 63,000,000 kg of contained PGM of a >81,000,000 kg full dossier on the Atlas →
South Africa in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810#1 · USD 58.0 bn · Sasol world's only commercial CTLfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810#2 · USD 48.0 bn · Sasol world's only commercial CTLfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810#4 · USD 4.45 bn · Sasol world's only commercial CTLfuel & energy layerzone anchor · Southern AfricaSTRONG
HS 490700Banknotes, cheques, stamps & security-printed documents610#5 · USD 2.57 bn · Security printing (banknotes, passports, ballots) needs engineering skills base, aerospace & defence electronics, mechanical & precision engstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 870421Diesel trucks ≤5 t98#10 · USD 3.93 bn · Stellantis Coega plant (Peugeot Landtrek from 2026)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 870410Dumpers for off-highway use98#25 · USD 2.03 bn · Vehicles & components needs vehicle assembly & components, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. South Africa: 7 OEMs, strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 848180Valves, taps & cocks (other)98#26 · USD 2.09 bn · Pumps, valves, compressors & industrial machinery needs mechanical & precision engineering, engineering skills base, steelmaking & rolling. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96#28 · USD 5.50 bn · BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota among the 7 OEMs (South Africa audit; NAAMSA)AUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 841370Centrifugal pumps99#36 · USD 1.23 bn · Pumps, valves, compressors & industrial machinery needs mechanical & precision engineering, engineering skills base, steelmaking & rolling. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 842952Excavators (360° revolving)910#39 · USD 1.59 bn · Earthmoving, mining & agricultural mobile plant needs mechanical & precision engineering, vehicle assembly & components, steelmaking & rollistrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 870333Diesel cars >2,500 cc96#43 · USD 3.82 bn · Toyota, Ford and Isuzu among the 7 OEMs (South Africa audit; NAAMSA) — model-level detail pending verificationAUDIT-EVIDENCED
HS 870121Diesel road tractors96#47 · USD 2.10 bn · Earthmoving, mining & agricultural mobile plant needs mechanical & precision engineering, vehicle assembly & components, steelmaking & rollistrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where South Africa's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 15,029 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa ✓
HS 490700Banknotes, cheques, stamps & security-printed documents610USD 1,802 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa ✓
HS 850760Lithium-ion batteries97USD 1,756 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 851713Smartphones108USD 1,712 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Rwanda
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 1,384 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+122 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Zambia37 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Refined and semi-fabricated copper (cathode → wire rod/cable; HS 7403, 7408, 8544) — Zambia's single defensible continental advantage is not raw copper — DRC out-produces it — but its integrated copper value chain, unique in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa. The endowment is real (reserves ~21 Mt, full dossier on the Atlas →
Zambia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 854442Cable with connectors ≤1,000 V (harness leads)810#14 · USD 0.99 bn · ZAMEFA operating, exports to 5+ African marketsSTRONG
HS 740811Copper wire >6 mm86#27 · USD 2.43 bn · ZAMEFA operating, exports to 5+ African marketsSTRONG
HS 854470Fibre-optic cable810#50 · USD 0.41 bn · ZAMEFA operating, exports to 5+ African marketsSTRONG
HS 252210Quicklime74#329 · USD 0.19 bn · Ndola LimeEMERGING
HS 280700Sulphuric acid & oleum84#440 · USD 0.22 bn · Smelter by-product ~700kt at KansanshiSTRONG
HS 740819Copper wire ≤6 mm86#458 · USD 0.13 bn · ZAMEFA operating, exports to 5+ African marketsSTRONG
HS 252220Slaked lime74#809 · USD 0.05 bn · Ndola LimeEMERGING
HS 240419Products containing tobacco or nicotine substitutes…42#1502 · USD 0.02 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Zambia: Sugar (Zambia Sugar), maize milling. Input link — sugar, fish (audit: - Processingstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 240492Products other in heading 2404, intended for the…42#2273 · USD 0.00 bn · Food & beverage processing needs food processing. Zambia: Sugar (Zambia Sugar), maize milling. Input link — sugar, fish (audit: - Processingstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 750512Bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloys51#2410 · USD 0.03 bn · Other base metals needs mineral processing & refining, reliable, affordable power. Zambia: World-class copper & cobalt; Chambishi refining; strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 750890Articles thereof other51#2440 · USD 0.02 bn · Other base metals needs mineral processing & refining, reliable, affordable power. Zambia: World-class copper & cobalt; Chambishi refining; strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 790700Articles other in chapter 7972#2443 · USD 0.02 bn · Other base metals needs mineral processing & refining, reliable, affordable power. Zambia: World-class copper & cobalt; Chambishi refining; strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Capacity ~3.6Mt vs ~2.1Mt demandsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Capacity ~3.6Mt vs ~2.1Mt demandsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Capacity ~3.6Mt vs ~2.1Mt demandsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Capacity ~3.6Mt vs ~2.1Mt demandsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone Southern Africa · anchor Angola · Capacity ~3.6Mt vs ~2.1Mt demandsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Zambia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,293 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 521 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 870410Dumpers for off-highway use98USD 316 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 870121Diesel road tractors96USD 260 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 310210Urea810USD 222 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
+25 more product lines in the register · 1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Zimbabwe85 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Verdict: Ferrochrome is Zimbabwe's strongest, most defensible continental supply position — but the continental market m — The case: 1. Endowment is best-in-class and durable. 2nd-largest high-grade chromite reserves globally; superior Cr:Fe ratio (~2.5:1); the only country exploiting both stratiform and podiform ores. full dossier on the Atlas →
Zimbabwe in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 721632I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a…86#180 · USD 0.35 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 720917In coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more,…86#218 · USD 0.30 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721633H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a…86#236 · USD 0.27 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 722592Flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, other, plated or coated…85#316 · USD 0.21 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 722830Bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded85#365 · USD 0.16 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721631U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a…86#370 · USD 0.16 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 722540Flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils85#382 · USD 0.16 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721621L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a…86#409 · USD 0.14 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721720Wire, plated or coated with zinc85#416 · USD 0.14 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 720916In coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more,…86#419 · USD 0.14 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721610U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded,…86#441 · USD 0.12 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 721650Angles, shapes and sections, other, hot-rolled,…86#460 · USD 0.12 bn · Iron & steel needs steelmaking & rolling, reliable, affordable power, mineral processing & refining. Zimbabwe: Dinson/Manhize integrated stestrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Zimbabwe's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,100 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 451 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: South Africa
HS 150710Crude soybean oil34USD 212 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Benin
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 180 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Mozambique
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 141 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
+73 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
The draft registerWest Africa

West Africa

Benin138 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Cotton-based textiles and garments (HS 52 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63) — Benin's strongest, most defensible continental supply claim is cotton textiles and apparel, and the case rests on the rare combination of all five tests being satisfied simultaneously. INPUT BASE: Benin is Africa's large full dossier on the Atlas →
Benin in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 630533Polypropylene sacks & bags54#279 · USD 0.28 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew prstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 600632Dyed knitted synthetic fabric63#449 · USD 0.55 bn · Largest African seed-cotton base + operational GDIZ spinningSTRONG
HS 551219Of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by…63#479 · USD 0.40 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew processstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620140Men's or boys', overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes…53#512 · USD 0.11 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew prstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 520852Printed plain cotton fabric63#538 · USD 0.21 bn · Largest African seed-cotton base + operational GDIZ spinningSTRONG
HS 621710Other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or…53#561 · USD 0.10 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew prstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 630260Cotton towels53#565 · USD 0.10 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew prstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 590320Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with…63#567 · USD 0.23 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew processstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 620449Other dresses55#589 · USD 0.07 bn · Integrated GDIZ garment units + brand offtake; >2m pieces 2024STRONG
HS 540754Containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester…64#600 · USD 0.26 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew processstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 610349Men's or boys', of textile materials, knitted or crocheted53#608 · USD 0.15 bn · Apparel & home textiles needs textiles, apparel & leather, engineering skills base. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew prstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 540246Filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of…63#631 · USD 0.26 bn · Yarns & fabrics needs textiles, apparel & leather, reliable, affordable power. Benin: GDIZ (Glo-Djigbé) — cotton-to-garment & cashew processstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Benin's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 404 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 148 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 119 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 92 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 91 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
+126 more product lines in the register · 4 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Burkina Faso5 product rights · 1 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Shea butter (HS 1515) — Burkina Faso's single most defensible continental supply position is processed shea butter, not gold. The logic is procurement-substitution: gold is exported as doré to Switzerland/UAE and is not an input category Africa full dossier on the Atlas →
Burkina Faso in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 380891Insecticides88#2911 · USD 1.12 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burkina Faso's own demand — USD 33 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 871120Motorcycles 50–250 cc86#2919 · USD 1.60 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burkina Faso's own demand — USD 57 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 732611Grinding balls for mills77#2930 · USD 0.29 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burkina Faso's own demand — USD 38 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842441Agricultural or horticultural sprayers; portable sprayers96#3052 · USD 0.07 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burkina Faso's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 940539Other Christmas lights77#3142 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Burkina Faso's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · aspirational, review date · Local limestone; CIMBURKINA, Diamond Cementsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Burkina Faso's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,278 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 737 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 252310Cement clinker87USD 205 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 196 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 160 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
9 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Cabo Verde5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Prepared/preserved fish — canned tuna and mackerel (HS 1604) — This is the only category where Cabo Verde combines all five tests. Input base: a tuna-rich EEZ with stable capacity of 20,000–30,000 t against only ~5,000 t currently fished (IPNLF), supplemented by landings from foreig full dossier on the Atlas →
Cabo Verde in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 392690Other articles other in chapter 3975#2918 · USD 1.85 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Cabo Verde's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 841981For making hot drinks, for cooking or heating food97#2968 · USD 0.16 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Cabo Verde's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 481810Toilet paper75#2981 · USD 0.10 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Cabo Verde's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 691090Ceramic sanitaryware (other)74#2988 · USD 0.14 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Cabo Verde's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842219Of other than household type96#3128 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Cabo Verde's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firstaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Cabo Verde's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 113 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 880240Aircraft >15,000 kg108USD 49 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 24 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 210690Food preparations n.e.c. — other44USD 14 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 13 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
4 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Côte d'Ivoire90 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Cocoa semi-finished products — cocoa paste, butter and powder (HS 1803, 1804, 1805) — Côte d'Ivoire's single most defensible continental supply position combines all five tests. INPUT: it is the world's #1 cocoa producer (~1.76 Mt, MY2023/24, USDA FAS), ~40% of global supply — an unrivalled feedstock base full dossier on the Atlas →
Côte d'Ivoire in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810#6 · USD 2.24 bn · 3rd-largest WA grid; net exporter to 6+ statesfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 390210Polypropylene85#61 · USD 2.10 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 391721Rigid polyethylene pipes78#109 · USD 0.24 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 390761PET (high viscosity)85#124 · USD 1.03 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 390410Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances…85#136 · USD 0.93 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 390690In primary forms84#147 · USD 0.83 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 391732Plastic tubes & hoses, unreinforced78#156 · USD 0.16 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 390230Propylene copolymers85#171 · USD 0.72 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 391723Rigid PVC pipes78#172 · USD 0.16 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 392190Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular74#181 · USD 0.65 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 401512Vulcanised, gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical…78#204 · USD 0.12 bn · Rubber & tyres needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry, food processing. Côte d'Ivoire: World #1 cocoa; largest gristrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 392010Polyethylene film & sheet75#207 · USD 0.59 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil & gas: Net impstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SIR refinery; established Sahel exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SIR refinery; established Sahel exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SIR refinery; established Sahel exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SIR refinery; established Sahel exportersatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Côte d'Ivoire's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 1,294 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 890520Floating / submersible drilling & production platforms910USD 890 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 890190Cargo vessels96USD 504 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89USD 414 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 252310Cement clinker87USD 272 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
+78 more product lines in the register · 5 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Ghana82 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Processed cocoa intermediates (cocoa paste, butter, powder — HS 1803/1804/1805) — Ghana's single most defensible continental supply position is semi-finished cocoa, not gold. The Right of Supply rewards finished/intermediate PRODUCTS that Africa imports, and on every test cocoa intermediates score bet full dossier on the Atlas →
Ghana in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 391739Plastic tubes & hoses (other)78#84 · USD 0.33 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 391729Other rigid plastic pipes78#237 · USD 0.11 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940171With metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical…76#312 · USD 0.15 bn · Furniture, bedding, lighting & prefabs needs timber, paper & furniture, mechanical & precision engineering, plastics & rubber conversion. Ghstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 390769PET (other)85#322 · USD 0.39 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 391731Flexible high-pressure hoses78#354 · USD 0.07 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 761490Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not…84#360 · USD 0.19 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Ghana: VALCO smeltstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 392410Plastic tableware & kitchenware74#383 · USD 0.33 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940180Other, (excluding medical, surgical, dental,…76#399 · USD 0.10 bn · Furniture, bedding, lighting & prefabs needs timber, paper & furniture, mechanical & precision engineering, plastics & rubber conversion. Ghstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 760421Alloys, hollow profiles85#401 · USD 0.16 bn · Aluminium products needs aluminium smelting & downstream, reliable, affordable power, mechanical & precision engineering. Ghana: VALCO smeltstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 392590Plastic builders' ware (other)73#445 · USD 0.21 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 392321Polyethylene sacks & bags75#475 · USD 0.23 bn · Plastics — resins & articles needs plastics & rubber conversion, chemicals & process industry. Input link — oil (audit: - Oil: 48.). Home destrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 940179With metal frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical…76#476 · USD 0.08 bn · Furniture, bedding, lighting & prefabs needs timber, paper & furniture, mechanical & precision engineering, plastics & rubber conversion. Ghstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Sentuo+TOR Tema; coastal; 97% import-dependentsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Sentuo+TOR Tema; coastal; 97% import-dependentsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Sentuo+TOR Tema; coastal; 97% import-dependentsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)Satellite right · grid interconnection & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Côte d'Ivoire · 5,260MW installed; exports to Togo/Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Sentuo+TOR Tema; coastal; 97% import-dependentsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
Where Ghana's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810USD 4,452 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 640299Plastic/rubber shoes (other)55USD 324 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Lesotho
HS 252310Cement clinker87USD 268 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 380893Herbicides88USD 209 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Senegal
HS 842952Excavators (360° revolving)910USD 207 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
+70 more product lines in the register · 11 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Guinea5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Bauxite-to-alumina (HS 2606 → HS 2818.20) — Guinea's single defensible continental supply position is aluminium-ore feedstock and its first beneficiation step, alumina. The evidence is unambiguous on the input base: Guinea holds the world's largest bauxite reserve full dossier on the Atlas →
Guinea in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 281820Alumina (aluminium oxide)85#131 · USD 0.86 bn · Feedstock dominance; 1 refinery operating + 3 under constructionEMERGING
HS 847431Concrete & mortar mixers98#2974 · USD 0.12 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea's own demand — USD 6 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 960321Toothbrushes62#3063 · USD 0.08 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 960340Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not…62#3115 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 940520Table & floor lamps77#3176 · USD 0.00 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Guinea's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 436 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 343 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 170199Refined sugar36USD 125 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Malawi
HS 871120Motorcycles 50–250 cc86USD 106 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Burkina Faso
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 102 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Guinea-Bissau4 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Phosphate rock and its beneficiation into phosphate fertilizer (HS 2510; fertilizer Chapter 31) — Guinea-Bissau's single most defensible prospective continental supply position is phosphate. The Farim deposit holds 43.8 Mt of proven and probable reserves at 30.0% P₂O₅ (Itafos NI 43-101 Feasibility Study, 2023) — a gr full dossier on the Atlas →
Guinea-Bissau in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 850164AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic…98#2998 · USD 0.07 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea-Bissau's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843860Industrial, for the preparation of fruits, nuts or…96#3051 · USD 0.07 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea-Bissau's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 281830Aluminium hydroxide85#3110 · USD 0.03 bn · Boé ~113 Mt @ 44% Al2O3 (dated, secondary)ASPIRATIONAL
HS 940569Other illuminated signs77#3112 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Guinea-Bissau's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the fiaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Guinea-Bissau's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 721420Reinforcing bar (rebar)87USD 82 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 77 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 62 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 210410Soups & broths (incl. stock cubes)42USD 10 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Senegal
HS 722860Bars and rods other85USD 7 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Zimbabwe
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Liberia8 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Iron ore and high-grade iron-ore concentrate (HS 2601) — This is Liberia's single most defensible continental-supply position, and the choice rests on combined criteria rather than endowment alone. On input base, the Nimba range is genuinely world-class and now joined by a wav full dossier on the Atlas →
Liberia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 400122TSR (technically specified natural rubber)74#576 · USD 0.11 bn · 3rd-largest African producer ~114k t; Firestone Harbel processingSTRONG
HS 400110Natural rubber latex74#1308 · USD 0.02 bn · 3rd-largest African producer ~114k t; Firestone Harbel processingSTRONG
HS 400121Smoked sheets (RSS)74#1330 · USD 0.02 bn · 3rd-largest African producer ~114k t; Firestone Harbel processingSTRONG
HS 400129Other natural rubber74#1535 · USD 0.01 bn · 3rd-largest African producer ~114k t; Firestone Harbel processingSTRONG
HS 400130Balata, gutta-percha74#1923 · USD 0.00 bn · 3rd-largest African producer ~114k t; Firestone Harbel processingSTRONG
HS 853952Light-emitting diode (LED) light sources, light-emitting…86#2948 · USD 0.17 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Liberia's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 841934For agricultural products, not used for domestic purposes97#3101 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Liberia's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843340Straw or fodder balers, including pick-up balers95#3102 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Liberia's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Liberia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 352 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 317 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 870421Diesel trucks ≤5 t98USD 88 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 36 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 252310Cement clinker87USD 32 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Mali21 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Cotton lint and cotton-chain intermediates (HS Ch. 52: 5201/5203 lint; pathway to 5205–5207 yarn) — Mali's single most defensible continental supply position is cotton — not gold. The reasoning follows the four-dimensional test the Right of Supply applies. full dossier on the Atlas →
Mali in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 520522Combed cotton yarn (coarse)63#821 · USD 0.09 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520524Combed cotton yarn (fine)63#1002 · USD 0.06 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520513Uncombed cotton yarn (fine)63#1008 · USD 0.06 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520512Uncombed cotton yarn (medium)63#1022 · USD 0.06 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520511Uncombed cotton yarn (coarse)63#1386 · USD 0.03 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520532Multiple uncombed yarn63#1547 · USD 0.02 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520542Multiple combed yarn63#1824 · USD 0.01 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520521Combed yarn (coarsest)63#1901 · USD 0.01 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520543Multiple combed (fine)63#1902 · USD 0.01 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520544Multiple combed (very fine)63#1961 · USD 0.00 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520710Cotton yarn for retail (≥85% cotton)62#2531 · USD 0.01 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
HS 520790Cotton yarn for retail (other)62#2652 · USD 0.00 bn · Lint feedstock advantage; CMDT integration potentialEMERGING
Where Mali's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,590 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 667 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 232 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 184 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 310210Urea810USD 91 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Algeria
+9 more product lines in the register · 2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Niger5 product rights · 4 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Refined petroleum products (HS 2710 — diesel, gasoline, LPG) — Niger's single most defensible CONTINENTAL supply position is refined fuels — not raw uranium, despite uranium being its larger global asset. The Right of Supply framework rewards finished products that substitute heavy full dossier on the Atlas →
Niger in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 940690Prefabricated buildings (metal, plastic)79#2908 · USD 0.76 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Niger's own demand — USD 15 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 732690Other fabricated iron & steel articles77#2909 · USD 1.54 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Niger's own demand — USD 9 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 732619Forged or stamped articles77#2984 · USD 0.08 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Niger's own demand — USD 8 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842119Other centrifuges97#3022 · USD 0.11 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Niger's own demand — USD 8 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 843359Other95#3049 · USD 0.06 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Niger's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first framaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Agadem crude + operating SORAZ refinery; ~15k bpd proven cross-border surplussatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Agadem crude + operating SORAZ refinery; ~15k bpd proven cross-border surplussatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Agadem crude + operating SORAZ refinery; ~15k bpd proven cross-border surplussatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 271020Fuels blended with biodieselSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Agadem crude + operating SORAZ refinery; ~15k bpd proven cross-border surplussatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Niger's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 880730Aeroplane & helicopter parts58USD 614 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 87 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 730890Steel structures (other)89USD 84 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 70 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 930599Firearm parts — parts and accessories, of firearms other than the military…610USD 56 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Nigeria142 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Headline: Cement & clinker (HS 2523) — Cement is Nigeria's single most defensible continental supply position because it is the only category that scores YES on every dimension of the analytical lens simultaneously — and has already proven it at continental s full dossier on the Atlas →
Nigeria in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810#1 · USD 58.0 bn · Dangote 650k b/d full capacity Feb2026; 456000t exported to 5 African marketsfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810#2 · USD 48.0 bn · Dangote 650k b/d full capacity Feb2026; 456000t exported to 5 African marketsfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)810#4 · USD 4.45 bn · Dangote 650k b/d full capacity Feb2026; 456000t exported to 5 African marketsfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 271113Butane (LPG)89#8 · USD 4.80 bn · Africa's largest gas reserves; NLNG 22Mtpa; 6th global LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 271111LNG (liquefied natural gas)89#11 · USD 2.90 bn · Africa's largest gas reserves; NLNG 22Mtpa; 6th global LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 252310Cement clinker87#20 · USD 1.56 bn · Abundant limestone + Dangote 35.25Mta Nigeria capacity; record 1.2Mt exports 2024zone anchor · West AfricaANCHOR
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87#30 · USD 1.20 bn · Abundant limestone + Dangote 35.25Mta Nigeria capacity; record 1.2Mt exports 2024zone anchor · West AfricaANCHOR
HS 271129Other gaseous hydrocarbons89#34 · USD 1.38 bn · Africa's largest gas reserves; NLNG 22Mtpa; 6th global LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 870423Diesel trucks >20 t98#40 · USD 1.36 bn · Vehicles & components needs vehicle assembly & components, mechanical & precision engineering, steelmaking & rolling. Nigeria: Innoson (Nnewstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310221Ammonium sulphate810#64 · USD 0.38 bn · Cheap gas feedstock; Dangote+Indorama >6.5Mt capacity; >3Mt exportsANCHOR
HS 271121Pipeline natural gas89#82 · USD 0.60 bn · Africa's largest gas reserves; NLNG 22Mtpa; 6th global LNG exporterfuel & energy layerzone anchor · West AfricaSTRONG
HS 847420Crushing & grinding machines98#94 · USD 0.64 bn · Pumps, valves, compressors & industrial machinery needs mechanical & precision engineering, engineering skills base, steelmaking & rolling. strategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
Where Nigeria's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 12,703 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria ✓
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 7,235 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria ✓
HS 870333Diesel cars >2,500 cc96USD 1,796 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 170114Raw cane sugar36USD 874 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Eswatini
HS 851762Routers, switches & network equipment108USD 556 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
+130 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Senegal132 product rights · 9 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Phosphate-derived chemicals and fertilisers (HS 3103/3105 phosphatic and NPK fertilisers; HS 2809 phosphoric acid) — This is Senegal's clearest right to be a designated continental supplier, on the combined-criteria test the framework demands. INPUT BASE: Senegal holds a large, high-grade sedimentary phosphate resource (reserves cited full dossier on the Atlas →
Senegal in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 380893Herbicides88#29 · USD 1.60 bn · Agrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, pharma, biotech & medical devices, food processing. Senegal: ICS phosphate & phosphoric acstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310559Other N-P fertilisers810#33 · USD 0.75 bn · ICS Mbao 250kt expanding to 400kt; integrated SSA chain (with Nigeria); 2nd-largest W.Africa fertiliser producer (23%)STRONG
HS 382219Other diagnostic reagents810#38 · USD 1.05 bn · Diagnostic reagents needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, engineering skills base. Senegal: Institut Pasteustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 380892Fungicides88#74 · USD 0.64 bn · Agrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, pharma, biotech & medical devices, food processing. Senegal: ICS phosphate & phosphoric acstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300660Contraceptives (chemical)910#98 · USD 0.27 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Senegalstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300590Bandages, gauze & dressings89#113 · USD 0.17 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Senegalstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300432Corticosteroid medicines910#133 · USD 0.16 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Senegalstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 382290Certified reference materials810#151 · USD 0.25 bn · Diagnostic reagents needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, engineering skills base. Senegal: Institut Pasteustrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 300449Other alkaloid medicines910#201 · USD 0.11 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Senegalstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 380899Other agrochemicals88#223 · USD 0.21 bn · Agrochemicals needs chemicals & process industry, pharma, biotech & medical devices, food processing. Senegal: ICS phosphate & phosphoric acstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 310319Phosphatic, superphosphates, other than containing by…88#247 · USD 0.10 bn · ICS Mbao 250kt expanding to 400kt; integrated SSA chain (with Nigeria); 2nd-largest W.Africa fertiliser producer (23%)STRONG
HS 300510Adhesive dressings89#253 · USD 0.07 bn · Medicines & medical consumables needs pharma, biotech & medical devices, chemicals & process industry, plastics & rubber conversion. Senegalstrategic-fit right · reason on the line · verifySTRATEGIC FIT
HS 271012Petrol & light fuelsSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SAR 1.5 Mt/yr; SAR 2.0 +4 Mt/yr plannedsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oilSatellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SAR 1.5 Mt/yr; SAR 2.0 +4 Mt/yr plannedsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 271000Refined petroleum products (older HS-edition reporters)Satellite right · fuel storage, blending & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · SAR 1.5 Mt/yr; SAR 2.0 +4 Mt/yr plannedsatellite right · Big Twelve zoningEMERGING
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · 3 integrated plants ~7.5 Mt/yr; limestone ~300Mt; exports to Mali/Gambiasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · 3 integrated plants ~7.5 Mt/yr; limestone ~300Mt; exports to Mali/Gambiasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · 3 integrated plants ~7.5 Mt/yr; limestone ~300Mt; exports to Mali/Gambiasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Senegal's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 1,714 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 420 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 302 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 190190Malt extract & other food preparations44USD 209 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
HS 890520Floating / submersible drilling & production platforms910USD 186 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
+120 more product lines in the register · 2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Sierra Leone15 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Natural rutile and high-grade titanium feedstock (HS 2614) — This is Sierra Leone's single most defensible continental supply position, and the evidence is unambiguous and Tier-1. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 records Sierra Leone with the world's largest natural rutile re full dossier on the Atlas →
Sierra Leone in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 720719Other semi-finished steel56#2921 · USD 0.78 bn · Iron ore feedstock only; no smelting/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 720711Steel billets (square)56#2922 · USD 0.71 bn · Iron ore feedstock only; no smelting/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 720720High-carbon semi-finished steel56#2954 · USD 0.18 bn · Iron ore feedstock only; no smelting/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 320611Titanium dioxide pigments ≥80%74#2956 · USD 0.36 bn · Feedstock only; no plant/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 320649Other colouring matter74#2996 · USD 0.20 bn · Feedstock only; no plant/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 960390(not motorised), prepared knots and tufts for brooms or…62#3033 · USD 0.11 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Sierra Leone's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 720712Steel slabs56#3040 · USD 0.04 bn · Iron ore feedstock only; no smelting/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 320619Other TiO₂ pigments74#3048 · USD 0.08 bn · Feedstock only; no plant/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 842820Pneumatic elevators & conveyors96#3061 · USD 0.06 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Sierra Leone's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842220For cleaning or drying bottles or other containers96#3109 · USD 0.03 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Sierra Leone's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the firaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 320620Chromium pigments74#3138 · USD 0.02 bn · Feedstock only; no plant/powerASPIRATIONAL
HS 320641Ultramarine74#3155 · USD 0.01 bn · Feedstock only; no plant/powerASPIRATIONAL
Where Sierra Leone's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 850760Lithium-ion batteries97USD 67 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 252329Grey Portland cement87USD 53 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 41 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 40 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 300241Vaccines (human)1010USD 31 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Egypt
+3 more product lines in the register · no agro-processing lines
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Gambia5 product rights · HS6
Trump card: Groundnut oil and groundnut cake/meal (HS1508 + HS2305) — The defensible case rests on the combination criteria, not raw endowment alone. (1) Input advantage: groundnuts are The Gambia's centuries-old core crop and a standing RCA>1 export (GIEPA National Export Strategy, 2021). full dossier on the Atlas →
Gambia in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 482110Printed labels74#2957 · USD 0.15 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Gambia's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 681099Concrete articles (other)74#2989 · USD 0.09 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Gambia's own demand — USD 2 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 732189Cooking stoves (non-electric, solid fuel)76#3088 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Gambia's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 940521LED table & floor lamps77#3103 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Gambia's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 842132Catalytic converters & particulate filters97#3145 · USD 0.01 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Gambia's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first fraaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
Where Gambia's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 171 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 271012Petrol & light fuels810USD 68 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 310520NPK compound fertilisers810USD 40 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Morocco
HS 870323Petrol cars 1,500–3,000 cc96USD 26 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: South Africa
HS 151519Refined linseed oil33USD 24 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Burkina Faso
2 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register · the audit records no industrial line for this state yet — industrial designation pending the capability sweep
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Togo10 product rights · 5 satellite · HS6
Trump card: Cement clinker (HS 2523, esp. 2523 10) — This is Togo's single most defensible continental supply position because it is the only category where Togo satisfies every test in the analytical lens simultaneously. Input base: substantial limestone reserves (WACEM 2 full dossier on the Atlas →
Togo in the Continental Register — every right, its import bill, what it buys that Africa doesn't make yet →
HS 842833Belt conveyors96#2990 · USD 0.19 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Togo's own demand — USD 3 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 520839Other dyed cotton fabric63#3031 · USD 0.10 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 843610For preparing animal feeding stuffs95#3042 · USD 0.07 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Togo's own demand — USD 1 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 520859Other printed cotton fabric63#3084 · USD 0.05 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 520822Plain bleached cotton fabric63#3118 · USD 0.03 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 520819Other unbleached cotton fabric63#3123 · USD 0.03 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 841420Hand or foot-operated air pumps97#3129 · USD 0.02 bn · No producer on the continent yet; matched to Togo's own demand — USD 0 m imported in 2023. Capacity to be built; reviewed at the first frameaspirational right · matched to home demand · review dateASPIRATIONAL
HS 520811Plain cotton fabric ≤100 g/m²63#3148 · USD 0.01 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 520833Twill dyed63#3156 · USD 0.01 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 520823Twill bleached63#3172 · USD 0.00 bn · PIA vertically-integrated textile zone + garment trainingASPIRATIONAL
HS 252310Cement clinkerSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Limestone reserves + 1.5 Mt/yr Scantogo clinker plant exporting to Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252329Grey Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Limestone reserves + 1.5 Mt/yr Scantogo clinker plant exporting to Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252390Other hydraulic cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Limestone reserves + 1.5 Mt/yr Scantogo clinker plant exporting to Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252321White Portland cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Limestone reserves + 1.5 Mt/yr Scantogo clinker plant exporting to Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
HS 252330Aluminous cementSatellite right · cement grinding, bagging & distribution · zone West Africa · anchor Nigeria · Limestone reserves + 1.5 Mt/yr Scantogo clinker plant exporting to Benin/Burkinasatellite right · Big Twelve zoningSTRONG
Where Togo's import bill goes — the five largest products (2023) and who is designated to supply them
HS 271019Diesel, jet fuel, kerosene & fuel oil810USD 150 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Nigeria
HS 300490General medicines (ARVs, oncology, most generics)910USD 107 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: consortium: Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Uganda
HS 151190Refined palm oil & fractions35USD 107 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 271600Electricity (cross-border power)810USD 96 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: zone anchor: Côte d'Ivoire
HS 271320Bitumen (road asphalt)88USD 68 m imported 2023 · designated supplier: open — no African producer yet
1 agro-processing lines struck from the industrial register
Draft 1 country brief (July 2026, HS4 — superseded by the register above) →
Your ministry’s view

The state is the buyer. The correction is the method.

Your Ministry’s view — the step that matters

Draft 2 is built from what you mark here. Two of these take a single tap; the whole response takes a minute and tells the Chair exactly where your government stands. For the full picture, open your state in the Continental Register above; the questions are the same.

1

Which country do you represent?

2

Where do you stand on the Right of Supply for your country?

3

How strongly do you back the framework?

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4

How well does your draft bundle reflect your real strengths?

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5

In one word — are you happy with what you see?

6

Which single line matters most to your government?

7

What are we missing, and your one instruction for Draft 2?

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