Burundi Imports 2023
Complete list of Burundi's 84 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$675.12M
Total imports (2023)
#189
Global import rank
84
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Burundi imported $675.12 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #189 largest importer. Goods came from 84 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 85.1% of total import value. The leading import was portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured, valued at $30.96 million — 4.6% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
84 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $172.33M | 25.53% |
| 2 | China | $103.88M | 15.39% |
| 3 | Uganda | $70.00M | 10.37% |
| 4 | Kenya | $68.64M | 10.17% |
| 5 | India | $40.48M | 6.00% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | $37.09M | 5.49% |
| 7 | Belgium | $31.36M | 4.65% |
| 8 | Zambia | $23.28M | 3.45% |
| 9 | France | $14.33M | 2.12% |
| 10 | Egypt | $12.99M | 1.92% |
| 11 | Türkiye | $12.74M | 1.89% |
| 12 | Japan | $12.02M | 1.78% |
| 13 | Germany | $11.10M | 1.64% |
| 14 | Malta | $10.60M | 1.57% |
| 15 | South Africa | $6.15M | 0.91% |
| 16 | Netherlands | $5.68M | 0.84% |
| 17 | Italy | $5.23M | 0.77% |
| 18 | Spain | $4.77M | 0.71% |
| 19 | USA | $3.60M | 0.53% |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $3.53M | 0.52% |
| 21 | Denmark | $3.05M | 0.45% |
| 22 | Thailand | $1.69M | 0.25% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | $1.61M | 0.24% |
| 24 | Austria | $1.43M | 0.21% |
| 25 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $1.24M | 0.18% |
| 26 | Indonesia | $1.22M | 0.18% |
| 27 | Malawi | $1.14M | 0.17% |
| 28 | Canada | $1.04M | 0.15% |
| 29 | Luxembourg | $1.01M | 0.15% |
| 30 | Morocco | $902,329 | 0.13% |
| 31 | Slovenia | $805,357 | 0.12% |
| 32 | Czechia | $778,464 | 0.12% |
| 33 | Nigeria | $740,815 | 0.11% |
| 34 | Lithuania | $732,941 | 0.11% |
| 35 | Switzerland | $682,446 | 0.10% |
| 36 | Tunisia | $656,886 | 0.10% |
| 37 | Latvia | $634,205 | 0.09% |
| 38 | Sweden | $583,490 | 0.09% |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | $525,147 | 0.08% |
| 40 | Poland | $519,958 | 0.08% |
| 41 | Mozambique | $511,000 | 0.08% |
| 42 | Bulgaria | $427,706 | 0.06% |
| 43 | Senegal | $322,331 | 0.05% |
| 44 | Brazil | $304,909 | 0.05% |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | $289,513 | 0.04% |
| 46 | Greece | $273,104 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Mauritius | $258,368 | 0.04% |
| 48 | Estonia | $246,296 | 0.04% |
| 49 | Finland | $238,014 | 0.04% |
| 50 | Portugal | $212,428 | 0.03% |
| 51 | Lebanon | $154,602 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Oman | $136,990 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Romania | $134,385 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Ethiopia | $84,800 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Ireland | $84,226 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Pakistan | $70,758 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Jordan | $70,700 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Singapore | $62,252 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Montenegro | $56,234 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Other Asia, nes | $54,496 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Cambodia | $50,000 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Norway | $45,198 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Australia | $39,335 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | $38,259 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | $33,578 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Mauritania | $29,378 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Gabon | $25,942 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Madagascar | $20,381 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Malaysia | $16,250 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Togo | $16,086 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Eswatini | $13,400 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Ukraine | $6,650 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Slovakia | $5,244 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Benin | $4,299 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Philippines | $2,400 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Kuwait | $2,298 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Croatia | $2,168 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Namibia | $1,838 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Ghana | $1,698 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Cyprus | $1,362 | 0.00% |
| 81 | New Zealand | $1,351 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Hungary | $1,145 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Niger | $487 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Botswana | $3 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $30.96M | 4.59% |
| 2 | 310311 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) | $23.47M | 3.48% |
| 3 | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $22.02M | 3.26% |
| 4 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $20.32M | 3.01% |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $17.19M | 2.55% |
| 6 | 240399 | Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $14.51M | 2.15% |
| 7 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $11.47M | 1.70% |
| 8 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $10.75M | 1.59% |
| 9 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $8.30M | 1.23% |
| 10 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $8.18M | 1.21% |
| 11 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $6.94M | 1.03% |
| 12 | 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $6.64M | 0.98% |
| 13 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $6.39M | 0.95% |
| 14 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $6.38M | 0.95% |
| 15 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $6.28M | 0.93% |
| 16 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $5.99M | 0.89% |
| 17 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $5.53M | 0.82% |
| 18 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $5.47M | 0.81% |
| 19 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $5.40M | 0.80% |
| 20 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $5.30M | 0.79% |
| 21 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $5.16M | 0.76% |
| 22 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $5.13M | 0.76% |
| 23 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $4.87M | 0.72% |
| 24 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $4.85M | 0.72% |
| 25 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.63M | 0.69% |
| 26 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $4.57M | 0.68% |
| 27 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $4.50M | 0.67% |
| 28 | 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $4.39M | 0.65% |
| 29 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $4.32M | 0.64% |
| 30 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $4.27M | 0.63% |
| 31 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $4.19M | 0.62% |
| 32 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $4.16M | 0.62% |
| 33 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $4.13M | 0.61% |
| 34 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $3.91M | 0.58% |
| 35 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $3.84M | 0.57% |
| 36 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $3.77M | 0.56% |
| 37 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $3.70M | 0.55% |
| 38 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $3.69M | 0.55% |
| 39 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $3.67M | 0.54% |
| 40 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $3.61M | 0.53% |
| 41 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $3.57M | 0.53% |
| 42 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $3.48M | 0.51% |
| 43 | 110220 | Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $3.35M | 0.50% |
| 44 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $3.30M | 0.49% |
| 45 | 850164 | Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $3.24M | 0.48% |
| 46 | 100510 | Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $3.23M | 0.48% |
| 47 | 482020 | Paper and paperboard: exercise books | $3.16M | 0.47% |
| 48 | 100620 | Cereals: husked (brown) rice | $3.05M | 0.45% |
| 49 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $2.92M | 0.43% |
| 50 | 830910 | Stoppers: corks, of base metal | $2.87M | 0.43% |
| 51 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $2.85M | 0.42% |
| 52 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $2.82M | 0.42% |
| 53 | 841013 | Turbines: hydraulic turbines and water wheels, of a power exceeding 10000kW | $2.77M | 0.41% |
| 54 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $2.74M | 0.41% |
| 55 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.66M | 0.39% |
| 56 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.62M | 0.39% |
| 57 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $2.58M | 0.38% |
| 58 | 482110 | Paper and paperboard: labels or all kinds, printed | $2.57M | 0.38% |
| 59 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $2.48M | 0.37% |
| 60 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.39M | 0.35% |
| 61 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.37M | 0.35% |
| 62 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $2.32M | 0.34% |
| 63 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.24M | 0.33% |
| 64 | 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $2.24M | 0.33% |
| 65 | 220710 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $2.23M | 0.33% |
| 66 | 940550 | Lamps and light fittings: non-electric | $2.21M | 0.33% |
| 67 | 170191 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $2.17M | 0.32% |
| 68 | 252010 | Gypsum: anhydrite | $2.17M | 0.32% |
| 69 | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china | $2.13M | 0.32% |
| 70 | 730690 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $2.13M | 0.32% |
| 71 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $2.04M | 0.30% |
| 72 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $1.96M | 0.29% |
| 73 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $1.95M | 0.29% |
| 74 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $1.94M | 0.29% |
| 75 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $1.91M | 0.28% |
| 76 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $1.89M | 0.28% |
| 77 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.86M | 0.28% |
| 78 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $1.83M | 0.27% |
| 79 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $1.82M | 0.27% |
| 80 | 320990 | Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $1.80M | 0.27% |
| 81 | 100790 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $1.80M | 0.27% |
| 82 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $1.79M | 0.27% |
| 83 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $1.76M | 0.26% |
| 84 | 870195 | Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW | $1.75M | 0.26% |
| 85 | 271311 | Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | $1.68M | 0.25% |
| 86 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $1.67M | 0.25% |
| 87 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $1.65M | 0.24% |
| 88 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $1.65M | 0.24% |
| 89 | 270400 | Coke and semi-coke: of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated: retort carbon | $1.62M | 0.24% |
| 90 | 210320 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $1.61M | 0.24% |
| 91 | 252100 | Limestone flux: limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | $1.60M | 0.24% |
| 92 | 720854 | Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $1.59M | 0.24% |
| 93 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $1.58M | 0.23% |
| 94 | 210210 | Yeasts: active | $1.57M | 0.23% |
| 95 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $1.57M | 0.23% |
| 96 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $1.56M | 0.23% |
| 97 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $1.55M | 0.23% |
| 98 | 300410 | Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.54M | 0.23% |
| 99 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.54M | 0.23% |
| 100 | 850421 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVA | $1.51M | 0.22% |