Mozambique

Mozambique Imports 2023

Complete list of Mozambique's 179 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$18.63B
Total imports (2023)
#89
Global import rank
179
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Mozambique imported $18.63 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #89 largest importer. Goods came from 179 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 79.8% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $3.67 billion 19.7% 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

179 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1South Africa$6.14B32.97%
2China$2.79B14.95%
3India$2.29B12.29%
4United Arab Emirates$1.11B5.95%
5Singapore$690.99M3.71%
6Malaysia$431.52M2.32%
7Zimbabwe$396.45M2.13%
8Oman$396.22M2.13%
9Bahrain$343.21M1.84%
10Saudi Arabia$284.19M1.53%
11Portugal$260.66M1.40%
12USA$228.44M1.23%
13Japan$210.69M1.13%
14Australia$189.01M1.01%
15Thailand$177.26M0.95%
16Spain$154.52M0.83%
17Argentina$151.32M0.81%
18China, Hong Kong SAR$147.79M0.79%
19Russian Federation$144.03M0.77%
20Belgium$141.44M0.76%
21Viet Nam$136.95M0.73%
22Germany$135.50M0.73%
23Qatar$130.13M0.70%
24Netherlands$94.46M0.51%
25Eswatini$89.95M0.48%
26Canada$88.59M0.48%
27Indonesia$82.63M0.44%
28Türkiye$75.61M0.41%
29Italy$71.58M0.38%
30France$69.42M0.37%
31Pakistan$59.95M0.32%
32Switzerland$57.96M0.31%
33United Kingdom$56.63M0.30%
34United Rep. of Tanzania$56.49M0.30%
35Sweden$51.41M0.28%
36Mauritius$49.37M0.26%
37Namibia$48.77M0.26%
38Rep. of Korea$45.91M0.25%
39Poland$38.90M0.21%
40Brunei Darussalam$38.15M0.20%
41Zambia$37.76M0.20%
42Denmark$36.12M0.19%
43Brazil$33.00M0.18%
44Morocco$31.73M0.17%
45Lithuania$28.70M0.15%
46Malawi$25.28M0.14%
47Latvia$25.18M0.14%
48Kuwait$23.09M0.12%
49Other Asia, nes$20.14M0.11%
50Bangladesh$15.68M0.08%
51Egypt$14.05M0.08%
52Gabon$14.05M0.08%
53Kenya$13.67M0.07%
54Czechia$11.98M0.06%
55Austria$11.76M0.06%
56Paraguay$10.94M0.06%
57Côte d'Ivoire$8.35M0.04%
58Finland$7.00M0.04%
59Jordan$6.68M0.04%
60Norway$6.28M0.03%
61Mexico$6.24M0.03%
62Botswana$6.17M0.03%
63Uganda$5.13M0.03%
64Colombia$4.79M0.03%
65Chile$4.58M0.02%
66Ireland$4.34M0.02%
67Ukraine$4.04M0.02%
68New Zealand$3.76M0.02%
69Estonia$3.60M0.02%
70Madagascar$3.35M0.02%
71Nigeria$3.25M0.02%
72Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$3.17M0.02%
73Angola$3.07M0.02%
74Bahamas$3.00M0.02%
75Myanmar$2.69M0.01%
76Israel$2.54M0.01%
77Greece$2.49M0.01%
78Hungary$2.06M0.01%
79Slovakia$1.61M0.01%
80Bulgaria$1.59M0.01%
81Afghanistan$1.45M0.01%
82Romania$1.37M0.01%
83Uruguay$1.32M0.01%
84Lebanon$1.21M0.01%
85Lesotho$1.20M0.01%
86Sri Lanka$1.19M0.01%
87Malta$1.16M0.01%
88Ghana$1.11M0.01%
89Luxembourg$1.02M0.01%
90Senegal$994,2200.01%
91Slovenia$948,1210.01%
92Philippines$781,0490.00%
93Br. Virgin Isds$728,0000.00%
94Cyprus$706,3640.00%
95Rep. of Moldova$669,9450.00%
96Turks and Caicos Isds$636,0000.00%
97Mauritania$608,7060.00%
98Gibraltar$544,0000.00%
99Kazakhstan$490,3900.00%
100Iceland$489,0000.00%
101Yemen$464,0000.00%
102Congo$461,0000.00%
103Jamaica$455,0000.00%
104Seychelles$392,8140.00%
105Tunisia$326,7480.00%
106Cameroon$316,0000.00%
107FS Micronesia$316,0000.00%
108Peru$309,6160.00%
109Marshall Isds$298,0000.00%
110Cambodia$273,1290.00%
111Honduras$240,8110.00%
112Mali$203,0000.00%
113Armenia$187,0000.00%
114Cuba$186,0000.00%
115Rwanda$186,0000.00%
116Ecuador$161,1000.00%
117Dominican Rep.$148,8660.00%
118Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$124,4240.00%
119Croatia$118,2120.00%
120Togo$110,9040.00%
121Panama$110,0000.00%
122Albania$102,0000.00%
123Bosnia Herzegovina$95,6770.00%
124Serbia$88,9370.00%
125Georgia$88,0000.00%
126Djibouti$87,0000.00%
127South Sudan$77,0000.00%
128China, Macao SAR$76,9600.00%
129Dem. Rep. of the Congo$73,0000.00%
130Andorra$66,0000.00%
131Equatorial Guinea$61,0000.00%
132Syria$57,0000.00%
133Chad$54,0000.00%
134Barbados$51,0000.00%
135Kyrgyzstan$51,0000.00%
136Ethiopia$49,1660.00%
137Venezuela$46,0000.00%
138Guinea-Bissau$44,0000.00%
139Iran$31,0000.00%
140Haiti$28,0000.00%
141Dominica$27,0000.00%
142Iraq$27,0000.00%
143Niger$23,8250.00%
144North Macedonia$23,2960.00%
145Guyana$16,3640.00%
146Guinea$16,0000.00%
147Nauru$15,0000.00%
148Liberia$14,0000.00%
149Aruba$14,0000.00%
150Costa Rica$11,9110.00%
151Azerbaijan$10,0000.00%
152Maldives$9,0000.00%
153Nepal$9,0000.00%
154Norfolk Isds$8,0000.00%
155New Caledonia$7,0000.00%
156Nicaragua$7,0000.00%
157Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$6,0000.00%
158Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$6,0000.00%
159Saint Maarten$6,0000.00%
160Trinidad and Tobago$6,0000.00%
161Belarus$5,0000.00%
162Kiribati$5,0000.00%
163Guatemala$4,7600.00%
164Bhutan$3,0000.00%
165Solomon Isds$3,0000.00%
166El Salvador$3,0000.00%
167Sudan$3,0000.00%
168Tuvalu$3,0000.00%
169Algeria$2,0000.00%
170American Samoa$2,0000.00%
171Bonaire$2,0000.00%
172Anguilla$2,0000.00%
173Turkmenistan$2,0000.00%
174Benin$1,0000.00%
175Greenland$1,0000.00%
176Lao People's Dem. Rep.$1,0000.00%
177Mongolia$1,0000.00%
178Tokelau$1,0000.00%
179Uzbekistan$1,0000.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$3.67B19.69%
2261000Chromium ores and concentrates$1.69B9.08%
3720241Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon$1.06B5.67%
4260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$524.12M2.81%
5282612Fluorides: of aluminium$384.21M2.06%
6270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$357.97M1.92%
7100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$336.64M1.81%
8271600Electrical energy$284.97M1.53%
9100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$273.74M1.47%
10271312Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals$237.42M1.27%
11300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$201.33M1.08%
12281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$191.16M1.03%
13151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$182.79M0.98%
14253090Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25$169.64M0.91%
15150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$162.31M0.87%
16151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$162.28M0.87%
17030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$128.21M0.69%
18870421Vehicles: 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$100.70M0.54%
19030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$89.01M0.48%
20870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$83.63M0.45%
21721420Iron 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$72.44M0.39%
22390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$72.00M0.39%
23820130Tools, hand: mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes$69.68M0.37%
24340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale$68.86M0.37%
25382200Reagents: 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$62.11M0.33%
26252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$60.89M0.33%
27100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$60.81M0.33%
28630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$53.78M0.29%
29020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$51.85M0.28%
30270820Pitch coke: obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars$49.78M0.27%
31640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$48.31M0.26%
32841182Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW$48.06M0.26%
33310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$46.70M0.25%
34310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$45.82M0.25%
35870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$45.44M0.24%
36520852Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2$45.38M0.24%
37701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$45.23M0.24%
38850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered$44.64M0.24%
39730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$43.25M0.23%
40210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor$42.91M0.23%
41843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$42.63M0.23%
42310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$42.52M0.23%
43110313Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn)$41.96M0.23%
44120110Soya beans: seed, whether or not broken$41.07M0.22%
45550340Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polypropylene, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning$37.94M0.20%
46843229Harrows: (excluding disc), scarifiers, cultivators, weeders and hoes$37.39M0.20%
47300220Vaccines: for human medicine$37.07M0.20%
48847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$36.90M0.20%
49271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$36.50M0.20%
50853710Boards, 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 not exceeding 1000 volts$35.70M0.19%
51170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$34.93M0.19%
52271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$34.88M0.19%
53854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$34.86M0.19%
54270810Pitch: obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars$34.83M0.19%
55210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$34.34M0.18%
56870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$33.93M0.18%
57401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$33.38M0.18%
58481910Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard$33.22M0.18%
59380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$33.05M0.18%
60870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$32.72M0.18%
61870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$32.54M0.17%
62721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$32.30M0.17%
63902830Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof$32.03M0.17%
64401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$31.84M0.17%
65100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$31.84M0.17%
66870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$31.75M0.17%
67630420Furnishing articles: excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter$31.60M0.17%
68253010Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites: unexpanded$31.42M0.17%
69240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion$31.01M0.17%
70842951Front-end shovel loaders$30.92M0.17%
71382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$28.45M0.15%
72851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$27.46M0.15%
73390130Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers$26.95M0.14%
74220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$26.77M0.14%
75871639Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type)$26.54M0.14%
76843790Machines: parts of those for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables or for milling or working cereals or dried leguminous vegetables (not farm-type machinery)$26.46M0.14%
77392410Plastics: tableware and kitchenware$25.53M0.14%
78890400Tugs and pusher craft$25.49M0.14%
79382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)$25.32M0.14%
80851762Communication 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$25.26M0.14%
81610990T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted$25.25M0.14%
82870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$25.00M0.13%
83850423Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA$24.89M0.13%
84330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$24.76M0.13%
85730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails$24.49M0.13%
86871110Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine not exceeding 50cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$24.44M0.13%
87390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$24.16M0.13%
88860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled$24.16M0.13%
89842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$23.62M0.13%
90851769Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6$23.47M0.13%
91851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$23.39M0.13%
92844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$23.23M0.12%
93848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$22.89M0.12%
94230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$22.35M0.12%
95870423Vehicles: 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$22.25M0.12%
96470200Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades$22.15M0.12%
97842489Mechanical appliances: for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, for other than agricultural or horticultural use, whether or not hand-operated$22.05M0.12%
98850440Electrical static converters$21.90M0.12%
99392390Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923$21.50M0.12%
100390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$21.36M0.11%