Zambia

Zambia Imports 2023

Complete list of Zambia's 189 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$10.53B
Total imports (2023)
#113
Global import rank
189
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Zambia imported $10.53 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #113 largest importer. Goods came from 189 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 75.3% 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 $1.72 billion 16.3% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1South Africa$2.80B26.64%
2China$1.59B15.10%
3United Arab Emirates$1.02B9.72%
4India$475.67M4.52%
5Japan$460.98M4.38%
6Singapore$373.56M3.55%
7Namibia$333.13M3.16%
8Saudi Arabia$317.41M3.01%
9United Rep. of Tanzania$282.73M2.69%
10Bahrain$267.73M2.54%
11USA$211.64M2.01%
12Mauritius$190.77M1.81%
13Dem. Rep. of the Congo$181.60M1.72%
14Zimbabwe$147.78M1.40%
15Mozambique$114.98M1.09%
16Qatar$113.04M1.07%
17United Kingdom$110.32M1.05%
18Germany$108.16M1.03%
19Switzerland$91.15M0.87%
20Malaysia$86.69M0.82%
21Netherlands$75.78M0.72%
22Kenya$72.70M0.69%
23Belgium$72.62M0.69%
24Ireland$54.48M0.52%
25Spain$53.34M0.51%
26Finland$46.93M0.45%
27Rep. of Korea$42.41M0.40%
28China, Hong Kong SAR$42.38M0.40%
29Sweden$41.97M0.40%
30Türkiye$40.24M0.38%
31Oman$39.13M0.37%
32Malawi$39.02M0.37%
33Australia$38.61M0.37%
34Italy$37.92M0.36%
35Thailand$36.20M0.34%
36France$33.85M0.32%
37Russian Federation$33.68M0.32%
38Canada$33.61M0.32%
39Israel$33.41M0.32%
40Kuwait$30.25M0.29%
41Botswana$26.73M0.25%
42Eswatini$24.25M0.23%
43Indonesia$23.64M0.22%
44Egypt$22.01M0.21%
45Pakistan$21.73M0.21%
46Uganda$20.24M0.19%
47Congo$16.53M0.16%
48Lithuania$15.04M0.14%
49Brazil$14.82M0.14%
50Denmark$11.02M0.10%
51Kazakhstan$10.75M0.10%
52Poland$9.65M0.09%
53Other Asia, nes$9.36M0.09%
54Mexico$8.96M0.09%
55Argentina$8.87M0.08%
56Brunei Darussalam$6.91M0.07%
57Morocco$6.65M0.06%
58Chile$5.53M0.05%
59Côte d'Ivoire$5.29M0.05%
60Czechia$5.05M0.05%
61Georgia$4.89M0.05%
62Austria$4.85M0.05%
63Greece$4.84M0.05%
64Bulgaria$4.16M0.04%
65Viet Nam$4.05M0.04%
66Peru$3.45M0.03%
67Hungary$3.44M0.03%
68Lebanon$3.05M0.03%
69Br. Virgin Isds$2.86M0.03%
70Norway$2.81M0.03%
71Nigeria$2.77M0.03%
72Samoa$2.51M0.02%
73Portugal$2.16M0.02%
74Jordan$2.13M0.02%
75Cyprus$2.02M0.02%
76New Zealand$1.99M0.02%
77Latvia$1.73M0.02%
78Bangladesh$1.57M0.01%
79Bermuda$1.45M0.01%
80Croatia$1.21M0.01%
81Slovakia$1.18M0.01%
82Philippines$1.05M0.01%
83Sri Lanka$1.04M0.01%
84Luxembourg$789,9650.01%
85Senegal$751,8990.01%
86Mali$713,8050.01%
87Slovenia$677,7440.01%
88Tunisia$636,9360.01%
89Romania$611,9680.01%
90Uruguay$565,2680.01%
91Madagascar$513,5020.00%
92American Samoa$457,8330.00%
93Panama$369,9690.00%
94Ukraine$355,0580.00%
95Uzbekistan$353,7310.00%
96Serbia$311,3220.00%
97Ghana$304,6100.00%
98Angola$257,8350.00%
99Niger$240,5360.00%
100Niue$236,5130.00%
101Estonia$185,4180.00%
102Iceland$183,0370.00%
103Ethiopia$162,7240.00%
104Lesotho$162,6800.00%
105Iran$158,3310.00%
106Mauritania$147,4670.00%
107Andorra$136,5830.00%
108Cameroon$135,5950.00%
109Venezuela$133,9960.00%
110Tokelau$120,4950.00%
111Turks and Caicos Isds$113,7010.00%
112Paraguay$97,7750.00%
113Rwanda$94,5480.00%
114Burundi$93,3160.00%
115Rep. of Moldova$78,3100.00%
116Sierra Leone$77,3050.00%
117Togo$67,9560.00%
118Burkina Faso$54,2030.00%
119Suriname$53,5630.00%
120Curaçao$47,3220.00%
121Lao People's Dem. Rep.$41,2410.00%
122Aruba$38,2310.00%
123Cambodia$37,7200.00%
124North Macedonia$33,5980.00%
125Guatemala$30,2450.00%
126Jamaica$29,5070.00%
127El Salvador$28,9780.00%
128Seychelles$26,6300.00%
129Anguilla$25,1210.00%
130Ecuador$24,8210.00%
131Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$23,0810.00%
132Costa Rica$20,8520.00%
133Gabon$18,7500.00%
134Equatorial Guinea$16,2890.00%
135Honduras$14,2070.00%
136Malta$13,8500.00%
137Sao Tome and Principe$13,5000.00%
138Mongolia$12,7620.00%
139Kyrgyzstan$12,5280.00%
140Syria$11,0410.00%
141Nicaragua$9,8950.00%
142Antigua and Barbuda$7,0230.00%
143Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$6,4590.00%
144Dominican Rep.$6,4030.00%
145Belize$5,9930.00%
146Azerbaijan$5,7730.00%
147Colombia$5,7530.00%
148Barbados$5,0260.00%
149Cocos Isds$4,9420.00%
150New Caledonia$4,8430.00%
151Christmas Isds$4,7430.00%
152Tajikistan$4,0410.00%
153Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$3,3210.00%
154Saint Kitts and Nevis$2,6500.00%
155Papua New Guinea$2,5130.00%
156Cabo Verde$2,4480.00%
157Chad$1,8240.00%
158Turkmenistan$1,4680.00%
159Belarus$1,4670.00%
160Cuba$1,4250.00%
161Armenia$1,2810.00%
162Somalia$1,1620.00%
163South Sudan$1,0300.00%
164Myanmar$6750.00%
165Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$6580.00%
166Grenada$4950.00%
167China, Macao SAR$4330.00%
168Kiribati$4260.00%
169Afghanistan$4130.00%
170Dominica$2600.00%
171Nauru$2390.00%
172Tonga$2310.00%
173Sudan$1910.00%
174Algeria$1770.00%
175Comoros$1720.00%
176Bahamas$1530.00%
177Solomon Isds$1320.00%
178Haiti$1300.00%
179Djibouti$1100.00%
180Bhutan$910.00%
181Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$760.00%
182Palau$520.00%
183Montserrat$440.00%
184Cook Isds$260.00%
185Guyana$230.00%
186Trinidad and Tobago$220.00%
187Greenland$180.00%
188Gambia$100.00%
189Albania$70.00%

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$1.72B16.31%
2250300Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur$300.32M2.85%
3870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$259.43M2.46%
4310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$223.75M2.13%
5870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$217.39M2.06%
6710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$167.19M1.59%
7870421Vehicles: 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$140.48M1.33%
8300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$135.86M1.29%
9030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$130.88M1.24%
10843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$117.40M1.12%
11401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$113.11M1.07%
12260300Copper ores and concentrates$102.00M0.97%
13310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$95.69M0.91%
14870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$95.39M0.91%
15871639Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type)$94.00M0.89%
16310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105$86.28M0.82%
17847490Machines, 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$83.69M0.79%
18310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings$81.88M0.78%
19382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$81.22M0.77%
20870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$65.81M0.63%
21390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$62.71M0.60%
22842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$61.92M0.59%
23282200Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides$61.65M0.59%
24270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$55.09M0.52%
25151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$54.60M0.52%
26380891Insecticides: 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$54.59M0.52%
27721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$53.75M0.51%
28870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$52.37M0.50%
29630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$51.79M0.49%
30310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$46.87M0.45%
31382200Reagents: 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$45.71M0.43%
32722830Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded$45.52M0.43%
33300220Vaccines: for human medicine$43.64M0.41%
34730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$43.06M0.41%
35851762Communication 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$42.91M0.41%
36310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$41.84M0.40%
37390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$41.33M0.39%
38390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$39.08M0.37%
39870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$38.76M0.37%
40841391Pumps: parts thereof$38.60M0.37%
41870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$38.40M0.36%
42870422Vehicles: 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$37.55M0.36%
43240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$36.31M0.34%
44330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$36.22M0.34%
45630492Furnishing articles: of cotton, not knitted or crocheted (excluding bedspreads and articles of heading no. 9404)$35.96M0.34%
46220300Beer: made from malt$35.78M0.34%
47310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate$35.63M0.34%
48842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$34.62M0.33%
49390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$34.47M0.33%
50271311Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals$33.49M0.32%
51401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$32.00M0.30%
52843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$31.96M0.30%
53790310Zinc dust$31.94M0.30%
54841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$29.88M0.28%
55340211Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale$29.37M0.28%
56842920Graders and levellers$29.32M0.28%
57870423Vehicles: 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$29.11M0.28%
58283010Sulphides: of sodium, whether or not chemically defined$28.75M0.27%
59251990Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered): whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate)$26.96M0.26%
60391231Cellulose ethers: carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms$26.73M0.25%
61380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$26.71M0.25%
62842951Front-end shovel loaders$26.07M0.25%
63840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$24.64M0.23%
64701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$24.59M0.23%
65310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$24.56M0.23%
66870210Vehicles: 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$24.53M0.23%
67360300Fuses and detonators: safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators$24.46M0.23%
68230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$24.22M0.23%
69150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$24.20M0.23%
70210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$24.09M0.23%
71843041Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430$23.61M0.22%
72854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$23.15M0.22%
73852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$23.00M0.22%
74847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$22.12M0.21%
75848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$21.77M0.21%
76871640Trailers and semi-trailers: n.e.c. in item no. 8716.3$21.53M0.20%
77843780Machinery: for use in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm-type machinery$20.82M0.20%
78843890Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink$19.82M0.19%
79871631Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers$19.77M0.19%
80848340Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters$19.72M0.19%
81330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$19.09M0.18%
82930591Firearms: parts and accessories, of military weapons of heading 9301$19.07M0.18%
83847480Machines: for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand$18.57M0.18%
84847420Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances$18.32M0.17%
85760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm$18.27M0.17%
86380899Rodenticides and other similar products n.e.c. in heading no. 3808.9: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 in this Chapter, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$18.12M0.17%
87340111Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products)$17.90M0.17%
88100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$17.87M0.17%
89720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$17.83M0.17%
90100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$17.78M0.17%
91847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$17.77M0.17%
92270400Coke and semi-coke: of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated: retort carbon$17.40M0.17%
93930190Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols, and arms of heading 9307, n.e.c. in heading 9301$16.98M0.16%
94220600Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)$16.93M0.16%
95270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$16.64M0.16%
96392063Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of unsaturated polyesters, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$16.45M0.16%
97761290Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment$16.38M0.16%
98842911Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying$16.29M0.15%
99850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$15.91M0.15%
100853710Boards, 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$15.89M0.15%