Zimbabwe Imports 2023
Complete list of Zimbabwe's 138 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$9.60B
Total imports (2023)
#119
Global import rank
138
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Zimbabwe imported $9.60 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #119 largest importer. Goods came from 138 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 81.4% 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 $1.53 billion — 16.0% 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
138 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $3.58B | 37.30% |
| 2 | China | $1.49B | 15.50% |
| 3 | Bahamas | $469.43M | 4.89% |
| 4 | Singapore | $461.06M | 4.80% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $384.02M | 4.00% |
| 6 | Bahrain | $326.36M | 3.40% |
| 7 | Mozambique | $307.04M | 3.20% |
| 8 | Mauritius | $266.79M | 2.78% |
| 9 | India | $265.02M | 2.76% |
| 10 | Zambia | $264.23M | 2.75% |
| 11 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $175.29M | 1.83% |
| 12 | Russian Federation | $172.33M | 1.80% |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $138.37M | 1.44% |
| 14 | Egypt | $98.82M | 1.03% |
| 15 | Japan | $75.37M | 0.79% |
| 16 | Argentina | $70.17M | 0.73% |
| 17 | Botswana | $70.10M | 0.73% |
| 18 | Thailand | $63.43M | 0.66% |
| 19 | Malawi | $61.05M | 0.64% |
| 20 | Germany | $58.24M | 0.61% |
| 21 | Namibia | $48.84M | 0.51% |
| 22 | Eswatini | $47.75M | 0.50% |
| 23 | USA | $45.89M | 0.48% |
| 24 | Italy | $42.20M | 0.44% |
| 25 | Switzerland | $41.80M | 0.44% |
| 26 | France | $38.73M | 0.40% |
| 27 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $37.50M | 0.39% |
| 28 | Netherlands | $34.76M | 0.36% |
| 29 | Belgium | $31.64M | 0.33% |
| 30 | Türkiye | $27.16M | 0.28% |
| 31 | Malaysia | $26.71M | 0.28% |
| 32 | Ireland | $23.41M | 0.24% |
| 33 | Kenya | $22.77M | 0.24% |
| 34 | Sweden | $20.27M | 0.21% |
| 35 | Lithuania | $20.10M | 0.21% |
| 36 | Ukraine | $19.83M | 0.21% |
| 37 | Canada | $19.10M | 0.20% |
| 38 | Denmark | $17.37M | 0.18% |
| 39 | Rep. of Moldova | $16.93M | 0.18% |
| 40 | Brazil | $16.83M | 0.18% |
| 41 | Lebanon | $16.28M | 0.17% |
| 42 | Poland | $16.19M | 0.17% |
| 43 | Pakistan | $15.41M | 0.16% |
| 44 | Seychelles | $12.23M | 0.13% |
| 45 | Rep. of Korea | $11.84M | 0.12% |
| 46 | Finland | $10.86M | 0.11% |
| 47 | Indonesia | $10.76M | 0.11% |
| 48 | Spain | $9.06M | 0.09% |
| 49 | Slovakia | $8.11M | 0.08% |
| 50 | Austria | $8.04M | 0.08% |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | $8.03M | 0.08% |
| 52 | Latvia | $7.41M | 0.08% |
| 53 | Portugal | $6.68M | 0.07% |
| 54 | Other Asia, nes | $5.32M | 0.06% |
| 55 | Australia | $5.15M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Malta | $3.91M | 0.04% |
| 57 | Br. Virgin Isds | $3.90M | 0.04% |
| 58 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $3.79M | 0.04% |
| 59 | Angola | $3.74M | 0.04% |
| 60 | Belarus | $3.07M | 0.03% |
| 61 | Greece | $2.51M | 0.03% |
| 62 | Croatia | $2.49M | 0.03% |
| 63 | Israel | $2.18M | 0.02% |
| 64 | New Zealand | $1.74M | 0.02% |
| 65 | Norway | $1.65M | 0.02% |
| 66 | Czechia | $1.41M | 0.01% |
| 67 | Hungary | $1.33M | 0.01% |
| 68 | Mali | $1.29M | 0.01% |
| 69 | Romania | $1.22M | 0.01% |
| 70 | Peru | $1.16M | 0.01% |
| 71 | Uganda | $1.09M | 0.01% |
| 72 | Kuwait | $817,915 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Madagascar | $806,419 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $782,459 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Slovenia | $740,215 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Ghana | $711,672 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Cyprus | $664,538 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Nigeria | $657,613 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Viet Nam | $653,527 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Panama | $576,266 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $561,602 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | $547,390 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Gibraltar | $488,643 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Tunisia | $471,249 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Luxembourg | $442,280 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Oman | $437,418 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Bulgaria | $426,098 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Uruguay | $421,859 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Ethiopia | $414,891 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | $394,630 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | $375,584 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Iran | $365,148 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Curaçao | $293,504 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Andorra | $272,803 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Lesotho | $256,590 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Serbia | $242,125 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Estonia | $238,698 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Bangladesh | $231,443 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Congo | $171,190 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Iceland | $141,787 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Albania | $141,348 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Bermuda | $133,109 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $118,728 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Georgia | $102,112 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Jordan | $86,288 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Gabon | $75,765 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Rwanda | $64,502 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Chile | $63,979 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Cambodia | $61,007 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Qatar | $59,809 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Jamaica | $55,123 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Marshall Isds | $53,287 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Benin | $48,218 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | $47,493 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Philippines | $47,120 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Costa Rica | $33,909 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Tokelau | $30,837 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Mexico | $20,672 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Sudan | $15,870 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Morocco | $11,138 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Honduras | $10,659 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Colombia | $10,142 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Mauritania | $9,212 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | $6,327 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | $6,092 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Afghanistan | $4,829 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Cameroon | $3,540 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Chad | $2,972 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | $2,413 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | $2,266 | 0.00% |
| 131 | China, Macao SAR | $1,949 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Dominican Rep. | $1,657 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Senegal | $681 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Myanmar | $227 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Nauru | $179 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Armenia | $149 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | $73 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Iraq | $34 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | $1.53B | 15.98% |
| 2 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $210.05M | 2.19% |
| 3 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $183.07M | 1.91% |
| 4 | 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 | $156.91M | 1.64% |
| 5 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $147.24M | 1.53% |
| 6 | 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $132.03M | 1.38% |
| 7 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $131.39M | 1.37% |
| 8 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $105.36M | 1.10% |
| 9 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $88.41M | 0.92% |
| 10 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $84.12M | 0.88% |
| 11 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $79.87M | 0.83% |
| 12 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $76.72M | 0.80% |
| 13 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $73.91M | 0.77% |
| 14 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $73.42M | 0.77% |
| 15 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $73.35M | 0.76% |
| 16 | 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 | $68.80M | 0.72% |
| 17 | 870422 | Vehicles: 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 | $64.02M | 0.67% |
| 18 | 842482 | Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424 | $63.39M | 0.66% |
| 19 | 310240 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof | $62.25M | 0.65% |
| 20 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $59.16M | 0.62% |
| 21 | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $58.15M | 0.61% |
| 22 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $55.70M | 0.58% |
| 23 | 847490 | Machines, 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 | $51.94M | 0.54% |
| 24 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $51.86M | 0.54% |
| 25 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $51.64M | 0.54% |
| 26 | 851761 | Base stations | $50.74M | 0.53% |
| 27 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $50.70M | 0.53% |
| 28 | 870210 | Vehicles: 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 | $47.35M | 0.49% |
| 29 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $46.53M | 0.48% |
| 30 | 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 | $45.42M | 0.47% |
| 31 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $44.59M | 0.46% |
| 32 | 310260 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate | $42.75M | 0.45% |
| 33 | 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 | $42.71M | 0.45% |
| 34 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $42.21M | 0.44% |
| 35 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $41.89M | 0.44% |
| 36 | 380891 | Insecticides: 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 | $39.44M | 0.41% |
| 37 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $39.13M | 0.41% |
| 38 | 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 | $38.10M | 0.40% |
| 39 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $37.42M | 0.39% |
| 40 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $37.02M | 0.39% |
| 41 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $36.24M | 0.38% |
| 42 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $35.50M | 0.37% |
| 43 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $34.52M | 0.36% |
| 44 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $33.87M | 0.35% |
| 45 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $33.61M | 0.35% |
| 46 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $32.99M | 0.34% |
| 47 | 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) | $32.70M | 0.34% |
| 48 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $32.63M | 0.34% |
| 49 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $32.27M | 0.34% |
| 50 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $31.80M | 0.33% |
| 51 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $30.85M | 0.32% |
| 52 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $30.75M | 0.32% |
| 53 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $30.32M | 0.32% |
| 54 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $30.10M | 0.31% |
| 55 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $30.02M | 0.31% |
| 56 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $29.57M | 0.31% |
| 57 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $29.38M | 0.31% |
| 58 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $29.29M | 0.31% |
| 59 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $28.82M | 0.30% |
| 60 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $28.50M | 0.30% |
| 61 | 853710 | 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 not exceeding 1000 volts | $27.80M | 0.29% |
| 62 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $27.24M | 0.28% |
| 63 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $26.52M | 0.28% |
| 64 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $26.37M | 0.27% |
| 65 | 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 | $26.21M | 0.27% |
| 66 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $24.74M | 0.26% |
| 67 | 380893 | Herbicides, 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 | $24.25M | 0.25% |
| 68 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $24.06M | 0.25% |
| 69 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $23.23M | 0.24% |
| 70 | 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $23.20M | 0.24% |
| 71 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $23.01M | 0.24% |
| 72 | 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 | $22.86M | 0.24% |
| 73 | 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 | $22.73M | 0.24% |
| 74 | 340119 | Soap 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, not for toilet use | $22.24M | 0.23% |
| 75 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $22.21M | 0.23% |
| 76 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $22.18M | 0.23% |
| 77 | 481159 | Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | $22.08M | 0.23% |
| 78 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $21.70M | 0.23% |
| 79 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $21.54M | 0.22% |
| 80 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $21.30M | 0.22% |
| 81 | 310430 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium sulphate | $21.26M | 0.22% |
| 82 | 391231 | Cellulose ethers: carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms | $21.05M | 0.22% |
| 83 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $20.98M | 0.22% |
| 84 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $20.54M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $20.11M | 0.21% |
| 86 | 851410 | Furnaces and ovens: electric, for industrial or laboratory use, resistance heated | $19.95M | 0.21% |
| 87 | 870431 | Vehicles: 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 | $19.80M | 0.21% |
| 88 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $19.61M | 0.20% |
| 89 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $18.87M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $18.84M | 0.20% |
| 91 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $18.82M | 0.20% |
| 92 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $18.58M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 360300 | Fuses and detonators: safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators | $18.53M | 0.19% |
| 94 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $18.40M | 0.19% |
| 95 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $18.10M | 0.19% |
| 96 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $18.07M | 0.19% |
| 97 | 847480 | Machines: 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 | $18.04M | 0.19% |
| 98 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $17.65M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 721720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: wire, plated or coated with zinc | $17.61M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $17.34M | 0.18% |