Top Import Products of Botswana

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Botswana
 

As the botswana import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2025 were prominently characterized by:

  • Mineral fuels and oils: 20.5%
  • Precious Stones and Metals: 17.9%
  • Machinery and equipment: 8.3%
  • Vehicles and Parts: 6.2%
  • Electrical machinery and equipment: 4.8%
  • Beverages and vinegar: 4.2%
  • Cereals: 2.8%
  • Plastic Products: 2.3%
  • Pharmaceutical products: 2.2%
  • Iron and Steel Articles: 1.8%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 92.17% of Botswana's total export value for 2025. When analyzing Botswana's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Mineral fuels and oils(USD $203,409,167.00), Precious Stones and Metals(USD $178,100,683.00), Machinery and equipment(USD $82,731,350.00) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Mineral fuels and oils, Precious Stones and Metals, Machinery and equipment as well as electrical machinery & equipment.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Botswana’s top 10 import commodities for 2025.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of botswana

Top Import Products of Botswana

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Botswana

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Botswana

Import Products of Botswana
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089990   87083090   87084070  
Importers : Botswana Importers 10,030
Botswana Importers Shipment 153,969 		Value $542,819,065.62 $75,239,262.55 greenUpArrow 621.46% 0.56%
Shipment 54,784 49,108 greenUpArrow 11.56% 3.40%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons

HSN Code:  27101230   27101202   27101252  
Importers : Botswana Importers 2,929
Botswana Importers Shipment 124,196 		Value $10,575,664,177.5 $4,994,316,681.55 greenUpArrow 111.75% 10.96%
Shipment 43,851 44,202 redDownArrow -0.79% 2.72%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, Unfermented and not containing added spirit, Whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter - orange juice :

HSN Code:  20098950   20099010   20097900  
Importers : Botswana Importers 743
Botswana Importers Shipment 103,437 		Value $607,781,530.32 $420,653,119.24 greenUpArrow 44.49% 0.63%
Shipment 34,933 35,746 redDownArrow -2.27% 2.17%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87032390   87033390   87032290  
Importers : Botswana Importers 3,694
Botswana Importers Shipment 79,017 		Value $1,453,884,905.65 $155,140,456.81 greenUpArrow 837.14% 1.51%
Shipment 27,335 22,094 greenUpArrow 23.72% 1.70%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39269099   39261000  
Importers : Botswana Importers 10,107
Botswana Importers Shipment 71,552 		Value $187,504,201.54 $25,673,577.56 greenUpArrow 630.34% 0.19%
Shipment 26,108 24,338 greenUpArrow 7.27% 1.62%
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled

HSN Code:  07099900   07095100   07099300  
Importers : Botswana Importers 343
Botswana Importers Shipment 66,116 		Value $20,052,003.96 $3,112,783.22 greenUpArrow 544.18% 0.02%
Shipment 26,928 22,015 greenUpArrow 22.32% 1.67%
Dates, Figs, Pineapples, Avocados, Guavas, Mangoes, And mangosteens, Fresh or dried

HSN Code:  08044010   08043010   08041010  
Importers : Botswana Importers 597
Botswana Importers Shipment 52,498 		Value $13,660,415.65 $5,630,285.86 greenUpArrow 142.62% 0.01%
Shipment 21,270 15,667 greenUpArrow 35.76% 1.32%
Packing cases, Boxes, Crates, Drums and similar packings, Of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, Box pallets and other load boards, Of wood; pallet collars of wood

HSN Code:  44152010   44151000   44152020  
Importers : Botswana Importers 1,618
Botswana Importers Shipment 52,478 		Value $50,396,757.84 $6,933,989.02 greenUpArrow 626.81% 0.05%
Shipment 17,347 15,028 greenUpArrow 15.43% 1.08%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations

HSN Code:  33049990   33041090   33043090  
Importers : Botswana Importers 3,495
Botswana Importers Shipment 49,553 		Value $266,189,024.3 $27,096,695.88 greenUpArrow 882.37% 0.28%
Shipment 17,756 16,471 greenUpArrow 7.80% 1.10%
Portland cement, Aluminous cement, Slag cement, Supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, Whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

HSN Code:  25232900   25231000   25232100  
Importers : Botswana Importers 485
Botswana Importers Shipment 47,225 		Value $577,026,798.67 $86,258,259.92 greenUpArrow 568.95% 0.60%
Shipment 16,293 16,151 greenUpArrow 0.88% 1.01%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181590   73182200   73181690  
Importers : Botswana Importers 4,421
Botswana Importers Shipment 45,581 		Value $73,418,085.12 $12,759,301.86 greenUpArrow 475.41% 0.08%
Shipment 14,859 12,737 greenUpArrow 16.66% 0.92%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil

HSN Code:  42029200   42022200   42029900  
Importers : Botswana Importers 4,723
Botswana Importers Shipment 42,833 		Value $55,586,360.9 $7,165,821.4 greenUpArrow 675.72% 0.06%
Shipment 14,949 13,940 greenUpArrow 7.24% 0.93%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

HSN Code:  22029990   22021090   22029920  
Importers : Botswana Importers 1,075
Botswana Importers Shipment 42,723 		Value $518,371,362.75 $189,167,376.99 greenUpArrow 174.03% 0.54%
Shipment 14,810 13,978 greenUpArrow 5.95% 0.92%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39231000   39233000   39239090  
Importers : Botswana Importers 4,708
Botswana Importers Shipment 42,634 		Value $240,461,585.39 $20,790,550.07 greenUpArrow 1056.59% 0.25%
Shipment 15,718 12,745 greenUpArrow 23.33% 0.98%
Other fruit, Fresh

HSN Code:  08102000   08109090   08105000  
Importers : Botswana Importers 279
Botswana Importers Shipment 42,185 		Value $10,014,086.65 $1,661,059.48 greenUpArrow 502.87% 0.01%
Shipment 15,814 14,359 greenUpArrow 10.13% 0.98%

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