Top Import Products of Burundi

14-Jan-2025

Overview

Burundi
 

> Machinery: 25%

> Petroleum Products: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 7%

> Chemicals: 6%

> Textiles: 5%

> Plastics: 4%

> Iron and Steel: 4%

> Electronics: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Burundi's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Burundi's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 250 million), Petroleum Products (USD 200 million), and Vehicles (USD 150 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Chemicals, as well as Textiles.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Burundi’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of burundi
Import Products of Burundi
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
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:  27101931   27101220   27101942  
Importers : Burundi Importers 806
Burundi Importers Shipment 36,037
Value $98,569,886.28 $826,703.16 greenUpArrow 11823.25% 3.51%
Shipment 18,565 47 greenUpArrow 39400.00% 4.84%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87083000  
Importers : Burundi Importers 2,398
Burundi Importers Shipment 30,688
Value $4,348,278.46 $606,131.32 greenUpArrow 617.38% 0.15%
Shipment 15,473 190 greenUpArrow 8043.68% 4.03%
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112090  87113090   87112029  
Importers : Burundi Importers 280
Burundi Importers Shipment 22,997
Value $6,746,125.71 $12,801,857.38 redDownArrow -47.30% 0.24%
Shipment 11,727 28 greenUpArrow 41782.14% 3.06%
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  25232100  25231000 
Importers : Burundi Importers 865
Burundi Importers Shipment 22,426
Value $17,580,429.42 $7,578,535.88 greenUpArrow 131.98% 0.63%
Shipment 11,712 291 greenUpArrow 3924.74% 3.05%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87149900   87141090   87141000  
Importers : Burundi Importers 550
Burundi Importers Shipment 21,048
Value $4,380,829.62 $2,008,876.76 greenUpArrow 118.07% 0.16%
Shipment 8,846 694 greenUpArrow 1174.64% 2.31%
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:  33049900   33043000   33049100  
Importers : Burundi Importers 1,226
Burundi Importers Shipment 11,557
Value $2,438,087.88 $201,120.24 greenUpArrow 1112.25% 0.09%
Shipment 5,539 135 greenUpArrow 4002.96% 1.44%
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   87032290   87033290  
Importers : Burundi Importers 4,151
Burundi Importers Shipment 11,435
Value $18,762,329.98 $502,956.35 greenUpArrow 3630.41% 0.67%
Shipment 5,851 44 greenUpArrow 13197.73% 1.53%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049000   30049099   30041090  
Importers : Burundi Importers 655
Burundi Importers Shipment 10,400
Value $41,550,215.14 $24,029,709.17 greenUpArrow 72.91% 1.48%
Shipment 4,683 2,023 greenUpArrow 131.49% 1.22%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94032000   94038900  
Importers : Burundi Importers 2,069
Burundi Importers Shipment 10,231
Value $17,743,193.43 $200,583.69 greenUpArrow 8745.78% 0.63%
Shipment 5,288 49 greenUpArrow 10691.84% 1.38%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39241000  39249000  39241090  
Importers : Burundi Importers 1,240
Burundi Importers Shipment 9,591
Value $3,013,592.08 $2,049,958.26 greenUpArrow 47.01% 0.11%
Shipment 4,773 272 greenUpArrow 1654.78% 1.24%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39261000   39264000  
Importers : Burundi Importers 2,433
Burundi Importers Shipment 8,877
Value $1,651,876.77 $224,378.93 greenUpArrow 636.20% 0.06%
Shipment 4,510 237 greenUpArrow 1802.95% 1.18%
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:  22029000   22021000   22029900  
Importers : Burundi Importers 789
Burundi Importers Shipment 8,539
Value $62,490,670.61 $15,589,991.91 greenUpArrow 300.84% 2.23%
Shipment 4,188 677 greenUpArrow 518.61% 1.09%
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, In solid form - raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter :

HSN Code:  17019990   17011490   17019910  
Importers : Burundi Importers 754
Burundi Importers Shipment 8,302
Value $13,498,534.97 $126,551,565.28 redDownArrow -89.33% 0.48%
Shipment 3,969 424 greenUpArrow 836.08% 1.03%
Woven fabrics of cotton, Containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, Weighing not more than 200 g/m2 - unbleached :

HSN Code:  52085290   52085190   52085900  
Importers : Burundi Importers 1,068
Burundi Importers Shipment 7,512
Value $607,520.36 $59,393.68 greenUpArrow 922.87% 0.02%
Shipment 4,017 6 greenUpArrow 66850.00% 1.05%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365000   85369000   85366900  
Importers : Burundi Importers 1,573
Burundi Importers Shipment 7,181
Value $3,509,398.9 $845,053.28 greenUpArrow 315.29% 0.13%
Shipment 3,696 137 greenUpArrow 2597.81% 0.96%