Top Import Products of Ethiopia

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Ethiopia
 

As the Ethiopia import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Machinery: 20%

> Petroleum Products: 18%

> Electrical Equipment: 15%

> Vehicles: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 8%

> Foodstuffs: 7%

> Chemicals: 6%

> Plastics: 5%

> Iron and Steel: 5%

> Textiles: 5%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Ethiopia's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Ethiopia's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 1.8 billion), Petroleum Products (USD 1.6 billion), and Electrical Equipment (USD 1.35 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Chemicals, as well as Plastics.

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

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

Top Import Products of Ethiopia

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

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

Import Products of Ethiopia
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:  87089900   87089300   87083000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 204
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 37,744 		Value $61,489,941.87 $58,357,543.88 greenUpArrow 5.37% 0.23%
Shipment 13,005 11,881 greenUpArrow 9.46% 3.40%
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:  30049090   30049099   30042000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 252
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 23,713 		Value $628,643,097.38 $459,052,924.17 greenUpArrow 36.94% 2.39%
Shipment 10,663 5,026 greenUpArrow 112.16% 2.78%
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   85366900   85369000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 350
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 22,406 		Value $43,807,724.08 $43,762,897.14 greenUpArrow 0.10% 0.17%
Shipment 7,705 6,997 greenUpArrow 10.12% 2.01%
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:  73181500   73181600   73182900  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 310
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 20,701 		Value $19,927,137.37 $17,600,428.17 greenUpArrow 13.22% 0.08%
Shipment 7,232 6,586 greenUpArrow 9.81% 1.89%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169300   40169990   40169390  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 311
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 17,876 		Value $16,215,579.94 $17,372,246.36 redDownArrow -6.66% 0.06%
Shipment 5,858 6,045 redDownArrow -3.09% 1.53%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39262000   39269099  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 362
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 17,295 		Value $32,731,116.72 $41,239,283.85 redDownArrow -20.63% 0.12%
Shipment 5,957 5,362 greenUpArrow 11.10% 1.56%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212310   84219900   84212390  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 335
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 17,010 		Value $71,558,648.08 $50,921,101.94 greenUpArrow 40.53% 0.27%
Shipment 5,962 5,666 greenUpArrow 5.22% 1.56%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84818000   84819000   84812000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 320
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 16,141 		Value $44,046,319.83 $45,742,346.81 redDownArrow -3.71% 0.17%
Shipment 5,462 5,160 greenUpArrow 5.85% 1.43%


HSN Code:  88073000  88072000   88071000 
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 15
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 15,826 		Value $376,197,642.93 $145,176,598.44 greenUpArrow 159.13% 1.43%
Shipment 4,231 2,634 greenUpArrow 60.63% 1.10%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84834000   84831000   84836000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 225
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 13,650 		Value $20,761,524.75 $21,101,721.62 redDownArrow -1.61% 0.08%
Shipment 4,677 4,514 greenUpArrow 3.61% 1.22%
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:  87032213   87038030   87032323  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 20
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 13,580 		Value $340,453,483.89 $517,957,423.54 redDownArrow -34.27% 1.29%
Shipment 2,918 6,820 redDownArrow -57.21% 0.76%
Pumps for liquids, Whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators - pumps fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device:

HSN Code:  84138100   84133000   84139100  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 317
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 12,930 		Value $64,294,815.9 $81,906,150.4 redDownArrow -21.50% 0.24%
Shipment 4,413 3,999 greenUpArrow 10.35% 1.15%
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, Cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, Whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, Made up of individually sheathed fibres, Whether or not assembled with

HSN Code:  85444900   85442000   85443000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 263
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 12,922 		Value $135,719,344.5 $249,848,904.36 redDownArrow -45.68% 0.51%
Shipment 4,643 4,025 greenUpArrow 15.35% 1.21%
Instruments and appliances used in medical, Surgical, Dental or veterinary sciences, Including scientigraphic apparatus, Other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional explorat

HSN Code:  90189000   90183900   90189099  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 165
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 11,756 		Value $101,705,486.87 $107,391,514.71 redDownArrow -5.29% 0.39%
Shipment 3,803 3,150 greenUpArrow 20.73% 0.99%
Ball or roller bearings

HSN Code:  84821000   84828000   84822000  
Importers : Ethiopia Importers 191
Ethiopia Importers Shipment 11,256 		Value $11,298,415.14 $10,826,409.24 greenUpArrow 4.36% 0.04%
Shipment 3,877 3,460 greenUpArrow 12.05% 1.01%

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