Top Import Products of Lesotho

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14-Jan-2025

Overview

Lesotho
 

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

> Machinery: 18%

> Electrical equipment: 15%

> Vehicles: 12%

> Mineral fuels: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 9%

> Plastics: 8%

> Iron and steel: 7%

> Textiles: 6%

> Chemicals: 5%

> Foodstuffs: 5%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 95% of Lesotho's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Lesotho's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 0.9 billion), Electrical equipment (USD 0.75 billion), and Vehicles (USD 0.6 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Mineral fuels, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, as well as Iron and steel.

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

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

Top Import Products of Lesotho

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

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

Import Products of Lesotho
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   87083003   87082900  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 3,540
Lesotho Importers Shipment 59,428 		Value $16,625,187.53 $85,320,900.86 redDownArrow -80.51% 0.90%
Shipment 18,988 21,555 redDownArrow -11.91% 1.70%
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:  22021010   22021090   22029990  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 801
Lesotho Importers Shipment 54,817 		Value $13,439,318.55 $159,116,882.43 redDownArrow -91.55% 0.73%
Shipment 18,842 17,713 greenUpArrow 6.37% 1.69%
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, In the form of bars, Cakes, Moulded pieces or shapes, Whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, In the form of liquid or c

HSN Code:  34012000  34013000   34011900  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 1,536
Lesotho Importers Shipment 47,654 		Value $7,779,842.33 $38,729,721.33 redDownArrow -79.91% 0.42%
Shipment 16,122 17,342 redDownArrow -7.03% 1.44%
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled

HSN Code:  07099900   07096000   07099300  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 579
Lesotho Importers Shipment 44,817 		Value $927,209.8 $501,111.69 greenUpArrow 85.03% 0.05%
Shipment 15,596 11,373 greenUpArrow 37.13% 1.39%
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:  20099010   20098950   20091900  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 793
Lesotho Importers Shipment 44,745 		Value $7,011,541.92 $56,005,528.55 redDownArrow -87.48% 0.38%
Shipment 14,584 14,716 redDownArrow -0.90% 1.30%
Pre-shave, Shaving or after-shave preparations, Personal deodorants, Bath preparations, Depilatories and other perfumery, Cosmetic or toilet preparations, Not elsewhere specified or included, Prepared room deodorisers, Whether or not perfumed or having di

HSN Code:  33079090   33072090   33072010  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 817
Lesotho Importers Shipment 41,574 		Value $3,567,525.3 $35,719,872.3 redDownArrow -90.01% 0.19%
Shipment 14,153 13,731 greenUpArrow 3.07% 1.27%
Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Biscuits and other bakers’ wares, Whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, Empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, Sealing wafers, Rice paper and similar products

HSN Code:  19059090   19053100   19054000  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 859
Lesotho Importers Shipment 40,453 		Value $5,590,638.16 $43,216,430.13 redDownArrow -87.06% 0.30%
Shipment 13,276 13,647 redDownArrow -2.72% 1.19%


HSN Code:  96190015   96190002   96190003  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 568
Lesotho Importers Shipment 39,617 		Value $5,989,305.13 $45,243,708.07 redDownArrow -86.76% 0.32%
Shipment 13,738 12,805 greenUpArrow 7.29% 1.23%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62046205   62044300   62046210  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 475
Lesotho Importers Shipment 38,972 		Value $3,689,232.46 $64,820,154.47 redDownArrow -94.31% 0.20%
Shipment 13,024 13,601 redDownArrow -4.24% 1.16%
Meat, And edible offal, Of the poultry of heading 0105, Fresh, Chilled or frozen - of fowls of the species gallus domesticus :

HSN Code:  02071300   02071421   02071498  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 304
Lesotho Importers Shipment 37,263 		Value $23,595,413.44 $17,256,371 greenUpArrow 36.73% 1.27%
Shipment 13,183 12,698 greenUpArrow 3.82% 1.18%
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   33049190  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 958
Lesotho Importers Shipment 36,036 		Value $3,477,582.44 $39,589,858.48 redDownArrow -91.22% 0.19%
Shipment 12,537 11,133 greenUpArrow 12.61% 1.12%
Sauces and preparations therefor, Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

HSN Code:  21039099   21032000   21039091  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 921
Lesotho Importers Shipment 35,759 		Value $5,242,688.72 $37,076,691.66 redDownArrow -85.86% 0.28%
Shipment 11,639 11,657 redDownArrow -0.15% 1.04%
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, Corn flakes); cereals [other than maize (corn) ] in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, Groats and meal), Pre-cooked or o

HSN Code:  19041000   19049090   19042090  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 1,031
Lesotho Importers Shipment 35,084 		Value $10,172,463.98 $59,701,071.65 redDownArrow -82.96% 0.55%
Shipment 11,465 11,361 greenUpArrow 0.92% 1.03%
Men’s or boys’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Bib and brace oveb ralls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62034205   62034210   62034310  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 862
Lesotho Importers Shipment 32,968 		Value $4,774,892.66 $52,298,496.66 redDownArrow -90.87% 0.26%
Shipment 11,331 11,212 greenUpArrow 1.06% 1.01%
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics - sports footwear :

HSN Code:  64029990   64022000   64029920  
Importers : Lesotho Importers 457
Lesotho Importers Shipment 32,651 		Value $5,336,648.89 $62,854,945.65 redDownArrow -91.51% 0.29%
Shipment 10,903 10,785 greenUpArrow 1.09% 0.98%

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