Top Import Products of Malawi

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14-Jan-2025

Overview

Malawi
 

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

> Machinery and Equipment: 20%

> Fuels: 18%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Chemicals: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Iron and Steel: 6%

> Electronics: 5%

> Textiles: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Malawi's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Malawi's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery and Equipment (USD 1.2 billion), Fuels (USD 1.08 billion), and Vehicles (USD 0.9 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 Malawi’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

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

Top Import Products of Malawi

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

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

Import Products of Malawi
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112021   87112020   87112090  
Importers : Malawi Importers 485
Malawi Importers Shipment 35,297 		Value $9,935,750,134.08 $385,084.72 greenUpArrow 2580046.55% 0.24%
Shipment 9,753 947 greenUpArrow 929.88% 3.72%
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:  27101219   27101299   27101919  
Importers : Malawi Importers 895
Malawi Importers Shipment 28,883 		Value $2,206,798,276,443.68 $3,568,412.51 greenUpArrow 61842477.62% 52.31%
Shipment 11,404 129 greenUpArrow 8740.31% 4.35%
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:  87032220   87032312   87032210  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,738
Malawi Importers Shipment 14,554 		Value $63,586,912,679.16 $8,561,157.86 greenUpArrow 742637.30% 1.51%
Shipment 5,625 205 greenUpArrow 2643.90% 2.15%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87083000   87088000  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,560
Malawi Importers Shipment 11,891 		Value $9,399,852,700.29 $14,614,275.46 greenUpArrow 64219.66% 0.22%
Shipment 3,577 874 greenUpArrow 309.27% 1.36%
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:  30049099   30049090   30049000  
Importers : Malawi Importers 926
Malawi Importers Shipment 10,586 		Value $9,599,481,760.66 $89,080,230.95 greenUpArrow 10676.22% 0.23%
Shipment 4,432 2,757 greenUpArrow 60.75% 1.69%
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), Surface-active preparations, Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, Whether or not containing soap, Other than those of heading 3401 - organic surface-act

HSN Code:  34025000   34022000   34029090  
Importers : Malawi Importers 682
Malawi Importers Shipment 9,034 		Value $202,343,043,438.65 $41,469,000.66 greenUpArrow 487838.07% 4.80%
Shipment 2,894 2,439 greenUpArrow 18.66% 1.10%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87141000   87149100   87149900  
Importers : Malawi Importers 473
Malawi Importers Shipment 8,147 		Value $19,085,257,626.83 $5,101,234.54 greenUpArrow 374030.17% 0.45%
Shipment 3,466 1,252 greenUpArrow 176.84% 1.32%
Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, Hair dryers, Hair curlers, Curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; ele

HSN Code:  85167990   85166010   85166099  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,141
Malawi Importers Shipment 7,646 		Value $2,912,694,694.44 $62,652,236.9 greenUpArrow 4548.99% 0.07%
Shipment 3,835 124 greenUpArrow 2992.74% 1.46%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

HSN Code:  87042190   87042110   87042290  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,256
Malawi Importers Shipment 7,249 		Value $7,159,128,709.85 $29,290,842.67 greenUpArrow 24341.53% 0.17%
Shipment 2,455 483 greenUpArrow 408.28% 0.94%
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   33049920   33049900  
Importers : Malawi Importers 586
Malawi Importers Shipment 7,145 		Value $4,110,882,531.88 $12,546,253.06 greenUpArrow 32665.82% 0.10%
Shipment 2,987 734 greenUpArrow 306.95% 1.14%
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:  85365090   85369090   85366990  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,497
Malawi Importers Shipment 7,061 		Value $1,097,073,625.17 $16,975,798.55 greenUpArrow 6362.57% 0.03%
Shipment 2,588 479 greenUpArrow 440.29% 0.99%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036090   94037090   94032090  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,654
Malawi Importers Shipment 7,039 		Value $2,344,733,560.44 $9,446,354.95 greenUpArrow 24721.57% 0.06%
Shipment 3,175 123 greenUpArrow 2481.30% 1.21%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39261090   39262090  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,905
Malawi Importers Shipment 6,797 		Value $4,763,333,224.48 $2,219,306.93 greenUpArrow 214531.57% 0.11%
Shipment 2,772 238 greenUpArrow 1064.71% 1.06%
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   73182200  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,295
Malawi Importers Shipment 6,251 		Value $1,117,031,805.24 $587,336.09 greenUpArrow 190086.13% 0.03%
Shipment 2,238 368 greenUpArrow 508.15% 0.85%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219900  
Importers : Malawi Importers 1,390
Malawi Importers Shipment 5,797 		Value $5,400,084,115.01 $1,940,660.87 greenUpArrow 278160.06% 0.13%
Shipment 2,172 435 greenUpArrow 399.31% 0.83%

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