Top Import Products of Rwanda

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14-Jan-2025

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Rwanda

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

> Machinery: 18%

> Petroleum Products: 15%

> Vehicles: 12%

> Electronics: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 9%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Construction Materials: 7%

> Chemicals: 6%

> Textiles: 5%

> Plastics: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 94% of Rwanda's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Rwanda's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 400 million), Petroleum Products (USD 330 million), Electronics (USD 220 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Vehicles, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, as well as Plastics.

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

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

Top Import Products of Rwanda

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

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

Import Products of Rwanda
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 HSN Code: 87141090 87149900 87141000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 1,187 Rwanda Importers Shipment 39,765	Value	$7,684,875.16	$5,652,353.94	35.96%	0.26%	0.32%
	Shipment	13,352	11,902	12.18%	2.78%	10.18%
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 27101951 Importers : Rwanda Importers 3,233 Rwanda Importers Shipment 39,290	Value	$212,601,958.43	$2,689,515.07	7804.84%	7.31%	0.15%
	Shipment	13,607	530	2467.36%	2.83%	0.45%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87089900 87082900 87083000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 4,251 Rwanda Importers Shipment 34,727	Value	$9,629,774.58	$3,805,478.13	153.05%	0.33%	0.22%
	Shipment	15,516	1,379	1025.16%	3.23%	1.18%
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 : Rwanda Importers 821 Rwanda Importers Shipment 28,263	Value	$27,798,467.35	$492,472	5544.68%	0.96%	0.03%
	Shipment	10,054	2,207	355.55%	2.09%	1.89%
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars; HSN Code: 87112090 87112029 87116000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 500 Rwanda Importers Shipment 18,413	Value	$19,684,326.6	$8,817,251.18	123.25%	0.68%	0.50%
	Shipment	10,152	317	3102.52%	2.11%	0.27%
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 87033290 87032290 Importers : Rwanda Importers 4,932 Rwanda Importers Shipment 17,365	Value	$37,828,213.12	$20,958,360.89	80.49%	1.30%	1.19%
	Shipment	4,724	438	978.54%	0.98%	0.37%
Other furniture and parts thereof HSN Code: 94036000 94032000 94038900 Importers : Rwanda Importers 4,513 Rwanda Importers Shipment 17,120	Value	$8,806,155.5	$12,107,776.35	-27.27%	0.30%	0.69%
	Shipment	6,502	1,817	257.84%	1.35%	1.55%
Other footwear HSN Code: 64059000 64051000 64052000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 2,420 Rwanda Importers Shipment 15,468	Value	$4,284,571.42	$12,423.54	34387.52%	0.15%	0.00%
	Shipment	12,242	458	2572.93%	2.55%	0.39%
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 33049100 33043000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 2,049 Rwanda Importers Shipment 14,999	Value	$8,688,205.25	$3,161,432.54	174.82%	0.30%	0.18%
	Shipment	8,442	504	1575.00%	1.76%	0.43%
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 30049079 Importers : Rwanda Importers 1,919 Rwanda Importers Shipment 13,398	Value	$89,867,891.46	$47,184,454.76	90.46%	3.09%	2.69%
	Shipment	4,521	3,071	47.22%	0.94%	2.63%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics HSN Code: 39241000 39249000 39241090 Importers : Rwanda Importers 2,597 Rwanda Importers Shipment 13,362	Value	$4,468,244.08	$109,722.15	3972.33%	0.15%	0.01%
	Shipment	5,631	1,062	430.23%	1.17%	0.91%
Rice HSN Code: 10063000 10064000 10063090 Importers : Rwanda Importers 2,028 Rwanda Importers Shipment 13,070	Value	$29,259,713.27	$6,543,460.34	347.16%	1.01%	0.37%
	Shipment	3,389	493	587.42%	0.71%	0.42%
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 : Rwanda Importers 1,483 Rwanda Importers Shipment 12,224	Value	$41,400,608.93	$11,191,591.56	269.93%	1.42%	0.64%
	Shipment	3,499	753	364.67%	0.73%	0.64%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269090 39261000 39264000 Importers : Rwanda Importers 4,416 Rwanda Importers Shipment 11,736	Value	$3,430,908.33	$2,601,305.22	31.89%	0.12%	0.15%
	Shipment	4,471	1,248	258.25%	0.93%	1.07%
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 : Rwanda Importers 2,750 Rwanda Importers Shipment 11,145	Value	$5,398,649.14	$1,116,215.48	383.66%	0.19%	0.06%
	Shipment	4,105	1,340	206.34%	0.85%	1.15%

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