Top Import Products of Uganda

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Uganda

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

> Machinery and Equipment: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Petroleum Products: 12%

> Pharmaceutical Products: 10%

> Iron and Steel: 9%

> Electrical Machinery: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Textiles: 6%

> Cereals: 5%

> Vegetable Oils: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 96% of Uganda's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Uganda's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery and Equipment (USD 2 billion), Vehicles (USD 1.5 billion), and Petroleum Products (USD 1.2 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceutical Products, Iron and Steel, Electrical Machinery, as well as Plastics.

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

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

Top Import Products of Uganda

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

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

Import Products of Uganda
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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 87082900 87088000 Importers : Uganda Importers 10,623 Uganda Importers Shipment 216,831	Value	$78,797,517.6	$72,380,850.34	8.87%	0.26%	0.26%
	Shipment	77,825	71,534	8.79%	3.86%	4.00%
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 87032490 Importers : Uganda Importers 16,678 Uganda Importers Shipment 209,248	Value	$815,696,486.35	$684,631,146.73	19.14%	2.73%	2.48%
	Shipment	75,448	76,161	-0.94%	3.74%	4.26%
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 : Uganda Importers 16,674 Uganda Importers Shipment 131,998	Value	$4,636,241,261.36	$5,241,860,941.16	-11.55%	15.53%	19.02%
	Shipment	50,090	41,599	20.41%	2.48%	2.33%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 HSN Code: 87149900 87141090 87149300 Importers : Uganda Importers 3,033 Uganda Importers Shipment 119,483	Value	$81,096,955.5	$64,124,953.37	26.47%	0.27%	0.23%
	Shipment	48,797	35,599	37.07%	2.42%	1.99%
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 30042000 Importers : Uganda Importers 6,692 Uganda Importers Shipment 113,135	Value	$968,613,385.97	$919,021,999.64	5.40%	3.24%	3.33%
	Shipment	41,598	39,342	5.73%	2.06%	2.20%
Other furniture and parts thereof HSN Code: 94036000 94032000 94035000 Importers : Uganda Importers 9,561 Uganda Importers Shipment 84,409	Value	$69,623,699.4	$55,000,212.46	26.59%	0.23%	0.20%
	Shipment	31,284	28,408	10.12%	1.55%	1.59%
New pneumatic tyres, Of rubber HSN Code: 40111000 40112020 40112010 Importers : Uganda Importers 3,796 Uganda Importers Shipment 71,518	Value	$162,090,907.47	$155,922,886.61	3.96%	0.54%	0.57%
	Shipment	25,838	25,536	1.18%	1.28%	1.43%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods HSN Code: 87042190 87042290 87042390 Importers : Uganda Importers 8,739 Uganda Importers Shipment 70,346	Value	$595,348,736.04	$508,568,208.64	17.06%	1.99%	1.85%
	Shipment	25,266	25,819	-2.14%	1.25%	1.44%
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: 85166000 85167900 85164000 Importers : Uganda Importers 7,240 Uganda Importers Shipment 69,301	Value	$32,720,878.61	$27,527,487.87	18.87%	0.11%	0.10%
	Shipment	25,855	22,951	12.65%	1.28%	1.28%
Worn clothing and other worn articles HSN Code: 63090010 63090020 63090090 Importers : Uganda Importers 10,275 Uganda Importers Shipment 67,275	Value	$401,064,362.4	$384,463,471.68	4.32%	1.34%	1.40%
	Shipment	24,916	23,743	4.94%	1.24%	1.33%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269090 39261000 39262000 Importers : Uganda Importers 10,486 Uganda Importers Shipment 66,275	Value	$40,480,720.36	$45,916,656.89	-11.84%	0.14%	0.17%
	Shipment	24,379	20,294	20.13%	1.21%	1.13%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics HSN Code: 39241000 39249000 39241090 Importers : Uganda Importers 4,437 Uganda Importers Shipment 58,486	Value	$18,381,504.2	$15,014,125.81	22.43%	0.06%	0.05%
	Shipment	22,581	17,591	28.37%	1.12%	0.98%
Table, Kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, Of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, Gloves and the like, Of iron or steel HSN Code: 73239900 73239300 73239100 Importers : Uganda Importers 6,418 Uganda Importers Shipment 56,823	Value	$27,404,071.67	$24,188,270	13.29%	0.09%	0.09%
	Shipment	21,195	18,420	15.07%	1.05%	1.03%
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 : Uganda Importers 9,342 Uganda Importers Shipment 55,152	Value	$46,141,360.25	$39,049,711.83	18.16%	0.15%	0.14%
	Shipment	20,174	18,009	12.02%	1.00%	1.01%
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 90183100 Importers : Uganda Importers 5,904 Uganda Importers Shipment 52,077	Value	$137,790,650.95	$188,187,876.43	-26.78%	0.46%	0.68%
	Shipment	19,859	15,921	24.73%	0.98%	0.89%

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