Top Import Products of Yemen

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Yemen
 

> Machinery: 25%

> Foodstuffs: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Electronics: 8%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Textiles: 5%

> Plastics: 4%

> Metal Products: 3%

> Furniture: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Yemen's total import value for 2023. When analyzing the country's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 2.5 billion), Foodstuffs (USD 2.0 billion), and Vehicles (USD 1.5 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Machinery, Foodstuffs, Vehicles, and Pharmaceuticals.

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

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of yemen
Import Products of Yemen
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
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   30049000   30042019  
Importers : Yemen Importers 607
Yemen Importers Shipment 27,494
Value $105,426,358.4 $124,431,926.46 redDownArrow -15.27% 0.93%
Shipment 11,172 8,587 greenUpArrow 30.10% 10.04%
Babies’ garments and clothing accessories, Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61119090  61112000   61112090 
Importers : Yemen Importers 49
Yemen Importers Shipment 12,066
Value $10,826,314.31 $15,878,434 redDownArrow -31.82% 0.10%
Shipment 4,879 4,158 greenUpArrow 17.34% 4.39%
Men’s or boys’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Bib and brace oveb ralls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62034290   62034990   62031990  
Importers : Yemen Importers 91
Yemen Importers Shipment 10,458
Value $15,262,154.46 $15,323,647.84 redDownArrow -0.40% 0.14%
Shipment 4,342 4,279 greenUpArrow 1.47% 3.90%
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:  19053100   19059070   19053111  
Importers : Yemen Importers 334
Yemen Importers Shipment 9,002
Value $120,990,069.73 $97,602,633.77 greenUpArrow 23.96% 1.07%
Shipment 4,125 3,305 greenUpArrow 24.81% 3.71%
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:  62044999   62041999   62046290  
Importers : Yemen Importers 78
Yemen Importers Shipment 7,213
Value $8,578,328.26 $9,776,409.76 redDownArrow -12.25% 0.08%
Shipment 2,864 3,028 redDownArrow -5.42% 2.57%
Babies’ garments and clothing accessories

HSN Code:  62099090  62092090   62093000 
Importers : Yemen Importers 22
Yemen Importers Shipment 7,146
Value $3,568,843.89 $5,680,847.7 redDownArrow -37.18% 0.03%
Shipment 2,409 2,797 redDownArrow -13.87% 2.17%


HSN Code:  00000205   00000208   00000203  
Importers : Yemen Importers 37
Yemen Importers Shipment 6,534
Value $441,285.78 $540,345.88 redDownArrow -18.33% 0.00%
Shipment 2,581 2,558 greenUpArrow 0.90% 2.32%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swim wear), Knitted or crocheted ---- suits :

HSN Code:  61046990   61044990   61041990  
Importers : Yemen Importers 41
Yemen Importers Shipment 5,639
Value $5,519,380.16 $6,073,096.87 redDownArrow -9.12% 0.05%
Shipment 2,151 1,904 greenUpArrow 12.97% 1.93%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87088099   87081090  
Importers : Yemen Importers 89
Yemen Importers Shipment 5,622
Value $1,794,539.82 $1,315,973.07 greenUpArrow 36.37% 0.02%
Shipment 1,907 1,676 greenUpArrow 13.78% 1.71%
Men's or boys' suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Biband brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swim wear), Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61034990   61032990   61031090  
Importers : Yemen Importers 61
Yemen Importers Shipment 5,195
Value $6,093,127.47 $5,951,041.03 greenUpArrow 2.39% 0.05%
Shipment 1,972 1,746 greenUpArrow 12.94% 1.77%
Rice

HSN Code:  10063020   10063010   10063090  
Importers : Yemen Importers 159
Yemen Importers Shipment 4,467
Value $267,008,296.3 $205,687,062.57 greenUpArrow 29.81% 2.37%
Shipment 1,798 1,205 greenUpArrow 49.21% 1.62%
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics - sports footwear :

HSN Code:  64029931   64029990   64029996  
Importers : Yemen Importers 132
Yemen Importers Shipment 4,056
Value $12,012,903.7 $12,403,846.46 redDownArrow -3.15% 0.11%
Shipment 1,942 1,512 greenUpArrow 28.44% 1.75%
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:  84137010   84139190   84139120  
Importers : Yemen Importers 135
Yemen Importers Shipment 3,723
Value $7,788,072.52 $10,665,257.68 redDownArrow -26.98% 0.07%
Shipment 1,508 1,497 greenUpArrow 0.73% 1.36%
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:  90189099   90185090   90183990  
Importers : Yemen Importers 194
Yemen Importers Shipment 3,638
Value $15,310,197.2 $13,463,741.1 greenUpArrow 13.71% 0.14%
Shipment 1,176 1,370 redDownArrow -14.16% 1.06%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39249090   39241090   39241010  
Importers : Yemen Importers 161
Yemen Importers Shipment 3,556
Value $2,811,967.51 $2,095,739.9 greenUpArrow 34.18% 0.02%
Shipment 1,637 980 greenUpArrow 67.04% 1.47%