Top Import Products of Zambia

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Zambia
 

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

> Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products: 20%

> Machinery, mechanical appliances, and parts: 18%

> Electrical machinery and equipment: 15%

> Vehicles (not railway or tramway): 12%

> Pharmaceutical products: 10%

> Fertilizers: 7%

> Plastics and articles thereof: 6%

> Iron and steel: 5%

> Organic chemicals: 4%

> Cereals: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Zambia's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Zambia's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products (USD 1.2 billion), Machinery, mechanical appliances, and parts (USD 1.08 billion), and Electrical machinery and equipment (USD 900 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Plastics and articles thereof, Iron and steel, Organic chemicals, as well as Cereals.

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

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

Top Import Products of Zambia

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

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

Import Products of Zambia
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
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   30049011   30049079  
Importers : Zambia Importers 329
Zambia Importers Shipment 20,419 		Value $311,892,569.72 $120,205,402.45 greenUpArrow 159.47% 0.24%
Shipment 7,057 6,424 greenUpArrow 9.85% 5.12%
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol.; spirit, Liqueurs and other spiritnous beverages

HSN Code:  22083010   22087022   22085010  
Importers : Zambia Importers 36
Zambia Importers Shipment 12,327 		Value $267,916,614.34 $197,299,253.03 greenUpArrow 35.79% 0.21%
Shipment 4,319 6,782 redDownArrow -36.32% 3.13%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87084000   87089300  
Importers : Zambia Importers 282
Zambia Importers Shipment 11,975 		Value $23,550,459.55 $41,723,548.02 redDownArrow -43.56% 0.02%
Shipment 4,252 3,853 greenUpArrow 10.36% 3.09%
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, Sliced or peeled, Whether or not planed, Sanded or end-jointed, Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

HSN Code:  44071100  44079900   44071000 
Importers : Zambia Importers 54
Zambia Importers Shipment 9,665 		Value $210,125,118.39 $133,108,535.36 greenUpArrow 57.86% 0.16%
Shipment 2,802 4,562 redDownArrow -38.58% 2.03%
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, Whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water

HSN Code:  25010090   25010010  25010000  
Importers : Zambia Importers 47
Zambia Importers Shipment 9,315 		Value $83,411,033.53 $11,430,979.12 greenUpArrow 629.69% 0.06%
Shipment 3,315 3,096 greenUpArrow 7.07% 2.41%
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:  85369090   85364900   85362030  
Importers : Zambia Importers 364
Zambia Importers Shipment 8,226 		Value $1,886,068.4 $18,791,532.49 redDownArrow -89.96% 0.00%
Shipment 2,435 2,784 redDownArrow -12.54% 1.77%
Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, Prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, Other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials :

HSN Code:  38229090   38221990   38221900  
Importers : Zambia Importers 125
Zambia Importers Shipment 6,959 		Value $26,508,913.51 $27,545,002.81 redDownArrow -3.76% 0.02%
Shipment 2,832 1,529 greenUpArrow 85.22% 2.06%
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 : Zambia Importers 283
Zambia Importers Shipment 6,689 		Value $6,459,069.18 $5,108,003.88 greenUpArrow 26.45% 0.00%
Shipment 2,277 2,359 redDownArrow -3.48% 1.65%
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 : Zambia Importers 309
Zambia Importers Shipment 6,025 		Value $1,870,143.26 $5,297,449.69 redDownArrow -64.70% 0.00%
Shipment 2,274 2,120 greenUpArrow 7.26% 1.65%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430

HSN Code:  84314990   84314900   84314390  
Importers : Zambia Importers 257
Zambia Importers Shipment 5,690 		Value $44,698,008.39 $51,924,510.76 redDownArrow -13.92% 0.03%
Shipment 2,434 1,762 greenUpArrow 38.14% 1.77%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84818030   84818090   84819090  
Importers : Zambia Importers 333
Zambia Importers Shipment 5,574 		Value $4,173,393.32 $3,954,194.03 greenUpArrow 5.54% 0.00%
Shipment 2,082 1,810 greenUpArrow 15.03% 1.51%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84219900   84212300   84212900  
Importers : Zambia Importers 369
Zambia Importers Shipment 5,445 		Value $16,982,259.68 $11,706,613.34 greenUpArrow 45.07% 0.01%
Shipment 1,980 1,759 greenUpArrow 12.56% 1.44%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

HSN Code:  87042290   87042190   87041090  
Importers : Zambia Importers 384
Zambia Importers Shipment 4,890 		Value $1,209,960,366.97 $277,003,975.53 greenUpArrow 336.80% 0.93%
Shipment 2,061 1,766 greenUpArrow 16.70% 1.50%
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:  84139190   84139120   84137010  
Importers : Zambia Importers 401
Zambia Importers Shipment 4,855 		Value $9,907,369.73 $21,072,028.12 redDownArrow -52.98% 0.01%
Shipment 1,673 1,639 greenUpArrow 2.07% 1.21%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84833000   84834000   84839000  
Importers : Zambia Importers 317
Zambia Importers Shipment 4,136 		Value $9,659,289.28 $29,065,075.08 redDownArrow -66.77% 0.01%
Shipment 1,355 1,574 redDownArrow -13.91% 0.98%

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