Top Export Products of Zambia

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10-Apr-2025

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Zambia

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

> Copper and articles thereof: 63%

> Cobalt and articles thereof: 12%

> Precious stones (excluding diamonds): 8%

> Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes: 6%

> Sugar and sugar confectionery: 3%

> Cotton: 2%

> Vehicles (not railway or tramway): 1.5%

> Electrical machinery and equipment: 1%

> Animal or vegetable fats and oils: 0.8%

> Wood and articles of wood: 0.7%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 97% of Zambia's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Zambia's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Copper and articles thereof (USD 7 billion), Cobalt and articles thereof (USD 1.3 billion), and Precious stones (excluding diamonds) (USD 870 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Cotton, Vehicles (not railway or tramway), Electrical machinery and equipment, as well as Animal or vegetable fats and oils.

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

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

Top Export Products of Zambia

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

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

Export Products of Zambia
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining HSN Code: 74020000 74020090 74020010 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 240 Zambia Exporters Shipment 21,542	Value	$5,262,533,146.11	$9,468,537,711.14	-44.42%	0.84%	6.24%
	Shipment	6,746	7,785	-13.35%	6.71%	10.51%
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 25239000 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 134 Zambia Exporters Shipment 20,554	Value	$60,379,369,550.18	$16,916,795,286.67	256.92%	9.66%	11.16%
	Shipment	8,341	10,899	-23.47%	8.30%	14.72%
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, Sliced or peeled, Whether or not planed, Sanded or end-jointed, Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm HSN Code: 44079990 44079900 44072900 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 837 Zambia Exporters Shipment 15,065	Value	$113,359,045.91	$34,600,578.87	227.62%	0.02%	0.02%
	Shipment	4,794	4,397	9.03%	4.77%	5.94%
Refined copper and copper alloys, Unwrought - refined copper : HSN Code: 74031100 74031900 74032900 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 433 Zambia Exporters Shipment 14,272	Value	$9,263,396,539.53	$9,841,563,323.88	-5.87%	1.48%	6.49%
	Shipment	4,756	5,560	-14.46%	4.73%	7.51%
Oil-cake and other solid residues whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, Resulting from the extraction of soyabean oil HSN Code: 23040000 23040090 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 270 Zambia Exporters Shipment 12,610	Value	$11,102,108,052.69	$8,209,512,501.36	35.23%	1.78%	5.41%
	Shipment	4,514	5,047	-10.56%	4.49%	6.81%
Ferro-alloys - ferro-manganese : HSN Code: 72023000 72021100 72021900 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 352 Zambia Exporters Shipment 11,897	Value	$2,116,889,928.55	$988,191,474.49	114.22%	0.34%	0.65%
	Shipment	4,067	4,299	-5.40%	4.05%	5.80%
Maize (corn) HSN Code: 10051000 10059000 10050000 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 434 Zambia Exporters Shipment 9,098	Value	$2,813,656,341.03	$11,593,133,484.43	-75.73%	0.45%	7.64%
	Shipment	2,190	5,244	-58.24%	2.18%	7.08%
sulphuric acid; oleum HSN Code: 28070000 28070019 28070020 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 78 Zambia Exporters Shipment 9,006	Value	$62,012,192.85	$0	100%	0.01%	0.00%
	Shipment	9,006	0	100%	8.96%	0.00%
Quicklime, Slaked lime and hydraulic lime, Other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825 HSN Code: 25221000 25222000 25223000 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 129 Zambia Exporters Shipment 7,670	Value	$23,466,142,527.08	$4,901,179,383.57	378.79%	3.75%	3.23%
	Shipment	5,926	1,488	298.25%	5.90%	2.01%
Manganese ores and concentrates, Including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, Calculated on the dry weight HSN Code: 26020000 26020010 26020030 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 317 Zambia Exporters Shipment 7,534	Value	$9,639,497.98	$36,677,621.46	-73.72%	0.00%	0.02%
	Shipment	1,024	4,226	-75.77%	1.02%	5.71%
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, In solid form - raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter : HSN Code: 17019990 17019910 17011290 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 188 Zambia Exporters Shipment 6,509	Value	$21,117,554,050.42	$205,060,314.46	10198.22%	3.38%	0.14%
	Shipment	4,008	95	4118.95%	3.99%	0.13%
Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, Hearth or wall tiles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, Whether or not on a backing HSN Code: 69074000 69072200 69072100 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 229 Zambia Exporters Shipment 5,250	Value	$6,770,590,265.48	$3,588,381,562.3	88.68%	1.08%	2.37%
	Shipment	1,683	1,327	26.83%	1.67%	1.79%
Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, Whether or not worked or graded but not strung, Mounted or set; ungraded precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, Temporarily strung for convenience of transport HSN Code: 71031031 71031090 71039130 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 353 Zambia Exporters Shipment 4,954	Value	$265,274,542.05	$276,139,711.66	-3.93%	0.04%	0.18%
	Shipment	1,779	1,447	22.94%	1.77%	1.95%
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding HSN Code: 23099090 23099010 23099092 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 100 Zambia Exporters Shipment 2,845	Value	$2,317,761,022.75	$640,573,444.02	261.83%	0.37%	0.42%
	Shipment	1,248	843	48.04%	1.24%	1.14%
Zinc ores and concentrates HSN Code: 26080000 Exporters : Zambia Exporters 144 Zambia Exporters Shipment 2,735	Value	$247,135,242.74	$21,603,370.35	1043.97%	0.04%	0.01%
	Shipment	972	460	111.30%	0.97%	0.62%

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