Top Import Products of Zimbabwe

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Zimbabwe
 

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

> Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products: 24%

> Machinery, mechanical appliances, and parts: 20%

> Electrical machinery and equipment: 15%

> Vehicles (not railway or tramway): 12%

> Fertilizers: 8%

> Pharmaceutical products: 7%

> Plastics and articles thereof: 5%

> Iron and steel: 4%

> Cereals: 3%

> Organic chemicals: 2%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Zimbabwe's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Zimbabwe's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products (USD 1.5 billion), Machinery, mechanical appliances, and parts (USD 1.25 billion), and Electrical machinery and equipment (USD 930 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, Cereals, as well as Organic chemicals.

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

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

Top Import Products of Zimbabwe

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

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

Import Products of Zimbabwe
100
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:  87089990   87088000   87089900  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 4,174
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 36,075 		Value $36,648,836,950.83 $15,128,392,673.65 greenUpArrow 142.25% 0.35%
Shipment 12,238 21,260 redDownArrow -42.44% 3.01%
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 : Zimbabwe Importers 258
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 27,025 		Value $21,520,295,286.4 $5,873,674,945.68 greenUpArrow 266.39% 0.20%
Shipment 7,620 17,707 redDownArrow -56.97% 1.88%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

HSN Code:  87042290   87042120   87042140  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 4,747
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 25,885 		Value $236,912,256,013.66 $75,036,598,193 greenUpArrow 215.73% 2.25%
Shipment 10,601 14,517 redDownArrow -26.98% 2.61%
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 : Zimbabwe Importers 4,244
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 20,570 		Value $29,483,987,031.48 $10,724,523,980.87 greenUpArrow 174.92% 0.28%
Shipment 7,001 12,809 redDownArrow -45.34% 1.72%
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 
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 257
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 18,657 		Value $59,611,257,840.3 $19,312,206,650.94 greenUpArrow 208.67% 0.57%
Shipment 6,989 11,428 redDownArrow -38.84% 1.72%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219900  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 3,817
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 16,543 		Value $49,643,079,848.49 $16,851,740,467.86 greenUpArrow 194.59% 0.47%
Shipment 5,710 9,785 redDownArrow -41.65% 1.41%
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112000   87113000   87116000  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 168
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 16,532 		Value $4,295,043,435.41 $2,180,305,904.56 greenUpArrow 96.99% 0.04%
Shipment 5,960 10,572 redDownArrow -43.62% 1.47%
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   85366900   85369000  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 3,939
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 15,642 		Value $17,189,425,077.44 $5,345,073,692.39 greenUpArrow 221.59% 0.16%
Shipment 5,459 9,167 redDownArrow -40.45% 1.34%
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   30049090   30049010  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 1,358
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 15,412 		Value $121,682,968,283.55 $55,842,405,690.94 greenUpArrow 117.90% 1.16%
Shipment 6,361 6,840 redDownArrow -7.00% 1.57%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94038900   94032000  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 1,735
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 15,219 		Value $9,959,413,449.34 $3,560,830,999.96 greenUpArrow 179.69% 0.09%
Shipment 5,723 5,371 greenUpArrow 6.55% 1.41%
Monitors and projectors, Not incorporating television reception apparatus, Reception apparatus for television, Whether or not incorporating radio-broadcastreceivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus - cathode-ray tube monitors:

HSN Code:  85284910   85287290   85285990  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 1,503
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 13,368 		Value $12,134,887,809.29 $4,410,601,035.06 greenUpArrow 175.13% 0.12%
Shipment 5,206 4,873 greenUpArrow 6.83% 1.28%
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:  84138100   84133000   84139100  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 4,107
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 12,901 		Value $45,777,809,321.91 $17,145,922,987.25 greenUpArrow 166.99% 0.44%
Shipment 4,710 7,630 redDownArrow -38.27% 1.16%
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:  84831000   84833000   84839000  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 3,296
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 12,615 		Value $32,705,225,322.71 $12,780,874,569.22 greenUpArrow 155.89% 0.31%
Shipment 4,483 7,522 redDownArrow -40.40% 1.10%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169390   40169330   40169990  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 3,783
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 12,428 		Value $9,759,083,564.05 $3,683,628,851.88 greenUpArrow 164.93% 0.09%
Shipment 4,246 7,486 redDownArrow -43.28% 1.04%
Microphones and stands therefor: loudspeakers, Whether or not mounted in their enclosures: headphones and earphones,

HSN Code:  85182100   85183000   85182200  
Importers : Zimbabwe Importers 1,538
Zimbabwe Importers Shipment 11,807 		Value $4,668,047,056.18 $1,350,765,235.34 greenUpArrow 245.59% 0.04%
Shipment 4,517 5,113 redDownArrow -11.66% 1.11%

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