Top Export Products of Zimbabwe

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Zimbabwe
 

> Gold: 32%

> Tobacco: 23%

> Nickel: 18%

> Platinum: 10%

> Diamonds: 5%

> Ferroalloys: 4%

> Cotton: 3%

> Sugar: 2%

> Chromium: 2%

> Iron and steel: 1%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 100% of Zimbabwe's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Zimbabwe's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Gold (USD 2.4 billion), Tobacco (USD 1.72 billion), and Nickel (USD 1.35 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Diamonds, Ferroalloys, Cotton, as well as Chromium.

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

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of zimbabwe
Export Products of Zimbabwe
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Chromium ores and concentrates

HSN Code:  26100000   26100020 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 14
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 17,025
Value $79,496,913,622.96 $15,060,269,472.62 greenUpArrow 427.86% 0.87%
Shipment 10,177 6,840 greenUpArrow 48.79% 14.69%
coke and semi-coke of coal, Of lignite or of peat, Whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon

HSN Code:  27040000  27040020 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 32
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 13,369
Value $253,934,426,829.59 $56,866,270,976.98 greenUpArrow 346.55% 2.79%
Shipment 4,370 8,982 redDownArrow -51.35% 6.31%
coal; briquettes, Ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal - coal, Whether or not pulverised, But not agglomerated :

HSN Code:  27011200   27011900   27011100  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 94
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 10,959
Value $29,865,818,708.44 $8,808,183,156.74 greenUpArrow 239.07% 0.33%
Shipment 6,765 4,084 greenUpArrow 65.65% 9.77%
Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse

HSN Code:  24012010   24011010   24012085  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 310
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 9,506
Value $847,033,198,566.61 $396,984,918,276.8 greenUpArrow 113.37% 9.30%
Shipment 3,807 4,215 redDownArrow -9.68% 5.50%
Ferro-alloys - ferro-manganese :

HSN Code:  72024100  72024190  72022900  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 30
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 7,875
Value $417,169,270,382.41 $125,940,265,649.15 greenUpArrow 231.24% 4.58%
Shipment 2,810 5,008 redDownArrow -43.89% 4.06%
Nickel ores and concentrates

HSN Code:  26040000  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 7
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 5,442
Value $676,613,619,564.5 $415,084,822,966.89 greenUpArrow 63.01% 7.43%
Shipment 2,243 3,195 redDownArrow -29.80% 3.24%
Other fruit, Fresh

HSN Code:  08104000   08109000   08104050  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 129
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 4,983
Value $12,421,551,472.39 $4,996,260,230.97 greenUpArrow 148.62% 0.14%
Shipment 2,063 2,640 redDownArrow -21.86% 2.98%
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, Fresh, Dried, Dyed, Bleached, Impregnated or otherwise prepared - fresh:

HSN Code:  06031900   06031970  06031100  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 133
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 4,632
Value $3,129,861,963.66 $1,354,241,708.97 greenUpArrow 131.12% 0.03%
Shipment 1,894 2,447 redDownArrow -22.60% 2.73%
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   69072100  69072200 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 57
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 4,185
Value $12,175,480,911.64 $6,490,883,633.47 greenUpArrow 87.58% 0.13%
Shipment 1,362 2,406 redDownArrow -43.39% 1.97%
Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included

HSN Code:  25301000  25309000  25309090 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 49
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 3,436
Value $845,989,573,598.34 $80,623,617,805.14 greenUpArrow 949.31% 9.29%
Shipment 1,160 2,245 redDownArrow -48.33% 1.67%
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, Sliced or peeled, Whether or not planed, Sanded or end-jointed, Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

HSN Code:  44072100   44071100  44079900 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 138
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 3,376
Value $3,151,902,884.41 $1,611,614,484.94 greenUpArrow 95.57% 0.03%
Shipment 1,267 1,590 redDownArrow -20.31% 1.83%
Diamonds, Whether or not worked, But not mounted or set

HSN Code:  71023100   71022120   71021000  
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 153
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 2,413
Value $847,926,628,130.54 $44,494,403,414.41 greenUpArrow 1805.69% 9.31%
Shipment 1,129 469 greenUpArrow 140.72% 1.63%
Leguminous vegetables, Shelled or unshelled, Fresh or chilled

HSN Code:  07081000   07082000   07089000 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 56
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 2,280
Value $8,389,056,280.29 $1,066,708,960.09 greenUpArrow 686.44% 0.09%
Shipment 899 1,355 redDownArrow -33.65% 1.30%
Platinum, Unwrought or in semi-manufactured form, Or in powder form - platinum :

HSN Code:  71101100   71101900 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 4
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 2,240
Value $138,260,322,286.8 $65,979,984,514.92 greenUpArrow 109.55% 1.52%
Shipment 659 1,580 redDownArrow -58.29% 0.95%
Granite, Porphyry, Basalt, Sandstone and other monumental or building stone, Whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, By sawing or otherwise, Into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - granite :

HSN Code:  25161100  25161200   25169000 
Exporters : Zimbabwe Exporters 21
Zimbabwe Exporters Shipment 2,112
Value $48,543,306,687.44 $14,757,668,611.48 greenUpArrow 228.94% 0.53%
Shipment 673 1,392 redDownArrow -51.65% 0.97%