Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Lesotho's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Lesotho
22 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 040110 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1% | 2024 | 100.00% | 12,612,173 |
| 2 | South Africa | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2024 | 100.00% | 30,873,202 |
| 3 | South Africa | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2024 | 100.00% | 19,480,750 |
| 4 | South Africa | 110220 | Cereal flour; of maize (corn) | 2024 | 100.00% | 31,838,494 |
| 5 | South Africa | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,627,623 |
| 6 | South Africa | 160100 | Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products | 2024 | 100.00% | 12,071,490 |
| 7 | South Africa | 170113 | Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2024 | 100.00% | 11,601,197 |
| 8 | South Africa | 220210 | Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | 2024 | 100.00% | 15,981,864 |
| 9 | South Africa | 220300 | Beer; made from malt | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,007,234 |
| 10 | South Africa | 220600 | Beverages, fermented; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake) | 2024 | 100.00% | 13,601,416 |
| 11 | South Africa | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | 2024 | 99.86% | 12,705,618 |
| 12 | South Africa | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2024 | 99.46% | 17,673,801 |
| 13 | China | 843031 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; self-propelled | 2024 | 99.03% | 27,467,898 |
| 14 | South Africa | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2024 | 99.03% | 21,710,707 |
| 15 | South Africa | 271012 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations | 2024 | 98.93% | 197,690,803 |
| 16 | South Africa | 853890 | Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | 2024 | 98.69% | 26,338,582 |
| 17 | South Africa | 020713 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 2024 | 98.59% | 16,068,504 |
| 18 | South Africa | 870421 | Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | 2024 | 97.77% | 15,374,950 |
| 19 | South Africa | 020714 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | 2024 | 95.94% | 14,248,246 |
| 20 | China | 850440 | Electrical static converters | 2024 | 91.57% | 12,403,836 |
| 21 | South Africa | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2024 | 89.42% | 53,567,070 |
| 22 | South Africa | 732690 | Iron or steel; articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | 2024 | 83.64% | 11,015,983 |
South Africa: 20 occurrences
China: 2 occurrences
Legend:
Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.