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
27 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 16 | Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof | 2024 | 100.00% | 18,069,600 |
| 2 | South Africa | 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2024 | 100.00% | 51,889,647 |
| 3 | South Africa | 04 | Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2024 | 99.99% | 21,206,216 |
| 4 | South Africa | 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2024 | 99.92% | 16,518,110 |
| 5 | South Africa | 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2024 | 99.68% | 18,332,401 |
| 6 | South Africa | 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 2024 | 99.61% | 27,720,120 |
| 7 | South Africa | 09 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 2024 | 99.33% | 11,112,249 |
| 8 | South Africa | 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2024 | 99.18% | 17,702,657 |
| 9 | South Africa | 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2024 | 99.10% | 15,936,741 |
| 10 | South Africa | 10 | Cereals | 2024 | 99.09% | 64,710,769 |
| 11 | South Africa | 25 | Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2024 | 99.08% | 28,612,283 |
| 12 | South Africa | 64 | Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2024 | 98.89% | 18,715,858 |
| 13 | South Africa | 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2024 | 98.24% | 47,044,473 |
| 14 | South Africa | 07 | Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible | 2024 | 98.24% | 17,729,022 |
| 15 | South Africa | 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products | 2024 | 98.05% | 25,596,023 |
| 16 | South Africa | 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 2024 | 97.49% | 58,280,094 |
| 17 | South Africa | 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2024 | 97.02% | 16,130,164 |
| 18 | South Africa | 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2024 | 96.72% | 279,455,216 |
| 19 | South Africa | 15 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2024 | 96.33% | 14,952,765 |
| 20 | South Africa | 72 | Iron and steel | 2024 | 93.54% | 26,974,790 |
| 21 | South Africa | 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2024 | 92.89% | 22,656,042 |
| 22 | South Africa | 61 | Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted | 2024 | 91.83% | 16,487,629 |
| 23 | South Africa | 63 | Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2024 | 90.55% | 14,153,369 |
| 24 | South Africa | 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2024 | 85.81% | 41,739,403 |
| 25 | South Africa | 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2024 | 82.93% | 13,782,732 |
| 26 | South Africa | 38 | Chemical products n.e.c. | 2024 | 82.20% | 15,796,074 |
| 27 | South Africa | 62 | Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted | 2024 | 81.53% | 23,570,322 |
South Africa: 27 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.