Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Zambia'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.
Zambia
20 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 2608 | Zinc ores and concentrates | 2024 | 100.00% | 97,716,652 |
| 2 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 2822 | Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides | 2024 | 100.00% | 67,236,786 |
| 3 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 2603 | Copper ores and concentrates | 2024 | 99.77% | 147,826,460 |
| 4 | South Africa | 7612 | Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not | 2024 | 99.77% | 22,806,440 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2834 | Nitrites; nitrates | 2024 | 99.27% | 19,860,381 |
| 6 | China | 3207 | Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes | 2024 | 98.25% | 13,620,018 |
| 7 | Namibia | 0303 | Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | 2024 | 98.24% | 162,048,808 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 2701 | Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal | 2024 | 98.09% | 22,409,161 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 2704 | Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon | 2024 | 97.80% | 20,906,770 |
| 10 | South Africa | 1516 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | 2024 | 97.68% | 11,529,918 |
| 11 | South Africa | 3602 | Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders | 2024 | 96.47% | 12,731,074 |
| 12 | USA | 8802 | Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles | 2024 | 95.22% | 11,403,282 |
| 13 | South Africa | 2203 | Beer made from malt | 2024 | 92.58% | 39,502,714 |
| 14 | China | 8402 | Boilers; steam or other vapour generating (other than central heating hot water boilers, capable also of producing low pressure steam), super heated water boilers | 2024 | 92.08% | 39,909,335 |
| 15 | South Africa | 1901 | Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, no cocoa (or less than 5% by weight), weights calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.c. | 2024 | 91.54% | 12,797,622 |
| 16 | South Africa | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2024 | 87.08% | 49,683,455 |
| 17 | China | 2830 | Sulphides; polysulphides whether or not chemically defined | 2024 | 85.90% | 16,533,767 |
| 18 | South Africa | 2009 | Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2024 | 82.35% | 10,151,447 |
| 19 | South Africa | 7314 | Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel | 2024 | 82.19% | 11,747,263 |
| 20 | South Africa | 4805 | Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets | 2024 | 80.92% | 18,245,262 |
South Africa: 10 occurrences
China: 3 occurrences
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 3 occurrences
Zimbabwe: 2 occurrences
Namibia: 1 occurrence
USA: 1 occurrence
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.