Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Zimbabwe'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.
Zimbabwe
32 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Areas, nes | 240319 | Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | 2024 | 100.00% | 18,161,393 |
| 2 | Zambia | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2024 | 99.86% | 57,517,250 |
| 3 | Zambia | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | 2024 | 99.53% | 24,307,188 |
| 4 | South Africa | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | 2024 | 99.39% | 17,528,304 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 870530 | Vehicles; fire fighting vehicles | 2024 | 98.85% | 23,728,386 |
| 6 | South Africa | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2024 | 98.69% | 18,051,133 |
| 7 | South Africa | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2024 | 98.57% | 594,031,743 |
| 8 | South Africa | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | 2024 | 97.69% | 30,522,711 |
| 9 | South Africa | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2024 | 97.39% | 103,729,974 |
| 10 | South Africa | 480256 | Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded) | 2024 | 97.09% | 11,445,005 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 840710 | Engines; for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | 2024 | 96.83% | 15,655,495 |
| 12 | South Africa | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2024 | 95.53% | 13,579,343 |
| 13 | South Africa | 230990 | Dog or cat food; (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | 2024 | 94.43% | 28,534,678 |
| 14 | China | 840690 | Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines | 2024 | 91.63% | 30,242,986 |
| 15 | China | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2024 | 91.25% | 14,884,164 |
| 16 | Zambia | 252210 | Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | 2024 | 91.08% | 22,773,810 |
| 17 | China | 690220 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods; containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al2o3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these | 2024 | 91.02% | 13,587,470 |
| 18 | South Africa | 481910 | Paper and paperboard; cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | 2024 | 90.98% | 15,364,231 |
| 19 | South Africa | 310260 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate | 2024 | 89.04% | 22,271,018 |
| 20 | South Africa | 721720 | Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, plated or coated with zinc | 2024 | 89.02% | 19,560,892 |
| 21 | South Africa | 842482 | Mechanical appliances; agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424 | 2024 | 87.92% | 28,253,378 |
| 22 | South Africa | 360200 | Explosives, prepared; other than propellent powders | 2024 | 87.62% | 24,099,471 |
| 23 | South Africa | 210690 | Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | 2024 | 86.91% | 16,988,573 |
| 24 | China | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines; presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | 2024 | 85.50% | 10,504,151 |
| 25 | Mauritius | 310240 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof | 2024 | 84.67% | 25,122,257 |
| 26 | Areas, nes | 870322 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | 2024 | 82.82% | 29,463,108 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 880212 | Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | 2024 | 82.57% | 11,766,613 |
| 28 | South Africa | 120190 | Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken | 2024 | 82.54% | 53,729,330 |
| 29 | Areas, nes | 870332 | Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | 2024 | 81.61% | 11,317,216 |
| 30 | South Africa | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2024 | 81.39% | 42,702,109 |
| 31 | South Africa | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2024 | 80.66% | 24,347,379 |
| 32 | Italy | 847810 | Machinery; for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapter | 2024 | 80.19% | 18,626,745 |
South Africa: 17 occurrences
China: 4 occurrences
Areas, nes: 3 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences
Zambia: 3 occurrences
Italy: 1 occurrence
Mauritius: 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.