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
22 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1005 | Maize (corn) | 2024 | 98.41% | 596,183,400 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4410 | Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | 2024 | 98.22% | 17,910,788 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6809 | Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof | 2024 | 97.68% | 10,729,164 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2713 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 2024 | 97.40% | 18,051,776 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2103 | Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard | 2024 | 97.10% | 30,989,518 |
| 6 | Areas, nes | 2403 | Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences | 2024 | 97.01% | 18,161,393 |
| 7 | South Africa | 2711 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons | 2024 | 96.88% | 111,552,991 |
| 8 | South Africa | 4805 | Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets | 2024 | 95.36% | 11,681,307 |
| 9 | South Africa | 2309 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding | 2024 | 94.74% | 30,265,632 |
| 10 | South Africa | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2024 | 94.33% | 15,338,078 |
| 11 | Zambia | 2522 | Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | 2024 | 90.67% | 27,810,511 |
| 12 | South Africa | 4802 | Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard | 2024 | 90.10% | 13,991,036 |
| 13 | China | 8406 | Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines | 2024 | 90.00% | 31,631,353 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 8407 | Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | 2024 | 88.13% | 18,602,485 |
| 15 | South Africa | 7217 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | 2024 | 87.95% | 25,237,949 |
| 16 | South Africa | 3602 | Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders | 2024 | 87.62% | 24,099,471 |
| 17 | South Africa | 4819 | Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like | 2024 | 87.56% | 20,309,881 |
| 18 | Zambia | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2024 | 87.53% | 77,790,851 |
| 19 | South Africa | 2106 | Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included | 2024 | 86.94% | 20,499,635 |
| 20 | South Africa | 1201 | Soya beans, whether or not broken | 2024 | 82.53% | 53,729,330 |
| 21 | South Africa | 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2024 | 81.39% | 42,702,109 |
| 22 | South Africa | 7214 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2024 | 80.46% | 27,437,821 |
South Africa: 17 occurrences
Zambia: 2 occurrences
Areas, nes: 1 occurrence
China: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 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.