# United Arab Emirates exports to Zambia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from United Arab Emirates to Zambia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/ARE-ZMB/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United Arab Emirates reported $659.1M in goods exports to Zambia. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $659.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 97.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 18 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 27.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $314.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $445.5M | 56% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $1.0B | 61.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $89.2M | 55% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 843780 | Machinery: for use in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm-type machinery | $32.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $62.5M | 19.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $14.3M | 39% | High attention |
| 8 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $28.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $18.3M | 70% | High attention |
| 10 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $13.5M | 68.6% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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