Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Italy reported $98.8M in goods exports to Ethiopia. 18 product types are marked for closer review, covering 62.3% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Italy to Ethiopia in the latest available year.
$98.8M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
62.3% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
99 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Italy to Ethiopia. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 300490 makes up 8.4% of exports from Italy to Ethiopia. The main reason to review it is: Some product types remain below their previous high.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS6 300490 - six-digit product code | $250.9M | 57.3% | 1.8 | High attention |
| 2 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1HS6 870423 - six-digit product code | $89.9M | 16.4% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 3 | Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS6 843810 - six-digit product code | $11.0M | 65.8% | 0.9 | High attention |
| 4 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber threadHS6 600410 - six-digit product code | $16.9M | 12.1% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 5 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308HS6 730890 - six-digit product code | $73.0M | 73.7% | 0.9 | High attention |
| 6 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413HS6 841381 - six-digit product code | $20.6M | 77.9% | 1.6 | High attention |
| 7 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS6 870899 - six-digit product code | $39.4M | 72% | 0.3 | Watch |
| 8 | Vaccines: for human medicineHS6 300220 - six-digit product code | $213.1M | 59.7% | 2 | High attention |
| 9 | Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mmHS6 440712 - six-digit product code | $10.3M | 0% | 2.3 | High attention |
| 10 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS6 848180 - six-digit product code | $28.3M | 23.5% | 0.9 | Stable |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Italy. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Italy reported $98.8M in goods exports to Ethiopia in 2024.
62.3% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.