# Kenya exports to Zambia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Kenya reported $17.8M in goods exports to Zambia. The overall review level is High 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 | $17.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 64% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 45.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $141.9M | 35.9% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $1.0B | 98.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $45.9M | 38.1% | High attention |
| 4 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $11.1M | 21% | High attention |
| 5 | 871631 | Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers | $34.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 392063 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of unsaturated polyesters, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $18.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $13.1M | 68.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $16.0M | 54.5% | Watch |
| 9 | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $17.1M | 76.6% | Watch |
| 10 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $17.3M | 0% | Watch |

## 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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