# Malawi exports to the United States: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MWI-USA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malawi reported $36.6M in goods exports to the United States. 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 | $36.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 54.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 52.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $487.1M | 75.5% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $172.9M | 26.5% | Watch |
| 3 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.7B | 33.3% | Watch |
| 4 | 080262 | Nuts, edible: macadamia, fresh or dried, shelled | $106.9M | 58.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 240130 | Tobacco refuse | $17.7M | 91% | Watch |
| 6 | 070890 | Vegetables, leguminous: (other than peas and beans), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | $30.5M | 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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