# Eswatini exports to Zimbabwe: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SWZ-ZWE/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Eswatini reported $45.2M in goods exports to Zimbabwe. 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 | $45.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 28.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $49.2M | 42.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $24.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $14.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $11.1M | 85.5% | High attention |
| 5 | 481159 | Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | $14.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 391231 | Cellulose ethers: carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms | $15.4M | 83.7% | Watch |
| 7 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $16.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $21.4M | 70.5% | Watch |
| 9 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $20.2M | 40.2% | Watch |
| 10 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $12.3M | 56% | 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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