# Uganda exports to Rwanda: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/UGA-RWA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Uganda reported $143.7M in goods exports to Rwanda. 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 | $143.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 94.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 8.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $61.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 110220 | Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $20.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $29.9M | 8.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $22.2M | 21.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 071410 | Vegetable roots and tubers: manioc (cassava), with high starch or inulin content, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, fresh or dried | $11.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $14.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $21.7M | 93.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $23.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $14.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $48.4M | 5.5% | Stable |

## 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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