# Zambia exports to Botswana: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Zambia reported $84.3M in goods exports to Botswana. 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 | $84.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 97.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $157.5M | 32.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $18.7M | 26.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $11.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $45.5M | 44.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $20.2M | 90.1% | Watch |
| 6 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $17.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $52.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $14.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $16.2M | 53.2% | Watch |
| 10 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $13.3M | 84.9% | 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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