# Zambia exports to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Zambia reported $4.7B in goods exports to Switzerland, Liechtenstein. 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 | $4.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 14.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $3.8B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $1.6B | 77% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $69.2M | 42.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $91.0M | 42.8% | Watch |
| 5 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $36.6M | 94.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $884.8M | 80% | Watch |
| 7 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $99.2M | 99.8% | Watch |
| 8 | 720230 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-manganese | $12.6M | 93.4% | Watch |
| 9 | 100510 | Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $11.9M | 91.1% | 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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