# Zambia exports to Zimbabwe: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Zambia reported $246.9M 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 | $246.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 94.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 20 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 18.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $55.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $205.7M | 21.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $22.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 230630 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | $20.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 252210 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $20.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $27.0M | 30.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 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 | $42.5M | 36.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $25.1M | 76.3% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $34.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $48.3M | 0% | High attention |

## 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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