# Zimbabwe exports to Botswana: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Zimbabwe reported $13.3M in goods exports to Botswana. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $13.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 31% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $22.5M | 16.4% | Watch |
| 2 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $20.0M | 64% | High attention |
| 3 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $11.3M | 13% | High attention |
| 4 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $157.5M | 31.3% | Watch |
| 5 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $46.6M | 90.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $76.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $11.2M | 53.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $13.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $14.1M | 84% | Watch |
| 10 | 100790 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $11.8M | 39.6% | 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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