# Zimbabwe exports to Italy: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Zimbabwe reported $108.2M in goods exports to Italy. 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 | $108.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 11.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 251611 | Granite: crude or roughly trimmed | $81.7M | 50% | Stable |
| 2 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $1.2B | 20.8% | Stable |
| 3 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $241.2M | 95.1% | High attention |
| 4 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.4B | 27.6% | Stable |
| 5 | 720838 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | $1.1B | 15.8% | Stable |
| 6 | 410320 | Hides and skins: raw, of reptiles (fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split | $119.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $889.1M | 27.9% | Stable |
| 8 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $141.6M | 68.8% | High attention |
| 9 | 720712 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $1.0B | 47.6% | Stable |
| 10 | 721012 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm | $760.7M | 10% | 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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