Export market opportunity guide

Mozambique export opportunities
where to look next

Explore Mozambique's export markets, products, sectors, and regions. Compare reported trade with calculated opportunity indicators to decide where further research may be useful.

MOZ20,618 screened opportunities2024 trade yearHigh attention
Latest exports$10.6B2024 reported value
3-year opportunity$3.3TCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets270Latest reported markets
Trade agreement partners14Reported agreements
Screened opportunities20,618Demand and history filters

Mozambique export opportunities

Where should Mozambique look for export growth?

The ranking combines buyer-market size, calculated projections, exporter position, access conditions, and observed history. It is a research starting point, not a guarantee of sales.

Largest opportunity shown

China - Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated

$119.1B is the calculated three-year addressable value in the leading opportunity shown, alongside $111.0B of reported buyer imports.

Current export position

$10.6B in reported exports

Mozambique has 270 active buyer markets in the latest reported trade profile.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Use the addressable value to find scale, then review market share, buyer growth, suppliers, access indicators, and history before acting.

Mozambique export market overview

Explore export opportunities by market, product, and sector

This guide brings together reported trade data and calculated indicators to help exporters, advisors, sourcing teams, and market researchers decide where to investigate next.

Mozambique trades with buyer markets across every major region. The current profile shows $10.6B in reported exports for 2024, while the opportunity view highlights market and product combinations where buyer demand, growth, and exporter position may justify further research.

Use the tables to compare the size of each buyer market, Mozambique's current share, the gap to the peer benchmark, and recent demand growth. The 3-year CAGR shows average annual growth over the period. HS2 sectors group detailed product codes into broad product families.

Start with the largest opportunities, then check the current trade footprint, sector breadth, regional concentration, and market-watch signals. The calculated addressable opportunity is a screening indicator, not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Product-level requirements, tariffs, buyers, logistics, and commercial conditions should be validated before making an export decision.

Current trade footprint

Where Mozambique already trades

Reported country, trade-route, and product data adds context around the calculated opportunity ranking.

Leading buyer marketsLatest reported exports
Buyer marketExportsYear-on-year3-year CAGR
IndiaIND$1.7B+25.1%+14.3%
ChinaCHN$1.4B+2.5%+16.8%
South AfricaZAF$1.1B+6.1%+8.2%
United Arab EmiratesARE$952.4M+73.3%+23.6%
Republic of KoreaKOR$721.7M+21.3%+52.8%
SingaporeSGP$632.5M+160.5%+47.7%
ZimbabweZWE$352.3M+33.3%+9.5%
ItalyITA$333.2M-16.4%-2.7%
Reported product sectors2024 exports by sector
SectorExportsTrade balanceProducts tracked
Mineral fuelsHS2 27$5.0B$2.6B40
AluminiumHS2 76$1.6B$1.5B35
Precious stones and metalsHS2 71$1.2B$1.2B30
Ores, slag and ashHS2 26$741.4M-$2.0B28
VegetablesHS2 07$429.2M$375.3M64
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsHS2 12$273.9M$235.2M41
TobaccoHS2 24$232.3M$171.2M10
Edible fruit and nutsHS2 08$171.0M$154.4M67

Top opportunities

Markets and products to review

The top 50 screened opportunities are ranked by calculated three-year addressable value. Reported trade and calculated indicators are labeled separately so the comparison is clear.

RankBuyer marketProductAddressable 3-year valueBuyer demand growthExporter shareShare gapSignal
1ChinaCHNHS 260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$119.1BCalculated indicator+18.9%0%63.8%Slowing
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$115.5BCalculated indicator+4.7%0%61.1%Growing
3ChinaCHNHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$93.1BCalculated indicator+18.1%0%35.8%Accelerating
4ChinaCHNHS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$62.4BCalculated indicator+24.6%0%67.5%Declining
5ChinaCHNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$61.4BCalculated indicator+15.9%0%48.2%Growing
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.8BCalculated indicator+11.8%0%71.4%Growing
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 847150Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$45.6BCalculated indicator+11.1%0%61.8%Growing
8ChinaCHNHS 260300Copper ores and concentrates$35.3BCalculated indicator+20.3%0%32.4%Stable
9IndiaINDHS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$33.8BCalculated indicator+21.1%0%35.4%Accelerating
10USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$33.3BCalculated indicator+3.8%0%69.8%Stable
11USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc$28.7BCalculated indicator+3.9%0%28.1%Stable
12Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEHS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$27.7BCalculated indicator+12.3%0%47.7%Declining
13United Arab EmiratesAREHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$27.3BCalculated indicator+20.6%0%57.8%Growing
14USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 847180Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471$25.8BCalculated indicator+9.4%0%78.7%Growing
15USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$25.0BCalculated indicator+16.4%0%63.3%Growing
16TurkeyTURHS 271019Product description unavailable$23.6BCalculated indicator+16.7%0%62.2%Declining
17ChinaCHNHS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$20.8BCalculated indicator+31.4%0%60.3%Accelerating
18JapanJPNHS 270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$20.6BCalculated indicator+5.6%0.1%69.8%Slowing
19United Arab EmiratesAREHS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$18.6BCalculated indicator+43.7%1.1%11.9%Accelerating
20NetherlandsNLDHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$18.5BCalculated indicator+6.5%0%31.1%Declining
21USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$18.2BCalculated indicator+30.3%0%31.6%Declining
22China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$18.1BCalculated indicator+10.6%0%32.1%Declining
23ChinaCHNHS 740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$17.6BCalculated indicator+17.5%0%35.8%Growing
24SingaporeSGPHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$17.5BCalculated indicator+4.4%0%53.4%Growing
25Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEHS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$17.3BCalculated indicator+12.8%0%13.5%Accelerating
26Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEHS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$17.1BCalculated indicator+14.3%0%75.9%Growing
27USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$16.3BCalculated indicator+14.1%0%21.3%Growing
28USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$16.0BCalculated indicator+39.1%0%36.6%Declining
29ChinaCHNHS 270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$15.9BCalculated indicator+24.7%0.5%26.1%Accelerating
30USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$14.6BCalculated indicator+6.4%0%44.3%Declining
31IndiaINDHS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$14.3BCalculated indicator+70.5%1.9%52%Accelerating
32USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$14.3BCalculated indicator+1.2%0%42.4%Accelerating
33USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$13.8BCalculated indicator+3.8%0%77.3%Stable
34MexicoMEXHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$13.5BCalculated indicator+16.9%0%73.4%Stable
35SingaporeSGPHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$13.0BCalculated indicator+6.4%0%39.1%Accelerating
36BelgiumBELHS 271019Product description unavailable$12.8BCalculated indicator+9.1%0%61.2%Growing
37GermanyDEUHS 271019Product description unavailable$12.3BCalculated indicator+5.8%0%54.3%Declining
38IndiaINDHS 270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$12.0BCalculated indicator+12.2%0%57.2%Declining
39NetherlandsNLDHS 271019Product description unavailable$11.9BCalculated indicator+12.2%0%32%Slowing
40USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$11.8BCalculated indicator+5.8%0%69.9%Slowing
41USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$11.4BCalculated indicator+6.4%0%98.3%Accelerating
42USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$10.8BCalculated indicator+5.5%0%75.4%Stable
43USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$10.6BCalculated indicator+10.8%0%41.2%Growing
44Republic of KoreaKORHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$10.6BCalculated indicator+7.4%0%53.5%Stable
45USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$10.3BCalculated indicator+6.5%0%41.4%Growing
46China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$10.2BCalculated indicator+10.1%0%44.8%Accelerating
47IndiaINDHS 270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$10.0BCalculated indicator+19.2%7.7%50.5%Accelerating
48USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHS 271019Product description unavailable$10.0BCalculated indicator+6.3%0%24.6%Declining
49GermanyDEUHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$9.7BCalculated indicator+9.2%0%52%Growing
50MexicoMEXHS 840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$9.3BCalculated indicator+18.2%0%91.8%Accelerating

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How to use this guide

Read the opportunity ranking beside current trade

A large calculated opportunity is more useful when it is compared with the exporter's current markets, product breadth, and trade-route exposure.

Product breadth

270 active buyer markets

The country profile reports 270 active markets and 14 trade-agreement partners in the latest available year.

Current trade base

$10.6B latest exports

Compare the current export base with the addressable opportunity rather than treating the projection as reported trade.

Market coverage

10 leading buyer markets

Reported trade-route and sector data provide a factual starting point for prioritizing deeper market research.

Export opportunity by sector

Which product sectors have the most room?

HS2 chapters show where screened market and product opportunities are concentrated by product family.

SectorOpportunitiesAddressable 3-year valueBuyer imports
Electrical machineryHS2 852,611$819.7B$1.5T
MachineryHS2 842,950$450.2B$856.7B
Mineral fuelsHS2 27167$295.7B$442.0B
VehiclesHS2 87665$230.0B$505.6B
Precious stones and metalsHS2 71255$193.8B$444.6B
Other or unclassified productsOther or unclassified products90$180.7B$414.9B
Ores, slag and ashHS2 2698$172.5B$202.4B
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsHS2 12171$70.5B$59.9B
PlasticsHS2 39613$66.8B$128.1B
Furniture and lightingHS2 94581$59.5B$99.0B

Buyer markets by region

Where is opportunity concentrated?

Regions group buyer markets to make the country's export opportunity landscape easier to compare.

North America

$1.1T calculated opportunity

1,194 screened opportunities across 3 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $2.0T.

Leading markets: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, Mexico, Canada

Europe

$782.8B calculated opportunity

6,036 screened opportunities across 40 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $1.9T.

Leading markets: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France

East Asia

$771.4B calculated opportunity

909 screened opportunities across 8 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $1.1T.

Leading markets: China, Japan, Republic of Korea, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan

Southeast Asia

$194.8B calculated opportunity

997 screened opportunities across 9 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $403.4B.

Leading markets: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Philippines

Middle East

$177.4B calculated opportunity

1,168 screened opportunities across 13 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $312.1B.

Leading markets: United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon

South Asia

$111.9B calculated opportunity

388 screened opportunities across 7 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $169.6B.

Leading markets: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Africa

$110.2B calculated opportunity

8,745 screened opportunities across 43 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $159.4B.

Leading markets: South Africa, United Rep. of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia

Oceania

$29.0B calculated opportunity

582 screened opportunities across 9 buyer markets. Reported buyer imports total $43.4B.

Leading markets: Australia, Marshall Isds, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa

Market watch

What could change the opportunity?

Current trade-route risk and new-market observations are shown separately from the historical opportunity ranking.

Markets to watchCurrent trade-route context
Buyer marketTradeAttentionMain factor
NetherlandsNLD$310.3MCritical attentionTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
ThailandTHA$226.1MCritical attentionTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
ChinaCHN$1.3BHigh attentionTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United Arab EmiratesARE$947.1MWatchVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ZimbabweZWE$309.6MHigh attentionBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
South AfricaZAF$1.1BHigh attentionBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

New market signals

8 current observations

These observations identify recent product-market relationships that may deserve a closer look.

AngolaHS 842620 · new
100
Democratic Republic of the CongoHS 271600 · new
100
AngolaHS 860120 · new
100
AngolaHS 860290 · new
100
AngolaHS 860390 · new
100
BotswanaHS 120190 · new
100

How to read the numbers

Keep reported values separate from projections

This guide supports market research. It does not replace commercial validation, buyer conversations, or product-level due diligence.

Addressable opportunity

A calculated screening indicator based on buyer demand and exporter position. It is not a reported order value, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

Market share and gap

Share describes the exporter's position in the reported buyer market. The gap indicates room relative to the peer benchmark in the available data.

Screening and coverage

Opportunities shown here exceed $50.0K in latest buyer imports and have at least 3 observed trade years.

Frequently asked questions

Using the Mozambique export opportunity guide

Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting the market, product, and sector comparisons.

What are the top export opportunities?

The leading opportunities are buyer-market and product combinations with the highest calculated three-year addressable value in the screened results. Review reported buyer imports, Mozambique's current share, demand growth, and market conditions before prioritizing one.

What does addressable opportunity mean?

It is a calculated indicator that compares buyer demand context with exporter position and available market signals. It helps prioritize research; it is not a confirmed order, forecast, or promise of sales.

How should exporters use this page?

Begin with a market and product that fits your capability, compare the current trade footprint and market-watch factors, then validate tariffs, buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition at product level.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.