# Botswana Import Opportunities

Explore Botswana's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $6.8B
- Import CAGR: -2.3%
- Trade openness: 47.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.2B | +9.9% | 41 | 6346 |
| 2 | HS 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $889.6M | +21.2% | 15 | 3477 |
| 3 | HS 710210 | Diamonds: whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted | $210.0M | +56.8% | 6 | 9808 |
| 4 | HS 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $347.0M | +13.1% | 18 | 1975 |
| 5 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $66.2M | +22.0% | 5 | 9993 |
| 6 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $157.5M | +15.8% | 5 | 3731 |
| 7 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $65.3M | +13.8% | 22 | 9218 |
| 8 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $52.0M | +14.0% | 40 | 8173 |
| 9 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $39.1M | +17.4% | 23 | 9919 |
| 10 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $49.1M | +8.8% | 6 | 9524 |
| 11 | HS 220600 | Beverages, fermented: (eg cider, perry, mead) | $36.9M | +10.9% | 5 | 9998 |
| 12 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $51.7M | +4.7% | 5 | 6999 |
| 13 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $30.1M | +15.3% | 11 | 9883 |
| 14 | HS 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $28.9M | +16.4% | 32 | 9898 |
| 15 | HS 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $34.1M | +10.0% | 8 | 9743 |
| 16 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $54.6M | +1.8% | 33 | 5843 |
| 17 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $35.1M | +6.9% | 16 | 9590 |
| 18 | HS 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $30.6M | +11.5% | 59 | 9663 |
| 19 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $45.5M | +10.5% | 51 | 4703 |
| 20 | HS 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 | +7.3% | 76 | 3114 |
| 21 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $46.6M | +4.9% | 7 | 5856 |
| 22 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $33.8M | +5.7% | 66 | 8634 |
| 23 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $18.6M | +27.8% | 3 | 9986 |
| 24 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $18.7M | +33.1% | 6 | 9552 |
| 25 | HS 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 | $20.2M | +19.3% | 3 | 9260 |
| 26 | HS 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | $17.0M | +23.0% | 2 | 9983 |
| 27 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $23.1M | +9.8% | 19 | 9900 |
| 28 | HS 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $20.5M | +14.0% | 27 | 9338 |
| 29 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $27.3M | +10.4% | 52 | 6336 |
| 30 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $39.2M | +18.5% | 10 | 3523 |
| 31 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $25.3M | +7.0% | 22 | 8401 |
| 32 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $28.2M | +1.4% | 10 | 9150 |
| 33 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $19.1M | +12.8% | 27 | 9630 |
| 34 | HS 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $23.8M | +11.6% | 40 | 6268 |
| 35 | HS 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $13.3M | +24.0% | 4 | 9592 |
| 36 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $18.3M | +10.3% | 54 | 9176 |
| 37 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $32.8M | +2.3% | 52 | 4567 |
| 38 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $15.3M | +12.7% | 14 | 9442 |
| 39 | HS 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $28.4M | +7.7% | 10 | 4353 |
| 40 | HS 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 | +7.3% | 5 | 7408 |
| 41 | HS 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | $17.4M | +11.5% | 12 | 7532 |
| 42 | HS 091099 | Spices: mixtures of 2 or more products of the same heading | $14.4M | +10.1% | 17 | 9953 |
| 43 | HS 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $11.1M | +23.8% | 11 | 8259 |
| 44 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $17.2M | +4.3% | 23 | 9381 |
| 45 | HS 481810 | Paper: toilet paper | $13.1M | +13.1% | 8 | 9983 |
| 46 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $18.8M | +8.2% | 75 | 6342 |
| 47 | HS 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $9.3M | +29.9% | 7 | 9929 |
| 48 | HS 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $16.2M | +13.4% | 39 | 5767 |
| 49 | HS 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $11.9M | +18.5% | 15 | 8037 |
| 50 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $16.8M | +44.5% | 28 | 4582 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.