# Mozambique Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $17.5B
- Import CAGR: +1.0%
- Trade openness: 102.2%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $2.0B | +61.2% | 2 | 9143 |
| 2 | HS 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $1.2B | +23.2% | 2 | 9860 |
| 3 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $779.0M | +24.3% | 3 | 10000 |
| 4 | HS 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $647.4M | +77.2% | 4 | 9872 |
| 5 | HS 282200 | Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides | $609.1M | +91.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.1B | +24.9% | 50 | 3173 |
| 7 | HS 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $399.8M | +69.0% | 6 | 9967 |
| 8 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $231.3M | +34.5% | 4 | 9991 |
| 9 | HS 740319 | Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1 | $189.6M | +79.4% | 3 | 10000 |
| 10 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $690.9M | +23.8% | 34 | 1670 |
| 11 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $199.4M | +15.2% | 7 | 8424 |
| 12 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $134.0M | +46.2% | 5 | 9865 |
| 13 | HS 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $118.2M | +24.4% | 3 | 9920 |
| 14 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $437.8M | +10.0% | 19 | 2164 |
| 15 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $102.7M | +18.1% | 2 | 9984 |
| 16 | HS 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $103.4M | +29.3% | 6 | 7053 |
| 17 | HS 282612 | Fluorides: of aluminium | $115.3M | +88.2% | 5 | 4722 |
| 18 | HS 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $74.2M | +32.3% | 13 | 7425 |
| 19 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $199.8M | +8.8% | 14 | 2613 |
| 20 | HS 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $59.8M | +38.9% | 7 | 9324 |
| 21 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $70.0M | +53.3% | 9 | 6839 |
| 22 | HS 271312 | Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals | $175.1M | +68.7% | 11 | 2198 |
| 23 | HS 871110 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine not exceeding 50cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $63.9M | +18.6% | 10 | 9973 |
| 24 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $72.8M | +14.3% | 23 | 9386 |
| 25 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $55.3M | +57.3% | 8 | 9441 |
| 26 | 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 | $127.9M | +9.9% | 51 | 4054 |
| 27 | 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 | $56.0M | +24.1% | 35 | 9078 |
| 28 | HS 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $47.3M | +21.6% | 5 | 9996 |
| 29 | HS 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $86.8M | +17.2% | 7 | 4147 |
| 30 | HS 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $59.7M | +35.4% | 26 | 4503 |
| 31 | HS 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $53.1M | +16.3% | 3 | 8244 |
| 32 | HS 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $38.7M | +25.4% | 12 | 9913 |
| 33 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $59.4M | +16.2% | 34 | 6508 |
| 34 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $70.0M | +12.3% | 26 | 5072 |
| 35 | HS 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | $33.6M | +44.9% | 6 | 9903 |
| 36 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $54.7M | +4.6% | 12 | 9091 |
| 37 | 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 | $97.0M | +7.5% | 32 | 3192 |
| 38 | HS 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $30.4M | +26.7% | 5 | 9919 |
| 39 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $33.3M | +23.9% | 36 | 8599 |
| 40 | HS 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $33.4M | +20.8% | 29 | 9692 |
| 41 | HS 390130 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers | $28.7M | +65.1% | 9 | 9667 |
| 42 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $30.7M | +24.1% | 28 | 7983 |
| 43 | HS 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $27.2M | +36.8% | 6 | 9517 |
| 44 | HS 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $42.0M | +25.0% | 19 | 4424 |
| 45 | HS 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $26.1M | +47.0% | 4 | 9260 |
| 46 | 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 | $26.0M | +26.0% | 28 | 8254 |
| 47 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $35.5M | +12.7% | 21 | 8292 |
| 48 | HS 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $31.7M | +19.2% | 16 | 7179 |
| 49 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $67.9M | +13.3% | 49 | 2725 |
| 50 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $33.7M | +19.2% | 19 | 5236 |

## 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.