# Eswatini Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $2.1B
- Import CAGR: +2.4%
- Trade openness: 61.8%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $117.5M | +24.0% | 2 | 9998 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $262.8M | +2.2% | 41 | 5959 |
| 3 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $85.4M | +11.7% | 4 | 7226 |
| 4 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $38.7M | +11.1% | 2 | 9966 |
| 5 | 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 | $23.1M | +18.7% | 14 | 9386 |
| 6 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $14.2M | +52.7% | 2 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $21.1M | +9.1% | 9 | 6688 |
| 8 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $17.4M | +6.6% | 19 | 9955 |
| 9 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $11.4M | +14.2% | 11 | 9901 |
| 10 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $18.3M | +7.0% | 10 | 5766 |
| 11 | HS 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $11.7M | +10.7% | 15 | 9390 |
| 12 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $10.1M | +13.6% | 6 | 9717 |
| 13 | HS 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $7.7M | +22.5% | 3 | 9995 |
| 14 | HS 400219 | Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $7.2M | +34.1% | 2 | 9980 |
| 15 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $10.4M | +9.8% | 2 | 9994 |
| 16 | HS 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $8.5M | +17.5% | 5 | 9597 |
| 17 | HS 170230 | Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $9.7M | +12.3% | 3 | 9729 |
| 18 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $17.7M | +5.5% | 5 | 5309 |
| 19 | HS 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $10.7M | +11.1% | 28 | 7324 |
| 20 | HS 380859 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, disinfectants, herbicides and the like: containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: not DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $6.3M | +26.3% | 4 | 9998 |
| 21 | HS 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $8.4M | +11.0% | 4 | 9860 |
| 22 | HS 480411 | Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | $6.8M | +17.0% | 2 | 9981 |
| 23 | 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 | $20.2M | +5.9% | 61 | 3215 |
| 24 | HS 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $6.2M | +21.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 25 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.1M | +26.2% | 14 | 9822 |
| 26 | HS 220600 | Beverages, fermented: (eg cider, perry, mead) | $7.5M | +9.0% | 5 | 9968 |
| 27 | HS 190490 | Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared | $7.3M | +9.5% | 10 | 9988 |
| 28 | HS 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $6.8M | +11.0% | 22 | 9932 |
| 29 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $6.8M | +11.1% | 23 | 9676 |
| 30 | HS 091099 | Spices: mixtures of 2 or more products of the same heading | $7.6M | +6.4% | 12 | 9992 |
| 31 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $6.2M | +12.6% | 18 | 9987 |
| 32 | HS 391739 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.s. in item no. 3917.30 | $5.6M | +14.7% | 23 | 9952 |
| 33 | HS 520513 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $5.7M | +47.6% | 3 | 5482 |
| 34 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $8.4M | +0.3% | 61 | 8740 |
| 35 | HS 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $6.4M | +11.9% | 3 | 8082 |
| 36 | HS 761610 | Aluminium: nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading no. 8305) screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles | $5.0M | +16.2% | 6 | 9798 |
| 37 | HS 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $21.5M | +5.6% | 35 | 1877 |
| 38 | HS 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $4.9M | +15.8% | 3 | 9666 |
| 39 | HS 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $6.0M | +8.3% | 18 | 9592 |
| 40 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $5.2M | +15.9% | 29 | 8396 |
| 41 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $7.3M | +8.2% | 39 | 6192 |
| 42 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $4.6M | +42.6% | 5 | 6632 |
| 43 | HS 293214 | Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, sucralose | $5.0M | +51.2% | 3 | 6003 |
| 44 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $6.0M | +9.5% | 14 | 7929 |
| 45 | HS 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $5.3M | +9.1% | 14 | 9799 |
| 46 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $7.1M | +10.4% | 14 | 5441 |
| 47 | HS 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $5.7M | +5.0% | 24 | 9956 |
| 48 | 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 | $4.9M | +7.3% | 29 | 9664 |
| 49 | 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) | $4.8M | +7.6% | 42 | 9375 |
| 50 | HS 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $5.2M | +3.4% | 3 | 9977 |

## 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.