# Uganda Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $8.5B
- Import CAGR: +3.2%
- Trade openness: 47.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.0B | +28.4% | 28 | 6206 |
| 2 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $243.7M | +87.7% | 9 | 5291 |
| 3 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $197.2M | +44.9% | 12 | 7012 |
| 4 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $786.5M | +10.4% | 60 | 1717 |
| 5 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $162.2M | +17.6% | 23 | 9858 |
| 6 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $105.2M | +55.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $125.0M | +21.3% | 7 | 6591 |
| 8 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $126.0M | +14.0% | 18 | 7227 |
| 9 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $130.8M | +9.6% | 43 | 8180 |
| 10 | 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 | $175.3M | +8.1% | 77 | 3177 |
| 11 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $61.4M | +45.1% | 9 | 9111 |
| 12 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $112.9M | +28.9% | 44 | 2581 |
| 13 | HS 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 | $78.5M | +26.6% | 5 | 4652 |
| 14 | HS 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $99.6M | +15.3% | 30 | 4038 |
| 15 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $46.1M | +40.6% | 6 | 8264 |
| 16 | HS 851762 | Communication 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 | $70.9M | +9.4% | 63 | 6415 |
| 17 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $47.9M | +15.4% | 5 | 9037 |
| 18 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $107.2M | +10.6% | 19 | 3646 |
| 19 | 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 | $56.1M | +14.7% | 72 | 5034 |
| 20 | HS 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $32.1M | +20.2% | 2 | 10000 |
| 21 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $48.7M | +14.1% | 52 | 5339 |
| 22 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $56.0M | +9.9% | 56 | 4721 |
| 23 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $52.2M | +11.3% | 26 | 4262 |
| 24 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $26.0M | +24.8% | 12 | 7283 |
| 25 | HS 720430 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel | $43.7M | +57.0% | 12 | 4175 |
| 26 | HS 120242 | Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $18.6M | +36.3% | 11 | 9964 |
| 27 | HS 540769 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | $18.2M | +31.2% | 3 | 9980 |
| 28 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $22.5M | +16.9% | 19 | 9666 |
| 29 | HS 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $30.3M | +36.1% | 3 | 5139 |
| 30 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $30.8M | +9.3% | 23 | 6267 |
| 31 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $51.8M | +13.2% | 15 | 2580 |
| 32 | HS 170410 | Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | $23.4M | +10.4% | 22 | 9686 |
| 33 | HS 852872 | Reception 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 | $22.4M | +14.3% | 48 | 8412 |
| 34 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $23.6M | +19.2% | 63 | 5281 |
| 35 | HS 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $21.4M | +9.3% | 10 | 9921 |
| 36 | HS 293890 | Glycosides: natural or reproduced by synthesis, other than rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives | $14.2M | +41.2% | 4 | 9998 |
| 37 | HS 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $24.9M | +4.0% | 26 | 9734 |
| 38 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $39.4M | +9.4% | 37 | 3512 |
| 39 | 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 | $50.7M | +3.4% | 29 | 3097 |
| 40 | HS 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $28.5M | +9.4% | 52 | 5068 |
| 41 | HS 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $23.6M | +12.6% | 19 | 5692 |
| 42 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $32.6M | +14.1% | 63 | 3276 |
| 43 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $25.4M | +6.0% | 25 | 6683 |
| 44 | HS 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $47.6M | +10.4% | 19 | 2393 |
| 45 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $14.5M | +23.9% | 2 | 7649 |
| 46 | HS 720827 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $12.7M | +24.3% | 4 | 9407 |
| 47 | 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 | $18.2M | +10.2% | 36 | 9109 |
| 48 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $16.8M | +24.2% | 30 | 5373 |
| 49 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $25.7M | +5.1% | 21 | 5950 |
| 50 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $53.5M | +3.6% | 89 | 1887 |

## 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.