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Botswana (BWA) to South Africa (ZAF) meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled (HS6 020421)

A country-to-country view of reported meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Botswana (BWA)Importer South Africa (ZAF)HS6 020421One-way tradeCoverage 2015-2017Accelerating
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3-year buyer projection

$996.0KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+17.6%Full available history

Suppliers in market

1Latest reported count

Observed history

3 yearsLast year: 2017

Reported observations

What this meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled lane shows for HS 020421

Core values for Botswana (BWA) → South Africa (ZAF) in HS 020421.

Buyer market

Latest imports$732.0K
Five-year projection$1.2M
Buyer CAGR+10.8%
Latest annual change-5.9%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.9K
Market share0%
Share change+0 pp
Best observed share100%

Market structure

Reported suppliers1
Concentration index10,000
Share gap+100 pp
SignalAccelerating

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$732.0KSouth Africa (ZAF)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.9KBotswana (BWA)'s exports to South Africa (ZAF)
Exporter market share0%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+10.8%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+17.6%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$996.0KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.2MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$8.7MAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$35.8MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$711.6Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$1.9KHighest reported lane exports
Share change+0 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers1Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$419.9BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$7.0KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population60,042 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate19.8%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education86.3%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance1,251 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time40 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.2Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown70.3%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history3 yearsCoverage through 2017

Research reading

Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled demand and the Botswana (BWA) to South Africa (ZAF) lane

South Africa (ZAF) reported $732.0K of meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled imports in 2017. Botswana (BWA) accounted for 0% of the observed market and reported $1.9K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +10.8% buyer growth and +17.6% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 020421 include?

HS 020421 covers Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 02 and heading 0204. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a medium price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 020421 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in South Africa (ZAF), the exporter position of Botswana (BWA), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Botswana (BWA) to South Africa (ZAF) meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 020421, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the South Africa (ZAF) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled.

How strong is Botswana (BWA) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 3 observed years through 2017. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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