# Mozambique Export Playbook for Middle East

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Middle East. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Mozambique (MOZ)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $140.5B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,611 km
- Average business entry indicator: 11 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $89.7B | 28 | Not reported | 6,085 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Turkey | TUR | $46.9B | 15 | Not reported | 7,466 km | 7 | Product not reported |
| Kuwait | KWT | $2.0B | 2 | Not reported | 6,371 km | 19 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Lebanon | LBN | $1.2B | 1 | Not reported | 6,667 km | 15 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Israel | ISR | $693.5M | 1 | Not reported | 6,465 km | 11 | 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.3B | +20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $23.6B | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $18.6B | +43.7% | +1.1% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $6.9B | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $6.2B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | 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 | $6.1B | +16.2% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 270112 - Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $5.5B | +11.8% | +0.1% |
| 8 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.0B | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $3.9B | +22.0% | +0.3% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870324 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $3.5B | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $3.3B | +13.7% | +1.4% |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $3.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +12.5% | +0.1% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710813 - Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.9B | +25.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 170114 - Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.4B | +25.9% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Lebanon (LBN) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.2B | +15.4% | +0.3% |
| 17 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.2B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 321590 - Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solid | $1.1B | +20.5% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 390210 - Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $1.1B | +9.9% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.1B | +11.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 4 | $44.8B | $32.9B | +14.4% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 6 | $33.3B | $31.3B | +13.9% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 6 | $101.6B | $29.5B | +23.6% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 10 | $28.7B | $23.1B | +15.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 4 | $7.7B | $8.1B | +10.7% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $10.4B | $5.1B | +9.3% |
| HS2 02 - HS2 sector 02 | 3 | $1.8B | $1.8B | +10.1% |
| HS2 17 - HS2 sector 17 | 1 | $728.7M | $1.4B | +25.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Mozambique focus on Middle East?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.