# Malawi Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Malawi HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Malawi (MWI)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $259.0M
- Products: 46
- Buyer markets: 30
- Average CAGR: +2.2%
- Global sector size: $145.8B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $47.8B | $127.0K | $62.4B | +29.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $23.8B | $2.0M | $9.9B | +0.8% | 15 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $17.2B | $8.9K | $8.1B | +0.4% | 8 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $3.9B | $7.2M | $3.0B | +9.3% | 4 | +0.1% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $5.0B | $28.4K | $3.0B | +11.7% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $4.6B | $187.1M | $2.2B | +16.1% | 4 | +3.8% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.5B | $16.3K | $1.9B | +4.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $830.7M | $244.8 | $1.5B | +18.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $2.9B | $185.0K | $1.4B | -11.8% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $1.7B | $830.5 | $1.4B | +5.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $2.4B | $874.7K | $1.3B | +4.1% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $1.8B | $2.4K | $1.3B | -16.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 071310 - Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.7B | $1.2M | $1.3B | +6.9% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $3.5B | $152.6 | $1.1B | +41.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $1.2B | $5.2M | $1.1B | +1.1% | 3 | +0.4% |
| HS 060319 - Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $1.1B | $9.6K | $1.0B | +1.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 120242 - Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $1.1B | $142.4K | $1.0B | -17.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $1.6B | $8.8K | $1.0B | -62.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $510.6M | $22.2K | $988.8M | -5.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090421 - Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $470.8M | $101.9 | $859.1M | -20.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071340 - Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $992.3M | $72.9K | $844.0M | +10.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 071320 - Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $634.0M | $202.8K | $732.5M | +5.7% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 071331 - Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $617.9M | $307.3K | $730.0M | +2.8% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 220410 - Wine: sparkling | $1.2B | $1.3 | $698.7M | -46.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $666.9M | $37.9K | $685.9M | -14.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $74.8K | $656.3M | +133.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311 - Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $903.2M | $11.8K | $626.2M | -12.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $1.8B | $86.7 | $497.4M | -12.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151590 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $734.9M | $116.9K | $481.9M | +7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090411 - Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground | $572.0M | $84.1K | $464.1M | +8.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240319 - Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $799.8M | $4.4K | $367.7M | +21.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071360 - Vegetables, leguminous: pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.1B | $53.6M | $365.9M | +19.8% | 1 | +5.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $383.5M | $1.8 | $341.3M | -23.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $1.3B | $90.6K | $340.6M | +11.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $603.7M | $37.0K | $334.7M | +7.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $1.1B | $5.3K | $330.4M | +9.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 121190 - Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $291.8M | $166.8K | $254.5M | +16.9% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $667.8M | $213.8 | $250.2M | -15.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200599 - Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $748.7M | $4.8K | $232.8M | -32.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080290 - Nuts, edible: n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | $397.2M | $398.9 | $227.7M | -17.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090112 - Coffee: decaffeinated, not roasted | $597.2M | $61.1K | $218.2M | -16.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $1.1B | $170.5 | $217.8M | +40.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $715.3M | $24.0 | $217.8M | +67.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $524.4M | $231.5 | $217.2M | +5.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $124.7M | $35.1 | $206.1M | -3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220429 - Wine: still, in containers holding more than 2 litres | $620.2M | $7.0 | $201.3M | -8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $66.3B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $11.8B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $4.7B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- Germany (DEU): $4.6B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Canada (CAN): $4.3B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- India (IND): $4.0B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- United Arab Emirates (ARE): $3.5B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $2.5B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- France (FRA): $1.8B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- South Africa (ZAF): $1.7B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 3 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 080450: +133.9% average CAGR, $656.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 190531: +67.4% average CAGR, $217.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: +41.9% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170490: +40.2% average CAGR, $217.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: +29.5% average CAGR, $62.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240319: +21.3% average CAGR, $367.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 071360: +19.8% average CAGR, $365.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 170113: +18.2% average CAGR, $1.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 121190: +16.9% average CAGR, $254.5M calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: +16.1% average CAGR, $2.2B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 090111: 15 buyer markets, $9.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 8 buyer markets, $8.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 5 buyer markets, $3.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: 4 buyer markets, $3.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: 4 buyer markets, $2.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170199: 4 buyer markets, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: 3 buyer markets, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120740: 3 buyer markets, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 200819: 3 buyer markets, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090240: 3 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.

## Method

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## 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)

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