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

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Uganda (UGA)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $1.1B
- Products: 56
- Buyer markets: 22
- Average CAGR: +64.9%
- Global sector size: $169.4B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $11.5B | $452.3 | $12.5B | +2286.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $18.3B | $36.7K | $9.5B | +12.8% | 7 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $16.2B | $18.3K | $9.1B | +16.5% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | $18.7K | $7.6B | +160.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $5.7 | $6.6B | +6.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $16.3B | $756.0M | $5.8B | +8.4% | 5 | +5.1% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $11.8B | $262.4M | $4.9B | +30.3% | 7 | +1.8% |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $4.8B | $176.5K | $3.4B | -9.4% | 3 | +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 | $4.0B | $2.3K | $3.4B | -16.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $4.1B | $155.1K | $3.1B | +24.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $4.7B | $19.2K | $3.1B | -4.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.2B | $4.0 | $2.7B | -6.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.4B | $36.7K | $2.5B | +19.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230400 - Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $3.1B | $5.6M | $2.3B | +205.1% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.9B | $32.4K | $2.1B | +112.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $4.5B | $1.6K | $2.0B | -16.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $4.1B | $9.1K | $2.0B | +6.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.1B | $9.5K | $1.8B | +29.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 010229 - Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $2.9B | $2.2K | $1.7B | +47.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.9B | $719.1K | $1.5B | +22.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.0B | $2.2K | $1.5B | +9.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $1.5B | $11.7K | $1.5B | -11.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $3.0K | $1.5B | +26.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400 - Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.9B | $6.0 | $1.2B | -12.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $1.2B | $315.4K | $1.1B | +11.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | $21.3K | $997.0M | +31.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $1.7B | $95.6 | $927.8M | -12.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $774.0M | $170.1K | $915.1M | +25.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $14.2 | $897.4M | -64.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $9.1M | $873.1M | +33.1% | 1 | +0.5% |
| HS 200899 - Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $66.9K | $815.7M | +53.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071310 - Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.2B | $3.2K | $809.3M | -0.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319 - Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $825.4M | $55.0 | $795.6M | -0.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071320 - Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $634.0M | $225.8K | $733.2M | +30.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $39.6 | $730.4M | -40.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410 - Wine: sparkling | $1.2B | $20.0 | $698.7M | -4.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $995.3M | $6.3M | $691.0M | +21.3% | 1 | +0.6% |
| HS 151110 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $566.8M | $55.1K | $630.1M | +25.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $606.6M | $11.2 | $613.8M | -6.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $607.2M | $7.1M | $612.1M | +15.4% | 1 | +1.2% |
| HS 180632 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $19.7K | $611.5M | +31.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $1.1B | $571.4K | $594.7M | +18.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 190410 - Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $508.0M | $66.5 | $592.1M | -1.9% | 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 | $540.5M | $502.4 | $585.4M | -21.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $520.0M | $128.6 | $575.9M | -14.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311 - Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $852.7M | $3.3K | $574.7M | +1.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $569.2M | $0.0 | $567.3M | -69.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030214 - Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $975.4M | $19.2K | $555.8M | +52.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $466.3M | $48.4 | $546.9M | -12.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.0B | $163.4K | $534.1M | -25.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180310 - Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $603.6M | $313.0 | $533.7M | +21.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $20.3K | $519.1M | +50.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071340 - Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $430.5M | $626.9K | $489.1M | -29.7% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 080440 - Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $553.4M | $5.9K | $482.9M | +23.1% | 1 | +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 | $57.9K | $482.0M | +12.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070190 - Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $890.6M | $9.3K | $471.2M | +22.1% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $41.7B calculated opportunity across 23 products.
- Germany (DEU): $13.9B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- China (CHN): $13.1B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $10.2B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- India (IND): $6.1B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $5.0B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $4.5B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- France (FRA): $3.0B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Spain (ESP): $2.7B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $2.5B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Italy (ITA): $2.4B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Kenya (KEN): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 3 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 020230: +2286.6% average CAGR, $12.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 230400: +205.1% average CAGR, $2.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220300: +160.5% average CAGR, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220830: +112.6% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 200899: +53.4% average CAGR, $815.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 030214: +52.0% average CAGR, $555.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 071080: +50.9% average CAGR, $519.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 010229: +47.5% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120740: +33.1% average CAGR, $873.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 040510: +31.8% average CAGR, $997.0M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 7 buyer markets, $9.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 7 buyer markets, $4.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 5 buyer markets, $9.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 5 buyer markets, $5.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 060290: 4 buyer markets, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: 3 buyer markets, $3.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: 3 buyer markets, $3.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 3 buyer markets, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 230400: 3 buyer markets, $2.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180690: 3 buyer markets, $2.0B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks 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)

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