# Zambia Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Zambia (ZMB)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $26.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 9,027 km
- Average business entry indicator: 14 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Singapore | SGP | $9.6B | 6 | Not reported | 8,511 km | 2 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Thailand | THA | $9.6B | 8 | Not reported | 8,587 km | 6 | Electrical energy |
| Malaysia | MYS | $2.5B | 2 | Not reported | 8,341 km | 18 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $2.4B | 2 | Not reported | 9,394 km | 16 | Cotton: not carded or combed |
| Philippines | PHL | $1.5B | 3 | Not reported | 10,728 km | 33 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units |
| Indonesia | IDN | $459.2M | 1 | Not reported | 8,604 km | 13 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $5.6B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | HS 271600 - Electrical energy | $4.1B | +40.0% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $1.6B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $1.4B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $1.4B | +16.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $1.2B | +3.8% | +4.2% |
| 7 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.1B | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.0B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $931.9M | +5.9% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $930.9M | +23.1% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Thailand (THA) | HS 710239 - Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $924.1M | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $876.7M | +6.8% | +0.1% |
| 13 | Thailand (THA) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $769.0M | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $652.5M | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Thailand (THA) | HS 940320 - Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $496.7M | +15.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $459.2M | +4.8% | +0.1% |
| 17 | Thailand (THA) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $451.6M | +10.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $449.7M | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Philippines (PHL) | 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 | $414.4M | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $407.0M | +7.8% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 4 | $8.2B | $8.1B | +7.8% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 5 | $9.2B | $4.2B | +9.2% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $2.1B | $4.1B | +40.0% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 3 | $6.6B | $2.3B | +6.9% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $5.7B | $1.7B | -0.4% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 1 | $2.3B | $1.4B | +7.4% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 1 | $2.9B | $1.4B | +16.5% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $1.6B | $1.0B | +5.7% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Zambia focus on Southeast Asia?

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.