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

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Zambia (ZMB)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $107.3M
- Products: 33
- Buyer markets: 24
- Average CAGR: +17.1%
- Global sector size: $95.2B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $27.8B | $10.4K | $11.7B | +28.6% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $10.2B | $934.8K | $10.6B | -6.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $20.6B | $13.1M | $8.9B | +3.7% | 11 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $4.1B | $88.4M | $2.1B | +32.7% | 3 | +1.9% |
| HS 170290 - Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose | $1.2B | $1.1 | $2.0B | -22.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.9B | $164.0 | $1.5B | +31.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $1.5B | $131.0K | $1.3B | +98.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $2.8B | $31.0 | $1.1B | +208.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.0B | $546.5K | $1.1B | -17.9% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 070700 - Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | $1.4B | $2.7K | $1.1B | +1.1% | 1 | +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 | $898.0M | $185.5K | $1.1B | +185.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $1.7B | $2.5K | $994.4M | +6.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311 - Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $1.3B | $3.2M | $956.2M | +7.9% | 2 | +0.4% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $1.7B | $13.8K | $930.1M | -17.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.7B | $48.5K | $925.1M | -37.8% | 2 | +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 | $13.9K | $795.6M | +14.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.1B | $66.3 | $737.7M | -20.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.3B | $9.2 | $689.2M | -30.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080510 - Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $937.2M | $21.8K | $659.7M | +2.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $607.2M | $43.8K | $620.1M | +39.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 140490 - Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $613.2M | $3.7K | $615.7M | +3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $621.6M | $29.6 | $575.0M | -5.4% | 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 | $317.9 | $482.0M | -11.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $656.4M | $21.1 | $431.0M | +9.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070190 - Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $604.3M | $2.3K | $419.4M | +28.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081040 - Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $571.2M | $298.7K | $405.0M | +173.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $997.6M | $153.6 | $383.7M | +21.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120729 - Oil seeds: cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken | $214.4M | $5.4K | $383.2M | +5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120242 - Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $547.1M | $9.6K | $374.3M | +2.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240319 - Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $799.8M | $21.8 | $367.7M | -11.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610 - Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $962.1M | $212.4K | $365.1M | +33.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440 - Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $795.8M | $22.6K | $353.0M | +78.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071290 - Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $396.1M | $3.5 | $300.6M | +2.4% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $10.0B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- Germany (DEU): $7.6B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $7.5B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- China (CHN): $6.5B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Canada (CAN): $3.4B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $3.2B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $2.3B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Japan (JPN): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $1.8B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Morocco (MAR): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $994.2M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 220421: +208.2% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: +185.0% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081040: +173.5% average CAGR, $405.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 060290: +98.3% average CAGR, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080440: +78.2% average CAGR, $353.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 090240: +39.0% average CAGR, $620.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 080610: +33.3% average CAGR, $365.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: +32.7% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080390: +31.7% average CAGR, $1.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: +28.6% average CAGR, $11.7B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 090111: 11 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 10 buyer markets, $11.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100590: 5 buyer markets, $10.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: 3 buyer markets, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080390: 2 buyer markets, $1.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: 2 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 2 buyer markets, $994.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 060311: 2 buyer markets, $956.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070960: 2 buyer markets, $930.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 170199: 2 buyer markets, $925.1M 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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