# Zimbabwe 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: Zimbabwe (ZWE)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $91.7B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 5,338 km
- Average business entry indicator: 15 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $69.6B | 19 | Not reported | 5,347 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Turkey | TUR | $18.8B | 3 | Not reported | 6,555 km | 7 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Kuwait | KWT | $1.3B | 2 | Not reported | 5,556 km | 19 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc |
| Former Arab Republic of Yemen | YEM | $1.1B | 2 | Not reported | 3,971 km | 41 | Product not reported |
| Israel | ISR | $693.5M | 1 | Not reported | 5,570 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 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | $347.4M | 1 | Not reported | 5,026 km | 10 | Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise |

## 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 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.8B | +32.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $15.5B | +43.7% | +3.1% |
| 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 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% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710239 - Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $4.1B | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710813 - Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.9B | +25.7% | +0.4% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710231 - Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $1.7B | +41.0% | +3.2% |
| 9 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 870324 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $776.9M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $763.6M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Israel (ISR) | 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 | $693.5M | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $644.3M | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $578.2M | +21.8% | +6.9% |
| 14 | Former Arab Republic of Yemen (YEM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $553.4M | +12.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | 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 | $547.8M | +12.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $526.9M | +4.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $526.4M | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $508.2M | +6.2% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Former Arab Republic of Yemen (YEM) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $498.4M | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $497.1M | +5.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 8 | $130.6B | $48.8B | +24.3% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 5 | $30.4B | $29.5B | +12.6% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $5.4B | $6.6B | +15.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $4.4B | $2.1B | +7.2% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $983.3M | $1.1B | +10.9% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 2 | $1.8B | $880.0M | +10.7% |
| HS2 24 - HS2 sector 24 | 1 | $995.3M | $578.2M | +21.8% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $2.3B | $547.8M | +12.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Zimbabwe 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.