Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Malawi's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Malawi
16 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 930110 | Military weapons; artillery weapons (e.g. guns, howitzers, and mortars) | 2025 | 100.00% | 10,958,828 |
| 2 | Israel | 930190 | Military weapons; other than revolvers, pistols, and arms of heading 9307, n.e.c. in heading 9301 | 2025 | 100.00% | 17,708,266 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2025 | 100.00% | 13,586,418 |
| 4 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2025 | 98.98% | 31,177,420 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 151110 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2025 | 95.06% | 14,642,577 |
| 6 | Zambia | 240120 | Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 2025 | 93.67% | 41,745,654 |
| 7 | China | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2025 | 89.96% | 10,365,418 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | 2025 | 89.18% | 34,420,213 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2025 | 88.97% | 37,932,167 |
| 10 | China | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2025 | 88.57% | 20,975,480 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 340120 | Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | 2025 | 87.37% | 51,709,325 |
| 12 | Japan | 870322 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | 2025 | 86.57% | 23,370,228 |
| 13 | Zambia | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2025 | 83.34% | 17,832,058 |
| 14 | China | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | 2025 | 83.07% | 11,471,463 |
| 15 | Japan | 870210 | Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | 2025 | 82.38% | 12,880,203 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2025 | 81.55% | 10,522,011 |
China: 3 occurrences
Japan: 2 occurrences
Malaysia: 2 occurrences
Mozambique: 2 occurrences
Zambia: 2 occurrences
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 1 occurrence
Indonesia: 1 occurrence
Israel: 1 occurrence
Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence
United Rep. of Tanzania: 1 occurrence
Legend:
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1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.