Top Export Products from Tanzania to Malawi

11-Apr-2025

Overview

Malawi
 

> Tobacco: 50%

> Tea: 15%

> Sugar: 10%

> Coffee: 5%

> Uranium: 4%

> Nuts: 3%

> Cotton: 3%

> Rubber: 3%

> Apparel: 3%

> Pulses: 2%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 98% of Malawi's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Malawi's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Tobacco (USD 1 billion), Tea (USD 0.3 billion), and Sugar (USD 0.2 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Coffee, Uranium, Nuts, as well as Cotton.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Malawi’s top 10 export commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products from tanzania to malawi
Export Products from tanzania to malawi
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Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons

HSN Code:  27101219   27101299   27101951  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 74
Malawi Exporters Shipment 10,308
Value $134,293,334.42 $302,564.61 greenUpArrow 44285.01% 0.02%
Shipment 3,916 102 greenUpArrow 3739.22% 19.75%
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), Surface-active preparations, Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, Whether or not containing soap, Other than those of heading 3401 - organic surface-act

HSN Code:  34025000   34022000   34029090  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 151
Malawi Exporters Shipment 5,897
Value $188,061,020,065.74 $41,324,559.79 greenUpArrow 454982.94% 22.57%
Shipment 1,741 2,329 redDownArrow -25.25% 8.78%
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, Whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water

HSN Code:  25010000   25010091   25010090  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 36
Malawi Exporters Shipment 2,893
Value $2,879,217,067.52 $3,660,765.37 greenUpArrow 78550.69% 0.35%
Shipment 1,332 796 greenUpArrow 67.34% 6.72%
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112090   87112021   87112002 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 34
Malawi Exporters Shipment 2,814
Value $14,090.92 $346,088.58 redDownArrow -95.93% 0.00%
Shipment 16 946 redDownArrow -98.31% 0.08%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations

HSN Code:  33049900   33049100   33049910  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 62
Malawi Exporters Shipment 2,082
Value $1,298,198,337.53 $11,983,474.55 greenUpArrow 10733.24% 0.16%
Shipment 492 604 redDownArrow -18.54% 2.48%
Portland cement, Aluminous cement, Slag cement, Supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, Whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

HSN Code:  25232900   25232100  25231000 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 45
Malawi Exporters Shipment 2,077
Value $130,480,075.37 $1,927,728.79 greenUpArrow 6668.59% 0.02%
Shipment 846 184 greenUpArrow 359.78% 4.27%
Maize (corn)

HSN Code:  10059000   10051000 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 94
Malawi Exporters Shipment 2,071
Value $581,165.97 $0 greenUpArrow 100% 0.00%
Shipment 15 0 greenUpArrow 100% 0.08%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

HSN Code:  22021000   22029990   22021011  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 77
Malawi Exporters Shipment 1,849
Value $2,468,520,602.76 $7,376,627.51 greenUpArrow 33364.08% 0.30%
Shipment 753 358 greenUpArrow 110.34% 3.80%
Bananas, Including plaintains, Fresh or dried

HSN Code:  08031000   08039000 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 4
Malawi Exporters Shipment 1,143
Value $39,985,130,436.96 $0 greenUpArrow 100% 4.80%
Shipment 362 0 greenUpArrow 100% 1.83%
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, Sliced or peeled, Whether or not planed, Sanded or end-jointed, Of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

HSN Code:  44071990   44072900  44079900 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 24
Malawi Exporters Shipment 1,142
Value $46,600,401,093.18 $61,867.94 greenUpArrow 75322273.90% 5.59%
Shipment 252 13 greenUpArrow 1838.46% 1.27%
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, In the form of bars, Cakes, Moulded pieces or shapes, Whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, In the form of liquid or c

HSN Code:  34011900   34012090  34011190 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 56
Malawi Exporters Shipment 1,078
Value $41,073,696.09 $3,952,462.86 greenUpArrow 939.19% 0.00%
Shipment 260 197 greenUpArrow 31.98% 1.31%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87141000  87149900  87149200 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 121
Malawi Exporters Shipment 967
Value $17,756,047,250.21 $0 greenUpArrow 100% 2.13%
Shipment 298 0 greenUpArrow 100% 1.50%
Carboys, Bottles, Flasks, Jars, Pots, Phials, Ampoules and other containers, Of glass, Of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, Lids and other closures, Of glass

HSN Code:  70109000   70109090   70100000  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 14
Malawi Exporters Shipment 942
Value $101,358,557.86 $3,868,193.03 greenUpArrow 2520.31% 0.01%
Shipment 435 225 greenUpArrow 93.33% 2.19%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, Unfermented and not containing added spirit, Whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter - orange juice :

HSN Code:  20093900   20098900  20093100  
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 40
Malawi Exporters Shipment 911
Value $81,720,555.35 $371,802.4 greenUpArrow 21879.57% 0.01%
Shipment 375 15 greenUpArrow 2400.00% 1.89%
Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, In sheets, Whether or not having an absorbent, Reflecting or non-reflecting layer, But not otherwise worked

HSN Code:  70051000  70052900   70052100 
Exporters : Malawi Exporters 37
Malawi Exporters Shipment 847
Value $57,750,290.74 $112,665,392.81 redDownArrow -48.74% 0.01%
Shipment 193 159 greenUpArrow 21.38% 0.97%