Indonesia recorded imports from Zambia totaling US$6.85 million as of December 2021. This figure represents a 71.44% increase compared to the previous year's imports of US$4 million.
Indonesia's trade record with Zambia shows a significant decrease in imports over the past 10 years. The lowest import value was US$2.37 million, while the highest reached US$16.59 million.
Of the 97 products (two-digit HS codes) imported from Zambia, 0.04 thousand products were worth more than one billion dollars. Most imported products from Zambia are also imported from other countries, with six products falling into this category.
The following is a list of the top five products imported by Indonesia from Zambia, ordered from highest to lowest transaction value:
1. Manufactured tobacco and tobacco substitutes: Indonesia imported a significant amount of manufactured tobacco and tobacco substitutes, categorized under HS code 24 in the tradmap classification. In 2021, Indonesia imported US$3,403 thousand. This represents an increase compared to the previous period's US$2,050 thousand.
2. Cotton: Under HS code 52, Indonesia imported US$2,469 thousand worth of cotton from Zambia.
3. Salt: Under HS code 25, salt is categorized with sulfur, earth and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement. Indonesia imported US$877 thousand, a significant increase from the previous period's US$53 thousand. Salt imports from Zambia ranked 37th. The largest salt imports originate from China, Jordan, India, Morocco, and Thailand. Indonesia also imports this product from 62 other countries.
4. Live animals: Indonesia imports live animals from 75 countries. Imports from Zambia ranked 18th. In 2021, Indonesia imported US$101 thousand worth of live animals. The largest imports of live animals come from the United States, France, New Zealand, Spain, and the Netherlands.
5. Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers: Imports of machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, and boilers from Zambia ranked 138th. In 2021, Indonesia imported US$3 thousand. Other top five suppliers of this product to Indonesia include China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and the United States.