Botswana | Imports and Exports | World | Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 8311 "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" from Botswana totalled $ 11.3 thousand in 2023. Sales of commodity group 8311 from Botswana decreased by 53% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 8311 "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" decreased by $ 13.1 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 8311 from Botswana amounted $24 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 8311 amounted to 6.26% of total sales of group "" from Botswana in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Botswana amounted to $180 thousand in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 8311 in sales of commodity group from Botswana lowered by 0.39 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 6.66% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Botswana were $367 thousand).
Where does Botswana export Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying?
Top export destinations of "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" from Botswana in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 84% (9.52 thousand US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 15.3% (1.73 thousand US$)
- Namibia - 41 US$
Exports structure of 8311 - Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying - from Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 84% (9.49 thousand US$): 831190 - Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying; n.e.s. in item no. 8311
- 15.9% (1.8 thousand US$): 831130 - Coated rods & cored wire, of base metal, for soldering/brazing/welding by flame
- 0.029% (3.32 US$): 831120 - Cored wire of base metal, for elec. arc-welding
The value of imports of commodity group 8311 "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" to Botswana totalled $ 1.94 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 8311 to Botswana decreased by 2.94% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 8311 "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" decreased by $ 59 thousand (the value of imports of commodity group 8311 to Botswana was equal to $2 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 8311 "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying" accounted for 0.03% of total import flow to Botswana (in 2023, total imports to Botswana amounted to $ 6.41 billion). The share of commodity group 8311 in total imports to Botswana increased by 0.017 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.012% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Botswana were equal to $ 16.2 billion).
Imports of commodity group 8311 reached 10.4% of total imports of group "" to Botswana in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Botswana totalled $18.5 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 8311 in total imports of commodity group to Botswana increased by 5.35 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 5.1% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Botswana accounted for $39 million).
Where does Botswana import Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying from?
Top trading partners (import of "Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying") of Botswana in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 75% (1.46 million US$)
- China with a share of 16.8% (327 thousand US$)
- Germany with a share of 3.55% (69 thousand US$)
- Turkey with a share of 3.54% (68 thousand US$)
- Hong Kong - 9.52 thousand US$
- USA - 2.28 thousand US$
- Australia - 884 US$
- Korea - 335 US$
- India - 197 US$
- Canada - 134 US$
Imports structure of 8311 - Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying - to Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 37% (728 thousand US$): 831130 - Coated rods & cored wire, of base metal, for soldering/brazing/welding by flame
- 34% (663 thousand US$): 831110 - Coated electrodes of base metal, for elec. arc-welding
- 20% (400 thousand US$): 831190 - Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying; n.e.s. in item no. 8311
- 7.72% (149 thousand US$): 831120 - Cored wire of base metal, for elec. arc-welding
