Botswana | Imports and Exports | World | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 9001 "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" from Botswana totalled $ 4.17 thousand in 2023. Sales of commodity group 9001 from Botswana went up by 33% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 9001 "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" went up by $ 1.05 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 9001 from Botswana amounted $3.12 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 9001 amounted to 0.077% of total sales of group "" from Botswana in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Botswana amounted to $5.38 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 9001 in sales of commodity group from Botswana increased by 0.045 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.031% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Botswana were $9.76 million).
Where does Botswana export Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked?
Top export destinations of "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" from Botswana in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 42% (1.79 thousand US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 27% (1.16 thousand US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 17.2% (720 US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 6.63% (277 US$)
- Tanzania with a share of 2.85% (119 US$)
- Lesotho with a share of 2.4% (100 US$)
- China - 3.67 US$
Exports structure of 9001 - Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked - from Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 55% (2.31 thousand US$): 900150 - Spectacle lenses of mats. other than glass, unmounted
- 17.2% (720 US$): 900110 - Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles & cables (excl. of 85.44)
- 9.83% (411 US$): 900130 - Contact lenses
- 8.97% (375 US$): 900190 - Lenses (excl. of 9001.30-9001.50), prisms, mirrors & other optical elements, of any mat., unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically wkd
- 8.65% (361 US$): 900140 - Spectacle lenses of glass, unmounted
The value of imports of commodity group 9001 "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" to Botswana totalled $ 1.24 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 9001 to Botswana decreased by 50% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 9001 "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" decreased by $ 1.25 million (the value of imports of commodity group 9001 to Botswana was equal to $2.5 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 9001 "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked" accounted for 0.019% of total import flow to Botswana (in 2023, total imports to Botswana amounted to $ 6.41 billion). The share of commodity group 9001 in total imports to Botswana increased by 0.004 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.015% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Botswana were equal to $ 16.2 billion).
Imports of commodity group 9001 reached 1.6% of total imports of group "" to Botswana in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Botswana totalled $77 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 9001 in total imports of commodity group to Botswana increased by 0.146 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 1.45% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Botswana accounted for $172 million).
Where does Botswana import Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked from?
Top trading partners (import of "Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked") of Botswana in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 53% (674 thousand US$)
- China with a share of 26% (335 thousand US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 10% (125 thousand US$)
- India with a share of 3.97% (49 thousand US$)
- Korea with a share of 1.55% (19.4 thousand US$)
- Italy with a share of 1.13% (14.1 thousand US$)
- USA - 9.25 thousand US$
- Switzerland - 4.74 thousand US$
- Australia - 4.68 thousand US$
- Lesotho - 3.19 thousand US$
Imports structure of 9001 - Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked - to Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 53% (672 thousand US$): 900150 - Spectacle lenses of mats. other than glass, unmounted
- 21% (271 thousand US$): 900110 - Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles & cables (excl. of 85.44)
- 13.9% (173 thousand US$): 900130 - Contact lenses
- 5.78% (72 thousand US$): 900140 - Spectacle lenses of glass, unmounted
- 4.76% (59 thousand US$): 900190 - Lenses (excl. of 9001.30-9001.50), prisms, mirrors & other optical elements, of any mat., unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically wkd
