Zambia | Imports and Exports | World | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" from Zambia totalled $ 127 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 34 from Zambia went up by 15.3% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" went up by $ 17 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 34 from Zambia amounted $110 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" amounted to 1.22% of total exports from Zambia (cumulative merchandise exports from Zambia totalled $ 10.4 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 34 in total exports from Zambia increased by 0.275 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.951% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Zambia were equal to $ 11.6 billion).
Where does Zambia export Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster?
Top export destinations of "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" from Zambia in 2023:
- Dem. Rep. Congo with a share of 80% (103 million US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 12.2% (15.6 million US$)
- Malawi with a share of 4.01% (5.14 million US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 2.83% (3.62 million US$)
- South Africa - 120 thousand US$
- USA - 19.6 thousand US$
- Botswana - 13 thousand US$
- Ghana - 686 US$
- Tanzania - 627 US$
- Congo - 274 US$
Exports structure of 34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster - from Zambia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 80% (102 million US$): 3402 - Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. (Cleaning Products)
- 11.3% (14.5 million US$): 3401 - 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 cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent
- 3.7% (4.74 million US$): 3403 - Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
- 2.53% (3.24 million US$): 3406 - Candles, tapers and the like
- 2.09% (2.68 million US$): 3405 - Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 34.04
The value of imports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" to Zambia totalled $ 85 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 34 to Zambia decreased by 7.33% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" decreased by $ 6.76 million (the value of imports of commodity group 34 to Zambia was equal to $92 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 34 "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" accounted for 0.843% of total import flow to Zambia (in 2023, total imports to Zambia amounted to $ 10.1 billion). The share of commodity group 34 in total imports to Zambia decreased by 0.175 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 1.01% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Zambia were equal to $ 9.04 billion).
Where does Zambia import Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster from?
Top trading partners (import of "Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster") of Zambia in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 51% (43 million US$)
- Korea with a share of 15.3% (13.1 million US$)
- China with a share of 6.38% (5.45 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 6.14% (5.24 million US$)
- Mauritius with a share of 5.89% (5.04 million US$)
- India with a share of 3.45% (2.95 million US$)
- Qatar with a share of 3.24% (2.77 million US$)
- Kenya with a share of 2.63% (2.25 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 2.02% (1.73 million US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 1.26% (1.07 million US$)
Imports structure of 34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster - to Zambia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 68% (58 million US$): 3402 - Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. (Cleaning Products)
- 19.4% (16.6 million US$): 3401 - 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 cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent
- 5.81% (4.96 million US$): 3405 - Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 34.04
- 5.77% (4.93 million US$): 3403 - Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
- 0.434% (370 thousand US$): 3404 - Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
- 0.147% (126 thousand US$): 3406 - Candles, tapers and the like
- 0.051% (43 thousand US$): 3407 - Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as dental wax or as dental impression compounds, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate).
