Zimbabwe | Imports and Exports | World | Soap | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 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" from Zimbabwe totalled $ 1.13 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 3401 from Zimbabwe went up by 37% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 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" went up by $ 312 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 3401 from Zimbabwe amounted $827 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 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" amounted to 0.015% of total exports from Zimbabwe (cumulative merchandise exports from Zimbabwe totalled $ 7.22 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 3401 in total exports from Zimbabwe increased by 0.003 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.012% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Zimbabwe were equal to $ 6.58 billion).
Exports of commodity group 3401 amounted to 84% of total sales of group "" from Zimbabwe in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Zimbabwe amounted to $1.34 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 3401 in sales of commodity group from Zimbabwe increased by 40 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 43% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Zimbabwe were $1.88 million).
Where does Zimbabwe export Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent?
Top export destinations of "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" from Zimbabwe in 2023:
- Zambia with a share of 58% (668 thousand US$)
- Malawi with a share of 34% (395 thousand US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 6.65% (75 thousand US$)
- Botswana - 103 US$
- Germany - 40 US$
Exports structure of 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 - from Zimbabwe in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 80% (919 thousand US$): 340111 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...for toilet use [see complete text #35]
- 12.6% (144 thousand US$): 340120 - Soap in other forms (excl. of 3401.11)
- 6.64% (75 thousand US$): 340119 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...(excl. for toilet use)
- 0.003% (40 US$): 340130 - Organic surface-active products & preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid/cream & put up for retail sale, whether or not cont. soap
The value of imports of commodity group 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" to Zimbabwe totalled $ 24 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 3401 to Zimbabwe went up by 180% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 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" went up by $ 15.4 million (the value of imports of commodity group 3401 to Zimbabwe was equal to $8.56 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 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" accounted for 0.261% of total import flow to Zimbabwe (in 2023, total imports to Zimbabwe amounted to $ 9.2 billion). The share of commodity group 3401 in total imports to Zimbabwe increased by 0.161 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.099% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Zimbabwe were equal to $ 8.59 billion).
Imports of commodity group 3401 reached 21% of total imports of group "" to Zimbabwe in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Zimbabwe totalled $114 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 3401 in total imports of commodity group to Zimbabwe increased by 4.85 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 16.2% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Zimbabwe accounted for $52 million).
Where does Zimbabwe import Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent from?
Top trading partners (import of "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent") of Zimbabwe in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 86% (20 million US$)
- Zambia with a share of 4.87% (1.17 million US$)
- Kenya with a share of 4.27% (1.02 million US$)
- Mauritius with a share of 2.7% (650 thousand US$)
- Turkey - 113 thousand US$
- China - 89 thousand US$
- Tanzania - 67 thousand US$
- Botswana - 55 thousand US$
- India - 33 thousand US$
- United Kingdom - 7.89 thousand US$
Imports structure of 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 - to Zimbabwe in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 52% (12.5 million US$): 340111 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...for toilet use [see complete text #35]
- 38% (9.27 million US$): 340119 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...(excl. for toilet use)
- 7.6% (1.82 million US$): 340120 - Soap in other forms (excl. of 3401.11)
- 1.77% (427 thousand US$): 340130 - Organic surface-active products & preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid/cream & put up for retail sale, whether or not cont. soap
