Top Import Products from India to Malawi

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09-Feb-2025

Overview

As the Malawi import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Machinery and Equipment: 20%

> Fuels: 18%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Chemicals: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Iron and Steel: 6%

> Electronics: 5%

> Textiles: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Malawi's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Malawi's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery and Equipment (USD 1.2 billion), Fuels (USD 1.08 billion), and Vehicles (USD 0.9 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Chemicals, as well as Plastics.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Malawi’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products from india to malawi

Top Import Products from india to malawi

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Malawi

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Malawi

Import Products from india to malawi
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings HSN Code: 30049099 30049090 30041090 Importers : Malawi Importers 450 Malawi Importers Shipment 7,957	Value	$933,334,361.76	$53,277,471.76	1651.84%	4.84%	43.93%
	Shipment	3,267	2,286	42.91%	10.95%	11.59%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 HSN Code: 87149100 87149600 87149400 Importers : Malawi Importers 78 Malawi Importers Shipment 4,960	Value	$218,636,081.58	$5,101,234.54	4185.94%	1.13%	4.21%
	Shipment	2,005	1,252	60.14%	6.72%	6.35%
Instruments and appliances used in medical, Surgical, Dental or veterinary sciences, Including scientigraphic apparatus, Other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional explorat HSN Code: 90184900 90185090 90189099 Importers : Malawi Importers 211 Malawi Importers Shipment 2,853	Value	$232,644,281.97	$890,285.12	26031.44%	1.21%	0.73%
	Shipment	966	1,032	-6.40%	3.24%	5.23%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87089900 87083000 87089300 Importers : Malawi Importers 172 Malawi Importers Shipment 2,071	Value	$25,736,143.51	$464,165.41	5444.61%	0.13%	0.38%
	Shipment	658	793	-17.02%	2.21%	4.02%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For HSN Code: 85365090 85369090 85362030 Importers : Malawi Importers 236 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,912	Value	$1,379,565.51	$218,184	532.29%	0.01%	0.18%
	Shipment	849	339	150.44%	2.85%	1.72%
Machinery, Not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, For the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, Other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils HSN Code: 84389090 84389000 84381010 Importers : Malawi Importers 100 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,371	Value	$943,154,755.15	$1,978,531.5	47569.43%	4.89%	1.63%
	Shipment	535	383	39.69%	1.79%	1.94%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181500 73181600 73182200 Importers : Malawi Importers 222 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,306	Value	$33,216,526.62	$178,722.61	18485.52%	0.17%	0.15%
	Shipment	438	225	94.67%	1.47%	1.14%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers: HSN Code: 84212300 84219900 84212900 Importers : Malawi Importers 222 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,216	Value	$3,347,230.12	$1,172,348.98	185.51%	0.02%	0.97%
	Shipment	509	316	61.08%	1.71%	1.60%
Orthopaedic appliances, Including crutches, Surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, Or implanted in the body, To compensate for a defect HSN Code: 90211000 90213900 90212900 Importers : Malawi Importers 54 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,172	Value	$167,368.52	$130,496.52	28.26%	0.00%	0.11%
	Shipment	338	250	35.20%	1.13%	1.27%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber HSN Code: 40169320 40169990 40169330 Importers : Malawi Importers 218 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,133	Value	$13,852,929.69	$44,632.09	30938.05%	0.07%	0.04%
	Shipment	334	306	9.15%	1.12%	1.55%
Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter HSN Code: 30064000 30061010 30063000 Importers : Malawi Importers 85 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,085	Value	$59,561,657.32	$1,309,597.25	4448.09%	0.31%	1.08%
	Shipment	358	393	-8.91%	1.20%	1.99%
Air or vacuum pumps, Air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, Whether or not fitted with filters HSN Code: 84149090 84149019 84148090 Importers : Malawi Importers 180 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,058	Value	$21,912,267.28	$423,997.17	5068.02%	0.11%	0.35%
	Shipment	544	227	139.65%	1.82%	1.15%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves HSN Code: 84818030 84818090 84812000 Importers : Malawi Importers 213 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,052	Value	$54,600,194.59	$191,650.87	28389.41%	0.28%	0.16%
	Shipment	464	241	92.53%	1.56%	1.22%
Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, Closing, Sealing or labelling bottles, Cans, Boxes, Bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, Jars, Tubes and similar containers; HSN Code: 84229090 84223000 84224000 Importers : Malawi Importers 129 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,048	Value	$107,509,331.09	$1,010,512.98	10539.08%	0.56%	0.83%
	Shipment	467	286	63.29%	1.57%	1.45%
Pumps for liquids, Whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators - pumps fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device: HSN Code: 84139120 84139190 84137010 Importers : Malawi Importers 213 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,031	Value	$39,173,770.7	$2,216,589.4	1667.30%	0.20%	1.83%
	Shipment	423	296	42.91%	1.42%	1.50%

Top Products		Sep-24	Oct-24	Growth%	Sep-24 Share	Oct-24 Share
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings HSN Code: 30049099 30049090 30041090 Importers : Malawi Importers 450 Malawi Importers Shipment 7,957	Value	$3,875,571.8	$3,299,797.73	-14.86%	19.50%	9.05%
	Shipment	124	226	82.26%	4.13%	7.88%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 HSN Code: 87149100 87149600 87149400 Importers : Malawi Importers 78 Malawi Importers Shipment 4,960	Value	$503,061.87	$537,163.14	6.78%	2.53%	1.47%
	Shipment	131	118	-9.92%	4.36%	4.12%
Instruments and appliances used in medical, Surgical, Dental or veterinary sciences, Including scientigraphic apparatus, Other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional explorat HSN Code: 90184900 90185090 90189099 Importers : Malawi Importers 211 Malawi Importers Shipment 2,853	Value	$92,987.86	$194,880.99	109.58%	0.47%	0.53%
	Shipment	30	64	113.33%	1.00%	2.23%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87089900 87083000 87089300 Importers : Malawi Importers 172 Malawi Importers Shipment 2,071	Value	$88,737.77	$75,270.83	-15.18%	0.45%	0.21%
	Shipment	158	90	-43.04%	5.26%	3.14%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For HSN Code: 85365090 85369090 85362030 Importers : Malawi Importers 236 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,912	Value	$20,011.98	$137,391.43	586.55%	0.10%	0.38%
	Shipment	77	99	28.57%	2.56%	3.45%
Machinery, Not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, For the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, Other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils HSN Code: 84389090 84389000 84381010 Importers : Malawi Importers 100 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,371	Value	$984,799.32	$381,726.13	-61.24%	4.95%	1.05%
	Shipment	10	33	230.00%	0.33%	1.15%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181500 73181600 73182200 Importers : Malawi Importers 222 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,306	Value	$80,564.61	$10,649.41	-86.78%	0.41%	0.03%
	Shipment	239	34	-85.77%	7.95%	1.19%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers: HSN Code: 84212300 84219900 84212900 Importers : Malawi Importers 222 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,216	Value	$140,027.5	$93,203.14	-33.44%	0.70%	0.26%
	Shipment	42	40	-4.76%	1.40%	1.40%
Orthopaedic appliances, Including crutches, Surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, Or implanted in the body, To compensate for a defect HSN Code: 90211000 90213900 90212900 Importers : Malawi Importers 54 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,172	Value	$4,543.72	$6,061.52	33.40%	0.02%	0.02%
	Shipment	2	103	5050.00%	0.07%	3.59%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber HSN Code: 40169320 40169990 40169330 Importers : Malawi Importers 218 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,133	Value	$17,906.5	$6,272.08	-64.97%	0.09%	0.02%
	Shipment	48	23	-52.08%	1.60%	0.80%
Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter HSN Code: 30064000 30061010 30063000 Importers : Malawi Importers 85 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,085	Value	$50,069.25	$403,262.86	705.41%	0.25%	1.11%
	Shipment	11	26	136.36%	0.37%	0.91%
Air or vacuum pumps, Air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, Whether or not fitted with filters HSN Code: 84149090 84149019 84148090 Importers : Malawi Importers 180 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,058	Value	$10,899.39	$55,261.24	407.01%	0.05%	0.15%
	Shipment	18	24	33.33%	0.60%	0.84%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves HSN Code: 84818030 84818090 84812000 Importers : Malawi Importers 213 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,052	Value	$66,058.59	$108,879.06	64.82%	0.33%	0.30%
	Shipment	40	30	-25.00%	1.33%	1.05%
Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, Closing, Sealing or labelling bottles, Cans, Boxes, Bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, Jars, Tubes and similar containers; HSN Code: 84229090 84223000 84224000 Importers : Malawi Importers 129 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,048	Value	$73,163.53	$53,182.46	-27.31%	0.37%	0.15%
	Shipment	24	54	125.00%	0.80%	1.88%
Pumps for liquids, Whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators - pumps fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device: HSN Code: 84139120 84139190 84137010 Importers : Malawi Importers 213 Malawi Importers Shipment 1,031	Value	$678,094.05	$356,534.21	-47.42%	3.41%	0.98%
	Shipment	46	35	-23.91%	1.53%	1.22%

Top Import Products from India to Malawi

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Top Import Products from india to malawi

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Malawi

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Malawi

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