Countries
Mozambique: trade by HS code
- US$13bnExports 2024
- US$16bnImports 2024
- 2,500HS6 · Exports
In 2024, exports from Mozambique came to US$13bn and imports to US$16bn.
Its main exports were liquefied natural gas (LNG) (2711.11), other coal (2701.19) and unwrought aluminium, not alloyed (7601.10).
Its largest customer was India and its largest supplier South Africa.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £20.6m from Mozambique (-21% on the year before), above all molasses resulting from the extraction…, worked rubies, sapphires and emeralds and other worked precious and semi-precious…, and exported £33.8m to it.
Under SADC EPA and the UK–Mozambique agreement, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Mozambique that meet the rules of origin.
Mozambique and the UK
Agreement or scheme: SADC EPA · UK–Mozambique agreement
What the UK imports from Mozambique
- 1703.10Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: cane molasses
- 7103.91Worked rubies, sapphires and emeralds
- 7103.99Other worked precious and semi-precious stones
- 8479.89Other machines with individual functions
- 0804.40Avocados
- 7112.92Platinum waste and scrap
- 9031.80Other measuring and checking instruments
- 2504.10In powder or in flakes
- 9032.89Other automatic regulating instruments
- 0902.40Black tea (bulk, over 3 kg)
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
Mozambique and the EU
Agreement or scheme: GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) · SADC EPA
What the EU imports from Mozambique
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 2401.20Stemmed/stripped tobacco leaf
- 7605.11Aluminium wire rod over 7 mm
- 2701.12Bituminous coal
- 7103.91Worked rubies, sapphires and emeralds
- 2615.10Zirconium ores (zircon)
- 2614.00Titanium ores (ilmenite, rutile)
- 7103.99Other worked precious and semi-precious stones
- 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawns
- 2401.10Tobacco leaf, not stemmed
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- 2701.19Other coal
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 2711.21Natural gas in gaseous state
- 2701.12Bituminous coal
- 2716.00Electricity
- 2614.00Titanium ores (ilmenite, rutile)
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 0713.60Dried pigeon peas
- 2704.00Coke and semi-coke
- 1207.40Sesame seeds
- 7103.91Worked rubies, sapphires and emeralds
- 2401.20Stemmed/stripped tobacco leaf
- 7605.11Aluminium wire rod over 7 mm
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 2615.10Zirconium ores (zircon)
- 0801.31Cashew nuts in shell
- 2505.90Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other: other
- 1507.10Crude soybean oil
- 7103.99Other worked precious and semi-precious stones
Top imports
- 2610.00Chromium ores
- 7202.41Ferro-chromium, over 4% carbon
- 2601.11Iron ore, non-agglomerated
- 1006.30Milled rice
- 2716.00Electricity
- 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)
- 2713.12Calcined petroleum coke
- 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractions
- 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)
- 1511.10Crude palm oil
- 2826.12Fluorides: fluorides, of aluminium
- 1507.10Crude soybean oil
- 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail sale
- 2603.00Copper ores and concentrates
- 2701.12Bituminous coal
- 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)
- 3102.10Urea
- 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 t
- 3907.61PET resin, viscosity 78 ml/g or more
- 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offal
Main buyers from Mozambique
Main suppliers of Mozambique
Questions and answers
What does Mozambique export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was liquefied natural gas (LNG) (HS 2711.11), worth US$2bn.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with Mozambique?
Yes: goods from Mozambique can enter at preferential rates under SADC EPA and the UK–Mozambique agreement, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.