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Export to Mozambique

Indian Ocean neighbour with ports serving southern Africa. Buys Indian fuels, medicines, rice, vehicles and machinery.

Capital
Maputo
Currency
MZN
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Maputo, Beira, Nacala

Mozambique has no trade agreement with India but long-standing trade links across the Indian Ocean. Its ports at Maputo, Beira and Nacala also serve landlocked Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Portuguese is the official language, so labels and documents usually need Portuguese.

What it buys from India

  • Petroleum products
  • Medicines and pharmaceutical products
  • Rice and other food
  • Vehicles, machinery and steel products

Import rules on their side

  • Customs is run by the Tax Authority of Mozambique (Autoridade Tributária); declarations go through the electronic single window.
  • Medicines need registration with Mozambique's national medicines regulator before import.
  • Plant products need an import permit from the agriculture ministry and an Indian phytosanitary certificate; food labels need Portuguese.

Practical tips

  • Ask for advance payment or a confirmed LC; check ECGC cover for Mozambique before giving credit.
  • If the goods go on to Malawi or Zambia, confirm the transit route (Beira or Nacala corridor) and who pays inland freight.
  • Check the Indian High Commission in Maputo for buyer verification and local trade contacts.
Sources (4)
  1. Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique (customs)
  2. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  3. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank
  4. Indian Trade Portal (FIEO / Department of Commerce) — market access by country

Trade data

India’s exports to Mozambique in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 1.5 bn
No. 44 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +13.1%
US$ 1.32 bn → US$ 1.5 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.34%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 1.23 bn1.2k2020-212021-22: US$ 1.98 bn2.0k2021-222022-23: US$ 2.51 bn2.5k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 1.32 bn1.3k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.5 bn1.5k2025-26
India’s exports to Mozambique, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 739 mn+20.4%
2Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 154 mn+13.2%
3Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 136 mn-5.9%
4MachineryHS 84US$ 63.2 mn-7.1%
5Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 49 mn+11.3%
6Railway equipmentHS 86US$ 35 mn+231.2%
7Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 31.8 mn-2.9%
8PlasticsHS 39US$ 31.1 mn-11.5%
9Other chemical productsHS 38US$ 23.4 mn+12.5%
10Explosives, matchesHS 36US$ 20.7 mn+155.1%
11Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 18.6 mn+21.5%
12Inorganic chemicalsHS 28US$ 17.3 mn+16%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. Railway equipmentUS$ 10.6 mn → US$ 35 mn+231.2%
  2. Explosives, matchesUS$ 8.1 mn → US$ 20.7 mn+155.1%
  3. Bakery and cereal foodsUS$ 5.6 mn → US$ 9.2 mn+63.2%
  4. Sugar and confectioneryUS$ 10.5 mn → US$ 15.9 mn+50.9%
  5. RubberUS$ 9.6 mn → US$ 12.2 mn+27.5%
  6. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 15.3 mn → US$ 18.6 mn+21.5%
  7. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 613 mn → US$ 739 mn+20.4%
  8. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 8.1 mn → US$ 9.5 mn+16.5%

Low demand

  1. Organic chemicalsUS$ 10.6 mn → US$ 8.4 mn-20.7%
  2. Glass and glasswareUS$ 9.8 mn → US$ 8.2 mn-16.7%
  3. TobaccoUS$ 8.6 mn → US$ 7.5 mn-12.8%
  4. PlasticsUS$ 35.2 mn → US$ 31.1 mn-11.5%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Non-basmati riceUS$ 149 mn+13.2%
2Bicycles and partsUS$ 14.4 mn+7.3%
3Sugar confectioneryUS$ 8.8 mn+132.1%
4Biscuits and bakery productsUS$ 8.7 mn+63.1%
5Books and printed matterUS$ 8.5 mn+0.2%
6SanitarywareUS$ 2.7 mn+39.7%
7Paper and paperboard packagingUS$ 2.5 mn+24.3%
8Fireworks and matchesUS$ 2.5 mn-2.4%
9Chocolate and cocoa productsUS$ 2.3 mn+251.5%
10SaltUS$ 1.5 mn+13.5%
11Soft drinks and non-alcoholic beveragesUS$ 270k+1,250%
12Solar cells and modulesUS$ 150k—

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 716 mn+22.5%
2RiceHS 1006US$ 154 mn+14.5%
3MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 110 mn-9.1%
4Rail locomotivesHS 8602US$ 32.9 mn—
5Human bloodHS 3002US$ 24.4 mn+32.2%
6Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumenHS 2713US$ 19.3 mn-25.4%
7Safety fusesHS 3603US$ 15.2 mn+272.4%
8Bicycles and other cyclesHS 8712US$ 11.8 mn+16.1%
9VehiclesHS 8704US$ 11.7 mn-7.8%
10Sodium hydroxideHS 2815US$ 11 mn+23.2%
11Activated carbonHS 3802US$ 9.3 mn+124%
12Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 8.9 mn-34.3%
13Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 8.8 mn+213.5%
14Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoaHS 1704US$ 8.8 mn+132.1%
15Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 3923US$ 8.8 mn-12.6%
16Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoaHS 1905US$ 8.7 mn+63.1%
17Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheetsHS 4901US$ 8.5 mn+0.2%
18Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 8.5 mn+51.7%
19Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the…HS 7010US$ 8 mn-17%
20Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steelHS 7311US$ 7.1 mn+1,216.7%

What India buys from Mozambique

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 2.29 bn
US$ 2.1 bn → US$ 2.29 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.5 bn
Trade balance
−US$ 793 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+9.2%
Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—+14.1%
2VegetablesHS 07—+3%
3Ships and boatsHS 89——
4Iron and steelHS 72—+13.1%
5Fruit and nutsHS 08—-28.1%
6CopperHS 74—-84.8%
7PulpHS 47—+45.2%
8WoodHS 44—+980.4%
9LeadHS 78—+7.3%
10AluminiumHS 76—+17.7%

The country at a glance

Population
35.6 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 22.3 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 627
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 12.4 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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