Market Brief on Mozambique Jan 2018 Location Facts and Figures Total Population Area Time Zone Capital City International Telephone Code Currency Exchange Rate (02/02/18) GDP 26,5 million 799 380 sq.km +2 hrs GMT +258 Meticais (MZM) 1 US$ = 61.06 MZN US$11.4 billion The Republic of Mozambique is located in South-east Africa and is bordered by the Indian Ocean on the east, Tanzania on the north, Malawi and Mozambique on the northwest, Zimbabwe on the west and Swaziland as well as South Africa on the south west. Cities and Population City Population 1,191,613 Matola 675,422 Beira 530,604 Nampula 388,526 Chimoio 256,936 Nacala 224,795 Quelimane 188,964 Tete 129,316 Xai-Xai 127,366 Maxixe 119,868 GDP per capita GDP Growth Rate Ease of Doing Business (World Bank 2017) Inflation Rate Official Language(s) Languages Business Hours Banking Hours US$387.5 5. 137/190 15. Portuguese Swahili, Makhuwa, Sena 0800 hrs-1700 hrs Lunch 1300-1400 hrs 0900-1530 hrs (weekdays) 0830-1200 (Sat) Literacy Rate 58.55 % (2016) Measures Important International Participation Metric System UN, AU, SADC, WTO
Na US$'000 Mozambique Trade with the world 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exports (US$'000) 3,469,852 4,023,719 4,725,331 3,196,082 3,354,938 Imports (US$'000) 6,177,210 10,099,147 8,743,074 7,907,622 5,295,313 Major import sources of Mozambique (2016) Major export destinations of Mozambique (2016) 2 30% 20% 21% 1% 6% 21% 6% 7% 20% South Africa Singapore China UAE India Portugal Germany Netherlands USA UK South Africa Netherlands India China Singapore USA Spain Hong Kong, China UK Zambia
US$'000 Major import products of Mozambique (2016) Major export products of Mozambique (2016) 1 1 1 50% 7% 1 Petroleum oils Fluorides Rice Wheat and meslin Petroleum coke s Electrical energy Medicaments Motor vehicles Unwrought aluminium Machinery & spare parts 11% Unwrought aluminium 10% Activated carbon Electrical energy Bars, rods and profiles of aluminium Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons Coke and semi-coke of coal Unmanufactured tobacco Titanium ores and concentrates Precious stones and semi-precious stones Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates Zimbabwe-Mozambique Trade (US$ 000) 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exports (US$'000) 283,121 369,624 577,419 408,884 267,697 Imports (US$'000) 160,138 200,455 148,428 170,816 162,419 Trade Bal (US$'000) 122,983 169,169 428,991 238,068 105,278
Zimbabwe s exports to Mozambique (2016) Zimbabwe s imports from Mozambique (2016) Cement Mining machinery Seeds, fruits and spores for sowing Packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding, webs Wood in the rough Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco Live poultry Seeds, fruit and spores, for sowing Twine, cordage &cable, with rubber/plastic Central heating boilers Iron ores & concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel Milk and cream not concentrated nor sweetened Men s suits, jackets, trousers and shorts. Petroleum oils, not crude Electrical energy Wheat and meslin flour Fish, cured or smoked Mixtures of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium fertiliser Tobacco unmanufactured, tobacco refuse Pasta & couscous Tubes and pipes of iron and steel Fertilisers. Zimbabwe products with export potential to Mozambique Pharmaceuticals Structures (rods, angle, plates) of iron & steel Machinery parts Mining machinery/equipment Cement Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators Board & panels, equipped with two/more switches, fuses Refrigerator, freezer Plastic packing goods or closures (stoppers, lids, caps) Packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding, webs Meat of poultry Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides Tap, cock, valve for pipe, tank for the like, including pressure reducing valve Refractory bricks Electric transformers Insulated wire/cable Furniture and parts thereof. ZimTrade carried out a market survey in Mozambique (Tete, Nampula and Niassa Provinces) in 2013. The Market Survey report is available in the Trade Information Centre (Harare & Bulawayo).
Useful Addresses Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique 152 Herbert Chitepo Avenue P. O. Box 4608, Harare Tel: +263 4 253871-3 Fax: +263 4 253875 E-mail: emba@embamoc.org.zw Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe No. 1657 Ave. Martires da Machava Tel: +258 21 490404; 488877 Fax: +258 21 492237 E-mail: zimmaputo@zimfa.gov.zw Consulate of the Republic of Zimbabwe 617 Rua Francisco Dechange Almeida Ponde Geo P. O. Box 649, Beira Tel: +258 3 372950; 327942 Fax: +258 3 328942 E-mail: zimcons@tdm.co.zm Mozambique Chamber of Commerce Mateus Sansco Muthemba Road, 452 P. O. Box 1836 Tel: +258 21 492210 E-mail: cacomo@teledata.mz Website: http://www.chamber-commerce.net/ Preferential Trade Arrangements Zimbabwe-Mozambique Preferential Bilateral Trade Agreement Signed in January 2004, this agreement entered into force in March 2005. Its objective is to eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers as well as to cooperate in customs and trade promotion. The agreement provides for duty free trade between the two members with the rules of origin specifying a 25 percent domestic value added. Excluded from the agreement are refined and unrefined sugar, Coca-Cola/Schweppes soft drinks, firearms, ammunition and explosives, motor vehicles and cigarettes. SADC Trade Protocol Zimbabwe and Mozambique are both members of the SADC Protocol. The Protocol is an agreement between SADC Member States to reduce customs duties and other barriers to trade on products from each other. By January 1, 2008, most customs duties (on 8 of tariff lines) had been eliminated for goods originating from SADC Member States. Travelling to Mozambique Zimbabwe nationals do not need a visa to visit Mozambique. A valid passport (at least 6 months) is required. Mozambique is accessible by both air and road. There are flights from Harare to (via South Africa). By road there are 1283 Km (Harare-) and 1822 km (Bulawayo-). For more information, please contact us www.tradezimbabwe.com info@zimtrade.co.zw +263-4-369330-41 Disclaimer: ZimTrade strives to compile reliable, research-based information that is passed on to our clients in good faith. Whilst every care has been taken in the production of this report, ZimTrade does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the information supplied. For more information about ZimTrade and its activities log on to www.zimtrade.co.zw