Full trade & compliance profile
Uganda — Trade & Compliance
Uganda's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
6
trade agreements
9
cargo treaties
15.72%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Uganda beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates29.4%
- 2China, Hong Kong SAR11.4%
- 3India9.1%
- 4Kenya6.0%
- 5South Sudan5.5%
Top import sources
- 1China19.5%
- 2United Rep. of Tanzania12.5%
- 3United Arab Emirates9.4%
- 4India7.3%
- 5Kenya7.0%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals47.5%
- 2Coffee, tea, spices17.6%
- 3Cocoa3.8%
- 4Mineral fuels & oils2.1%
- 5Sugars1.9%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals23.8%
- 2Mineral fuels & oils15.6%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.5%
- 4Vehicles5.9%
- 5Electrical machinery4.7%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates+7.63pp
- 2China, Hong Kong SAR+5.54pp
- 3Rwanda+1.67pp
Declining export markets
- 1South Sudan−5.11pp
- 2Kenya−4.27pp
- 3Dem. Rep. of the Congo−1.94pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals+13.77pp
- 2Cocoa+2.43pp
- 3Ceramics+0.40pp
Declining export goods
- 1Fish & seafood−1.17pp
- 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−1.15pp
- 3Dairy, eggs, honey−1.15pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
East African Community (EAC) - Accession of Burundi and Rwanda2007
East African Community (EAC)2000
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
UGX
Uganda Shilling
MFN applied tariff
15.72%
simple average (2022)
Sanctions & restrictive measures
On the UN list
2
On the EU list
8
Listed entities includeMACHANGA LTDUGANDA COMMERCIAL IMPEX (UCI) LTDJames NyakuniJamil Mukulu
10 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Plantains and cooking bananas
11.8M t
Top mineral output
iron ore
361.2K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 81 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗