GLOBAL TRADE INTELLIGENCE
GLOBAL TRADE INTELLIGENCE
GLOBAL TRADE INTELLIGENCE
GLOBAL TRADE INTELLIGENCE
GLOBAL TRADE INTELLIGENCE
+ Ethiopian Trade Data includes domestic enterprises for imports and both buyer and seller enterprises for exports.
+ It describes the customs codes.
+ It contains information such as gross weight, net weight, quantity, amount, and unit price.
+ It is updated quickly and was first developed by the company, Global Trade Solutions.
Ethiopia customs data is built on the import declaration records released by Ethiopia Customs. The sample declaration (202608) covers HS code 94054900 (- Other) shipped from China to Ethiopia (ET), with 502 Kg net weight and USD 1,450 declared value. Local currency fields in Birr (ETB) (sample: 233,518); duty and valuation fields (Birr total tax 7,005.54; USD total tax 43.51; CIF USD 1,450.42236). The complete field system of this data set is broken down below.
| Data type | Import customs data |
| Data source | Ethiopia Customs |
| Total fields | 29 fields in the sample, 6 modules |
| Coverage | Declaration, Importer (Buyer), Exporter (Supplier), Product, Shipment, Product Price and Quantity |
| Data update | Monthly, by clearance date; historical backtracking supported (sample month: 202608) |
| No. | Module | Fields | Representative Fields | Trade Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declaration Basic Information | 4 | Data type; Month; Date; HS code | ★★★☆☆ |
| 2 | Importer (Buyer) Information | 2 | Ethiopian importer; Importer country | ★★★★★ |
| 3 | Exporter (Supplier) Information | 1 | Exporter country | ★★★★☆ |
| 4 | Product Basic Information | 5 | HS code; Code product description; Code product description 2; Sub-industry; Industry | ★★★★☆ |
| 5 | Shipment Information | 7 | Trade type; Country of origin; Exporter country; Continent; Economic zone; Month; Clearance date | ★★★☆☆ |
| 6 | Product Price and Quantity | 10 | Gross weight; Net weight; Weight unit; Metric ton; USD amount; USD weight-unit price; Birr amount; Birr quantity-unit price; Currency code; Tax and valuation fields | ★★★★★ |
💱 Local Currency Pricing (ETB)
Provides a full local-currency price set: amount 233,518 ETB, weight-unit price - and quantity-unit price 7,005.54.
🧾 Duty and Valuation Fields
Carries duty, tax and valuation detail: Birr total tax 7,005.54; USD total tax 43.51; CIF USD 1,450.42236. Useful for building landed-cost models on top of the customs value.
🧭 Bilingual Party Fields
Chinese buyer/supplier names and standard English names are both available where the counterparty is Chinese, making supplier identification unambiguous.
📈 Monthly and Date Fields
Month and clearance date are both recorded (202608 / 2026/8/31), so seasonality and lead time can be analysed at record level.
| Scenario | Core Fields | Related Analysis Fields |
|---|---|---|
| 🏢 Find Ethiopia Buyers | Ethiopian importer, importer company code, importer country | Code product description, USD amount, month |
| 🔍 Verify Buyer Identity and Scale | importer company code, USD amount, net weight | Month trend, HS code, customs broker |
| 💰 Build a Pricing Model | USD amount, CNY total amount, EUR total amount, Birr amount | Net weight, metric ton, quantity, quantity unit |
| 🧮 Calculate Landed Cost | Duty and tax fields, FOB / CIF amounts, contract value | Weight unit price, quantity unit price |
| 🏭 Profile Competitors | Exporter, exporter country, exporter standard English name | HS code, code product description, USD amount |
| 📈 Size the Market | HS code, USD amount, net weight | Month trend, country of origin, sub-industry / industry |
| 🌍 Check Trade-Agreement Origin | Country of origin, economic zone, economic organization | Exporter country, trade type, port |
💡 Key Value Notes
Ethiopia customs data is a import declaration data set from Ethiopia Customs. It provides a local-currency price set (ETB) alongside USD and CNY values; duty and valuation fields for landed-cost and declared-value checks. Sample record: 502 Kg net weight, USD 1,450 declared value.
Q1: What is Ethiopia customs data?
Ethiopia customs data covers the import trade records published by Ethiopia Customs. Each record is one complete customs declaration line and contains the parties, the product, the shipment route and the declared values.
Sample record: - Other (HS 94054900, 202608) shipped from China to Ethiopia (ET), 502 Kg net weight, USD 1,450 declared value.
Q2: What are the unique advantages of Ethiopia data?
Core features of this data set:
1. local-currency price fields (ETB): amount, weight-unit price and quantity-unit price (e.g. 233,518)
2. duty and valuation fields: Birr total tax 7,005.54; USD total tax 43.51; CIF USD 1,450.42236
Q3: How frequently is the data updated?
The data is refreshed monthly and supports historical backtracking. The sample record is for month 202608 with a clearance date of 2026/8/31.
Q4: How are the product description fields structured?
Product text is recorded in English and is split into two levels:
- Code product description (the wording attached to the HS code): - Other
- Detailed product name (the specific item): -
- Use: filter by HS code first, then keyword-search the detailed product name to find the exact SKU family
Q5: Which currencies and value fields does Ethiopia data provide?
Multiple value systems are provided:
USD: amount 1,450, weight-unit price 2.88929, quantity-unit price -
Birr (ETB): amount 233,518, weight-unit price -, quantity-unit price 7,005.54
Q6: What is HS code 94054900 in this data set?
HS code 94054900 corresponds to - Other:
- Code product description: - Other
- Detailed product name: -
- Sub-industry: Furniture
- Industry: Others
In this sample the goods were declared by Ethiopian importer: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES GROUP.
Q7: What do the weight and quantity fields mean?
Weight and quantity fields are recorded separately, and unit prices are derived from each basis:
- Gross weight: 502 Kg
- Net weight: 502 Kg (= 0.502 metric ton)
- Quantity: not published
- Take care: compare unit prices only on the same basis - weight-unit prices and quantity-unit prices are not interchangeable
Q8: How do I use Ethiopia data to develop buyers?
Steps:
1. Filter records where the ethiopian importer is in Ethiopia (ET) and the HS code matches your product line
2. De-duplicate buyers by importer company code
3. Grade each buyer by purchase frequency and value (month, USD amount)
4. Look at which exporter they currently buy from, then pitch the same category
Sample application: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES GROUP (-) imported - Other from China, so similar products can be pitched to the same buyer profile.
Q9: How do I build a pricing or cost model with this data?
Steps:
1. Extract the value fields: USD amount 1,450 and USD weight-unit price 2.88929; local-currency amount 233,518 ETB
2. Note the Incoterms (sample: not stated) to know which cost elements are inside the declared value
3. Add duty and tax from the tax fields (Birr total tax 7,005.54; USD total tax 43.51; CIF USD 1,450.42236) to move from customs value to landed cost
4. Recalculate margin in the currency you actually settle in
Sample application: "- Other" declared under HS 94054900, 502 Kg, origin China.
Q10: How do I screen clearance channels and logistics routes?
Steps:
1. Read the transport mode and entry point of each record (sample: -)
2. Group by origin country to see which corridor your competitors use
3. Compare declared unit prices between corridors
Sample application: goods entered from China.
Q11: How do I analyse import trends with Ethiopia data?
Analysis dimensions:
1. Time: aggregate month, USD amount, net weight and record count using the month and clearance date fields
2. Origin: compare country of origin and exporter country shares
3. Product: rank HS codes, sub-industry and industry by value
4. Supplier: profile the main exporters and their declared unit prices
Sample application: the sample is a 202608 record (import), HS 94054900, which can be used as one data point in a monthly trend line.
Q12: How do I screen price anomalies and audit declared value?
Screening method:
1. Compare the line-level unit price (USD weight-unit price 2.88929) with the same-indicator distribution on the same HS code
2. Check weight consistency (net weight 502 Kg against the declaration-level weight where available)
3. Flag records whose values are reported as 0 or whose duty is fully exempted, and exclude them from price averages
4. Manually review outliers that deviate far from the category median
Sample: Birr total tax 7,005.54; USD total tax 43.51; CIF USD 1,450.42236.
Use this page’s data introduction and sample to assess Ethiopia import and export research. Match the record type and available fields to your business question before comparing markets or companies.
Check the reporting country, import or export direction, period, product description or HS code, units and available company fields. Customs records, shipment records and aggregate statistics do not necessarily contain the same information.
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