Afghanistan Trade Data

Q1: What is Afghanistan customs data?

Afghanistan customs data covers the import trade records published by Afghanistan Customs. Each record is one complete customs declaration line and contains the parties, the product, the shipment route and the declared values.

Sample record: Cover group or electric lamp per kilo from Iran (HS 94059200, 202608) shipped from Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ) to Afghanistan (AF), 970 Kg net weight, USD 1,047.24 declared value.

Q2: What are the unique advantages of Afghanistan data?

Core features of this data set:
   1. Persian-language fields: descriptions are stored in the original language (e.g. چراغ های ال ای دی سقفی دیواری ایرانی گروه پلاستیک)
   2. local-currency price fields (AFN): amount, weight-unit price and quantity-unit price (e.g. 127,865)
   3. duty and valuation fields: Tax 15,390 (AFN)
   4. customs broker / agent fields: name and code (e.g. Herat Customs)

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, declaration No. 36978.

Q4: How should the Persian-language product fields be used?

Persian is used in local trade documents, so the product text is stored in the original language:
   - Product description (Persian/Dari): چراغ های ال ای دی سقفی دیواری ایرانی گروه پلاستیک
   - Detailed product name (English): Cover group or electric lamp per kilo from Iran
   - Use: search with Persian keywords instead of English ones, and reuse the official wording on invoices and customs paperwork to avoid classification disputes

Q5: Which currencies and value fields does Afghanistan data provide?

Multiple value systems are provided:
   USD: amount 1,047.24, weight-unit price 2.00747, quantity-unit price 26.31408
   CNY: total amount 13,117, weight-unit price 13.52248
   EUR: total amount 1,678.7, weight-unit price 1.73165
   Afghan afghani (AFN): amount 127,865, weight-unit price 131.81599, quantity-unit price 1,727.90541
   exchange rate field: 65.91, the local conversion rate used for this declaration

Q6: What is HS code 94059200 in this data set?

HS code 94059200 corresponds to From plastics:
   - Code product description: From plastics
   - Detailed product name: Cover group or electric lamp per kilo from Iran
   - Sub-industry: Furniture
   - Industry: Others

   In this sample the goods were declared by Importer (Dari name): محمد امان الله و احمد صدیق تجارتی فریبی.

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: 999 Kg
   - Net weight: 970 Kg (= 0.97 metric ton)
   - Quantity: 74 Carton
   - 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 Afghanistan data to develop buyers?

Steps:
   1. Filter records where the importer (dari name) is in Afghanistan 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, declaration-level value summary)
   4. Look at which exporter they currently buy from, then pitch the same category

   Sample application: محمد امان الله و احمد صدیق تجارتی فریبی (9003644300) imported Cover group or electric lamp per kilo from Iran from Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ), 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 1,047.24 and USD weight-unit price 2.00747; local-currency amount 127,865 AFN; CNY amount 13,117; EUR amount 1,678.7
   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 (Tax 15,390 (AFN)) to move from customs value to landed cost
   4. Recalculate margin in the currency you actually settle in

   Sample application: "Cover group or electric lamp per kilo from Iran" declared under HS 94059200, 970 Kg, origin Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ).

Q10: How do I screen clearance channels and logistics routes?

Steps:
   1. Group records by customs broker / agent, customs agent, or logistics company (Herat Customs)
   2. Count declaration volume and total net weight handled by each one
   3. Review the customs office and port used (sample: Herat / Islam Qala)
   4. Prioritize the brokers who already clear your product category

   Sample application: this declaration was cleared through Herat Customs (code AF413).

Q11: How do I analyse import trends with Afghanistan 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. Channel: compare customs offices, ports and brokers to see how flows split

   Sample application: the sample is a 202608 record (import), HS 94059200, 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 2.00747) with the same-indicator distribution on the same HS code
   2. Check weight consistency (net weight 970 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: Tax 15,390 (AFN).