Based on the statistics of United Nations, Lesotho imported US$455 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products imported to Lesotho, Knitted & Crocheted Fabrics contribute to 14.95% of total trade value, equal to US$68,037 thousand. The second imported are Woven Cotton Fabrics, which account for 4.14%. The following table lists the top products imported to Lesotho. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each import category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Imported by Lesotho
Market Value: 455 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Knitted & Crocheted Fabrics | 68,037 | 14.95 | 86.34 |
| 2 | Woven Cotton Fabrics > 85% > 200 G/M2 | 18,850 | 4.14 | -10.17 |
| 3 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 6,414 | 1.41 | 2,501.30 |
| 4 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 4,477 | 0.98 | 7,471.07 |
| 5 | Medicines in Doses | 3,937 | 0.87 | 1,270.14 |
| 6 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 3,055 | 0.67 | 13.62 |
| 7 | Rice | 2,821 | 0.62 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Articles of Plastics | 2,536 | 0.56 | 155.68 |
| 9 | Staple Fiber Sewing Thread | 2,464 | 0.54 | 528.77 |
| 10 | Pile Fabrics | 2,163 | 0.48 | 36.55 |
| 11 | Buttons | 1,895 | 0.42 | 119.46 |
| 12 | Paper Labels | 1,877 | 0.41 | 75.73 |
| 13 | Labels & Badges | 1,696 | 0.37 | 78.22 |
| 14 | Cereal Groats | 1,408 | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Passenger Vehicles | 1,090 | 0.24 | 499.14 |
| 16 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 1,028 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Auxiliary Machinery For Textile Machines | 956 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Woven Fabric -Under 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 | 911 | 0.20 | -45.07 |
| 19 | Pictures & Photos | 854 | 0.19 | 319.27 |
| 20 | Taps, Cocks & Valves | 794 | 0.17 | 41,947.75 |
| 21 | Woven Pile & Chenille Fabrics | 734 | 0.16 | -68.97 |
| 22 | Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers | 664 | 0.15 | -32.57 |
| 23 | Sewing Machines | 646 | 0.14 | 62.23 |
| 24 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – < 85% > 200G/M2 | 573 | 0.13 | -61.75 |
| 25 | Slide Fasteners & Parts | 569 | 0.13 | 321.50 |
| 26 | Knitted Made-Up Clothing Accessories | 543 | 0.12 | 51.97 |
| 27 | Machines For Preparing Fibers & Yarns | 536 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 518 | 0.11 | 1,633.68 |
| 29 | Natural Vegetable Fats & Oils | 503 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Made-Up Clothes Accessories | 471 | 0.10 | 28,268.65 |
| 31 | Heavy Construction Equipment | 470 | 0.10 | 62,101.19 |
| 32 | Sanitary & Toiletry Paper | 453 | 0.10 | 27,898.58 |
| 33 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – < 85% < 200G/M2 | 450 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Air & Vacuum Pumps | 431 | 0.09 | 3,667.54 |
| 35 | Leguminous Vegetables | 382 | 0.08 | -6.29 |
| 36 | Lamps & Lighting Fittings | 363 | 0.08 | 1,037.83 |
| 37 | Measuring or Checking Instruments | 361 | 0.08 | 2,101.48 |
| 38 | Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders | 358 | 0.08 | 2,042.18 |
| 39 | Clasps, Buckles & Hooks | 340 | 0.07 | -3.58 |
| 40 | Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts | 338 | 0.07 | 9,192.87 |
| 41 | Aircraft Engines | 334 | 0.07 | 25.57 |
| 42 | Paper & Paperboard | 327 | 0.07 | 166.17 |
| 43 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 | 307 | 0.07 | -86.40 |
| 44 | Articles of Iron & Steel | 305 | 0.07 | 1,753.79 |
| 45 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 296 | 0.07 | 159.54 |
| 46 | Semi Trucks & Tractors | 292 | 0.06 | 61.95 |
| 47 | Electric Motors & Generators | 289 | 0.06 | 3,356.03 |
| 48 | Water Heaters | 279 | 0.06 | 4,279.91 |
| 49 | Trucks | 279 | 0.06 | 11,445.55 |
| 50 | Plastic & Rubber Footwear | 274 | 0.06 | 34.73 |
| 51 | X-Ray Apparatus | 254 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 52 | Electric Water Heaters | 253 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters | 252 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Narrow Woven Fabrics | 249 | 0.05 | 21.17 |
| 55 | Liquid Crystal Devices | 244 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 56 | Electronic Tubes | 239 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 57 | Parts For Machines & Instruments | 234 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Other Pharmaceutical Goods | 233 | 0.05 | 724.37 |
| 59 | Insulated Wire & Cable | 229 | 0.05 | 293.27 |
| 60 | Books | 210 | 0.05 | 2.26 |
| 61 | Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps | 209 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 62 | Stoves | 204 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 63 | Plastic Containers | 201 | 0.04 | 146.83 |
| 64 | Prefabricated Buildings | 196 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 65 | Knitting Machines | 193 | 0.04 | -26.33 |
| 66 | Soybean Oil | 193 | 0.04 | 158.64 |
| 67 | Leather Footwear | 188 | 0.04 | -21.96 |
| 68 | Pharmaceutical Articles of Rubber | 188 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Plastic Tubes | 187 | 0.04 | 481.71 |
| 70 | Beer | 182 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Molding Boxes For Metal Foundry | 180 | 0.04 | 562.28 |
| 72 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 177 | 0.04 | 283.26 |
| 73 | Electrical Switching Boards | 175 | 0.04 | 19,130.77 |
| 74 | Corn | 174 | 0.04 | -46.11 |
| 75 | Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments | 170 | 0.04 | 313.59 |
| 76 | Enzymes | 170 | 0.04 | 86.96 |
| 77 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 166 | 0.04 | -28.19 |
| 78 | Ink Jet Printers | 158 | 0.03 | 101.64 |
| 79 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 157 | 0.03 | 17,152.53 |
| 80 | Parts For Machine Tools | 155 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 81 | Twine | 153 | 0.03 | 66.22 |
| 82 | Specialized Electrical Machinery & Parts | 152 | 0.03 | 1,846.39 |
| 83 | Art Paper | 149 | 0.03 | 511.81 |
| 84 | TV Receivers | 142 | 0.03 | -99.19 |
| 85 | Woven Cotton Fabrics | 141 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Ceramic Lab Wares | 136 | 0.03 | 686.58 |
| 87 | Prepared Glues & Adhesives | 130 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Steam Generating Boilers | 128 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Woven Fabric -Over 85% Synthetic < 170G/M2 | 125 | 0.03 | 1,386.94 |
| 90 | Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn | 120 | 0.03 | -15.42 |
| 91 | Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments | 118 | 0.03 | 4,949.85 |
| 92 | Composite Diagnostic & Lab Reagents | 103 | 0.02 | 643.49 |
| 93 | Aircraft Parts | 100 | 0.02 | -92.13 |
| 94 | Hand Paintings & Drawings | 98 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Antibiotics | 93 | 0.02 | 228.54 |
| 96 | Kraft Paper | 89 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 97 | Interchange Hand & Machine Tools | 87 | 0.02 | 94.17 |
| 98 | Cow &Horse Hides -No Hair | 83 | 0.02 | 3,059.50 |
| 99 | Builders Ware of Plastics | 82 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Odoriferous Mixtures | 81 | 0.02 | 641.76 |
| 101 | Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies | 81 | 0.02 | 47.30 |
| 102 | Knitted Garments | 80 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Plastic Floor Cover & Wall Cover | 76 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Paper Transfers | 75 | 0.02 | 232.29 |
| 105 | Moving & Grading Machinery | 65 | 0.01 | -77.35 |
| 106 | Stranded Wire | 63 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 107 | Worn Clothing | 62 | 0.01 | 865.75 |
| 108 | Malt | 61 | 0.01 | -85.05 |
| 109 | Cotton Sewing Thread | 61 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Nucleic Acids & Salts | 58 | 0.01 | 9,048.26 |
| 111 | Engine Parts | 57 | 0.01 | 89.21 |
| 112 | Bed & Table Linen | 56 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 113 | Chain & Parts | 56 | 0.01 | 2,976.92 |
| 114 | Pumps For Liquids | 51 | 0.01 | -74.74 |
| 115 | Records & Tapes | 51 | 0.01 | 129.91 |
| 116 | Insulating Fittings For Assembly | 51 | 0.01 | -11.04 |
| 117 | Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film | 51 | 0.01 | -10.48 |
| 118 | Washers & Dryers | 48 | 0.01 | 151.49 |
| 119 | Aluminum Bars | 47 | 0.01 | 151.86 |
| 120 | Machinery Parts | 47 | 0.01 | -76.59 |
| 121 | Machine Tools For Working Wood | 45 | 0.01 | 119.46 |
| 122 | Parts For Electric Equipment | 45 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 123 | Aluminum Structures & Parts of | 44 | 0.01 | -12.79 |
| 124 | Heterocyclic Compounds | 44 | 0.01 | 100.02 |
| 125 | Articles of Leather | 43 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 126 | Trailers | 43 | 0.01 | -9.82 |
| 127 | Revolvers & Pistols | 42 | 0.01 | 33.53 |
| 128 | Agricultural Machinery For Soil | 41 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 129 | Air Conditioners | 41 | 0.01 | 467.33 |
| 130 | Gold | 40 | 0.01 | 4,295.60 |
| 131 | Paint & Varnish | 40 | 0.01 | 156.28 |
| 132 | Synthetic Sewing Threads | 38 | 0.01 | -60.57 |
| 133 | Vans & Buses | 36 | 0.01 | -86.58 |
| 134 | Refractory Bricks | 35 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 135 | Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows | 34 | 0.01 | 648.86 |
| 136 | Piston Engines | 33 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 137 | Transister & Semiconductor Devices | 33 | 0.01 | 23.33 |
| 138 | Furniture & Parts | 32 | 0.01 | 84.14 |
| 139 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 31 | 0.01 | 3,182.17 |
| 140 | Compasses & Navigation Instruments | 31 | 0.01 | 167.96 |
| 141 | Parts of Electric Motors | 30 | 0.01 | 2,330.20 |
| 142 | Human Blood | 28 | 0.01 | -71.92 |
| 143 | Knitted T-Shirts | 28 | 0.01 | 436.78 |
| 144 | Original Sculptures & Statues | 27 | 0.01 | 4,718.73 |
| 145 | Veneer Sheets | 27 | 0.01 | 641.76 |
| 146 | Fork-Lift Trucks | 26 | 0.01 | 294.06 |
| 147 | Image Projectors | 25 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 148 | Machinery For Working Rubber & Plastics | 25 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 149 | Battery Waste | 25 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 150 | Non Crude Oil | 25 | 0.01 | 119.10 |
| 151 | Ceramic Sinks | 24 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 152 | Articles of Vulcanized Rubber | 23 | 0.01 | 107.92 |
| 153 | Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel | 21 | 0.00 | 32.59 |
| 154 | Seats & Parts | 21 | 0.00 | 228.24 |
| 155 | Nails | 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 156 | Machinery For Sorting Screening Minerals | 17 | 0.00 | -9.98 |
| 157 | Non Wovens | 16 | 0.00 | 69.74 |
| 158 | Plastic Household Articles | 15 | 0.00 | -48.51 |
| 159 | Gaskets & Similar Joints of Metal Sheeting | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 160 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 14 | 0.00 | 45.53 |
| 161 | Inorganic Acids | 14 | 0.00 | 1,422.86 |
| 162 | Candles | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 163 | Articles of Wood | 14 | 0.00 | -73.90 |
| 164 | Padlocks | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 165 | Printed Circuits | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 166 | Sand Blasting Machines | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 167 | Machinery For Typeset | 13 | 0.00 | -57.63 |
| 168 | Plastic Monofil | 13 | 0.00 | -16.97 |
| 169 | Knitted Mens & Boys Suits | 13 | 0.00 | 17.26 |
| 170 | Hand Tools | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 171 | Woven Fabric -Over 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 172 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 12 | 0.00 | 47.54 |
| 173 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 12 | 0.00 | -94.35 |
| 174 | Dishwashing & Packaging Machines | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 175 | Microphones | 11 | 0.00 | 663.89 |
| 176 | Springs & Leaves For Springs | 11 | 0.00 | -68.31 |
| 177 | Cane Sugar | 11 | 0.00 | 12.14 |
| 178 | Sulfonamides | 10 | 0.00 | -24.21 |
| 179 | Stranded Wire | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 180 | Cycle Parts & Assessories | 10 | 0.00 | -70.17 |
| 181 | Oxygen-Function Amino-Compounds | 9 | 0.00 | -65.90 |
| 182 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits | 9 | 0.00 | 351.51 |
| 183 | Knitted Sweaters | 9 | 0.00 | 1,171.49 |
| 184 | Pumice | 9 | 0.00 | -92.94 |
| 185 | Binders For Found Molds | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 186 | Food & Drink Preparation Machines | 8 | 0.00 | -35.86 |
| 187 | Glazed Ceramic Flags & Paving | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 188 | Refrigerators & Freezers | 7 | 0.00 | -93.72 |
| 189 | Animal Feed | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 190 | Revolution & Production Count Meters | 7 | 0.00 | 29.70 |
| 191 | Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates | 6 | 0.00 | 261.23 |
| 192 | Files, Pliers & Shears | 6 | 0.00 | 1,120.82 |
| 193 | Glass Beads & Articles | 6 | 0.00 | 20.94 |
| 194 | Tools For Working in the Hand | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 195 | Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 196 | Containers of Transport | 6 | 0.00 | 95.87 |
| 197 | Glands Dry & Extracts | 6 | 0.00 | 57.29 |
| 198 | Ceramic Tableware of Porcelain & China | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 199 | Bras | 5 | 0.00 | 449.45 |
| 200 | Electric Lasers | 5 | 0.00 | 35.16 |
| 201 | Beauty & Make-up Perparations | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 202 | Ceramic Statuettes | 5 | 0.00 | 155.49 |
| 203 | Umbrellas | 4 | 0.00 | 229.60 |
| 204 | Articles of Glass | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 205 | Aluminum Plates | 4 | 0.00 | -92.29 |
| 206 | Tube & Pipe Fittings | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 207 | Knitted Womens & Girls Slips | 4 | 0.00 | 11.64 |
| 208 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 4 | 0.00 | -65.38 |
| 209 | Dextrins | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 210 | Leather Apparel & Accessories | 3 | 0.00 | -69.39 |
| 211 | Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates | 3 | 0.00 | -95.10 |
| 212 | Knitted Womens & Girls Blouses & Shirts | 3 | 0.00 | -95.39 |
| 213 | Textile Products For Specific Tech Uses | 3 | 0.00 | -91.63 |
| 214 | Articles of Stone | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 215 | Electric Sound & Visual Signaling Apparatus | 3 | 0.00 | 73.31 |
| 216 | Filters & Centrifuges | 3 | 0.00 | -92.47 |
| 217 | Glass of 7003-5 Bnt | 3 | 0.00 | 59.84 |
| 218 | Hydrometers & Thermometers | 3 | 0.00 | -69.34 |
| 219 | Ash & Slag | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 220 | Photocopy Apparatus | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 221 | Office Paper | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 222 | Bread, Pastry & Cakes | 2 | 0.00 | -89.46 |
| 223 | Tea | 2 | 0.00 | -26.74 |
| 224 | Uncoated Paper | 2 | 0.00 | -82.46 |
| 225 | Articles of Jewelry & Parts | 2 | 0.00 | -69.77 |
| 226 | Plastic Textile Fabrics | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 227 | Brooms & Mops | 2 | 0.00 | -26.74 |
| 228 | Washing Machines | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 229 | Vulcanized Rubber Tubes | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 230 | Float Glass | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 231 | Coated Paper | 1 | 0.00 | -67.49 |
| 232 | Notebooks & Business Forms | 1 | 0.00 | -78.11 |
| 233 | Misc Headgear | 1 | 0.00 | -73.81 |
| 234 | Electric Storage Batteries | 1 | 0.00 | -92.24 |
| 235 | Electromech Domestic Appliances | 1 | 0.00 | -45.05 |
| 236 | Electric Light Equipment | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 237 | Friction Material | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 238 | Glassware For Table | 1 | 0.00 | -28.98 |
| 239 | Knitted Mens & Boys Shirts | 1 | 0.00 | -71.16 |
| 240 | Chocolate | 1 | 0.00 | -99.65 |
| 241 | Soap | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 242 | Imitation Jewelry | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 243 | Cement | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 244 | Office Machines | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 245 | Primary Cells & Batteries | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 246 | Stainless Steel Bars & Rods – Angles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 247 | Arcade, Table or Parlor Games | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 248 | Abrasive Powder | 0 | 0.00 | -97.87 |
| 249 | Survey Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | -98.84 |
| 250 | Articles Of Yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 251 | Braids & Tassels | 0 | 0.00 | -98.37 |
| 252 | Tarps, Sails & Tents | 0 | 0.00 | -98.61 |
| 253 | Medicines Not in Doses | 0 | 0.00 | -99.98 |
| 254 | Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 255 | Tape Recorders | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 256 | Wood Marquetry | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 257 | Electric Capacitors | 0 | 0.00 | -99.62 |
| 258 | Knitted Womens & Girls Overcoats | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |