| Mobile | +251 92 98 14 459 |
| Mobile 2 | +251 93 27 37 833 |
| Location | Welosefer medina Building 1st floor ,104, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Primary Category | Agricultural Products/ Cereals |
Zelalem Kebede General Import and Export Is the Company established In 2009 E.C. Under Ethiopian Commercial Law and Engaged in Import of Vehicles, Import of Construction Machinery’s, Different Chemicals and Export of pulses (e.g., beans), oilseeds, cereals, Chat and It Is Also Engaged in the Manufacturing Sector.
Zelalem Kebede General Import and Export have more than 300 permanent and contract employees all over Ethiopia which are engaged in different areas of the country. Provide Equipment and services in sales, training, logistics and the distribution of brand-new vehicles/ construction equipment and original spare parts for them.
Our products include road construction and maintenance equipment, concrete machinery equipment and building equipment of such famous Chinese brands, as XCMG, SINOTRUK, XCG, SHANTUI and many others.
Zelalem Kebede General Import and Export Has Developed Its Own Dealer Network All Around China, Korea, and Different Parts Of Africa, Europe And Middle Asia. Considering That Business Is Growing, New Markets And Areas Will Be Covered Soon!
Being a Highly-Experienced Supplier, Zelelem Kebede General Import and Export Also Brings With It the Most Experienced and Respected Professionals in the Industry. As The Business Is Established As Sole Proprietorship; It Has Been Managed By Mr. Zelalem Kebede As The General Manager Of The Company Who Is Young Business Man With An Extensive Experience In The Business In General. Therefore In order to properly undertake and perform the export and Import business, the company has employed qualified and experienced professionals at senior management position. The work experience as well as educational background of most of the senior management members is directly related to the business activities which enable the company to manage its businesses properly and effectively.
The owner/manager of the business has acquired adequate experience in both the import and export business and the remarkable performance registered is the witness for the quality of the founder.
The company has located its head office in Addis Ababa, Medina building, 1st floor, Kirkos sub city, Woreda 03, House number 104. The facility of the head office includes reception areas and office rooms.
Moreover, the company has warehouses and branch offices at Metema, Gonder, Bure and Bahirdar.
Our company owns a land with an area of 17000 m2 and 25000m2 at Bure Industry Park in Amhara Regin. Out of the total area The Company has built a warehouse in 2,500m2. The Company is in the process of opining pasta, Macaroni and Biscuit Plant in one of the warehouses built in the region and also, it’s in the process of acquiring Different Machines for the Project of 5tph corn & soya blending line in the other warehouse built at the region.
Our company also owns a sesame seed cleaning Plant in Gendawuha Industry Village in Amhara region with an area of 10000 m2 which mainly Stores and Cleans Sesame seed.
Our mission is to become a leading organization in Ethiopia and beyond in providing and obtaining high market share by distributing high quality, reliable, Price effective and world class Products and services.
Being a leading and reliable international trading company by delivering best in class Manufacturing, sales, services, and client management.
The main business lines that Zelalem Kebede General Import Export has been engaged are the following:
Our company is fully engaged in General import and export business and also it is expanding its business in to the Manufacturing sector. Accordingly, some of the import and export items of the company are stated below.
Export of oilseeds, cereals
Export of Pepper and Spices, Export of Pulses
Export of coffee and tea, Export of beverage plant
Export of coffee and tea
Import trade in industrial, agricultural and construction machineries, and other related works
Import trade in material metal and nonmetal scraps
Importing of vehicles spare parts, regulatory equipment’s and jewelry/décor supplies Importing of vehicles
Having the above main business objectives, after assessing the international market for Ethiopia’s agricultural products of Oil seeds and pulses; currently, we are mainly engaged in export of different agricultural items.
As we have stated earlier, Zelalem Kebede Import Export has been engaged in export business for the past three years. Its export business has been growing significantly from year to year.
Having been in the export business for three years now, Zelalem Kebede Import Export has been able to build a strong customer base and marketing strategies. This is particularly reflected in its earning performances over a short period of time and achievements in terms of creating strong relationships with big international buyer companies in Europe, Middle East, Far East, and North America. Harnessing such business exposure, the company envisions becoming one of the leading trading companies in the country by ensuring that it performs best at a higher export growth trajectory as it moves forward. Equally important, and as part of its package of improving its overall export performance efficiency, Zelalem Kebede Import Export has also been working hard to equip its logistic and ware house facilities for which it is currently venturing in establishing an agro-products cleaning plant, that offers value added and a one-stop combined services of cleaning, colour sorting, packaging and inventory storage at a single location.

The entity is now engaging on the activities of fuel and lubricant distribution and retail in Stations and also engaged on fuel transportation activities. Currently the entity operating a fuel station situated in Gojam Dejen City which the operation is done by hiring the station manager which handles all the activities related with the station including hiring different level employees. Also most of the transportation of the fuel has been executed by own tracks and rented from outsource companies.
The entity also has transportation service license operation throughout Ethiopia by using its own tracks and by commissioning other fuel transportation tracks.
Facilitating the transportation of fuel to different industry zones engaged in the manufacturing of Different industries in Ethiopia and retail of fuel and lubricant to with reasonable price – Create job opportunities for the unemployed people there by increasing their earnings, changing work Norms and improving way of life.
Regular gasoil
Gas oil inland
Kerosene
Lubricant
LPG
Fuel transportation
Labiajo Service

Zelalem Kebede General Import specializes in importing the cleanest 100% Federally Legal cars into Ethiopia directly from Europe and Asia. We only import the highest quality vehicles available in Europe and Asia. . The vehicle brands that the company imports include MITSUBISHI, TOYOTA, ISUZU Trucks, SINO TRUCKS, IVECO TRUCKS, EURO TRUCKS, HYUNDI CARS, MECEDES, NISSAN, BMW , BYD and so on.The company also Imports different chemicals like -Dioctyl orthophosphate's DOP and other chemicals which will be used as row materials for different manufacturing company. Our company also have been importing different construction Machinery from South Korea and Indonesian.



In order to penetrate and gain considerable market share, one of the major marketing strategies for the company is consistently rendering quality product to customers (import and distribute). Due emphasis must be placed on improving quality product and facilities. The major marketing strategies to promote the business plan and gain considerable market share include:
Advertising through different means focusing on the existing product and facilities
Keeping the quality products and consistently improving with changing situations.
use professional and well experienced employees
Working on public relations to reach and influence key personas and organization with a capacity of making decision.
Zelalem, Kebede General Import and Export is playing an important role in the supply chain of Sino Shower Truck and trucks importing from china to Ethiopia and distributing in different part of the county and working to be sole agent for the manufacturing company of China.
As explained above, the company has been engaged in the export and Sino trucks and other imported items distribution businesses. As an emergent company, it has made a remarkable headway in its financial and market share records due mainly to export of agro-products and imported Sino Tucks, working as an exclusive agent of the manufacturing company.
So far the company has been achieving growth business performances. In order to add value to the products and further contribute for sustainable economic development of the country, the project promoter has planned to expand its export business by including pulses in addition to the existing oil seeds export.
Financially, the promoter has also recorded remarkable growth both in terms of financial position as well as financial performances. According the total asset of the company stood at more than 5 Billion which of this is includes both non-current asset, fixed assets like buildings heavy trucks took the lion’s share. From this we can infer that the company has been investing its money in attractive investment areas which build-up their asset position strongly and then generate higher revenue and profit.
With regard to current asset, large money is tied up in inventory especially, goods held in store and goods-in transit. Trade receivable stood at second position next to inventory in holding large money of the company. Among the debtors items trade debtors took the largest share in all the financial years under considered. From this we can also infer that the volume of business transaction of the company has been increasing year from year.
Zelalem Kebede General Import and Export have also showed financially a remarkable performance in export of different agricultural products which generated high foreign currency for the company and for the country also.
Contact Us
Address:- Welosefer medina Building 1st floor ,104 / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone no:- +251 92 98 14 459 / +251 93 27 37 833