American Samoa Imports 2023
Complete list of American Samoa's 40 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$183.03M
Total imports (2023)
#206
Global import rank
40
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
American Samoa imported $183.03 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #206 largest importer. Goods came from 40 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 94.0% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $70.67 million — 38.6% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
40 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | $51.87M | 28.34% |
| 2 | New Zealand | $27.98M | 15.29% |
| 3 | Fiji | $26.37M | 14.41% |
| 4 | Other Asia, nes | $20.67M | 11.29% |
| 5 | Malaysia | $19.88M | 10.86% |
| 6 | Australia | $8.99M | 4.91% |
| 7 | Samoa | $8.46M | 4.62% |
| 8 | Philippines | $3.47M | 1.90% |
| 9 | Japan | $2.31M | 1.26% |
| 10 | Thailand | $2.14M | 1.17% |
| 11 | Indonesia | $1.94M | 1.06% |
| 12 | Brazil | $1.83M | 1.00% |
| 13 | Senegal | $1.10M | 0.60% |
| 14 | Canada | $846,103 | 0.46% |
| 15 | Switzerland | $755,964 | 0.41% |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | $701,618 | 0.38% |
| 17 | Ecuador | $659,956 | 0.36% |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $513,709 | 0.28% |
| 19 | Spain | $469,188 | 0.26% |
| 20 | Germany | $374,941 | 0.20% |
| 21 | India | $313,697 | 0.17% |
| 22 | Italy | $290,998 | 0.16% |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | $187,373 | 0.10% |
| 24 | Türkiye | $170,498 | 0.09% |
| 25 | Poland | $150,482 | 0.08% |
| 26 | Netherlands | $140,195 | 0.08% |
| 27 | France | $118,038 | 0.06% |
| 28 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $115,176 | 0.06% |
| 29 | Colombia | $61,440 | 0.03% |
| 30 | Sweden | $57,869 | 0.03% |
| 31 | Belgium | $45,298 | 0.02% |
| 32 | Denmark | $12,355 | 0.01% |
| 33 | Austria | $11,914 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Czechia | $6,877 | 0.00% |
| 35 | Portugal | $6,671 | 0.00% |
| 36 | Kenya | $6,044 | 0.00% |
| 37 | Ireland | $2,349 | 0.00% |
| 38 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $2,058 | 0.00% |
| 39 | El Salvador | $915 | 0.00% |
| 40 | Greece | $221 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $70.67M | 38.61% |
| 2 | 030341 | Fish: frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $30.75M | 16.80% |
| 3 | 030353 | Fish: frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $6.91M | 3.78% |
| 4 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $3.23M | 1.77% |
| 5 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $2.72M | 1.49% |
| 6 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $2.69M | 1.47% |
| 7 | 030343 | Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.59M | 1.42% |
| 8 | 440719 | Wood: coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $2.49M | 1.36% |
| 9 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $1.81M | 0.99% |
| 10 | 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $1.32M | 0.72% |
| 11 | 850450 | Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 | $1.30M | 0.71% |
| 12 | 030342 | Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.24M | 0.68% |
| 13 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | $1.21M | 0.66% |
| 14 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $1.16M | 0.63% |
| 15 | 284910 | Carbides: of calcium, whether or not chemically defined | $1.15M | 0.63% |
| 16 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $1.09M | 0.60% |
| 17 | 030487 | Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $1.05M | 0.58% |
| 18 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $1.04M | 0.57% |
| 19 | 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $1.03M | 0.56% |
| 20 | 040140 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding 10% | $1.03M | 0.56% |
| 21 | 261510 | Zirconium ores and concentrates | $1.00M | 0.55% |
| 22 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $992,681 | 0.54% |
| 23 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $979,163 | 0.53% |
| 24 | 020220 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $935,997 | 0.51% |
| 25 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $887,833 | 0.49% |
| 26 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $878,517 | 0.48% |
| 27 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $847,844 | 0.46% |
| 28 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $818,317 | 0.45% |
| 29 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $797,631 | 0.44% |
| 30 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $766,533 | 0.42% |
| 31 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $761,815 | 0.42% |
| 32 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $757,361 | 0.41% |
| 33 | 910129 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), (not automatic winding), whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $755,931 | 0.41% |
| 34 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $665,847 | 0.36% |
| 35 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $653,804 | 0.36% |
| 36 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $645,743 | 0.35% |
| 37 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $619,594 | 0.34% |
| 38 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $553,257 | 0.30% |
| 39 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $510,471 | 0.28% |
| 40 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $484,047 | 0.26% |
| 41 | 843050 | Machinery: for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $465,507 | 0.25% |
| 42 | 847910 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $446,796 | 0.24% |
| 43 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $440,988 | 0.24% |
| 44 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $427,811 | 0.23% |
| 45 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $419,984 | 0.23% |
| 46 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $416,898 | 0.23% |
| 47 | 220830 | Whiskies | $412,019 | 0.23% |
| 48 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $403,544 | 0.22% |
| 49 | 071440 | Vegetable roots and tubers: taro (Colocasia spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets | $385,465 | 0.21% |
| 50 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $381,107 | 0.21% |
| 51 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $358,120 | 0.20% |
| 52 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $355,909 | 0.19% |
| 53 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $338,593 | 0.18% |
| 54 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $332,401 | 0.18% |
| 55 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $329,475 | 0.18% |
| 56 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $321,793 | 0.18% |
| 57 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $315,097 | 0.17% |
| 58 | 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $314,743 | 0.17% |
| 59 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $308,792 | 0.17% |
| 60 | 843069 | Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | $308,107 | 0.17% |
| 61 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $307,134 | 0.17% |
| 62 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $297,108 | 0.16% |
| 63 | 680911 | Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamented | $292,471 | 0.16% |
| 64 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $286,123 | 0.16% |
| 65 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $273,497 | 0.15% |
| 66 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $271,209 | 0.15% |
| 67 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $268,952 | 0.15% |
| 68 | 843880 | Machinery: used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438 | $259,863 | 0.14% |
| 69 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $250,985 | 0.14% |
| 70 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $246,370 | 0.13% |
| 71 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $237,171 | 0.13% |
| 72 | 731021 | Cans: which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | $235,579 | 0.13% |
| 73 | 190490 | Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared | $234,456 | 0.13% |
| 74 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $231,295 | 0.13% |
| 75 | 040150 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10% | $229,882 | 0.13% |
| 76 | 620520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $228,089 | 0.12% |
| 77 | 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $226,222 | 0.12% |
| 78 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $224,885 | 0.12% |
| 79 | 200520 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $224,745 | 0.12% |
| 80 | 681011 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone: building blocks or bricks, whether or not reinforced | $224,004 | 0.12% |
| 81 | 842940 | Tamping machines and road rollers: self-propelled | $218,670 | 0.12% |
| 82 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $218,280 | 0.12% |
| 83 | 030359 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $213,882 | 0.12% |
| 84 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $211,208 | 0.12% |
| 85 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $204,772 | 0.11% |
| 86 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $187,852 | 0.10% |
| 87 | 441299 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $185,463 | 0.10% |
| 88 | 441820 | Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds | $183,437 | 0.10% |
| 89 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $178,124 | 0.10% |
| 90 | 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $171,450 | 0.09% |
| 91 | 110290 | Cereal flours: other than wheat, meslin, and maize (corn) | $171,179 | 0.09% |
| 92 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $169,884 | 0.09% |
| 93 | 030344 | Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $168,980 | 0.09% |
| 94 | 830990 | Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal | $164,637 | 0.09% |
| 95 | 330720 | Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants | $161,663 | 0.09% |
| 96 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $160,337 | 0.09% |
| 97 | 030732 | Molluscs: mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen | $160,118 | 0.09% |
| 98 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $154,007 | 0.08% |
| 99 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $151,005 | 0.08% |
| 100 | 190532 | Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $149,098 | 0.08% |