Australia

Australia Imports 2023

Complete list of Australia's 214 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$283.23B
Total imports (2023)
#22
Global import rank
214
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Australia imported $283.23 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #22 largest importer. Goods came from 214 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 72.3% 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 $37.02 billion 13.1% 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

214 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$71.86B25.37%
2USA$31.92B11.27%
3Rep. of Korea$18.10B6.39%
4Japan$17.74B6.26%
5Thailand$13.36B4.72%
6Germany$12.75B4.50%
7Malaysia$12.41B4.38%
8Singapore$12.14B4.29%
9India$8.00B2.82%
10Viet Nam$6.56B2.32%
11Other Asia, nes$6.08B2.15%
12Italy$5.94B2.10%
13United Kingdom$5.80B2.05%
14New Zealand$5.32B1.88%
15France$4.46B1.58%
16Indonesia$3.73B1.32%
17Switzerland$2.90B1.02%
18Netherlands$2.63B0.93%
19Canada$2.46B0.87%
20Mexico$2.41B0.85%
21Brunei Darussalam$2.31B0.82%
22Spain$2.22B0.78%
23Belgium$2.13B0.75%
24Papua New Guinea$2.07B0.73%
25Sweden$1.94B0.69%
26China, Hong Kong SAR$1.93B0.68%
27Ireland$1.59B0.56%
28Austria$1.57B0.56%
29Denmark$1.42B0.50%
30Poland$1.28B0.45%
31United Arab Emirates$1.15B0.41%
32South Africa$1.14B0.40%
33Finland$1.03B0.36%
34Türkiye$1.03B0.36%
35Bangladesh$962.17M0.34%
36Saudi Arabia$857.87M0.30%
37Brazil$811.12M0.29%
38Czechia$742.90M0.26%
39Philippines$731.20M0.26%
40Hungary$695.10M0.25%
41Israel$577.71M0.20%
42Argentina$562.35M0.20%
43Slovakia$542.95M0.19%
44Cambodia$484.39M0.17%
45Norway$439.58M0.16%
46Portugal$391.31M0.14%
47Lao People's Dem. Rep.$366.86M0.13%
48Mali$335.32M0.12%
49Qatar$332.80M0.12%
50Pakistan$293.76M0.10%
51Chile$253.69M0.09%
52Sri Lanka$246.86M0.09%
53Greece$244.32M0.09%
54Romania$228.38M0.08%
55Senegal$224.06M0.08%
56Libya$204.66M0.07%
57Slovenia$180.86M0.06%
58Algeria$179.36M0.06%
59Morocco$164.52M0.06%
60Bahrain$155.54M0.05%
61Lithuania$143.16M0.05%
62Fiji$140.60M0.05%
63Oman$139.91M0.05%
64Mauritania$124.33M0.04%
65Botswana$123.34M0.04%
66Nigeria$112.98M0.04%
67Jordan$112.82M0.04%
68Colombia$105.37M0.04%
69Estonia$93.27M0.03%
70Peru$91.18M0.03%
71Costa Rica$84.47M0.03%
72Bulgaria$76.18M0.03%
73Honduras$71.86M0.03%
74Egypt$66.28M0.02%
75Solomon Isds$59.56M0.02%
76Serbia$58.15M0.02%
77Dominican Rep.$57.52M0.02%
78Tunisia$55.69M0.02%
79Croatia$54.88M0.02%
80Latvia$54.29M0.02%
81Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$51.62M0.02%
82Myanmar$49.08M0.02%
83Gabon$48.98M0.02%
84Malta$45.43M0.02%
85Iceland$38.21M0.01%
86Ukraine$30.65M0.01%
87Ethiopia$30.32M0.01%
88Azerbaijan$30.21M0.01%
89Luxembourg$29.95M0.01%
90Kenya$29.66M0.01%
91Cyprus$29.66M0.01%
92Togo$28.82M0.01%
93Lebanon$21.16M0.01%
94Guatemala$20.79M0.01%
95Iran$19.64M0.01%
96Côte d'Ivoire$18.44M0.01%
97Uruguay$18.33M0.01%
98Nicaragua$18.15M0.01%
99Ecuador$17.29M0.01%
100Mauritius$15.04M0.01%
101Bosnia Herzegovina$14.54M0.01%
102Ghana$14.24M0.01%
103North Macedonia$14.11M0.00%
104Madagascar$12.60M0.00%
105Nepal$12.49M0.00%
106El Salvador$11.50M0.00%
107Antigua and Barbuda$11.07M0.00%
108Namibia$9.99M0.00%
109New Caledonia$9.93M0.00%
110Kazakhstan$9.74M0.00%
111Russian Federation$8.61M0.00%
112Cuba$8.01M0.00%
113United Rep. of Tanzania$7.94M0.00%
114Samoa$7.86M0.00%
115Paraguay$7.12M0.00%
116Vanuatu$6.20M0.00%
117American Samoa$6.09M0.00%
118Georgia$5.53M0.00%
119Uganda$5.21M0.00%
120Trinidad and Tobago$5.18M0.00%
121Rep. of Moldova$4.49M0.00%
122Panama$4.32M0.00%
123Albania$3.86M0.00%
124Sierra Leone$3.64M0.00%
125Seychelles$3.15M0.00%
126China, Macao SAR$3.03M0.00%
127Kuwait$2.83M0.00%
128Zambia$2.79M0.00%
129Tonga$2.33M0.00%
130Armenia$2.13M0.00%
131Timor-Leste$2.02M0.00%
132Rwanda$1.85M0.00%
133Belize$1.79M0.00%
134Syria$1.53M0.00%
135French Polynesia$1.49M0.00%
136Haiti$1.45M0.00%
137Barbados$1.41M0.00%
138Burkina Faso$1.26M0.00%
139Jamaica$1.23M0.00%
140Mozambique$1.12M0.00%
141Niger$1.12M0.00%
142Venezuela$917,4520.00%
143Djibouti$868,8310.00%
144Saint Helena$818,8280.00%
145Afghanistan$778,3690.00%
146Lesotho$770,2470.00%
147Suriname$761,1550.00%
148Guam$747,7630.00%
149Burundi$728,6120.00%
150Guyana$721,2630.00%
151Cameroon$592,7840.00%
152Mongolia$575,0990.00%
153Zimbabwe$533,4470.00%
154Montenegro$528,7990.00%
155Nauru$451,6180.00%
156Belarus$417,4190.00%
157Uzbekistan$393,7050.00%
158Angola$367,3230.00%
159Turks and Caicos Isds$361,9170.00%
160Cook Isds$354,5160.00%
161Iraq$337,2590.00%
162Tuvalu$331,4180.00%
163Eswatini$295,5130.00%
164Cayman Isds$262,5040.00%
165Kiribati$259,1120.00%
166Bermuda$225,4520.00%
167Cocos Isds$199,4510.00%
168Br. Virgin Isds$197,8330.00%
169Kyrgyzstan$181,9470.00%
170Malawi$175,5180.00%
171Comoros$152,1510.00%
172Chad$151,8390.00%
173FS Micronesia$147,9760.00%
174Curaçao$143,8630.00%
175Andorra$126,5190.00%
176Dem. Rep. of the Congo$125,3720.00%
177Marshall Isds$115,8120.00%
178Saint Lucia$106,0660.00%
179Maldives$103,8150.00%
180Sudan$98,5410.00%
181Congo$97,2300.00%
182Christmas Isds$93,5140.00%
183Yemen$75,9280.00%
184Sao Tome and Principe$73,5000.00%
185Anguilla$69,7760.00%
186Saint Kitts and Nevis$64,3570.00%
187Dominica$63,9000.00%
188Norfolk Isds$60,2330.00%
189Niue$57,3290.00%
190Guinea$50,1440.00%
191Bhutan$49,0970.00%
192Grenada$46,9620.00%
193Central African Rep.$46,6940.00%
194Bahamas$42,3230.00%
195Liberia$42,0550.00%
196Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$39,8170.00%
197Somalia$31,2950.00%
198Gambia$29,5530.00%
199Eritrea$27,5790.00%
200South Sudan$26,4760.00%
201Montserrat$22,9960.00%
202Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$22,4550.00%
203N. Mariana Isds$14,9360.00%
204Benin$14,3680.00%
205Turkmenistan$13,0960.00%
206Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$8,7470.00%
207Tajikistan$7,9810.00%
208Guinea-Bissau$5,1940.00%
209Cabo Verde$5,1910.00%
210Palau$4,6920.00%
211Equatorial Guinea$2,9380.00%
212Wallis and Futuna Isds$2,4530.00%
213Pitcairn$1,3410.00%
214Gibraltar$1,1740.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$37.02B13.07%
2870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$8.46B2.99%
3870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$7.20B2.54%
4710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$5.65B1.99%
5270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$5.19B1.83%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$4.59B1.62%
7851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$4.21B1.49%
8851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$4.06B1.43%
9870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$3.75B1.32%
10847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$3.63B1.28%
11870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$3.09B1.09%
12870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$2.78B0.98%
13870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$2.15B0.76%
14300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$1.86B0.66%
15870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$1.86B0.66%
16847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$1.83B0.65%
17870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$1.63B0.58%
18850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$1.60B0.56%
19901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$1.59B0.56%
20210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.49B0.53%
21850440Electrical static converters$1.47B0.52%
22854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.41B0.50%
23300220Vaccines: for human medicine$1.36B0.48%
24711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.25B0.44%
25870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$1.22B0.43%
26842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$1.19B0.42%
27843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$1.18B0.42%
28310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$1.18B0.42%
29950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$1.18B0.42%
30281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)$1.13B0.40%
31730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$1.10B0.39%
32870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$1.07B0.38%
33300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$1.02B0.36%
34392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$974.83M0.34%
35848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$964.21M0.34%
36401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$961.96M0.34%
37842951Front-end shovel loaders$885.38M0.31%
38330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$861.16M0.30%
39852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$860.59M0.30%
40852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$851.21M0.30%
41880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$783.82M0.28%
42401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$766.52M0.27%
43732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$743.33M0.26%
44853710Boards, 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$742.58M0.26%
45842720Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor$742.03M0.26%
46870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$727.11M0.26%
47847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$720.93M0.25%
48380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$713.03M0.25%
49382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$701.32M0.25%
50841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$699.93M0.25%
51870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$686.50M0.24%
52870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$667.19M0.24%
53854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$653.72M0.23%
54190590Food 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$653.19M0.23%
55880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$648.52M0.23%
56870195Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW$637.02M0.22%
57880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$629.74M0.22%
58851830Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers$629.04M0.22%
59841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$625.21M0.22%
60401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$599.24M0.21%
61610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$587.20M0.21%
62842890Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428$575.56M0.20%
63854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$574.91M0.20%
64760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$556.68M0.20%
65870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$554.26M0.20%
66847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$548.86M0.19%
67847490Machines, 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$542.30M0.19%
68870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$533.67M0.19%
69940161Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$521.89M0.18%
70310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$519.84M0.18%
71271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$515.72M0.18%
72640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$513.65M0.18%
73950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$513.47M0.18%
74870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$511.61M0.18%
75420292Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials$508.03M0.18%
76940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$496.67M0.18%
77843351Combine harvester-threshers$495.61M0.17%
78020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$492.08M0.17%
79940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$488.85M0.17%
80300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$480.65M0.17%
81940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use$461.74M0.16%
82870350Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$456.26M0.16%
83330300Perfumes and toilet waters$454.79M0.16%
84230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$451.48M0.16%
85852852Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71$444.67M0.16%
86420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$442.42M0.16%
87902131Artificial parts of the body$439.42M0.16%
88854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$422.90M0.15%
89847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$416.58M0.15%
90040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$413.16M0.15%
91850811Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20L$411.29M0.15%
92843041Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430$410.10M0.14%
93090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$406.72M0.14%
94847180Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70$400.97M0.14%
95710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$399.77M0.14%
96961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$398.48M0.14%
97851660Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)$394.79M0.14%
98848340Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters$392.95M0.14%
99210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$385.62M0.14%
100851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$384.64M0.14%