Cameroon Imports 2023
Complete list of Cameroon's 113 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$8.68B
Total imports (2023)
#123
Global import rank
113
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Cameroon imported $8.68 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #123 largest importer. Goods came from 113 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 73.4% 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 $296.74 million — 3.4% 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
113 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $3.71B | 42.79% |
| 2 | France | $561.17M | 6.47% |
| 3 | India | $480.90M | 5.54% |
| 4 | Belgium | $329.71M | 3.80% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $320.63M | 3.69% |
| 6 | Germany | $208.95M | 2.41% |
| 7 | USA | $201.59M | 2.32% |
| 8 | Netherlands | $189.23M | 2.18% |
| 9 | Türkiye | $185.85M | 2.14% |
| 10 | Brazil | $177.75M | 2.05% |
| 11 | Nigeria | $169.45M | 1.95% |
| 12 | Italy | $138.98M | 1.60% |
| 13 | Indonesia | $134.48M | 1.55% |
| 14 | Thailand | $130.66M | 1.51% |
| 15 | Australia | $114.38M | 1.32% |
| 16 | Gabon | $113.41M | 1.31% |
| 17 | Spain | $108.47M | 1.25% |
| 18 | Poland | $91.58M | 1.06% |
| 19 | Malaysia | $87.32M | 1.01% |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | $85.96M | 0.99% |
| 21 | Morocco | $82.40M | 0.95% |
| 22 | Canada | $73.42M | 0.85% |
| 23 | Greece | $69.24M | 0.80% |
| 24 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $66.94M | 0.77% |
| 25 | Egypt | $62.47M | 0.72% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | $57.62M | 0.66% |
| 27 | South Africa | $53.19M | 0.61% |
| 28 | Argentina | $52.27M | 0.60% |
| 29 | Pakistan | $39.26M | 0.45% |
| 30 | Tunisia | $38.19M | 0.44% |
| 31 | Japan | $37.41M | 0.43% |
| 32 | Senegal | $33.89M | 0.39% |
| 33 | Singapore | $32.53M | 0.37% |
| 34 | Ireland | $32.42M | 0.37% |
| 35 | New Zealand | $29.61M | 0.34% |
| 36 | Portugal | $27.43M | 0.32% |
| 37 | Ghana | $22.96M | 0.26% |
| 38 | Lithuania | $21.89M | 0.25% |
| 39 | Peru | $18.22M | 0.21% |
| 40 | Oman | $17.90M | 0.21% |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | $17.12M | 0.20% |
| 42 | Mauritania | $15.61M | 0.18% |
| 43 | Estonia | $14.66M | 0.17% |
| 44 | Switzerland | $14.63M | 0.17% |
| 45 | Latvia | $13.74M | 0.16% |
| 46 | Chile | $12.47M | 0.14% |
| 47 | Liberia | $10.58M | 0.12% |
| 48 | Lebanon | $10.50M | 0.12% |
| 49 | Uruguay | $10.06M | 0.12% |
| 50 | Sweden | $9.87M | 0.11% |
| 51 | Austria | $8.95M | 0.10% |
| 52 | Finland | $8.57M | 0.10% |
| 53 | Togo | $8.40M | 0.10% |
| 54 | Hungary | $8.29M | 0.10% |
| 55 | Ukraine | $7.43M | 0.09% |
| 56 | Kenya | $7.14M | 0.08% |
| 57 | Czechia | $6.82M | 0.08% |
| 58 | Denmark | $6.73M | 0.08% |
| 59 | Other Asia, nes | $6.13M | 0.07% |
| 60 | Angola | $6.12M | 0.07% |
| 61 | Norway | $5.92M | 0.07% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | $5.43M | 0.06% |
| 63 | Israel | $4.90M | 0.06% |
| 64 | Slovenia | $4.88M | 0.06% |
| 65 | Jordan | $4.35M | 0.05% |
| 66 | Croatia | $3.98M | 0.05% |
| 67 | Philippines | $3.73M | 0.04% |
| 68 | Benin | $3.32M | 0.04% |
| 69 | Slovakia | $3.27M | 0.04% |
| 70 | Namibia | $3.01M | 0.03% |
| 71 | Colombia | $2.28M | 0.03% |
| 72 | Malta | $2.00M | 0.02% |
| 73 | Bulgaria | $1.99M | 0.02% |
| 74 | Romania | $1.79M | 0.02% |
| 75 | Kuwait | $1.66M | 0.02% |
| 76 | Central African Rep. | $1.46M | 0.02% |
| 77 | Serbia | $935,108 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Guatemala | $859,312 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Myanmar | $794,200 | 0.01% |
| 80 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $718,605 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Cyprus | $580,657 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Costa Rica | $552,166 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Zambia | $533,543 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | $487,419 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Lesotho | $319,027 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | $311,228 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Paraguay | $291,421 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Eswatini | $289,248 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | $246,313 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Bahrain | $127,145 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Uganda | $118,871 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Mauritius | $99,000 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Ethiopia | $96,829 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | $59,140 | 0.00% |
| 95 | North Macedonia | $59,065 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Montenegro | $58,944 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $50,888 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Mozambique | $30,000 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Ecuador | $20,877 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Niger | $16,584 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | $14,063 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Cambodia | $12,619 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Gambia | $9,566 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Dominican Rep. | $3,465 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Georgia | $1,800 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $1,317 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Madagascar | $1,147 | 0.00% |
| 108 | El Salvador | $1,110 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Nicaragua | $728 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Botswana | $437 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Rep. of Moldova | $66 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Barbados | $46 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Malawi | $5 | 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 | $296.74M | 3.42% |
| 2 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $229.81M | 2.65% |
| 3 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $214.05M | 2.47% |
| 4 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $162.87M | 1.88% |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $153.86M | 1.77% |
| 6 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $145.40M | 1.68% |
| 7 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $112.65M | 1.30% |
| 8 | 380893 | Herbicides, 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 | $105.87M | 1.22% |
| 9 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $94.57M | 1.09% |
| 10 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $90.65M | 1.04% |
| 11 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $85.03M | 0.98% |
| 12 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $84.23M | 0.97% |
| 13 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $82.60M | 0.95% |
| 14 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $81.52M | 0.94% |
| 15 | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $80.64M | 0.93% |
| 16 | 840610 | Turbines: steam and other vapour turbines, for marine propulsion | $74.68M | 0.86% |
| 17 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $73.35M | 0.85% |
| 18 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $68.18M | 0.79% |
| 19 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $64.57M | 0.74% |
| 20 | 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $64.35M | 0.74% |
| 21 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $58.04M | 0.67% |
| 22 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $55.59M | 0.64% |
| 23 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $53.99M | 0.62% |
| 24 | 220710 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $52.25M | 0.60% |
| 25 | 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 | $49.87M | 0.57% |
| 26 | 870423 | Vehicles: 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 | $48.80M | 0.56% |
| 27 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $47.33M | 0.55% |
| 28 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $44.58M | 0.51% |
| 29 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $40.89M | 0.47% |
| 30 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $40.08M | 0.46% |
| 31 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $39.62M | 0.46% |
| 32 | 852872 | Reception 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 | $39.18M | 0.45% |
| 33 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $38.80M | 0.45% |
| 34 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $38.44M | 0.44% |
| 35 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $38.14M | 0.44% |
| 36 | 420212 | Cases 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 | $37.89M | 0.44% |
| 37 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $36.70M | 0.42% |
| 38 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $36.58M | 0.42% |
| 39 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $36.39M | 0.42% |
| 40 | 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 | $34.72M | 0.40% |
| 41 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $34.71M | 0.40% |
| 42 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $34.38M | 0.40% |
| 43 | 851762 | Communication 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 | $34.02M | 0.39% |
| 44 | 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $33.94M | 0.39% |
| 45 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $33.18M | 0.38% |
| 46 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $33.12M | 0.38% |
| 47 | 380891 | Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $32.49M | 0.37% |
| 48 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $32.45M | 0.37% |
| 49 | 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $31.28M | 0.36% |
| 50 | 890800 | Vessels and other floating structures: for breaking up | $31.09M | 0.36% |
| 51 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $30.47M | 0.35% |
| 52 | 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% | $30.14M | 0.35% |
| 53 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $29.67M | 0.34% |
| 54 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $28.64M | 0.33% |
| 55 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $27.58M | 0.32% |
| 56 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $27.40M | 0.32% |
| 57 | 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $27.12M | 0.31% |
| 58 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $26.69M | 0.31% |
| 59 | 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $26.66M | 0.31% |
| 60 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $25.88M | 0.30% |
| 61 | 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 | $25.73M | 0.30% |
| 62 | 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.: of human hair | $25.67M | 0.30% |
| 63 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $25.59M | 0.29% |
| 64 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $25.51M | 0.29% |
| 65 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $25.42M | 0.29% |
| 66 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $25.38M | 0.29% |
| 67 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $24.65M | 0.28% |
| 68 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $24.31M | 0.28% |
| 69 | 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $24.18M | 0.28% |
| 70 | 870422 | Vehicles: 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 | $24.06M | 0.28% |
| 71 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $23.88M | 0.28% |
| 72 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $23.72M | 0.27% |
| 73 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $23.33M | 0.27% |
| 74 | 690722 | 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 over 0.5% but not over 10% | $22.91M | 0.26% |
| 75 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $22.86M | 0.26% |
| 76 | 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $22.78M | 0.26% |
| 77 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $21.90M | 0.25% |
| 78 | 851310 | Lamps: portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512) | $21.06M | 0.24% |
| 79 | 940171 | Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $20.98M | 0.24% |
| 80 | 761490 | Aluminium: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core | $20.77M | 0.24% |
| 81 | 482010 | Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles | $20.76M | 0.24% |
| 82 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $20.23M | 0.23% |
| 83 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $20.22M | 0.23% |
| 84 | 940290 | Furniture: for medical, surgical, veterinary use (e.g. operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings) and parts thereof | $20.13M | 0.23% |
| 85 | 382200 | Reagents: 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 | $20.05M | 0.23% |
| 86 | 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $19.93M | 0.23% |
| 87 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $19.72M | 0.23% |
| 88 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $19.60M | 0.23% |
| 89 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $19.46M | 0.22% |
| 90 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $19.46M | 0.22% |
| 91 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $18.86M | 0.22% |
| 92 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $18.74M | 0.22% |
| 93 | 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 | $18.62M | 0.21% |
| 94 | 730619 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $18.57M | 0.21% |
| 95 | 850610 | Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide | $18.57M | 0.21% |
| 96 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.36M | 0.21% |
| 97 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $18.14M | 0.21% |
| 98 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $18.08M | 0.21% |
| 99 | 380892 | Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $18.08M | 0.21% |
| 100 | 090220 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $18.06M | 0.21% |