Egypt

Egypt Imports 2023

Complete list of Egypt's 186 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$90.75B
Total imports (2023)
#42
Global import rank
186
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Egypt imported $90.75 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #42 largest importer. Goods came from 186 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 57.4% 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 $8.56 billion 9.4% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$15.10B16.64%
2Saudi Arabia$5.63B6.20%
3Russian Federation$4.96B5.46%
4Germany$4.78B5.27%
5USA$4.72B5.20%
6India$4.13B4.55%
7Italy$3.49B3.84%
8Türkiye$3.47B3.83%
9United Arab Emirates$3.00B3.31%
10Kuwait$2.79B3.07%
11Brazil$2.58B2.84%
12Israel$2.25B2.48%
13France$2.18B2.40%
14United Kingdom$2.08B2.30%
15Ukraine$1.99B2.19%
16Spain$1.63B1.80%
17Rep. of Korea$1.53B1.69%
18Indonesia$1.52B1.68%
19Switzerland$1.50B1.66%
20Netherlands$1.46B1.60%
21Belgium$1.33B1.46%
22Sweden$1.06B1.16%
23Oman$1.03B1.14%
24Romania$927.87M1.02%
25Bulgaria$913.61M1.01%
26Argentina$834.96M0.92%
27Japan$813.84M0.90%
28Thailand$803.15M0.88%
29Greece$592.21M0.65%
30Malaysia$592.16M0.65%
31Czechia$583.88M0.64%
32Australia$552.08M0.61%
33Viet Nam$549.93M0.61%
34Finland$542.34M0.60%
35Dem. Rep. of the Congo$532.15M0.59%
36Bahrain$474.07M0.52%
37Poland$451.11M0.50%
38Austria$427.26M0.47%
39Other Asia, nes$409.17M0.45%
40Sudan$386.91M0.43%
41Ireland$376.07M0.41%
42Colombia$372.76M0.41%
43Canada$364.77M0.40%
44Lebanon$359.13M0.40%
45Singapore$339.43M0.37%
46Jordan$322.20M0.36%
47Hungary$295.74M0.33%
48Denmark$267.77M0.30%
49Norway$267.37M0.29%
50Kenya$237.24M0.26%
51Portugal$216.25M0.24%
52Mexico$186.75M0.21%
53Iraq$184.19M0.20%
54Slovakia$174.52M0.19%
55Zambia$164.41M0.18%
56New Zealand$134.79M0.15%
57Lithuania$132.75M0.15%
58Serbia$122.50M0.13%
59South Africa$106.10M0.12%
60Croatia$98.72M0.11%
61Pakistan$97.37M0.11%
62China, Hong Kong SAR$88.44M0.10%
63Slovenia$85.06M0.09%
64Belarus$79.62M0.09%
65Libya$67.25M0.07%
66Côte d'Ivoire$67.18M0.07%
67Bangladesh$56.50M0.06%
68Qatar$50.86M0.06%
69Morocco$50.02M0.06%
70Tunisia$48.95M0.05%
71Latvia$44.09M0.05%
72Sri Lanka$37.97M0.04%
73Yemen$37.82M0.04%
74Uruguay$36.92M0.04%
75Kazakhstan$35.20M0.04%
76Syria$35.02M0.04%
77Uzbekistan$34.70M0.04%
78Angola$28.75M0.03%
79Uganda$28.29M0.03%
80Luxembourg$26.27M0.03%
81Rep. of Moldova$24.79M0.03%
82Benin$23.23M0.03%
83Chile$22.31M0.02%
84Estonia$19.57M0.02%
85Venezuela$18.87M0.02%
86Malta$18.84M0.02%
87Ghana$17.72M0.02%
88Georgia$15.70M0.02%
89Cyprus$15.25M0.02%
90Philippines$14.03M0.02%
91Paraguay$13.59M0.01%
92Peru$12.39M0.01%
93Algeria$11.95M0.01%
94Ethiopia$11.62M0.01%
95Nigeria$11.46M0.01%
96Costa Rica$11.43M0.01%
97Djibouti$9.62M0.01%
98United Rep. of Tanzania$9.33M0.01%
99Malawi$9.32M0.01%
100Bosnia Herzegovina$9.31M0.01%
101Cambodia$9.12M0.01%
102Mauritania$8.63M0.01%
103Turkmenistan$7.70M0.01%
104Guatemala$7.55M0.01%
105Iceland$7.22M0.01%
106Trinidad and Tobago$6.61M0.01%
107Chad$4.10M0.00%
108Eswatini$3.90M0.00%
109Iran$3.30M0.00%
110North Macedonia$3.02M0.00%
111Lesotho$2.58M0.00%
112Somalia$2.36M0.00%
113Ecuador$2.35M0.00%
114Dominican Rep.$2.28M0.00%
115Burkina Faso$2.24M0.00%
116Senegal$2.18M0.00%
117Madagascar$1.79M0.00%
118Brunei Darussalam$1.75M0.00%
119Honduras$1.65M0.00%
120Namibia$1.62M0.00%
121Kyrgyzstan$1.62M0.00%
122Cameroon$1.48M0.00%
123Comoros$1.35M0.00%
124Zimbabwe$1.22M0.00%
125Azerbaijan$1.17M0.00%
126Cuba$1.13M0.00%
127Albania$1.07M0.00%
128San Marino$942,7540.00%
129Mozambique$757,4640.00%
130Gabon$712,8660.00%
131Montserrat$700,8110.00%
132Mauritius$565,6630.00%
133Afghanistan$520,4860.00%
134China, Macao SAR$499,8470.00%
135Rwanda$437,0850.00%
136Andorra$378,2850.00%
137Tajikistan$338,7970.00%
138Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$325,7890.00%
139Br. Virgin Isds$318,7630.00%
140El Salvador$293,7440.00%
141Sierra Leone$282,2320.00%
142Guyana$263,6660.00%
143Marshall Isds$236,9560.00%
144Dominica$236,2430.00%
145Niger$196,7390.00%
146Grenada$196,2610.00%
147State of Palestine$174,5720.00%
148Lao People's Dem. Rep.$160,9390.00%
149South Sudan$137,5910.00%
150Armenia$133,2640.00%
151Montenegro$106,1960.00%
152Central African Rep.$79,1320.00%
153Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$77,8260.00%
154Nicaragua$61,2450.00%
155Mali$57,4710.00%
156Togo$53,3910.00%
157Papua New Guinea$50,7110.00%
158Maldives$49,9830.00%
159Barbados$48,4750.00%
160Panama$43,2270.00%
161Gibraltar$42,6680.00%
162Guinea-Bissau$34,5800.00%
163Congo$29,9580.00%
164Nepal$24,7060.00%
165Jamaica$23,5490.00%
166Cabo Verde$20,5300.00%
167Equatorial Guinea$17,7220.00%
168Haiti$12,7150.00%
169Burundi$6,0720.00%
170Suriname$4,7350.00%
171Guinea$4,2770.00%
172Mongolia$4,1080.00%
173Gambia$2,8230.00%
174Saint Lucia$2,3190.00%
175Saint Kitts and Nevis$1,9650.00%
176Myanmar$1,2610.00%
177Bahamas$1,1300.00%
178Liberia$1,0540.00%
179Saint Pierre and Miquelon$6040.00%
180Botswana$5200.00%
181Seychelles$5100.00%
182Curaçao$3100.00%
183Bermuda$1010.00%
184Belize$830.00%
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$530.00%
186Antigua and Barbuda$260.00%

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$8.56B9.43%
2100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$3.19B3.52%
3271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$2.13B2.34%
4100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$1.96B2.16%
5270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$1.92B2.11%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.49B1.64%
7260112Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)$1.41B1.56%
8120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$1.30B1.43%
9720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$1.26B1.39%
10870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$1.22B1.34%
11151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$1.09B1.20%
12740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$1.03B1.13%
13880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$885.54M0.98%
14390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$783.42M0.86%
15870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$778.12M0.86%
16020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$756.28M0.83%
17851762Communication 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$697.20M0.77%
18100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$654.97M0.72%
19851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$630.73M0.69%
20151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$555.16M0.61%
21170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$551.11M0.61%
22390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$541.75M0.60%
23300215Blood, 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$465.11M0.51%
24440711Wood: 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$464.30M0.51%
25720719Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section$456.90M0.50%
26300410Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$434.86M0.48%
27230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$433.15M0.48%
28390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$420.37M0.46%
29880510Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof$396.38M0.44%
30841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$393.48M0.43%
31270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$374.59M0.41%
32291736Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts$345.10M0.38%
33841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$316.13M0.35%
34271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$310.65M0.34%
35150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$309.76M0.34%
36720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$308.52M0.34%
37520100Cotton: not carded or combed$305.02M0.34%
38848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$296.76M0.33%
39860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)$295.41M0.33%
40740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$283.72M0.31%
41401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$274.98M0.30%
42540247Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), not partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$262.41M0.29%
43071350Vegetables, leguminous: broad beans (vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (vicia faba var. equina and vicia faba var. minor), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$253.69M0.28%
44271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$249.30M0.27%
45290110Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated$235.01M0.26%
46540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed$233.79M0.26%
47470500Wood pulp: obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes$231.38M0.25%
48040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$226.49M0.25%
49850440Electrical static converters$226.26M0.25%
50540246Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$225.98M0.25%
51730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$222.87M0.25%
52090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg$218.15M0.24%
53290531Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)$212.91M0.23%
54281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$212.71M0.23%
55847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$210.96M0.23%
56854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$204.60M0.23%
57870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$202.07M0.22%
58540233Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$198.37M0.22%
59210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$198.22M0.22%
60441231Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood$197.52M0.22%
61392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$197.43M0.22%
62401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$195.50M0.22%
63390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$194.58M0.21%
64090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$189.44M0.21%
65730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$185.04M0.20%
66382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$181.90M0.20%
67732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$181.39M0.20%
68890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships$180.84M0.20%
69711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$180.33M0.20%
70860210Rail locomotives: diesel-electric powered$177.21M0.20%
71480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls$176.17M0.19%
72100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$174.91M0.19%
73300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$173.93M0.19%
74760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm$173.03M0.19%
75080810Fruit, edible: apples, fresh$171.95M0.19%
76441114Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mm$170.34M0.19%
77600192Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$169.13M0.19%
78851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$166.82M0.18%
79240399Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking$164.82M0.18%
80730619Iron 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$164.49M0.18%
81950300Tricycles, 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$164.29M0.18%
82270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$163.01M0.18%
83860500Railway or tramway coaches: passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)$161.20M0.18%
84710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$159.00M0.18%
85240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion$156.70M0.17%
86010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals$156.62M0.17%
87721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$156.22M0.17%
88390230Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms$152.61M0.17%
89390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$152.49M0.17%
90853710Boards, 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$151.30M0.17%
91283620Carbonates: disodium carbonate$151.13M0.17%
92850231Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)$149.86M0.17%
93841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$146.63M0.16%
94290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)$146.63M0.16%
95300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$145.19M0.16%
96901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$144.41M0.16%
97841430Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment$144.19M0.16%
98271312Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals$143.70M0.16%
99847150Units 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$143.37M0.16%
100890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$142.08M0.16%