France

France Imports 2023

Complete list of France's 224 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$773.47B
Total imports (2023)
#4
Global import rank
224
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

France imported $773.47 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #4 largest importer. Goods came from 224 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 70.6% of total import value. The leading import was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $29.09 billion 3.8% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Germany$120.93B15.63%
2Belgium$82.13B10.62%
3Netherlands$65.16B8.42%
4Italy$64.22B8.30%
5Spain$62.37B8.06%
6China$44.56B5.76%
7USA$40.74B5.27%
8United Kingdom$26.94B3.48%
9Poland$20.18B2.61%
10Switzerland$18.75B2.42%
11Czechia$11.22B1.45%
12Türkiye$10.57B1.37%
13Norway$10.57B1.37%
14Ireland$10.43B1.35%
15Portugal$9.36B1.21%
16Rep. of Korea$9.29B1.20%
17Sweden$9.17B1.19%
18Morocco$8.12B1.05%
19Austria$7.77B1.00%
20India$7.65B0.99%
21Algeria$7.29B0.94%
22Romania$6.36B0.82%
23Slovakia$6.10B0.79%
24Japan$5.96B0.77%
25Saudi Arabia$5.81B0.75%
26Hungary$5.69B0.74%
27Denmark$5.30B0.68%
28Tunisia$5.23B0.68%
29Nigeria$4.74B0.61%
30Viet Nam$3.93B0.51%
31Russian Federation$3.65B0.47%
32Canada$3.39B0.44%
33Brazil$3.06B0.40%
34Kazakhstan$2.96B0.38%
35Other Asia, nes$2.84B0.37%
36Finland$2.81B0.36%
37Luxembourg$2.81B0.36%
38Libya$2.64B0.34%
39United Arab Emirates$2.56B0.33%
40Singapore$2.47B0.32%
41Qatar$2.41B0.31%
42Bangladesh$2.32B0.30%
43Kuwait$2.29B0.30%
44Thailand$2.28B0.29%
45Malaysia$2.18B0.28%
46Slovenia$2.09B0.27%
47Iraq$1.84B0.24%
48Angola$1.82B0.23%
49Mexico$1.68B0.22%
50Australia$1.65B0.21%
51Greece$1.56B0.20%
52Bulgaria$1.54B0.20%
53Israel$1.31B0.17%
54Indonesia$1.23B0.16%
55Egypt$1.04B0.13%
56Chile$1.03B0.13%
57Cameroon$937.07M0.12%
58Lithuania$931.46M0.12%
59Serbia$875.41M0.11%
60Côte d'Ivoire$842.63M0.11%
61Philippines$755.19M0.10%
62Pakistan$754.74M0.10%
63China, Hong Kong SAR$736.02M0.10%
64South Africa$702.06M0.09%
65Guyana$588.10M0.08%
66Croatia$587.32M0.08%
67Madagascar$574.99M0.07%
68Latvia$508.70M0.07%
69Ukraine$484.61M0.06%
70Cambodia$479.85M0.06%
71Trinidad and Tobago$475.05M0.06%
72Gabon$453.25M0.06%
73Chad$447.30M0.06%
74Niger$389.56M0.05%
75Peru$369.73M0.05%
76Sri Lanka$359.03M0.05%
77Colombia$349.73M0.05%
78Ecuador$347.67M0.04%
79Ghana$340.27M0.04%
80Namibia$336.48M0.04%
81Estonia$327.53M0.04%
82Bahrain$308.51M0.04%
83Argentina$308.05M0.04%
84Mauritius$302.42M0.04%
85New Zealand$289.67M0.04%
86Myanmar$249.16M0.03%
87Equatorial Guinea$204.02M0.03%
88Liberia$196.69M0.03%
89Bosnia Herzegovina$193.65M0.03%
90Iceland$188.53M0.02%
91Oman$148.83M0.02%
92Seychelles$148.16M0.02%
93Azerbaijan$133.19M0.02%
94Malta$120.09M0.02%
95Lebanon$118.38M0.02%
96Kenya$116.16M0.02%
97Costa Rica$110.90M0.01%
98Venezuela$105.05M0.01%
99Cyprus$98.59M0.01%
100Uzbekistan$96.47M0.01%
101Uruguay$94.09M0.01%
102Senegal$88.94M0.01%
103Ethiopia$82.86M0.01%
104Dominican Rep.$82.83M0.01%
105North Macedonia$79.82M0.01%
106Mauritania$79.01M0.01%
107Honduras$78.66M0.01%
108Gibraltar$78.35M0.01%
109Dem. Rep. of the Congo$72.19M0.01%
110Sudan$71.30M0.01%
111Suriname$66.80M0.01%
112Tajikistan$62.16M0.01%
113Togo$57.48M0.01%
114Mozambique$57.30M0.01%
115Georgia$49.59M0.01%
116Rep. of Moldova$48.86M0.01%
117New Caledonia$44.17M0.01%
118Guatemala$39.57M0.01%
119Congo$37.93M0.00%
120Jordan$36.44M0.00%
121Albania$35.19M0.00%
122United Rep. of Tanzania$34.14M0.00%
123Mali$33.72M0.00%
124Papua New Guinea$31.84M0.00%
125Malawi$31.24M0.00%
126Burkina Faso$26.78M0.00%
127Uganda$25.61M0.00%
128Paraguay$24.68M0.00%
129Zimbabwe$24.11M0.00%
130French Polynesia$24.02M0.00%
131Nepal$23.66M0.00%
132Andorra$23.65M0.00%
133Cayman Isds$20.65M0.00%
134Nicaragua$20.20M0.00%
135Zambia$19.80M0.00%
136Iran$18.14M0.00%
137Haiti$17.70M0.00%
138Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$15.06M0.00%
139Lao People's Dem. Rep.$14.77M0.00%
140Panama$14.36M0.00%
141San Marino$14.31M0.00%
142Belarus$14.05M0.00%
143Benin$13.78M0.00%
144Maldives$13.36M0.00%
145Jamaica$12.95M0.00%
146Guinea$12.07M0.00%
147Central African Rep.$12.01M0.00%
148Armenia$11.79M0.00%
149Eswatini$11.60M0.00%
150Botswana$11.57M0.00%
151Mongolia$11.06M0.00%
152Cuba$10.50M0.00%
153Bonaire$9.59M0.00%
154El Salvador$9.57M0.00%
155Sierra Leone$9.22M0.00%
156Barbados$9.19M0.00%
157Bahamas$7.37M0.00%
158China, Macao SAR$6.76M0.00%
159Turkmenistan$6.47M0.00%
160Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$6.40M0.00%
161Rwanda$5.22M0.00%
162Antigua and Barbuda$5.03M0.00%
163Montenegro$4.26M0.00%
164State of Palestine$4.26M0.00%
165Syria$3.97M0.00%
166Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$3.72M0.00%
167Lesotho$3.54M0.00%
168Cook Isds$3.40M0.00%
169Yemen$3.26M0.00%
170Burundi$3.20M0.00%
171Sao Tome and Principe$3.14M0.00%
172Comoros$3.02M0.00%
173Somalia$2.80M0.00%
174Fiji$2.64M0.00%
175Br. Virgin Isds$2.14M0.00%
176Afghanistan$2.12M0.00%
177Saint Maarten$2.07M0.00%
178Saint Kitts and Nevis$1.78M0.00%
179Cabo Verde$1.67M0.00%
180Saint Lucia$1.67M0.00%
181Marshall Isds$1.57M0.00%
182Gambia$1.42M0.00%
183Saint Barthélemy$1.38M0.00%
184Dominica$1.31M0.00%
185Kyrgyzstan$1.18M0.00%
186Curaçao$1.03M0.00%
187Greenland$919,1790.00%
188Belize$756,5170.00%
189Montserrat$607,8550.00%
190Bhutan$604,5290.00%
191Djibouti$581,0730.00%
192South Sudan$477,9840.00%
193Grenada$452,5830.00%
194Tokelau$342,4550.00%
195Brunei Darussalam$341,2470.00%
196FS Micronesia$318,3790.00%
197Aruba$310,3780.00%
198Bermuda$269,3420.00%
199Vanuatu$207,9920.00%
200Saint Pierre and Miquelon$165,3180.00%
201Christmas Isds$107,3410.00%
202Guam$106,2050.00%
203Tonga$103,2570.00%
204Saint Helena$94,3850.00%
205Timor-Leste$83,1480.00%
206Anguilla$72,4590.00%
207American Samoa$68,5470.00%
208Wallis and Futuna Isds$64,1410.00%
209Samoa$58,7690.00%
210Cocos Isds$58,5890.00%
211Pitcairn$57,8060.00%
212Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$56,8900.00%
213Nauru$46,4290.00%
214Norfolk Isds$16,7790.00%
215Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$8,8970.00%
216Solomon Isds$7,0880.00%
217Palau$6,7690.00%
218Niue$6,1360.00%
219Turks and Caicos Isds$5,8170.00%
220Eritrea$5,7540.00%
221Guinea-Bissau$5,6000.00%
222Kiribati$2,4560.00%
223Tuvalu$2,4320.00%
224N. Mariana Isds$1,1720.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$29.09B3.76%
2271000Petroleum 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$27.63B3.57%
3271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$25.85B3.34%
4271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$13.78B1.78%
5300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$13.46B1.74%
6870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$10.40B1.34%
7870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$9.78B1.26%
8880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$9.09B1.18%
9870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$7.08B0.92%
10851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$6.37B0.82%
11841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$6.16B0.80%
12300215Blood, 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$6.03B0.78%
13851762Communication 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$5.68B0.73%
14870360Vehicles: 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$5.52B0.71%
15870340Vehicles: 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$5.08B0.66%
16870421Vehicles: 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$4.83B0.62%
17870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$4.76B0.62%
18841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$4.72B0.61%
19847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$4.68B0.60%
20711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$4.54B0.59%
21870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$4.40B0.57%
22300214Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$3.57B0.46%
23392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$3.43B0.44%
24870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$3.20B0.41%
25850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$3.17B0.41%
26271600Electrical energy$3.12B0.40%
27850440Electrical static converters$3.09B0.40%
28401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$3.05B0.39%
29382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$2.98B0.39%
30710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$2.68B0.35%
31853710Boards, 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$2.60B0.34%
32870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$2.58B0.33%
33732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$2.54B0.33%
34848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$2.35B0.30%
35950300Tricycles, 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$2.31B0.30%
36901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.27B0.29%
37880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$2.22B0.29%
38640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$2.20B0.28%
39870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$2.13B0.28%
40701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$2.11B0.27%
41730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$2.10B0.27%
42300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$2.08B0.27%
43854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$2.04B0.26%
44382200Reagents: 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$1.98B0.26%
45190590Food 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$1.96B0.25%
46090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated$1.87B0.24%
47840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$1.87B0.24%
48854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$1.81B0.23%
49870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$1.81B0.23%
50271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$1.77B0.23%
51610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.76B0.23%
52854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.72B0.22%
53844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$1.70B0.22%
54210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.69B0.22%
55854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$1.68B0.22%
56420221Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leather$1.66B0.21%
57847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$1.62B0.21%
58330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$1.62B0.21%
59940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$1.62B0.21%
60030214Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99$1.61B0.21%
61382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.61B0.21%
62950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$1.58B0.20%
63300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$1.51B0.20%
64870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$1.50B0.19%
65640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$1.49B0.19%
66040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$1.44B0.19%
67847150Units 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$1.42B0.18%
68854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$1.40B0.18%
69300220Vaccines: for human medicine$1.39B0.18%
70847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$1.37B0.18%
71740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$1.37B0.18%
72620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$1.37B0.18%
73870331Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc$1.36B0.18%
74270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$1.35B0.17%
75611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.35B0.17%
76611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$1.34B0.17%
77870195Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW$1.33B0.17%
78890120Tankers$1.33B0.17%
79854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$1.33B0.17%
80710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$1.32B0.17%
81230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$1.31B0.17%
82940161Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$1.29B0.17%
83850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$1.28B0.17%
84901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$1.28B0.16%
85640411Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$1.27B0.16%
86710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$1.27B0.16%
87840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$1.26B0.16%
88853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$1.26B0.16%
89760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$1.25B0.16%
90852872Reception 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$1.25B0.16%
91040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter$1.24B0.16%
92841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$1.24B0.16%
93180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$1.23B0.16%
94230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$1.21B0.16%
95848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$1.21B0.16%
96220300Beer: made from malt$1.21B0.16%
97640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$1.21B0.16%
98843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$1.20B0.15%
99020713Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled$1.19B0.15%
100870194Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kW$1.17B0.15%