Germany

Germany Imports 2023

Complete list of Germany's 213 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$1.38T
Total imports (2023)
#3
Global import rank
213
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Germany imported $1.38 trillion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #3 largest importer. Goods came from 213 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 59.6% of total import value. The leading import was in gaseous state, natural gas, valued at $35.15 billion 2.5% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$150.57B10.92%
2Netherlands$104.41B7.58%
3Poland$91.55B6.64%
4USA$83.43B6.05%
5France$77.70B5.64%
6Italy$77.62B5.63%
7Czechia$68.29B4.96%
8Belgium$59.78B4.34%
9Austria$55.56B4.03%
10Switzerland$52.35B3.80%
11Spain$41.13B2.98%
12Hungary$38.44B2.79%
13United Kingdom$38.01B2.76%
14Norway$35.58B2.58%
15Ireland$26.22B1.90%
16Slovakia$22.76B1.65%
17Japan$22.76B1.65%
18Türkiye$22.04B1.60%
19Romania$20.38B1.48%
20Sweden$19.32B1.40%
21Denmark$15.82B1.15%
22Viet Nam$14.12B1.02%
23Rep. of Korea$13.91B1.01%
24India$13.61B0.99%
25Other Asia, nes$13.17B0.96%
26Mexico$10.80B0.78%
27Malaysia$10.59B0.77%
28Finland$9.20B0.67%
29South Africa$8.76B0.64%
30Portugal$8.63B0.63%
31Bangladesh$8.28B0.60%
32Thailand$8.07B0.59%
33Slovenia$7.60B0.55%
34Bulgaria$6.69B0.49%
35Singapore$6.64B0.48%
36Brazil$6.40B0.46%
37United Arab Emirates$5.95B0.43%
38Canada$5.49B0.40%
39Libya$5.16B0.37%
40Serbia$4.82B0.35%
41Philippines$4.78B0.35%
42Australia$4.24B0.31%
43North Macedonia$3.96B0.29%
44Russian Federation$3.93B0.28%
45Indonesia$3.90B0.28%
46Luxembourg$3.60B0.26%
47Greece$3.27B0.24%
48Tunisia$3.22B0.23%
49Lithuania$2.96B0.21%
50Morocco$2.85B0.21%
51Croatia$2.69B0.19%
52Saudi Arabia$2.64B0.19%
53Israel$2.64B0.19%
54Pakistan$2.32B0.17%
55Ukraine$2.10B0.15%
56Nigeria$2.05B0.15%
57Cambodia$2.01B0.15%
58Iraq$1.70B0.12%
59Algeria$1.62B0.12%
60Bosnia Herzegovina$1.52B0.11%
61Egypt$1.50B0.11%
62Guyana$1.29B0.09%
63China, Hong Kong SAR$1.27B0.09%
64Myanmar$1.24B0.09%
65Latvia$1.22B0.09%
66Chile$1.13B0.08%
67Estonia$1.09B0.08%
68Peru$1.00B0.07%
69Azerbaijan$909.78M0.07%
70Malta$870.23M0.06%
71Colombia$823.72M0.06%
72Sri Lanka$806.33M0.06%
73Argentina$778.79M0.06%
74Côte d'Ivoire$755.32M0.05%
75Kuwait$753.15M0.05%
76Chad$746.80M0.05%
77Ecuador$687.48M0.05%
78New Zealand$666.41M0.05%
79Qatar$658.35M0.05%
80Oman$574.39M0.04%
81Iceland$559.45M0.04%
82Kazakhstan$454.70M0.03%
83Honduras$403.09M0.03%
84Angola$399.86M0.03%
85Cameroon$353.81M0.03%
86Uruguay$353.07M0.03%
87Equatorial Guinea$318.53M0.02%
88Dominican Rep.$304.45M0.02%
89Papua New Guinea$264.19M0.02%
90Rep. of Moldova$262.40M0.02%
91Iran$260.47M0.02%
92Belarus$258.17M0.02%
93Panama$254.70M0.02%
94Bahamas$243.44M0.02%
95Costa Rica$235.91M0.02%
96Albania$226.51M0.02%
97Uganda$217.00M0.02%
98Dem. Rep. of the Congo$211.65M0.02%
99Ghana$204.40M0.01%
100Lao People's Dem. Rep.$188.48M0.01%
101Mozambique$169.85M0.01%
102Sudan$156.03M0.01%
103Liberia$155.38M0.01%
104Ethiopia$153.68M0.01%
105Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$153.41M0.01%
106Bahrain$149.63M0.01%
107Armenia$149.16M0.01%
108Madagascar$145.14M0.01%
109Kenya$144.14M0.01%
110Guatemala$128.29M0.01%
111United Rep. of Tanzania$122.02M0.01%
112Cyprus$117.32M0.01%
113Marshall Isds$115.23M0.01%
114Malawi$101.65M0.01%
115Bermuda$100.64M0.01%
116Congo$91.64M0.01%
117Jordan$91.28M0.01%
118Trinidad and Tobago$87.84M0.01%
119Namibia$83.99M0.01%
120Gabon$82.25M0.01%
121Georgia$81.64M0.01%
122Uzbekistan$75.59M0.01%
123Cayman Isds$74.78M0.01%
124Cuba$68.12M0.00%
125Guinea$66.46M0.00%
126Lebanon$63.74M0.00%
127Nicaragua$61.63M0.00%
128Zambia$61.59M0.00%
129Zimbabwe$60.50M0.00%
130Paraguay$55.63M0.00%
131El Salvador$52.31M0.00%
132Mauritania$49.93M0.00%
133Greenland$49.62M0.00%
134Montenegro$48.39M0.00%
135Mauritius$47.20M0.00%
136Nepal$38.81M0.00%
137Seychelles$31.25M0.00%
138South Sudan$29.62M0.00%
139San Marino$25.90M0.00%
140Burkina Faso$25.43M0.00%
141Sierra Leone$23.77M0.00%
142Venezuela$19.11M0.00%
143Br. Virgin Isds$18.82M0.00%
144Mongolia$18.61M0.00%
145Maldives$18.28M0.00%
146Senegal$18.15M0.00%
147Rwanda$16.12M0.00%
148Kyrgyzstan$14.67M0.00%
149Afghanistan$14.55M0.00%
150Syria$14.53M0.00%
151New Caledonia$13.40M0.00%
152Niger$12.33M0.00%
153Jamaica$11.18M0.00%
154China, Macao SAR$10.92M0.00%
155Botswana$10.65M0.00%
156Gibraltar$9.79M0.00%
157Burundi$9.12M0.00%
158Lesotho$8.80M0.00%
159Eswatini$7.42M0.00%
160Sao Tome and Principe$6.22M0.00%
161Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$6.16M0.00%
162Turkmenistan$5.62M0.00%
163Mali$5.51M0.00%
164State of Palestine$4.39M0.00%
165Belize$4.19M0.00%
166French Polynesia$4.15M0.00%
167Tajikistan$4.10M0.00%
168Brunei Darussalam$4.04M0.00%
169Suriname$3.75M0.00%
170Togo$3.74M0.00%
171Central African Rep.$3.52M0.00%
172Benin$3.40M0.00%
173Andorra$3.28M0.00%
174Haiti$3.01M0.00%
175Barbados$2.44M0.00%
176Solomon Isds$2.10M0.00%
177Somalia$2.09M0.00%
178Fiji$1.96M0.00%
179Comoros$1.71M0.00%
180Djibouti$1.64M0.00%
181Grenada$1.23M0.00%
182Saint Lucia$1.16M0.00%
183Saint Kitts and Nevis$1.03M0.00%
184Bhutan$866,3010.00%
185Cabo Verde$720,4130.00%
186Timor-Leste$691,2980.00%
187Yemen$653,3780.00%
188Saint Helena$644,9600.00%
189Gambia$583,7620.00%
190Dominica$564,9780.00%
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$523,0240.00%
192Niue$459,6320.00%
193Guinea-Bissau$361,0030.00%
194Eritrea$358,1290.00%
195Samoa$328,3440.00%
196Antigua and Barbuda$299,8530.00%
197Tonga$281,5900.00%
198American Samoa$163,2950.00%
199Saint Maarten$159,7430.00%
200Curaçao$134,9660.00%
201Anguilla$102,2940.00%
202Cook Isds$47,6770.00%
203Saint Barthélemy$39,3260.00%
204Tokelau$38,4780.00%
205Aruba$36,0310.00%
206Christmas Isds$20,1840.00%
207Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$18,5470.00%
208Bonaire$18,1220.00%
209Cocos Isds$8,9160.00%
210FS Micronesia$8,5640.00%
211Nauru$7,1430.00%
212Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$4,9300.00%
213Guam$2310.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$35.15B2.55%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$34.92B2.53%
3271000Petroleum 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$32.19B2.34%
4850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$26.67B1.93%
5300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$24.37B1.77%
6851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$15.31B1.11%
7870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$15.04B1.09%
8300215Blood, 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$13.95B1.01%
9870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$12.15B0.88%
10870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$12.12B0.88%
11851762Communication 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$11.60B0.84%
12870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$10.99B0.80%
13854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$10.96B0.80%
14853710Boards, 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$10.65B0.77%
15847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$10.23B0.74%
16854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$9.92B0.72%
17850440Electrical static converters$9.86B0.72%
18870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$9.75B0.71%
19870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$8.72B0.63%
20880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$8.43B0.61%
21271600Electrical energy$8.11B0.59%
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$7.57B0.55%
23300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$7.53B0.55%
24392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$6.92B0.50%
25870360Vehicles: 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$6.88B0.50%
26870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$6.82B0.49%
27293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$6.53B0.47%
28870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$6.50B0.47%
29854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$6.14B0.45%
30841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$5.94B0.43%
31732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$5.89B0.43%
32870421Vehicles: 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$5.37B0.39%
33870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$4.82B0.35%
34401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$4.81B0.35%
35854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$4.66B0.34%
36382200Reagents: 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$4.47B0.32%
37870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$4.45B0.32%
38760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$4.38B0.32%
39901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$4.37B0.32%
40840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc$4.28B0.31%
41847150Units 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$4.25B0.31%
42844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$4.20B0.30%
43940190Seat: parts$4.12B0.30%
44040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$4.11B0.30%
45850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$4.04B0.29%
46730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$3.94B0.29%
47381512Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included$3.88B0.28%
48840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$3.83B0.28%
49300220Vaccines: for human medicine$3.82B0.28%
50710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$3.81B0.28%
51740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$3.80B0.28%
52841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$3.79B0.27%
53848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$3.78B0.27%
54851220Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)$3.76B0.27%
55890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$3.73B0.27%
56854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$3.72B0.27%
57950300Tricycles, 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$3.69B0.27%
58840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$3.66B0.27%
59870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$3.65B0.27%
60842139Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines$3.64B0.26%
61847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$3.59B0.26%
62854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$3.51B0.25%
63880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$3.49B0.25%
64870340Vehicles: 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$3.46B0.25%
65640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$3.43B0.25%
66293359Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives, loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol, and salts thereof) n.e.c. in 2933.5$3.42B0.25%
67270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$3.42B0.25%
68847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$3.24B0.24%
69847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$3.23B0.23%
70240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$3.16B0.23%
71382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$3.14B0.23%
72620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$3.11B0.23%
73740400Copper: waste and scrap$3.10B0.22%
74870850Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof$3.10B0.22%
75090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$3.05B0.22%
76120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$3.03B0.22%
77210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$3.03B0.22%
78760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$3.01B0.22%
79610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$3.01B0.22%
80853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$2.97B0.22%
81260300Copper ores and concentrates$2.94B0.21%
82854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$2.91B0.21%
83870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$2.89B0.21%
84854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$2.87B0.21%
85852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$2.85B0.21%
86950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$2.83B0.21%
87761699Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616$2.81B0.20%
88711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$2.77B0.20%
89870880Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)$2.74B0.20%
90611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$2.72B0.20%
91190590Food 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$2.67B0.19%
92293339Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3$2.63B0.19%
93840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$2.62B0.19%
94293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$2.60B0.19%
95852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$2.60B0.19%
96853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$2.59B0.19%
97852852Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71$2.59B0.19%
98271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$2.58B0.19%
99901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$2.57B0.19%
100870350Vehicles: 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$2.55B0.19%