Greenland Imports 2023
Complete list of Greenland's 48 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.11B
Total imports (2023)
#180
Global import rank
48
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Greenland imported $1.11 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #180 largest importer. Goods came from 48 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 98.2% 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 $250.42 million — 22.6% 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
48 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | $647.00M | 58.49% |
| 2 | Sweden | $211.33M | 19.10% |
| 3 | Spain | $90.28M | 8.16% |
| 4 | Iceland | $72.33M | 6.54% |
| 5 | Canada | $18.36M | 1.66% |
| 6 | Germany | $13.35M | 1.21% |
| 7 | Norway | $11.03M | 1.00% |
| 8 | Netherlands | $10.33M | 0.93% |
| 9 | Finland | $6.35M | 0.57% |
| 10 | USA | $6.00M | 0.54% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $4.33M | 0.39% |
| 12 | France | $4.20M | 0.38% |
| 13 | China | $1.60M | 0.14% |
| 14 | Belgium | $1.34M | 0.12% |
| 15 | Lithuania | $1.13M | 0.10% |
| 16 | Portugal | $942,005 | 0.09% |
| 17 | Czechia | $884,148 | 0.08% |
| 18 | Estonia | $789,810 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Poland | $708,344 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Morocco | $598,068 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Malaysia | $576,116 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Italy | $509,277 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Thailand | $487,859 | 0.04% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | $306,677 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Slovenia | $212,297 | 0.02% |
| 26 | South Africa | $207,847 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Latvia | $178,706 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Slovakia | $160,896 | 0.01% |
| 29 | Austria | $146,419 | 0.01% |
| 30 | Croatia | $100,273 | 0.01% |
| 31 | Switzerland | $82,283 | 0.01% |
| 32 | Ghana | $78,435 | 0.01% |
| 33 | Indonesia | $54,785 | 0.00% |
| 34 | India | $53,712 | 0.00% |
| 35 | Brazil | $52,867 | 0.00% |
| 36 | Türkiye | $50,135 | 0.00% |
| 37 | Ireland | $45,106 | 0.00% |
| 38 | Romania | $15,541 | 0.00% |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $15,449 | 0.00% |
| 40 | Bulgaria | $9,686 | 0.00% |
| 41 | Japan | $4,249 | 0.00% |
| 42 | Hungary | $1,462 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Singapore | $786 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Pakistan | $698 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $623 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Greece | $456 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Philippines | $218 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Luxembourg | $154 | 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 | $250.42M | 22.64% |
| 2 | 890200 | Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $91.86M | 8.30% |
| 3 | 732490 | Iron or steel: sanitary ware and parts thereof, excluding sinks, wash basins and baths | $15.80M | 1.43% |
| 4 | 030635 | Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not | $12.92M | 1.17% |
| 5 | 190590 | Food 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 | $11.47M | 1.04% |
| 6 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $8.85M | 0.80% |
| 7 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $8.70M | 0.79% |
| 8 | 847330 | Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | $8.26M | 0.75% |
| 9 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $8.06M | 0.73% |
| 10 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $8.01M | 0.72% |
| 11 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $7.12M | 0.64% |
| 12 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $6.94M | 0.63% |
| 13 | 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $6.83M | 0.62% |
| 14 | 820790 | Tools, interchangeable: (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for screw-driving or uses n.e.c. in heading no. 8207 | $6.15M | 0.56% |
| 15 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $6.14M | 0.56% |
| 16 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $6.06M | 0.55% |
| 17 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $5.98M | 0.54% |
| 18 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $5.73M | 0.52% |
| 19 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $5.68M | 0.51% |
| 20 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $5.59M | 0.51% |
| 21 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $5.36M | 0.48% |
| 22 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $5.18M | 0.47% |
| 23 | 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 | $4.81M | 0.43% |
| 24 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $4.79M | 0.43% |
| 25 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $4.66M | 0.42% |
| 26 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $4.63M | 0.42% |
| 27 | 846721 | Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: drills of all kinds | $4.56M | 0.41% |
| 28 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $4.56M | 0.41% |
| 29 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $4.32M | 0.39% |
| 30 | 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705 | $4.31M | 0.39% |
| 31 | 441840 | Wood: shuttering for concrete constructional work | $4.01M | 0.36% |
| 32 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $4.00M | 0.36% |
| 33 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $3.91M | 0.35% |
| 34 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $3.82M | 0.35% |
| 35 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $3.67M | 0.33% |
| 36 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $3.64M | 0.33% |
| 37 | 621040 | Garments: men's or boys', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.63M | 0.33% |
| 38 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $3.61M | 0.33% |
| 39 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $3.48M | 0.31% |
| 40 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $3.47M | 0.31% |
| 41 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $3.43M | 0.31% |
| 42 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $3.39M | 0.31% |
| 43 | 853630 | Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.26M | 0.29% |
| 44 | 850164 | Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $3.24M | 0.29% |
| 45 | 283539 | Polyphosphates: other than sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined | $3.22M | 0.29% |
| 46 | 160249 | Meat preparations: of swine, meat or meat offal (including mixtures), prepared or preserved, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 | $3.20M | 0.29% |
| 47 | 730719 | Iron or steel: cast fittings, other than of non-malleable cast iron | $3.19M | 0.29% |
| 48 | 200520 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $3.18M | 0.29% |
| 49 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $3.17M | 0.29% |
| 50 | 902750 | Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs) | $3.10M | 0.28% |
| 51 | 870360 | Vehicles: 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 | $3.10M | 0.28% |
| 52 | 382450 | Mortars and concretes: non-refractory | $3.09M | 0.28% |
| 53 | 842620 | Cranes: tower cranes | $3.01M | 0.27% |
| 54 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $3.01M | 0.27% |
| 55 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $3.00M | 0.27% |
| 56 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $2.98M | 0.27% |
| 57 | 020220 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $2.93M | 0.27% |
| 58 | 441300 | Wood: densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes | $2.90M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 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 | $2.88M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 842919 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track laying | $2.86M | 0.26% |
| 61 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $2.81M | 0.25% |
| 62 | 040310 | Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | $2.68M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $2.68M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 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 | $2.67M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 730711 | Cast iron: cast fittings, of non-malleable cast iron | $2.61M | 0.24% |
| 66 | 190120 | Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | $2.61M | 0.24% |
| 67 | 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $2.60M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $2.57M | 0.23% |
| 69 | 847329 | Machinery: parts and accessories of the machines of item no. 8470.30. 8470.50 or 8470.90 (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) | $2.55M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $2.49M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.45M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $2.40M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 300339 | Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale | $2.35M | 0.21% |
| 74 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $2.34M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $2.31M | 0.21% |
| 76 | 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.30M | 0.21% |
| 77 | 940310 | Furniture: metal, for office use | $2.28M | 0.21% |
| 78 | 721691 | Iron or non-alloy steel: angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, cold-formed or cold-finished, from flat-rolled products | $2.27M | 0.20% |
| 79 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $2.25M | 0.20% |
| 80 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $2.25M | 0.20% |
| 81 | 701990 | Glass fibres: n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | $2.23M | 0.20% |
| 82 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $2.21M | 0.20% |
| 83 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $2.20M | 0.20% |
| 84 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $2.16M | 0.20% |
| 85 | 940340 | Furniture: wooden, for kitchen use | $2.14M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 380894 | Disinfectants: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 in this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $2.13M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $2.12M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $2.09M | 0.19% |
| 89 | 732599 | Iron or steel: cast articles, excluding grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron | $2.07M | 0.19% |
| 90 | 731290 | Iron or steel: plaited bands, slings and the like, not electrically insulated | $2.04M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $2.02M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $2.01M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $2.00M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $1.99M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $1.99M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 610341 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted | $1.98M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 870810 | Vehicles: bumpers and parts thereof, for the vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705 | $1.92M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.90M | 0.17% |
| 99 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $1.90M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $1.86M | 0.17% |