Ireland

Ireland Imports 2023

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

$133.13B
Total imports (2023)
#36
Global import rank
224
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Ireland imported $133.13 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #36 largest importer. Goods came from 224 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 76.3% of total import value. The leading import was of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg, valued at $9.81 billion 7.4% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1United Kingdom$30.16B22.65%
2USA$22.36B16.80%
3Germany$10.48B7.87%
4China$8.07B6.06%
5Netherlands$7.78B5.84%
6France$7.73B5.81%
7Italy$4.02B3.02%
8Israel$3.89B2.93%
9Spain$3.72B2.79%
10Belgium$3.33B2.50%
11Switzerland$2.83B2.13%
12Japan$2.09B1.57%
13Mexico$1.92B1.44%
14Rep. of Korea$1.54B1.15%
15Poland$1.53B1.15%
16Czechia$1.47B1.10%
17Austria$1.43B1.07%
18Singapore$1.15B0.86%
19Other Asia, nes$1.06B0.80%
20Hungary$1.05B0.79%
21Türkiye$997.38M0.75%
22Denmark$973.01M0.73%
23Viet Nam$921.77M0.69%
24Norway$838.99M0.63%
25India$806.24M0.61%
26Sweden$789.04M0.59%
27Thailand$736.17M0.55%
28Canada$667.94M0.50%
29United Arab Emirates$608.07M0.46%
30Portugal$603.65M0.45%
31Argentina$572.26M0.43%
32Malaysia$476.41M0.36%
33Bangladesh$446.36M0.34%
34Azerbaijan$369.83M0.28%
35Slovakia$312.91M0.24%
36Greece$307.75M0.23%
37Kuwait$292.13M0.22%
38Finland$270.81M0.20%
39Lithuania$269.20M0.20%
40Brazil$257.81M0.19%
41Indonesia$242.04M0.18%
42Romania$230.99M0.17%
43South Africa$222.45M0.17%
44Bulgaria$214.60M0.16%
45Philippines$197.19M0.15%
46Pakistan$177.18M0.13%
47Egypt$167.68M0.13%
48Colombia$145.63M0.11%
49Costa Rica$133.17M0.10%
50Cambodia$128.89M0.10%
51New Zealand$125.58M0.09%
52Tunisia$125.55M0.09%
53Morocco$121.48M0.09%
54Latvia$102.33M0.08%
55Saudi Arabia$101.83M0.08%
56Guinea$99.03M0.07%
57Eswatini$93.81M0.07%
58Sri Lanka$93.01M0.07%
59China, Hong Kong SAR$89.08M0.07%
60Australia$88.55M0.07%
61Slovenia$80.30M0.06%
62Russian Federation$79.21M0.06%
63Luxembourg$76.60M0.06%
64Algeria$64.49M0.05%
65Croatia$63.85M0.05%
66Chile$62.12M0.05%
67Myanmar$52.11M0.04%
68Sierra Leone$48.03M0.04%
69Kenya$47.23M0.04%
70Serbia$36.59M0.03%
71Iceland$36.03M0.03%
72Peru$35.28M0.03%
73Paraguay$31.15M0.02%
74Estonia$28.45M0.02%
75Ukraine$25.30M0.02%
76Uruguay$18.66M0.01%
77Ecuador$17.44M0.01%
78Dominican Rep.$16.52M0.01%
79Bahrain$15.40M0.01%
80Côte d'Ivoire$14.64M0.01%
81Guatemala$13.65M0.01%
82Mauritius$12.85M0.01%
83Cameroon$12.78M0.01%
84Georgia$11.42M0.01%
85Malta$11.31M0.01%
86Cyprus$10.56M0.01%
87Jordan$10.32M0.01%
88Trinidad and Tobago$9.94M0.01%
89Belize$9.60M0.01%
90Bahamas$9.15M0.01%
91Qatar$9.04M0.01%
92Honduras$8.77M0.01%
93Nicaragua$8.21M0.01%
94Belarus$8.13M0.01%
95Ghana$7.78M0.01%
96Angola$7.21M0.01%
97Nigeria$6.19M0.00%
98Albania$5.89M0.00%
99Bosnia Herzegovina$5.80M0.00%
100North Macedonia$5.38M0.00%
101Oman$5.22M0.00%
102Namibia$4.43M0.00%
103Seychelles$4.37M0.00%
104Lebanon$3.95M0.00%
105El Salvador$3.51M0.00%
106Panama$3.40M0.00%
107Lao People's Dem. Rep.$3.19M0.00%
108Kazakhstan$2.99M0.00%
109Rep. of Moldova$2.90M0.00%
110Madagascar$2.74M0.00%
111Congo$2.03M0.00%
112Zimbabwe$1.84M0.00%
113Uganda$1.68M0.00%
114Iran$1.60M0.00%
115San Marino$1.38M0.00%
116Senegal$1.37M0.00%
117Mali$1.37M0.00%
118Saint Barthélemy$1.29M0.00%
119Nepal$1.26M0.00%
120Greenland$1.18M0.00%
121Ethiopia$1.10M0.00%
122Mozambique$1.07M0.00%
123Haiti$1.07M0.00%
124Br. Virgin Isds$1.02M0.00%
125Togo$805,8570.00%
126China, Macao SAR$754,4210.00%
127Christmas Isds$695,1850.00%
128Malawi$663,0600.00%
129Cuba$656,2310.00%
130Dem. Rep. of the Congo$616,9620.00%
131Tuvalu$587,6330.00%
132United Rep. of Tanzania$538,9400.00%
133Grenada$515,3980.00%
134Gabon$513,8210.00%
135Eritrea$500,7610.00%
136Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$454,1340.00%
137Afghanistan$412,4710.00%
138Papua New Guinea$395,3520.00%
139Tonga$385,1670.00%
140Rwanda$343,4220.00%
141Burkina Faso$331,1830.00%
142Andorra$315,8630.00%
143Venezuela$300,1640.00%
144Niger$271,9350.00%
145Djibouti$263,1690.00%
146Iraq$246,4790.00%
147Uzbekistan$245,8920.00%
148Barbados$228,6840.00%
149Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$223,0190.00%
150Armenia$199,6990.00%
151Jamaica$189,8600.00%
152Benin$181,7660.00%
153Cayman Isds$179,2690.00%
154Saint Pierre and Miquelon$176,7150.00%
155Somalia$167,8810.00%
156Central African Rep.$154,4670.00%
157Lesotho$148,8060.00%
158Turkmenistan$140,9070.00%
159Tokelau$139,1480.00%
160Botswana$116,0720.00%
161Libya$103,5570.00%
162American Samoa$102,6170.00%
163Mongolia$102,2970.00%
164Vanuatu$99,7450.00%
165State of Palestine$97,8200.00%
166Guyana$95,9270.00%
167Sao Tome and Principe$95,6200.00%
168Suriname$89,7560.00%
169Saint Lucia$89,4110.00%
170Kyrgyzstan$87,2760.00%
171Nauru$82,9650.00%
172Chad$77,5520.00%
173Zambia$76,4130.00%
174Burundi$70,0650.00%
175Aruba$64,6780.00%
176FS Micronesia$63,3280.00%
177Equatorial Guinea$62,2740.00%
178Montenegro$60,2660.00%
179Syria$59,0490.00%
180Antigua and Barbuda$58,9290.00%
181Sudan$56,6080.00%
182Tajikistan$48,2900.00%
183Turks and Caicos Isds$44,5530.00%
184Bhutan$40,8570.00%
185Fiji$36,9500.00%
186Dominica$36,2640.00%
187Brunei Darussalam$35,1760.00%
188French Polynesia$34,6860.00%
189Solomon Isds$33,4550.00%
190Cocos Isds$33,4430.00%
191N. Mariana Isds$32,2140.00%
192Palau$31,0630.00%
193Montserrat$28,4780.00%
194Saint Kitts and Nevis$28,2310.00%
195Mauritania$26,6020.00%
196Bonaire$23,7850.00%
197Yemen$23,0530.00%
198Gibraltar$18,4770.00%
199Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$17,7390.00%
200Norfolk Isds$15,9440.00%
201Liberia$15,3010.00%
202Comoros$13,6390.00%
203Curaçao$12,7600.00%
204Timor-Leste$12,4730.00%
205Maldives$9,5640.00%
206Kiribati$9,3930.00%
207Gambia$9,0970.00%
208Anguilla$8,7390.00%
209Bermuda$8,3330.00%
210Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$8,2260.00%
211Guam$4,9500.00%
212South Sudan$4,5650.00%
213Cook Isds$4,2820.00%
214Cabo Verde$4,2270.00%
215Saint Helena$2,4820.00%
216Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$2,2620.00%
217New Caledonia$2,1900.00%
218Wallis and Futuna Isds$1,6860.00%
219Pitcairn$1,3130.00%
220Marshall Isds$1,1360.00%
221Saint Maarten$1,0110.00%
222Samoa$7010.00%
223Guinea-Bissau$3980.00%
224Niue$1290.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$9.81B7.37%
2293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$8.88B6.67%
3300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$4.96B3.73%
4271000Petroleum 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$4.91B3.69%
5854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$4.06B3.05%
6848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$2.20B1.66%
7293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933$2.09B1.57%
8271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$2.02B1.52%
9270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$1.99B1.49%
10300215Blood, 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$1.87B1.41%
11847150Units 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$1.59B1.19%
12851762Communication 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$1.51B1.13%
13847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$1.39B1.05%
14300214Blood, 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$1.23B0.92%
15300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$1.17B0.88%
16841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$1.14B0.86%
17271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$1.12B0.84%
18870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$1.05B0.79%
19851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$978.03M0.73%
20870340Vehicles: 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$867.22M0.65%
21300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products$840.77M0.63%
22711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$800.26M0.60%
23870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$762.88M0.57%
24870360Vehicles: 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$743.15M0.56%
25901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$740.50M0.56%
26300213Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$722.40M0.54%
27847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$713.81M0.54%
28293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$691.59M0.52%
29902110Orthopaedic or fracture appliances$646.45M0.49%
30901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$644.80M0.48%
31293359Heterocyclic 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$643.62M0.48%
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$610.29M0.46%
33300220Vaccines: for human medicine$604.68M0.45%
34292429Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic acid),ethinamate S, and alachlor (ISO) and their derivatives and salts$596.75M0.45%
35300390Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)$580.43M0.44%
36847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$560.62M0.42%
37848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories$525.60M0.39%
38392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$500.34M0.38%
39230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$493.84M0.37%
40847141Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30$492.92M0.37%
41902131Artificial parts of the body$454.30M0.34%
42293339Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3$452.29M0.34%
43190590Food 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$440.78M0.33%
44841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$407.03M0.31%
45382200Reagents: 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$404.79M0.30%
46847180Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70$404.55M0.30%
47100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$395.38M0.30%
48902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$392.39M0.29%
49330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$374.29M0.28%
50847149Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41$349.38M0.26%
51230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$346.41M0.26%
52730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$339.68M0.26%
53870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$323.55M0.24%
54854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$318.15M0.24%
55850440Electrical static converters$312.34M0.23%
56870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$307.76M0.23%
57220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$304.63M0.23%
58950300Tricycles, 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$304.06M0.23%
59220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$297.54M0.22%
60382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$294.22M0.22%
61330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$293.99M0.22%
62880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$293.14M0.22%
63210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$291.74M0.22%
64711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$288.14M0.22%
65853710Boards, 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$287.93M0.22%
66851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$281.78M0.21%
67370500Photographic plates and film: exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film$278.53M0.21%
68010121Horses: live, pure-bred breeding animals$276.62M0.21%
69271600Electrical energy$269.54M0.20%
70902139Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints$269.44M0.20%
71854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$265.46M0.20%
72732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$262.38M0.20%
73160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$259.08M0.19%
74870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$250.29M0.19%
75848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$242.10M0.18%
76901831Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needles$240.60M0.18%
77880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$237.40M0.18%
78842129Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2$230.81M0.17%
79870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$227.79M0.17%
80842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$223.29M0.17%
81230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$223.26M0.17%
82180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$216.03M0.16%
83610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$214.82M0.16%
84220300Beer: made from malt$209.72M0.16%
85611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$208.25M0.16%
86870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$201.47M0.15%
87392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$185.52M0.14%
88020713Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled$182.37M0.14%
89854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$181.03M0.14%
90850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$180.20M0.14%
91701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$175.91M0.13%
92847190Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included$172.06M0.13%
93200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$171.21M0.13%
94902150Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)$169.08M0.13%
95210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$168.60M0.13%
96190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$168.10M0.13%
97300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$167.26M0.13%
98260600Aluminium ores and concentrates$167.21M0.13%
99330300Perfumes and toilet waters$162.74M0.12%
100300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$161.96M0.12%