Malaysia

Malaysia Imports 2023

Complete list of Malaysia's 205 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$273.84B
Total imports (2023)
#24
Global import rank
205
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Malaysia imported $273.84 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #24 largest importer. Goods came from 205 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 73.6% 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 $28.66 billion 10.5% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$69.11B25.24%
2Singapore$32.71B11.95%
3USA$18.40B6.72%
4Japan$13.88B5.07%
5Indonesia$13.38B4.89%
6Thailand$12.42B4.54%
7Other Asia, nes$12.40B4.53%
8Rep. of Korea$12.06B4.41%
9Saudi Arabia$9.58B3.50%
10Australia$7.57B2.76%
11Germany$7.03B2.57%
12India$7.00B2.56%
13Viet Nam$6.01B2.19%
14United Arab Emirates$5.68B2.07%
15Brazil$4.21B1.54%
16China, Hong Kong SAR$3.56B1.30%
17Ireland$3.09B1.13%
18Russian Federation$2.49B0.91%
19Philippines$2.17B0.79%
20France$2.02B0.74%
21United Kingdom$1.96B0.72%
22Italy$1.62B0.59%
23Argentina$1.61B0.59%
24Switzerland$1.59B0.58%
25Netherlands$1.20B0.44%
26Canada$986.12M0.36%
27Côte d'Ivoire$937.89M0.34%
28New Zealand$873.75M0.32%
29South Africa$839.33M0.31%
30Belgium$819.26M0.30%
31Angola$765.47M0.28%
32Oman$761.83M0.28%
33Spain$726.67M0.27%
34Brunei Darussalam$695.16M0.25%
35Mexico$676.46M0.25%
36Austria$651.84M0.24%
37Kuwait$648.08M0.24%
38Qatar$608.49M0.22%
39Türkiye$574.01M0.21%
40Nigeria$509.05M0.19%
41Sweden$487.31M0.18%
42Sudan$470.10M0.17%
43Pakistan$451.93M0.17%
44Gabon$423.56M0.15%
45Poland$345.09M0.13%
46Colombia$338.41M0.12%
47Ecuador$330.71M0.12%
48Bangladesh$328.65M0.12%
49Chile$318.04M0.12%
50Denmark$315.90M0.12%
51Costa Rica$292.75M0.11%
52Ghana$292.42M0.11%
53Greece$290.63M0.11%
54Cameroon$270.28M0.10%
55Finland$261.42M0.10%
56Myanmar$260.04M0.09%
57Peru$255.80M0.09%
58Bahrain$241.03M0.09%
59Czechia$232.55M0.08%
60Norway$231.11M0.08%
61Egypt$225.12M0.08%
62Hungary$192.79M0.07%
63Congo$192.41M0.07%
64Papua New Guinea$176.20M0.06%
65Ukraine$159.44M0.06%
66Cambodia$156.48M0.06%
67Dem. Rep. of the Congo$152.90M0.06%
68Romania$135.33M0.05%
69Jordan$123.20M0.04%
70Togo$113.16M0.04%
71Mozambique$112.21M0.04%
72Iraq$97.90M0.04%
73Tunisia$97.27M0.04%
74Sri Lanka$90.97M0.03%
75Chad$87.23M0.03%
76United Rep. of Tanzania$80.60M0.03%
77Croatia$62.26M0.02%
78Libya$57.90M0.02%
79Bulgaria$55.91M0.02%
80Portugal$54.37M0.02%
81Yemen$53.10M0.02%
82Morocco$49.78M0.02%
83Iran$46.74M0.02%
84Lithuania$41.68M0.02%
85Slovenia$40.76M0.01%
86Azerbaijan$39.85M0.01%
87Venezuela$39.23M0.01%
88Uganda$39.11M0.01%
89Kazakhstan$34.87M0.01%
90Guinea$33.70M0.01%
91Georgia$33.03M0.01%
92Slovakia$31.72M0.01%
93Liberia$30.78M0.01%
94Montenegro$28.14M0.01%
95Kenya$26.41M0.01%
96Israel$24.56M0.01%
97Latvia$24.49M0.01%
98Dominican Rep.$24.01M0.01%
99Uruguay$23.83M0.01%
100Algeria$23.61M0.01%
101Rwanda$23.01M0.01%
102Madagascar$21.97M0.01%
103Belarus$21.81M0.01%
104Serbia$19.67M0.01%
105Guatemala$19.17M0.01%
106Estonia$17.78M0.01%
107Lebanon$17.70M0.01%
108Malta$17.21M0.01%
109Ethiopia$16.84M0.01%
110Armenia$16.80M0.01%
111Lao People's Dem. Rep.$16.54M0.01%
112Cyprus$14.80M0.01%
113Benin$14.79M0.01%
114China, Macao SAR$13.95M0.01%
115Panama$12.97M0.00%
116Bosnia Herzegovina$12.64M0.00%
117Solomon Isds$10.23M0.00%
118Cuba$9.58M0.00%
119Zambia$9.50M0.00%
120Luxembourg$9.03M0.00%
121Gibraltar$8.23M0.00%
122Rep. of Moldova$7.72M0.00%
123Namibia$6.93M0.00%
124Nicaragua$6.82M0.00%
125Senegal$6.62M0.00%
126Honduras$6.32M0.00%
127Haiti$5.81M0.00%
128Suriname$5.48M0.00%
129Paraguay$5.24M0.00%
130Uzbekistan$4.71M0.00%
131El Salvador$4.38M0.00%
132Mauritius$4.08M0.00%
133Maldives$4.01M0.00%
134Afghanistan$3.80M0.00%
135Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$3.77M0.00%
136Malawi$3.40M0.00%
137Cabo Verde$3.22M0.00%
138Guyana$3.06M0.00%
139Trinidad and Tobago$2.99M0.00%
140Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$2.80M0.00%
141Barbados$2.65M0.00%
142Jamaica$2.57M0.00%
143Djibouti$2.47M0.00%
144Central African Rep.$2.36M0.00%
145Zimbabwe$2.02M0.00%
146Vanuatu$1.99M0.00%
147Sierra Leone$1.94M0.00%
148Fiji$1.93M0.00%
149State of Palestine$1.62M0.00%
150Burundi$1.58M0.00%
151Nepal$1.45M0.00%
152Christmas Isds$1.08M0.00%
153Albania$1.05M0.00%
154Bahamas$1.02M0.00%
155Curaçao$1.01M0.00%
156Seychelles$914,5490.00%
157Iceland$886,9860.00%
158Saint Helena$791,2130.00%
159Turkmenistan$711,2970.00%
160Guinea-Bissau$676,4840.00%
161Kiribati$580,9470.00%
162Guam$520,3710.00%
163Tokelau$479,6840.00%
164Belize$456,3110.00%
165Mongolia$427,8180.00%
166Mauritania$401,3450.00%
167North Macedonia$393,5440.00%
168Timor-Leste$362,0530.00%
169Mali$353,2360.00%
170Burkina Faso$324,6140.00%
171Kyrgyzstan$288,5730.00%
172Syria$208,5880.00%
173Equatorial Guinea$188,1900.00%
174New Caledonia$166,2340.00%
175Botswana$151,8970.00%
176Cayman Isds$143,5240.00%
177Gambia$126,1420.00%
178Grenada$102,5850.00%
179Saint Lucia$84,9230.00%
180San Marino$70,1070.00%
181Samoa$63,2960.00%
182Norfolk Isds$53,2350.00%
183Dominica$52,5560.00%
184FS Micronesia$27,7420.00%
185Andorra$26,8990.00%
186South Sudan$21,0930.00%
187Tonga$16,3980.00%
188Bhutan$15,7020.00%
189American Samoa$13,9400.00%
190Lesotho$7,3800.00%
191Br. Virgin Isds$6,1460.00%
192Antigua and Barbuda$5,1710.00%
193Niger$4,3980.00%
194N. Mariana Isds$3,1430.00%
195Eswatini$1,4760.00%
196Somalia$1,3320.00%
197Tajikistan$6830.00%
198Bonaire$5840.00%
199French Polynesia$4620.00%
200Montserrat$4410.00%
201Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$4220.00%
202Nauru$2940.00%
203Cocos Isds$2600.00%
204Saint Kitts and Nevis$1280.00%
205Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$530.00%

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$28.66B10.47%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$15.37B5.61%
3854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$12.78B4.67%
4854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$11.01B4.02%
5854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$7.80B2.85%
6854290Parts of electronic integrated circuits$4.33B1.58%
7270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$4.04B1.47%
8851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$3.00B1.10%
9853400Circuits: printed$2.75B1.00%
10381800Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics$2.10B0.77%
11847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$2.05B0.75%
12740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$2.02B0.74%
13260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$2.01B0.73%
14854190Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devices$1.79B0.65%
15710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$1.72B0.63%
16851762Communication 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$1.71B0.63%
17847150Units 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$1.71B0.62%
18760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed)$1.70B0.62%
19271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$1.62B0.59%
20880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$1.41B0.52%
21180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted$1.38B0.50%
22880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$1.37B0.50%
23300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.32B0.48%
24870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.22B0.45%
25270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$1.19B0.43%
26870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$1.18B0.43%
27847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$1.15B0.42%
28711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.13B0.41%
29732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.12B0.41%
30854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.10B0.40%
31710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$1.09B0.40%
32850440Electrical static converters$1.09B0.40%
33170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$1.03B0.38%
34210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.02B0.37%
35848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories$1.02B0.37%
36392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.01B0.37%
37903090Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations$996.79M0.36%
38760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$919.26M0.34%
39100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$878.04M0.32%
40854233Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiers$875.26M0.32%
41854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$867.66M0.32%
42382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$847.77M0.31%
43851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$815.89M0.30%
44940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$814.25M0.30%
45870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$811.54M0.30%
46847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$807.89M0.30%
47100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$792.74M0.29%
48853710Boards, 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$783.51M0.29%
49870421Vehicles: 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$765.73M0.28%
50853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$763.72M0.28%
51290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether$747.39M0.27%
52848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$724.82M0.26%
53390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$687.15M0.25%
54870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$686.18M0.25%
55720839Iron 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$681.84M0.25%
56400110Rubber: natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip$666.48M0.24%
57151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$656.85M0.24%
58847990Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions$645.14M0.24%
59260300Copper ores and concentrates$644.57M0.24%
60760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$641.17M0.23%
61230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$624.50M0.23%
62020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$621.47M0.23%
63310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$612.51M0.22%
64382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)$608.74M0.22%
65870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$607.03M0.22%
66852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$552.74M0.20%
67852351Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37$546.55M0.20%
68100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$541.18M0.20%
69281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$529.59M0.19%
70950300Tricycles, 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$512.48M0.19%
71848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$510.47M0.19%
72903082Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices$493.22M0.18%
73740400Copper: waste and scrap$489.52M0.18%
74470710Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard$477.99M0.17%
75284190Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids: n.e.c. in heading no. 2841$472.67M0.17%
76847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$471.26M0.17%
77844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$468.88M0.17%
78420292Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials$466.88M0.17%
79330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$454.51M0.17%
80740620Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakes$452.82M0.17%
81854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$452.46M0.17%
82854110Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)$450.97M0.16%
83390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$447.50M0.16%
84730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$439.45M0.16%
85848640Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486$439.45M0.16%
86841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$417.26M0.15%
87271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$415.47M0.15%
88853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$410.76M0.15%
89853224Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer$408.79M0.15%
90790111Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc$402.25M0.15%
91100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed$399.86M0.15%
92721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$391.82M0.14%
93390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$391.52M0.14%
94711590Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10$384.94M0.14%
95020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$383.57M0.14%
96852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$383.12M0.14%
97854390Electrical machines and apparatus: parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543$381.97M0.14%
98901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$370.41M0.14%
99711719Jewellery: imitation, (excluding cuff links and studs), of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal$366.57M0.13%
100841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$366.24M0.13%