Malta

Malta Imports 2023

Complete list of Malta's 171 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$11.34B
Total imports (2023)
#111
Global import rank
171
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Malta imported $11.34 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #111 largest importer. Goods came from 171 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 69.7% 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 $1.63 billion 14.4% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Italy$2.03B17.94%
2China$1.15B10.17%
3Türkiye$1.01B8.88%
4Germany$854.73M7.54%
5France$659.57M5.82%
6Spain$581.87M5.13%
7Netherlands$502.42M4.43%
8United Kingdom$460.58M4.06%
9USA$331.45M2.92%
10India$320.90M2.83%
11Croatia$289.76M2.55%
12Greece$232.99M2.05%
13Rep. of Korea$229.71M2.03%
14Japan$173.21M1.53%
15Belgium$169.45M1.49%
16Other Asia, nes$138.89M1.22%
17Canada$134.00M1.18%
18Trinidad and Tobago$133.10M1.17%
19Switzerland$127.09M1.12%
20Ireland$122.60M1.08%
21Brazil$119.76M1.06%
22Poland$100.68M0.89%
23Br. Virgin Isds$93.71M0.83%
24United Arab Emirates$75.48M0.67%
25Ukraine$70.44M0.62%
26Denmark$67.68M0.60%
27Tunisia$67.00M0.59%
28Austria$62.76M0.55%
29Singapore$50.90M0.45%
30Egypt$48.36M0.43%
31Sweden$47.39M0.42%
32Malaysia$43.10M0.38%
33Czechia$41.52M0.37%
34Thailand$40.51M0.36%
35Cayman Isds$38.93M0.34%
36Philippines$38.78M0.34%
37Saint Kitts and Nevis$37.84M0.33%
38Azerbaijan$37.29M0.33%
39Romania$36.81M0.32%
40Slovenia$33.86M0.30%
41Bahamas$33.19M0.29%
42Portugal$32.94M0.29%
43Hungary$31.06M0.27%
44Saudi Arabia$28.79M0.25%
45Libya$27.44M0.24%
46Algeria$24.59M0.22%
47Indonesia$24.25M0.21%
48China, Hong Kong SAR$19.83M0.17%
49Bulgaria$19.65M0.17%
50Cyprus$18.87M0.17%
51Finland$18.17M0.16%
52Morocco$18.07M0.16%
53South Africa$17.64M0.16%
54Norway$17.22M0.15%
55Estonia$16.01M0.14%
56Slovakia$15.97M0.14%
57Marshall Isds$15.75M0.14%
58Israel$14.01M0.12%
59Namibia$12.33M0.11%
60Viet Nam$9.50M0.08%
61Latvia$9.17M0.08%
62Angola$8.72M0.08%
63Ecuador$8.32M0.07%
64Lithuania$7.25M0.06%
65Kazakhstan$6.78M0.06%
66Australia$5.58M0.05%
67Pakistan$5.45M0.05%
68Serbia$4.95M0.04%
69Costa Rica$4.67M0.04%
70Bangladesh$3.54M0.03%
71Mauritius$3.43M0.03%
72Lebanon$3.41M0.03%
73Albania$3.40M0.03%
74Cambodia$3.26M0.03%
75New Zealand$3.12M0.03%
76Iceland$2.85M0.03%
77Luxembourg$2.77M0.02%
78Chile$2.14M0.02%
79Jordan$2.14M0.02%
80Qatar$1.73M0.02%
81Mexico$1.68M0.01%
82Sri Lanka$1.47M0.01%
83North Macedonia$1.36M0.01%
84San Marino$1.35M0.01%
85Montenegro$1.28M0.01%
86Uzbekistan$1.25M0.01%
87Senegal$1.16M0.01%
88Oman$1.15M0.01%
89Argentina$1.12M0.01%
90Russian Federation$1.10M0.01%
91Kenya$974,4370.01%
92Uruguay$773,1950.01%
93Dominican Rep.$737,7290.01%
94Togo$653,9810.01%
95Jamaica$600,2700.01%
96Bosnia Herzegovina$535,7030.00%
97State of Palestine$510,3280.00%
98Cameroon$490,5020.00%
99Peru$485,4410.00%
100Malawi$473,5170.00%
101Colombia$382,5850.00%
102Bahrain$374,2060.00%
103Myanmar$277,2640.00%
104Rep. of Moldova$271,0390.00%
105Zimbabwe$234,7790.00%
106Seychelles$232,6460.00%
107Panama$217,7300.00%
108Gabon$153,9180.00%
109Iran$123,1630.00%
110Lesotho$123,1380.00%
111French Polynesia$111,6290.00%
112Gibraltar$81,1640.00%
113United Rep. of Tanzania$81,0540.00%
114Cuba$67,0000.00%
115Côte d'Ivoire$62,2270.00%
116Nepal$57,2460.00%
117Ghana$44,8880.00%
118Armenia$40,0660.00%
119Nicaragua$36,7940.00%
120Honduras$36,5630.00%
121Guatemala$35,4240.00%
122Paraguay$33,8170.00%
123Ethiopia$32,9100.00%
124Georgia$29,0140.00%
125Barbados$28,9680.00%
126Nigeria$26,1740.00%
127Belarus$25,9160.00%
128Kuwait$23,8560.00%
129Syria$18,8910.00%
130Andorra$18,8110.00%
131Burkina Faso$18,2190.00%
132Eswatini$18,2160.00%
133Madagascar$11,8780.00%
134Suriname$11,7770.00%
135Uganda$11,6990.00%
136China, Macao SAR$5,3180.00%
137El Salvador$4,7460.00%
138Maldives$3,4920.00%
139Venezuela$3,4540.00%
140Kyrgyzstan$3,0470.00%
141Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2,7580.00%
142Bermuda$1,9080.00%
143American Samoa$1,7500.00%
144Guinea$1,4350.00%
145Mongolia$1,3220.00%
146Zambia$1,2530.00%
147Guyana$1,2480.00%
148Iraq$1,2120.00%
149Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1,0140.00%
150Mozambique$1,0000.00%
151Haiti$6580.00%
152Afghanistan$6150.00%
153Mali$5530.00%
154Curaçao$4690.00%
155Mauritania$3360.00%
156Antigua and Barbuda$3280.00%
157Liberia$3070.00%
158Fiji$2610.00%
159Gambia$2580.00%
160Vanuatu$2560.00%
161Sudan$1260.00%
162Sierra Leone$1160.00%
163Dominica$1020.00%
164New Caledonia$990.00%
165Benin$760.00%
166Brunei Darussalam$700.00%
167Lao People's Dem. Rep.$500.00%
168Rwanda$490.00%
169Niger$430.00%
170Turkmenistan$230.00%
171Burundi$10.00%

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$1.63B14.35%
2890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$790.49M6.97%
3890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable$747.97M6.59%
4880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$504.86M4.45%
5854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$452.71M3.99%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$325.31M2.87%
7270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)$263.60M2.32%
8271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$238.52M2.10%
9890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$215.29M1.90%
10880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$116.96M1.03%
11030194Fish: live, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)$99.89M0.88%
12854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$96.70M0.85%
13890120Tankers$80.10M0.71%
14271600Electrical energy$79.96M0.71%
15870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$66.72M0.59%
16880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$64.33M0.57%
17870340Vehicles: 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$63.10M0.56%
18853400Circuits: printed$63.07M0.56%
19730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm$54.93M0.48%
20851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$54.83M0.48%
21392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$44.76M0.39%
22382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$44.65M0.39%
23190590Food 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$44.44M0.39%
24480257Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56$44.11M0.39%
25321519Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solid$43.33M0.38%
26100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$41.18M0.36%
27870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$40.08M0.35%
28870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$39.78M0.35%
29300215Blood, 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$38.60M0.34%
30252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$37.80M0.33%
31890391Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable$36.83M0.32%
32847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$34.54M0.30%
33240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$32.97M0.29%
34210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$32.32M0.28%
35870360Vehicles: 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$31.98M0.28%
36903082Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices$31.49M0.28%
37853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$29.70M0.26%
38270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$29.25M0.26%
39330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$29.21M0.26%
40854290Parts of electronic integrated circuits$29.01M0.26%
41030351Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$28.42M0.25%
42851762Communication 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$27.04M0.24%
43854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$26.97M0.24%
44940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$26.92M0.24%
45901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$26.64M0.23%
46040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$26.60M0.23%
47020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$26.51M0.23%
48690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$26.29M0.23%
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$26.10M0.23%
50711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$25.73M0.23%
51290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether$25.60M0.23%
52020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$24.94M0.22%
53120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$24.64M0.22%
54220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$24.61M0.22%
55481159Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810$24.30M0.21%
56721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$24.29M0.21%
57230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$23.96M0.21%
58870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$23.88M0.21%
59100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$23.44M0.21%
60730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$23.40M0.21%
61950300Tricycles, 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$23.34M0.21%
62940340Furniture: wooden, for kitchen use$23.25M0.20%
63300410Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$23.01M0.20%
64271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$21.70M0.19%
65940350Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use$21.70M0.19%
66842810Lifts and skip hoists$21.17M0.19%
67220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$21.12M0.19%
68160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$19.54M0.17%
69610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$19.21M0.17%
70340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$18.80M0.17%
71870331Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc$18.61M0.16%
72732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$17.42M0.15%
73841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$17.34M0.15%
74300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$17.21M0.15%
75870240Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or used$16.77M0.15%
76151800Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils$16.45M0.14%
77420292Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials$16.24M0.14%
78870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$16.08M0.14%
79271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$15.42M0.14%
80180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$15.39M0.14%
81230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$15.37M0.14%
82903090Instruments, 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$15.26M0.13%
83848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$15.21M0.13%
84847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$14.79M0.13%
85854320Electrical machines and apparatus: signal generators$14.50M0.13%
86030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$14.47M0.13%
87170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$14.31M0.13%
88640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$13.88M0.12%
89190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$13.58M0.12%
90160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products$13.18M0.12%
91840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$13.10M0.12%
92220830Whiskies$13.05M0.12%
93848640Machines 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$12.98M0.11%
94293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$12.96M0.11%
95640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$12.81M0.11%
96330300Perfumes and toilet waters$12.66M0.11%
97040610Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd$12.57M0.11%
98200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$12.52M0.11%
99870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$12.51M0.11%
100392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods$12.47M0.11%