Mauritania Imports 2023
Complete list of Mauritania's 138 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$5.11B
Total imports (2023)
#145
Global import rank
138
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Mauritania imported $5.11 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #145 largest importer. Goods came from 138 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 67.5% of total import value. The leading import was sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, valued at $274.03 million — 5.4% 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
138 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $1.11B | 21.74% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | $403.62M | 7.90% |
| 3 | Morocco | $339.98M | 6.65% |
| 4 | France | $282.65M | 5.53% |
| 5 | Spain | $277.49M | 5.43% |
| 6 | Brazil | $234.77M | 4.59% |
| 7 | Indonesia | $225.42M | 4.41% |
| 8 | USA | $197.52M | 3.87% |
| 9 | Malaysia | $197.22M | 3.86% |
| 10 | Türkiye | $180.00M | 3.52% |
| 11 | Netherlands | $151.84M | 2.97% |
| 12 | Germany | $131.61M | 2.58% |
| 13 | India | $130.99M | 2.56% |
| 14 | Belgium | $123.12M | 2.41% |
| 15 | Japan | $116.70M | 2.28% |
| 16 | Algeria | $96.74M | 1.89% |
| 17 | Senegal | $90.20M | 1.77% |
| 18 | Egypt | $73.60M | 1.44% |
| 19 | Poland | $66.03M | 1.29% |
| 20 | Romania | $52.94M | 1.04% |
| 21 | Italy | $50.26M | 0.98% |
| 22 | United Kingdom | $48.34M | 0.95% |
| 23 | Thailand | $44.76M | 0.88% |
| 24 | Singapore | $35.19M | 0.69% |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | $30.90M | 0.60% |
| 26 | South Africa | $29.90M | 0.59% |
| 27 | Norway | $26.65M | 0.52% |
| 28 | Canada | $25.64M | 0.50% |
| 29 | Tunisia | $24.68M | 0.48% |
| 30 | Ukraine | $20.71M | 0.41% |
| 31 | Gabon | $19.67M | 0.39% |
| 32 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $18.90M | 0.37% |
| 33 | Austria | $17.29M | 0.34% |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | $14.47M | 0.28% |
| 35 | Nicaragua | $14.42M | 0.28% |
| 36 | Lithuania | $13.62M | 0.27% |
| 37 | Portugal | $13.37M | 0.26% |
| 38 | Mali | $11.30M | 0.22% |
| 39 | Switzerland | $11.14M | 0.22% |
| 40 | Latvia | $10.75M | 0.21% |
| 41 | Ireland | $9.99M | 0.20% |
| 42 | Finland | $8.81M | 0.17% |
| 43 | Australia | $7.15M | 0.14% |
| 44 | Malta | $7.09M | 0.14% |
| 45 | Guatemala | $6.74M | 0.13% |
| 46 | Denmark | $6.31M | 0.12% |
| 47 | Angola | $6.20M | 0.12% |
| 48 | Pakistan | $6.10M | 0.12% |
| 49 | Serbia | $6.05M | 0.12% |
| 50 | Sweden | $4.93M | 0.10% |
| 51 | Jordan | $4.46M | 0.09% |
| 52 | Greece | $4.12M | 0.08% |
| 53 | New Zealand | $4.03M | 0.08% |
| 54 | Russian Federation | $3.88M | 0.08% |
| 55 | Oman | $3.61M | 0.07% |
| 56 | Rep. of Korea | $3.38M | 0.07% |
| 57 | Uruguay | $3.28M | 0.06% |
| 58 | Ghana | $2.86M | 0.06% |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | $2.76M | 0.05% |
| 60 | Viet Nam | $2.54M | 0.05% |
| 61 | Bulgaria | $2.42M | 0.05% |
| 62 | Argentina | $2.42M | 0.05% |
| 63 | Eswatini | $2.35M | 0.05% |
| 64 | Lebanon | $2.20M | 0.04% |
| 65 | Bahrain | $1.91M | 0.04% |
| 66 | Georgia | $1.87M | 0.04% |
| 67 | Hungary | $1.84M | 0.04% |
| 68 | Chile | $1.67M | 0.03% |
| 69 | Bangladesh | $1.29M | 0.03% |
| 70 | Luxembourg | $1.26M | 0.02% |
| 71 | Libya | $1.26M | 0.02% |
| 72 | Other Asia, nes | $1.16M | 0.02% |
| 73 | Czechia | $1.15M | 0.02% |
| 74 | Mauritius | $1.14M | 0.02% |
| 75 | Malawi | $1.06M | 0.02% |
| 76 | Estonia | $1.06M | 0.02% |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | $1.02M | 0.02% |
| 78 | Qatar | $951,404 | 0.02% |
| 79 | Benin | $904,824 | 0.02% |
| 80 | Syria | $897,135 | 0.02% |
| 81 | Slovakia | $869,193 | 0.02% |
| 82 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $819,890 | 0.02% |
| 83 | Kenya | $686,922 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Colombia | $678,627 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Cyprus | $550,745 | 0.01% |
| 86 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $526,789 | 0.01% |
| 87 | Peru | $523,818 | 0.01% |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $501,648 | 0.01% |
| 89 | Mexico | $483,249 | 0.01% |
| 90 | Gambia | $440,200 | 0.01% |
| 91 | Slovenia | $411,270 | 0.01% |
| 92 | Cambodia | $376,257 | 0.01% |
| 93 | Croatia | $339,737 | 0.01% |
| 94 | Zambia | $339,400 | 0.01% |
| 95 | Kuwait | $321,179 | 0.01% |
| 96 | Namibia | $283,355 | 0.01% |
| 97 | Djibouti | $278,579 | 0.01% |
| 98 | North Macedonia | $225,351 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Nigeria | $218,555 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Sudan | $192,837 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Bermuda | $182,147 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Albania | $139,024 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $119,350 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Iran | $119,199 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Ecuador | $114,939 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | $114,661 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Mozambique | $111,633 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | $84,678 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Togo | $80,955 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Tokelau | $61,787 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Haiti | $45,740 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Madagascar | $40,743 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Solomon Isds | $32,662 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Andorra | $21,529 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $21,179 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Uganda | $19,191 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Congo | $18,251 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Afghanistan | $15,684 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Saint Barthélemy | $13,341 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Philippines | $10,038 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Guyana | $9,624 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Rep. of Moldova | $7,713 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Montenegro | $6,605 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Guinea | $5,372 | 0.00% |
| 125 | State of Palestine | $4,656 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Timor-Leste | $4,255 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Iceland | $4,100 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Ethiopia | $3,824 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Costa Rica | $2,811 | 0.00% |
| 130 | American Samoa | $2,595 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Niger | $1,136 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | $938 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Cameroon | $804 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Israel | $477 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | $394 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Jamaica | $28 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | $16 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Chad | $3 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $274.03M | 5.36% |
| 2 | 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 | $272.86M | 5.34% |
| 3 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $230.11M | 4.50% |
| 4 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $187.74M | 3.67% |
| 5 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $179.57M | 3.51% |
| 6 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $80.95M | 1.58% |
| 7 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $75.22M | 1.47% |
| 8 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $72.09M | 1.41% |
| 9 | 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $66.35M | 1.30% |
| 10 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $59.27M | 1.16% |
| 11 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $56.30M | 1.10% |
| 12 | 870421 | Vehicles: 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 | $50.11M | 0.98% |
| 13 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $47.96M | 0.94% |
| 14 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $47.86M | 0.94% |
| 15 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $42.31M | 0.83% |
| 16 | 551612 | Fabrics, woven: dyed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $38.85M | 0.76% |
| 17 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $36.90M | 0.72% |
| 18 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $34.80M | 0.68% |
| 19 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | $32.68M | 0.64% |
| 20 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $29.51M | 0.58% |
| 21 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $29.21M | 0.57% |
| 22 | 551611 | Fabrics, woven: unbleached or bleached, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $28.86M | 0.56% |
| 23 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $28.46M | 0.56% |
| 24 | 520829 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.2, weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $28.27M | 0.55% |
| 25 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $27.14M | 0.53% |
| 26 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $27.11M | 0.53% |
| 27 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $25.60M | 0.50% |
| 28 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $25.55M | 0.50% |
| 29 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $24.58M | 0.48% |
| 30 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $24.32M | 0.48% |
| 31 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $23.94M | 0.47% |
| 32 | 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $23.59M | 0.46% |
| 33 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $22.63M | 0.44% |
| 34 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $20.06M | 0.39% |
| 35 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $19.47M | 0.38% |
| 36 | 340120 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $19.35M | 0.38% |
| 37 | 040110 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1% | $19.07M | 0.37% |
| 38 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $19.04M | 0.37% |
| 39 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $18.67M | 0.37% |
| 40 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $18.57M | 0.36% |
| 41 | 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $18.11M | 0.35% |
| 42 | 401190 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on light commercial vehicles | $17.68M | 0.35% |
| 43 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $17.64M | 0.35% |
| 44 | 551614 | Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $17.50M | 0.34% |
| 45 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $17.44M | 0.34% |
| 46 | 721420 | Iron 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 | $17.04M | 0.33% |
| 47 | 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) | $16.90M | 0.33% |
| 48 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $16.54M | 0.32% |
| 49 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $16.27M | 0.32% |
| 50 | 902000 | Breathing appliances and gas masks: excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20 | $15.80M | 0.31% |
| 51 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $15.77M | 0.31% |
| 52 | 730300 | Cast iron: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles | $15.72M | 0.31% |
| 53 | 070490 | Vegetables, brassica: edible, n.e.c. in heading no. 0704, fresh or chilled | $15.37M | 0.30% |
| 54 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $15.00M | 0.29% |
| 55 | 890200 | Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $14.42M | 0.28% |
| 56 | 730511 | Iron 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 | $14.22M | 0.28% |
| 57 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $13.98M | 0.27% |
| 58 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $13.77M | 0.27% |
| 59 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $13.69M | 0.27% |
| 60 | 520821 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, plain weave, weighing not more than 100g/m2 | $13.53M | 0.26% |
| 61 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $13.34M | 0.26% |
| 62 | 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 | $13.07M | 0.26% |
| 63 | 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $13.06M | 0.26% |
| 64 | 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 | $12.92M | 0.25% |
| 65 | 860719 | Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof | $12.86M | 0.25% |
| 66 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $12.73M | 0.25% |
| 67 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $12.50M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $12.44M | 0.24% |
| 69 | 310100 | Fertilizers, animal or vegetable: whether or not mixed together or chemically treated: fertilizers, produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products | $12.26M | 0.24% |
| 70 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $12.12M | 0.24% |
| 71 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $11.94M | 0.23% |
| 72 | 570242 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $11.90M | 0.23% |
| 73 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $11.88M | 0.23% |
| 74 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $11.82M | 0.23% |
| 75 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $11.79M | 0.23% |
| 76 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $11.49M | 0.22% |
| 77 | 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $11.44M | 0.22% |
| 78 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $11.23M | 0.22% |
| 79 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $11.22M | 0.22% |
| 80 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $11.08M | 0.22% |
| 81 | 570330 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up | $10.93M | 0.21% |
| 82 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $10.87M | 0.21% |
| 83 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $10.71M | 0.21% |
| 84 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $10.69M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 690721 | Ceramic 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% | $10.49M | 0.21% |
| 86 | 340219 | Organic surface-active agents: whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in heading no. 3402 | $10.47M | 0.20% |
| 87 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $10.34M | 0.20% |
| 88 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $10.29M | 0.20% |
| 89 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $10.12M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $10.11M | 0.20% |
| 91 | 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 | $10.10M | 0.20% |
| 92 | 871000 | Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles | $9.89M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 841510 | Air 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" | $9.73M | 0.19% |
| 94 | 230610 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of cotton seed oils | $9.66M | 0.19% |
| 95 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $9.61M | 0.19% |
| 96 | 630140 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs: of synthetic fibres | $9.49M | 0.19% |
| 97 | 520839 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.3 weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $9.29M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $9.19M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $9.05M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 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 | $8.95M | 0.18% |