Mauritius

Mauritius Imports 2023

Complete list of Mauritius's 182 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$6.77B
Total imports (2023)
#131
Global import rank
182
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Mauritius imported $6.77 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #131 largest importer. Goods came from 182 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 64.9% 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 $1.42 billion 20.9% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$995.28M14.70%
2United Arab Emirates$708.01M10.46%
3India$656.82M9.70%
4South Africa$644.58M9.52%
5France$429.67M6.35%
6Oman$290.78M4.30%
7Germany$194.32M2.87%
8Japan$182.58M2.70%
9Spain$151.06M2.23%
10USA$143.14M2.11%
11Italy$128.49M1.90%
12Belgium$126.52M1.87%
13Malaysia$110.28M1.63%
14Brazil$108.23M1.60%
15United Kingdom$104.74M1.55%
16Türkiye$99.54M1.47%
17Thailand$99.29M1.47%
18Indonesia$93.39M1.38%
19Seychelles$88.40M1.31%
20Australia$84.53M1.25%
21Argentina$82.88M1.22%
22Viet Nam$79.76M1.18%
23New Zealand$73.48M1.09%
24Netherlands$65.69M0.97%
25Qatar$64.08M0.95%
26Rep. of Korea$63.06M0.93%
27Switzerland$59.80M0.88%
28Other Asia, nes$58.90M0.87%
29Bahrain$54.84M0.81%
30Egypt$49.34M0.73%
31Madagascar$46.14M0.68%
32Congo$38.71M0.57%
33Singapore$38.42M0.57%
34Pakistan$27.95M0.41%
35Poland$26.97M0.40%
36Czechia$23.60M0.35%
37Bangladesh$23.24M0.34%
38Portugal$22.51M0.33%
39Zambia$22.16M0.33%
40Kenya$21.43M0.32%
41Saudi Arabia$19.26M0.28%
42Mozambique$18.61M0.27%
43Paraguay$16.53M0.24%
44China, Hong Kong SAR$16.24M0.24%
45Austria$16.07M0.24%
46Ireland$14.81M0.22%
47Denmark$14.46M0.21%
48Eswatini$13.77M0.20%
49Sweden$13.63M0.20%
50Benin$12.25M0.18%
51Sri Lanka$11.87M0.18%
52Malta$11.55M0.17%
53Maldives$11.34M0.17%
54Hungary$10.77M0.16%
55Gabon$10.07M0.15%
56Greece$9.57M0.14%
57Slovakia$9.51M0.14%
58Morocco$9.40M0.14%
59Tunisia$9.10M0.13%
60Mexico$8.75M0.13%
61Uruguay$8.31M0.12%
62United Rep. of Tanzania$7.97M0.12%
63Norway$7.79M0.12%
64Israel$7.35M0.11%
65Ukraine$6.69M0.10%
66Lithuania$5.93M0.09%
67Canada$5.91M0.09%
68Philippines$5.52M0.08%
69Zimbabwe$5.13M0.08%
70Romania$4.45M0.07%
71Finland$4.20M0.06%
72Colombia$4.09M0.06%
73Namibia$4.07M0.06%
74Serbia$4.01M0.06%
75Bulgaria$3.92M0.06%
76Slovenia$3.64M0.05%
77Iraq$3.25M0.05%
78Chile$2.67M0.04%
79Cambodia$2.57M0.04%
80Mali$2.49M0.04%
81Cameroon$2.27M0.03%
82Uganda$2.00M0.03%
83Lebanon$1.93M0.03%
84Cyprus$1.32M0.02%
85Kuwait$1.30M0.02%
86Peru$1.29M0.02%
87Estonia$1.29M0.02%
88Luxembourg$1.28M0.02%
89Burkina Faso$1.26M0.02%
90Kyrgyzstan$1.16M0.02%
91Malawi$1.12M0.02%
92Myanmar$964,4910.01%
93Latvia$862,1810.01%
94Albania$775,9800.01%
95Russian Federation$689,4230.01%
96Jordan$684,0190.01%
97Guyana$659,8020.01%
98Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$482,6970.01%
99Lao People's Dem. Rep.$474,7000.01%
100Iran$458,0330.01%
101Angola$447,5840.01%
102Nigeria$444,6840.01%
103Ethiopia$442,6460.01%
104Uzbekistan$434,7420.01%
105Côte d'Ivoire$396,6750.01%
106Suriname$373,3820.01%
107Bosnia Herzegovina$343,4690.01%
108Dominican Rep.$304,5970.00%
109Costa Rica$272,1180.00%
110Botswana$269,1230.00%
111Mauritania$227,3030.00%
112North Macedonia$225,3520.00%
113Ghana$218,5570.00%
114Iceland$195,1480.00%
115Guatemala$182,0160.00%
116Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$171,5240.00%
117Antigua and Barbuda$171,4720.00%
118Ecuador$163,4960.00%
119Liberia$154,5770.00%
120Croatia$126,6770.00%
121Guinea$117,3400.00%
122Sierra Leone$116,5150.00%
123Cook Isds$105,7010.00%
124Cuba$103,3000.00%
125New Caledonia$77,6610.00%
126Sao Tome and Principe$57,8710.00%
127Rep. of Moldova$55,1230.00%
128Belarus$53,8980.00%
129Andorra$52,6030.00%
130Nepal$50,5280.00%
131Rwanda$48,1700.00%
132Dem. Rep. of the Congo$46,6570.00%
133Tokelau$43,4430.00%
134Lesotho$42,3560.00%
135Niue$36,2110.00%
136Nauru$35,6450.00%
137Belize$35,2260.00%
138Trinidad and Tobago$34,2660.00%
139Algeria$32,2460.00%
140China, Macao SAR$30,3400.00%
141Niger$29,4780.00%
142Fiji$29,0460.00%
143Georgia$28,6320.00%
144Bahamas$25,3280.00%
145Haiti$22,1390.00%
146Panama$19,6710.00%
147French Polynesia$15,1550.00%
148Venezuela$13,8420.00%
149Senegal$11,6350.00%
150Cabo Verde$11,4440.00%
151Honduras$11,0200.00%
152Nicaragua$9,8900.00%
153American Samoa$7,8810.00%
154Guinea-Bissau$7,1500.00%
155Armenia$6,0330.00%
156El Salvador$5,7770.00%
157Azerbaijan$5,1520.00%
158Barbados$4,8550.00%
159Togo$3,7830.00%
160Comoros$3,4880.00%
161Sudan$2,8560.00%
162Montenegro$2,7790.00%
163Mongolia$2,5870.00%
164Kazakhstan$2,4860.00%
165Syria$2,2440.00%
166Equatorial Guinea$2,1050.00%
167San Marino$2,0870.00%
168Turks and Caicos Isds$1,7690.00%
169Cayman Isds$1,7250.00%
170Turkmenistan$1,6840.00%
171Eritrea$1,3730.00%
172Jamaica$1,2540.00%
173Papua New Guinea$6770.00%
174Tajikistan$4050.00%
175Gambia$3810.00%
176Vanuatu$2550.00%
177Saint Helena$2260.00%
178Bhutan$2160.00%
179Brunei Darussalam$1900.00%
180Solomon Isds$1070.00%
181Marshall Isds$510.00%
182Aruba$240.00%

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$1.42B20.95%
2270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$153.68M2.27%
3300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$143.48M2.12%
4030343Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$107.24M1.58%
5870340Vehicles: 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$100.70M1.49%
6870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$84.44M1.25%
7851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$74.37M1.10%
8710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$69.85M1.03%
9170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$59.74M0.88%
10870421Vehicles: 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$56.59M0.84%
11271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$51.53M0.76%
12100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$50.99M0.75%
13100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$49.91M0.74%
14252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$48.14M0.71%
15870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$48.07M0.71%
16100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$43.70M0.65%
17847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.29M0.62%
18870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$41.07M0.61%
19880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$39.74M0.59%
20210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$38.89M0.57%
21251990Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered): whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate)$37.85M0.56%
22520100Cotton: not carded or combed$37.67M0.56%
23851762Communication 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$36.29M0.54%
24030389Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$35.64M0.53%
25230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$35.36M0.52%
26870360Vehicles: 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$33.02M0.49%
27030342Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$31.74M0.47%
28870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$31.21M0.46%
29270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$29.49M0.44%
30710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$26.49M0.39%
31852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$25.40M0.38%
32040221Dairy 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)$25.34M0.37%
33240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$25.18M0.37%
34330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$22.93M0.34%
35710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$22.15M0.33%
36040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$21.88M0.32%
37330300Perfumes and toilet waters$21.54M0.32%
38190590Food 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$21.53M0.32%
39040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$21.22M0.31%
40030341Fish: frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$20.64M0.30%
41040229Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$19.62M0.29%
42150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$18.21M0.27%
43401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$17.65M0.26%
44220830Whiskies$17.32M0.26%
45854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$17.02M0.25%
46690721Ceramic 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%$16.96M0.25%
47760429Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow$16.83M0.25%
48220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$16.79M0.25%
49901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$16.31M0.24%
50721320Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel$15.92M0.24%
51020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$15.65M0.23%
52180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$15.54M0.23%
53190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$15.50M0.23%
54230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$15.40M0.23%
55010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals$15.29M0.23%
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$15.07M0.22%
57961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$14.93M0.22%
58090510Spices: vanilla, neither crushed nor ground$14.53M0.21%
59640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$14.22M0.21%
60848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$14.21M0.21%
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$13.40M0.20%
62721090Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210$13.28M0.20%
63851769Communication 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$13.10M0.19%
64190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$13.06M0.19%
65210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$12.82M0.19%
66870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$12.82M0.19%
67940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use$12.49M0.18%
68220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$12.48M0.18%
69841510Air 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"$12.46M0.18%
70020443Meat: of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen$12.42M0.18%
71160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$12.34M0.18%
72030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$12.20M0.18%
73842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$12.09M0.18%
74740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$12.05M0.18%
75730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$11.99M0.18%
76392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$11.85M0.18%
77520522Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$11.79M0.17%
78151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$11.55M0.17%
79711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$10.79M0.16%
80040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$10.76M0.16%
81110710Malt: not roasted$10.63M0.16%
82901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$10.61M0.16%
83940510Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares$10.60M0.16%
84911410Clock or watch parts: springs, including hairsprings$10.58M0.16%
85760421Aluminium: alloys, hollow profiles$10.44M0.15%
86850440Electrical static converters$10.36M0.15%
87940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood$10.33M0.15%
88640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$10.27M0.15%
89330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$10.22M0.15%
90870210Vehicles: 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$10.20M0.15%
91051191Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates: dead animals of chapter 03, unfit for human consumption$10.19M0.15%
92020442Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen$10.13M0.15%
93200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$9.97M0.15%
94382200Reagents: 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$9.63M0.14%
95271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$9.40M0.14%
96890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$9.38M0.14%
97100640Cereals: rice, broken$9.38M0.14%
98880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$9.26M0.14%
99480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state$8.91M0.13%
100850790Electric accumulators: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507$8.91M0.13%