New Zealand

New Zealand Imports 2023

Complete list of New Zealand's 220 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$49.56B
Total imports (2023)
#59
Global import rank
220
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

New Zealand imported $49.56 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #59 largest importer. Goods came from 220 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 76.3% 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 $6.93 billion 14.0% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$10.03B20.24%
2Australia$6.04B12.19%
3USA$4.39B8.86%
4Rep. of Korea$3.71B7.48%
5Japan$3.27B6.60%
6Singapore$3.27B6.59%
7Malaysia$1.98B3.99%
8Germany$1.98B3.99%
9Thailand$1.83B3.68%
10United Kingdom$1.31B2.64%
11Italy$968.58M1.95%
12Viet Nam$938.84M1.89%
13France$921.87M1.86%
14Indonesia$764.10M1.54%
15India$653.45M1.32%
16Other Asia, nes$611.47M1.23%
17Netherlands$527.22M1.06%
18Canada$435.53M0.88%
19Spain$429.11M0.87%
20Mexico$361.77M0.73%
21Belgium$352.85M0.71%
22Switzerland$311.67M0.63%
23Ireland$302.54M0.61%
24Poland$259.86M0.52%
25Austria$256.37M0.52%
26Denmark$251.85M0.51%
27Sweden$238.21M0.48%
28Czechia$226.17M0.46%
29Brazil$196.46M0.40%
30China, Hong Kong SAR$194.75M0.39%
31Israel$191.08M0.39%
32Bangladesh$150.90M0.30%
33Türkiye$149.75M0.30%
34Argentina$143.78M0.29%
35Saudi Arabia$133.60M0.27%
36Hungary$129.03M0.26%
37Finland$127.77M0.26%
38Philippines$116.62M0.24%
39South Africa$111.17M0.22%
40United Arab Emirates$107.92M0.22%
41Slovakia$103.05M0.21%
42Romania$77.80M0.16%
43Chile$77.12M0.16%
44Fiji$64.70M0.13%
45Brunei Darussalam$61.67M0.12%
46Pakistan$57.85M0.12%
47Portugal$53.18M0.11%
48Morocco$49.92M0.10%
49Norway$46.92M0.09%
50Ecuador$42.69M0.09%
51Sri Lanka$40.70M0.08%
52Cambodia$35.82M0.07%
53Peru$29.03M0.06%
54Greece$27.63M0.06%
55Lithuania$27.42M0.06%
56Slovenia$24.27M0.05%
57Qatar$21.54M0.04%
58Togo$21.36M0.04%
59Dominican Rep.$18.36M0.04%
60Colombia$17.25M0.03%
61Bulgaria$16.91M0.03%
62Guatemala$15.95M0.03%
63Papua New Guinea$15.05M0.03%
64Bahrain$14.73M0.03%
65Latvia$14.02M0.03%
66Samoa$11.78M0.02%
67Oman$11.50M0.02%
68Tunisia$11.48M0.02%
69Estonia$11.47M0.02%
70Ghana$11.04M0.02%
71Nauru$10.88M0.02%
72Egypt$9.73M0.02%
73Costa Rica$8.39M0.02%
74Honduras$8.09M0.02%
75Myanmar$7.86M0.02%
76Serbia$7.72M0.02%
77Kuwait$7.63M0.02%
78Solomon Isds$7.00M0.01%
79Ukraine$5.58M0.01%
80Croatia$5.57M0.01%
81Jamaica$5.53M0.01%
82Luxembourg$4.67M0.01%
83Lao People's Dem. Rep.$3.63M0.01%
84Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$3.61M0.01%
85Malta$3.60M0.01%
86Cyprus$3.52M0.01%
87Ethiopia$3.10M0.01%
88Nicaragua$2.94M0.01%
89Iceland$2.90M0.01%
90Madagascar$2.67M0.01%
91Kenya$2.51M0.01%
92Jordan$2.47M0.00%
93Tonga$2.37M0.00%
94Gabon$2.23M0.00%
95Mauritius$2.09M0.00%
96Bosnia Herzegovina$2.06M0.00%
97Iran$2.02M0.00%
98French Polynesia$1.91M0.00%
99United Rep. of Tanzania$1.91M0.00%
100Guyana$1.88M0.00%
101Lebanon$1.76M0.00%
102Haiti$1.67M0.00%
103Côte d'Ivoire$1.63M0.00%
104Panama$1.38M0.00%
105Senegal$1.35M0.00%
106Uruguay$1.32M0.00%
107Russian Federation$1.30M0.00%
108Nepal$1.28M0.00%
109Paraguay$1.27M0.00%
110Congo$1.16M0.00%
111El Salvador$955,6370.00%
112Armenia$891,3440.00%
113Trinidad and Tobago$870,6900.00%
114Cook Isds$855,3020.00%
115Rep. of Moldova$831,3760.00%
116Vanuatu$796,8420.00%
117New Caledonia$768,4940.00%
118Barbados$754,9500.00%
119Cuba$751,1180.00%
120North Macedonia$685,5890.00%
121Georgia$591,9770.00%
122Niger$563,8280.00%
123Kazakhstan$526,8510.00%
124Montenegro$516,4470.00%
125Belarus$471,4930.00%
126Djibouti$453,0440.00%
127Lesotho$444,6220.00%
128Anguilla$426,3710.00%
129Albania$398,3090.00%
130Uganda$391,5210.00%
131Cameroon$353,6870.00%
132Sierra Leone$342,8450.00%
133Belize$325,1890.00%
134Mongolia$306,8870.00%
135Venezuela$290,3850.00%
136Timor-Leste$275,0210.00%
137Zimbabwe$242,3990.00%
138Afghanistan$227,8060.00%
139Guinea$204,6380.00%
140Gibraltar$192,6330.00%
141Suriname$186,7900.00%
142Central African Rep.$170,7910.00%
143Rwanda$160,7420.00%
144Tokelau$153,3990.00%
145Eritrea$142,8160.00%
146Burundi$132,5290.00%
147Zambia$126,5370.00%
148Greenland$126,4750.00%
149Mozambique$125,5300.00%
150Algeria$120,0180.00%
151Saint Helena$111,9420.00%
152San Marino$103,2800.00%
153Niue$101,5470.00%
154China, Macao SAR$96,3490.00%
155Guam$95,7130.00%
156Mali$93,5840.00%
157Burkina Faso$86,6290.00%
158Andorra$82,7080.00%
159Syria$81,8940.00%
160American Samoa$73,3810.00%
161Namibia$70,6550.00%
162Uzbekistan$68,6570.00%
163Botswana$57,4610.00%
164Azerbaijan$54,5400.00%
165Seychelles$53,8450.00%
166Malawi$52,1640.00%
167Kyrgyzstan$48,5950.00%
168Cocos Isds$48,0470.00%
169Eswatini$47,8300.00%
170Aruba$39,8830.00%
171Cabo Verde$39,2900.00%
172Libya$38,5800.00%
173Grenada$37,9010.00%
174Cayman Isds$36,7890.00%
175Liberia$26,8720.00%
176Bermuda$26,7480.00%
177Dem. Rep. of the Congo$25,4180.00%
178Nigeria$24,1010.00%
179Sudan$20,6000.00%
180Sao Tome and Principe$13,0620.00%
181Antigua and Barbuda$12,8400.00%
182Pitcairn$10,8370.00%
183Saint Kitts and Nevis$8,9460.00%
184Guinea-Bissau$8,8010.00%
185Turks and Caicos Isds$8,7100.00%
186Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$8,5130.00%
187Gambia$7,8320.00%
188Comoros$7,0620.00%
189Wallis and Futuna Isds$6,8350.00%
190Mauritania$6,2060.00%
191Somalia$5,9310.00%
192Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$5,4990.00%
193Iraq$5,1010.00%
194State of Palestine$5,0770.00%
195Montserrat$5,0200.00%
196FS Micronesia$4,4570.00%
197Yemen$3,5620.00%
198Christmas Isds$3,3630.00%
199Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$2,9770.00%
200Angola$2,7990.00%
201Norfolk Isds$2,5490.00%
202South Sudan$2,2630.00%
203Tajikistan$1,7740.00%
204Tuvalu$1,6770.00%
205Dominica$1,5620.00%
206Kiribati$1,1510.00%
207Bahamas$1,0180.00%
208Turkmenistan$9800.00%
209Chad$8630.00%
210Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$8290.00%
211Maldives$7860.00%
212Saint Lucia$7440.00%
213Saint Maarten$5270.00%
214Br. Virgin Isds$3770.00%
215N. Mariana Isds$3410.00%
216Marshall Isds$2300.00%
217Palau$2180.00%
218Bhutan$410.00%
219Saint Pierre and Miquelon$180.00%
220Curaçao$170.00%

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$6.93B13.99%
2870340Vehicles: 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$953.17M1.92%
3870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$848.33M1.71%
4851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$792.45M1.60%
5870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$776.71M1.57%
6880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$769.55M1.55%
7300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$717.05M1.45%
8841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$689.64M1.39%
9851762Communication 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$666.02M1.34%
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$648.30M1.31%
11847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$567.32M1.14%
12841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$526.00M1.06%
13870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$390.00M0.79%
14210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$386.40M0.78%
15870423Vehicles: 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$317.57M0.64%
16230660Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nuts or kernels oils$311.31M0.63%
17870360Vehicles: 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$292.61M0.59%
18870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$276.68M0.56%
19870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$259.14M0.52%
20281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$232.28M0.47%
21870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$230.44M0.46%
22901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$223.95M0.45%
23392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$199.32M0.40%
24842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$190.88M0.39%
25847150Units 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$177.09M0.36%
26950300Tricycles, 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$176.73M0.36%
27330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$175.47M0.35%
28100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$174.44M0.35%
29230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$173.40M0.35%
30880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$156.25M0.32%
31850440Electrical static converters$154.99M0.31%
32401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$150.28M0.30%
33870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$142.07M0.29%
34020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$140.75M0.28%
35870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$140.12M0.28%
36310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$138.45M0.28%
37852872Reception 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$136.98M0.28%
38870194Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kW$135.42M0.27%
39711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$135.28M0.27%
40848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$132.66M0.27%
41190590Food 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$130.06M0.26%
42170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$128.61M0.26%
43300220Vaccines: for human medicine$126.41M0.26%
44300215Blood, 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$124.97M0.25%
45841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$119.02M0.24%
46230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$118.61M0.24%
47230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$118.31M0.24%
48170211Sugars: lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter$114.41M0.23%
49851830Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers$113.65M0.23%
50852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$112.53M0.23%
51732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$112.00M0.23%
52871610Trailers and semi-trailers: of the caravan type, for housing or camping$111.02M0.22%
53850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$110.69M0.22%
54890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable$107.90M0.22%
55340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$107.27M0.22%
56854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$104.91M0.21%
57870195Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW$104.64M0.21%
58730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$103.34M0.21%
59760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$102.58M0.21%
60847141Automatic 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$102.20M0.21%
61382200Reagents: 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$101.64M0.21%
62854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$100.80M0.20%
63210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$100.49M0.20%
64382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$99.07M0.20%
65870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$98.16M0.20%
66870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$98.01M0.20%
67851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$97.79M0.20%
68853710Boards, 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$97.35M0.20%
69251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk: unground$96.05M0.19%
70392010Plastics: 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$95.46M0.19%
71880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$95.34M0.19%
72847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$94.31M0.19%
73610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$94.21M0.19%
74180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$91.55M0.18%
75380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$90.59M0.18%
76961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$89.68M0.18%
77940161Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$88.84M0.18%
78220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$88.65M0.18%
79842890Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428$88.65M0.18%
80902140Hearing aids (excluding parts and accessories)$88.60M0.18%
81151419Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified$87.87M0.18%
82271312Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals$87.66M0.18%
83230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets$87.34M0.18%
84842720Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor$87.33M0.18%
85851660Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)$86.47M0.17%
86854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$83.79M0.17%
87170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$82.82M0.17%
88310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$81.90M0.17%
89902131Artificial parts of the body$81.85M0.17%
90847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$81.35M0.16%
91940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use$80.23M0.16%
92842951Front-end shovel loaders$80.12M0.16%
93220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$79.72M0.16%
94950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$79.35M0.16%
95271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$78.77M0.16%
96850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$78.43M0.16%
97970110Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906$76.82M0.15%
98310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$76.72M0.15%
99940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$75.43M0.15%
100401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$74.63M0.15%