Palau Imports 2023
Complete list of Palau's 41 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$165.94M
Total imports (2023)
#208
Global import rank
41
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Palau imported $165.94 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #208 largest importer. Goods came from 41 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 95.4% of total import value. The leading import was (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, valued at $53.37 million — 32.2% 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
41 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | $53.39M | 32.18% |
| 2 | China | $42.02M | 25.32% |
| 3 | USA | $17.52M | 10.56% |
| 4 | Türkiye | $16.91M | 10.19% |
| 5 | Japan | $9.68M | 5.83% |
| 6 | Other Asia, nes | $6.48M | 3.91% |
| 7 | Philippines | $4.06M | 2.45% |
| 8 | Greece | $3.35M | 2.02% |
| 9 | Singapore | $2.73M | 1.65% |
| 10 | Brazil | $2.11M | 1.27% |
| 11 | Thailand | $1.84M | 1.11% |
| 12 | Australia | $1.23M | 0.74% |
| 13 | New Zealand | $924,085 | 0.56% |
| 14 | Indonesia | $763,909 | 0.46% |
| 15 | Angola | $566,911 | 0.34% |
| 16 | Denmark | $470,933 | 0.28% |
| 17 | Malaysia | $297,255 | 0.18% |
| 18 | Latvia | $232,363 | 0.14% |
| 19 | Switzerland | $223,163 | 0.13% |
| 20 | Ukraine | $174,516 | 0.11% |
| 21 | Estonia | $148,556 | 0.09% |
| 22 | India | $133,199 | 0.08% |
| 23 | Rep. of Moldova | $115,360 | 0.07% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | $107,426 | 0.06% |
| 25 | Fiji | $90,518 | 0.05% |
| 26 | Germany | $78,665 | 0.05% |
| 27 | South Africa | $62,883 | 0.04% |
| 28 | Namibia | $50,917 | 0.03% |
| 29 | United Kingdom | $36,611 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Netherlands | $34,922 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Finland | $27,620 | 0.02% |
| 32 | Czechia | $24,242 | 0.01% |
| 33 | Bulgaria | $22,032 | 0.01% |
| 34 | France | $20,859 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Poland | $8,440 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Spain | $5,828 | 0.00% |
| 37 | Hungary | $3,970 | 0.00% |
| 38 | Austria | $2,471 | 0.00% |
| 39 | Kenya | $2,149 | 0.00% |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | $832 | 0.00% |
| 41 | Sweden | $283 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $53.37M | 32.16% |
| 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 | $29.72M | 17.91% |
| 3 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $9.04M | 5.45% |
| 4 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.72M | 1.64% |
| 5 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $2.50M | 1.50% |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $1.95M | 1.17% |
| 7 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $1.63M | 0.98% |
| 8 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.44M | 0.87% |
| 9 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.34M | 0.81% |
| 10 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.31M | 0.79% |
| 11 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.23M | 0.74% |
| 12 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $1.14M | 0.69% |
| 13 | 220299 | Non-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 | $1.12M | 0.67% |
| 14 | 902131 | Artificial parts of the body | $1.06M | 0.64% |
| 15 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $1.04M | 0.63% |
| 16 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $1.00M | 0.60% |
| 17 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $923,374 | 0.56% |
| 18 | 853710 | Boards, 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 | $850,618 | 0.51% |
| 19 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $836,511 | 0.50% |
| 20 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $785,093 | 0.47% |
| 21 | 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 | $762,863 | 0.46% |
| 22 | 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 | $616,150 | 0.37% |
| 23 | 681099 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering), whether or not reinforced, n.e.c. in heading no. 6810 | $596,210 | 0.36% |
| 24 | 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" | $573,140 | 0.35% |
| 25 | 950300 | Tricycles, 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 | $567,152 | 0.34% |
| 26 | 890120 | Tankers | $566,911 | 0.34% |
| 27 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $518,381 | 0.31% |
| 28 | 853720 | Boards, 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $512,660 | 0.31% |
| 29 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $496,730 | 0.30% |
| 30 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $478,702 | 0.29% |
| 31 | 842940 | Tamping machines and road rollers: self-propelled | $467,474 | 0.28% |
| 32 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $465,600 | 0.28% |
| 33 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $458,168 | 0.28% |
| 34 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $454,288 | 0.27% |
| 35 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $447,068 | 0.27% |
| 36 | 440712 | Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $432,616 | 0.26% |
| 37 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $428,316 | 0.26% |
| 38 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $422,927 | 0.25% |
| 39 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $410,380 | 0.25% |
| 40 | 901813 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatus | $410,314 | 0.25% |
| 41 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $410,239 | 0.25% |
| 42 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $407,000 | 0.25% |
| 43 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $404,937 | 0.24% |
| 44 | 903180 | Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $403,219 | 0.24% |
| 45 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $400,751 | 0.24% |
| 46 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $399,349 | 0.24% |
| 47 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $386,185 | 0.23% |
| 48 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $385,637 | 0.23% |
| 49 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $385,220 | 0.23% |
| 50 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $373,479 | 0.23% |
| 51 | 392590 | Plastics: builders' ware, n.e.c. or included in heading no. 3925 | $371,692 | 0.22% |
| 52 | 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $371,261 | 0.22% |
| 53 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $363,983 | 0.22% |
| 54 | 442191 | Wood: of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $329,925 | 0.20% |
| 55 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $325,309 | 0.20% |
| 56 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $324,959 | 0.20% |
| 57 | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china | $321,472 | 0.19% |
| 58 | 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 | $313,219 | 0.19% |
| 59 | 611300 | Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907 | $309,888 | 0.19% |
| 60 | 401694 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable, of non-cellular rubber | $303,657 | 0.18% |
| 61 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $303,147 | 0.18% |
| 62 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $300,196 | 0.18% |
| 63 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $296,743 | 0.18% |
| 64 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $283,691 | 0.17% |
| 65 | 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $281,433 | 0.17% |
| 66 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $277,791 | 0.17% |
| 67 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $269,348 | 0.16% |
| 68 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $268,586 | 0.16% |
| 69 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $267,354 | 0.16% |
| 70 | 841311 | Pumps: fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device, for dispensing fuel or lubricants, of the type used in filling-stations or in garages | $266,738 | 0.16% |
| 71 | 360300 | Fuses and detonators: safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators | $265,549 | 0.16% |
| 72 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $261,637 | 0.16% |
| 73 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $251,945 | 0.15% |
| 74 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $250,114 | 0.15% |
| 75 | 020220 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $249,883 | 0.15% |
| 76 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $242,661 | 0.15% |
| 77 | 681182 | Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles (other than corrugated sheets), not containing asbestos | $241,555 | 0.15% |
| 78 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $241,495 | 0.15% |
| 79 | 870422 | Vehicles: 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 | $237,348 | 0.14% |
| 80 | 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 | $227,865 | 0.14% |
| 81 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $225,711 | 0.14% |
| 82 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $225,297 | 0.14% |
| 83 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $222,667 | 0.13% |
| 84 | 842920 | Graders and levellers | $220,735 | 0.13% |
| 85 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $215,707 | 0.13% |
| 86 | 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $212,048 | 0.13% |
| 87 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $209,904 | 0.13% |
| 88 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $203,917 | 0.12% |
| 89 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $200,707 | 0.12% |
| 90 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $198,899 | 0.12% |
| 91 | 847780 | Machinery: for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter | $198,446 | 0.12% |
| 92 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $197,819 | 0.12% |
| 93 | 845020 | Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg | $195,210 | 0.12% |
| 94 | 940560 | Illuminated signs, name plates and the like | $194,828 | 0.12% |
| 95 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $194,452 | 0.12% |
| 96 | 440719 | Wood: coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $194,379 | 0.12% |
| 97 | 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 | $193,307 | 0.12% |
| 98 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $192,153 | 0.12% |
| 99 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $190,297 | 0.11% |
| 100 | 901580 | Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses) | $188,280 | 0.11% |