Papua New Guinea Imports 2023
Complete list of Papua New Guinea's 72 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$5.30B
Total imports (2023)
#143
Global import rank
72
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Papua New Guinea imported $5.30 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #143 largest importer. Goods came from 72 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 94.3% 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 $865.20 million — 16.3% 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
72 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $1.44B | 27.12% |
| 2 | China | $1.29B | 24.31% |
| 3 | Singapore | $787.07M | 14.85% |
| 4 | Malaysia | $492.59M | 9.29% |
| 5 | Japan | $215.38M | 4.06% |
| 6 | Indonesia | $196.84M | 3.71% |
| 7 | Thailand | $177.98M | 3.36% |
| 8 | Other Asia, nes | $167.30M | 3.16% |
| 9 | New Zealand | $125.98M | 2.38% |
| 10 | USA | $109.84M | 2.07% |
| 11 | India | $70.46M | 1.33% |
| 12 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $33.64M | 0.63% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $22.50M | 0.42% |
| 14 | Italy | $20.56M | 0.39% |
| 15 | Philippines | $18.73M | 0.35% |
| 16 | Germany | $17.18M | 0.32% |
| 17 | Canada | $15.07M | 0.28% |
| 18 | South Africa | $13.05M | 0.25% |
| 19 | Fiji | $11.24M | 0.21% |
| 20 | Belgium | $10.28M | 0.19% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | $9.85M | 0.19% |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | $9.73M | 0.18% |
| 23 | Denmark | $6.51M | 0.12% |
| 24 | France | $6.04M | 0.11% |
| 25 | Sweden | $4.34M | 0.08% |
| 26 | Türkiye | $4.29M | 0.08% |
| 27 | Finland | $3.62M | 0.07% |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | $3.50M | 0.07% |
| 29 | Spain | $3.31M | 0.06% |
| 30 | Israel | $2.24M | 0.04% |
| 31 | Brazil | $2.11M | 0.04% |
| 32 | Austria | $1.66M | 0.03% |
| 33 | Ireland | $1.41M | 0.03% |
| 34 | Poland | $1.39M | 0.03% |
| 35 | Myanmar | $1.09M | 0.02% |
| 36 | Greece | $1.01M | 0.02% |
| 37 | Norway | $948,042 | 0.02% |
| 38 | Switzerland | $735,717 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Kuwait | $727,312 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Latvia | $671,173 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Lithuania | $665,595 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Pakistan | $540,385 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Slovenia | $242,386 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Romania | $179,132 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Colombia | $151,275 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Oman | $146,814 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Slovakia | $146,670 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Cyprus | $146,664 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Luxembourg | $128,891 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | $128,076 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Czechia | $116,366 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Peru | $93,175 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Kenya | $67,536 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Guyana | $60,138 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Portugal | $59,246 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Chile | $55,085 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | $53,300 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Hungary | $41,674 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Morocco | $29,635 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Uruguay | $21,765 | 0.00% |
| 61 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $18,645 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Egypt | $15,600 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | $14,810 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | $14,245 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Angola | $11,056 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Cambodia | $9,178 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | $8,404 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Ecuador | $6,750 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Brunei Darussalam | $3,796 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Uganda | $1,754 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Estonia | $1,146 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Samoa | $222 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | $865.20M | 16.32% |
| 2 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $131.69M | 2.48% |
| 3 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $87.15M | 1.64% |
| 4 | 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 | $86.48M | 1.63% |
| 5 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $78.41M | 1.48% |
| 6 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $74.24M | 1.40% |
| 7 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $69.20M | 1.31% |
| 8 | 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 | $65.17M | 1.23% |
| 9 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $62.73M | 1.18% |
| 10 | 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 | $59.41M | 1.12% |
| 11 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $58.52M | 1.10% |
| 12 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $55.49M | 1.05% |
| 13 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $49.04M | 0.93% |
| 14 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $45.26M | 0.85% |
| 15 | 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 | $33.43M | 0.63% |
| 16 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $33.08M | 0.62% |
| 17 | 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $33.01M | 0.62% |
| 18 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $30.66M | 0.58% |
| 19 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $30.10M | 0.57% |
| 20 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $29.96M | 0.57% |
| 21 | 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 | $29.72M | 0.56% |
| 22 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $28.88M | 0.54% |
| 23 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $28.77M | 0.54% |
| 24 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $27.07M | 0.51% |
| 25 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $23.77M | 0.45% |
| 26 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $21.92M | 0.41% |
| 27 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $21.86M | 0.41% |
| 28 | 848310 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks | $20.60M | 0.39% |
| 29 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $20.57M | 0.39% |
| 30 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $19.78M | 0.37% |
| 31 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $19.77M | 0.37% |
| 32 | 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 | $19.39M | 0.37% |
| 33 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $19.38M | 0.37% |
| 34 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $19.18M | 0.36% |
| 35 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $18.68M | 0.35% |
| 36 | 880390 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88 | $18.65M | 0.35% |
| 37 | 842720 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $18.58M | 0.35% |
| 38 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $18.25M | 0.34% |
| 39 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $17.33M | 0.33% |
| 40 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $17.30M | 0.33% |
| 41 | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $16.54M | 0.31% |
| 42 | 847330 | Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | $16.04M | 0.30% |
| 43 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $16.00M | 0.30% |
| 44 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $15.79M | 0.30% |
| 45 | 252210 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $15.50M | 0.29% |
| 46 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $15.49M | 0.29% |
| 47 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $15.40M | 0.29% |
| 48 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $15.23M | 0.29% |
| 49 | 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 | $15.12M | 0.29% |
| 50 | 870130 | Tractors: track-laying | $15.00M | 0.28% |
| 51 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $14.53M | 0.27% |
| 52 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $14.36M | 0.27% |
| 53 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $14.29M | 0.27% |
| 54 | 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 | $14.26M | 0.27% |
| 55 | 030343 | Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $14.24M | 0.27% |
| 56 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $13.92M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $13.84M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $13.72M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $13.62M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $13.51M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $13.44M | 0.25% |
| 62 | 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 | $13.35M | 0.25% |
| 63 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $12.80M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $12.21M | 0.23% |
| 65 | 852349 | Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $12.18M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 842920 | Graders and levellers | $12.05M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $11.80M | 0.22% |
| 68 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $11.75M | 0.22% |
| 69 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $11.70M | 0.22% |
| 70 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $11.66M | 0.22% |
| 71 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $11.58M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $11.42M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 870840 | Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof | $11.22M | 0.21% |
| 74 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $10.94M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $10.91M | 0.21% |
| 76 | 850211 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output not exceeding 75kVA | $10.91M | 0.21% |
| 77 | 731021 | Cans: which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | $10.80M | 0.20% |
| 78 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $10.69M | 0.20% |
| 79 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $10.66M | 0.20% |
| 80 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $10.45M | 0.20% |
| 81 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $10.24M | 0.19% |
| 82 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $10.23M | 0.19% |
| 83 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $10.17M | 0.19% |
| 84 | 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $10.05M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $9.99M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $9.95M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $9.93M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $9.84M | 0.19% |
| 89 | 820719 | Tools, interchangeable: rock drilling or earth boring tools, with working part (other than of cermets), whether or not power operated, including parts | $9.83M | 0.19% |
| 90 | 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $9.72M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $9.71M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 210112 | Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $9.69M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $9.67M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 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 | $9.60M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $9.51M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $9.48M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $9.47M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 732591 | Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron | $9.31M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 420292 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $9.28M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 850610 | Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide | $9.24M | 0.17% |