Saint Helena Imports 2023
Complete list of Saint Helena's 32 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$63.13M
Total imports (2023)
#216
Global import rank
32
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Saint Helena imported $63.13 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #216 largest importer. Goods came from 32 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 98.0% 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 $27.98 million — 44.3% 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
32 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | $21.38M | 33.87% |
| 2 | Greece | $16.55M | 26.22% |
| 3 | Spain | $9.86M | 15.61% |
| 4 | South Africa | $9.23M | 14.62% |
| 5 | Namibia | $1.56M | 2.47% |
| 6 | Czechia | $947,280 | 1.50% |
| 7 | Brazil | $905,224 | 1.43% |
| 8 | Germany | $728,155 | 1.15% |
| 9 | Malaysia | $382,105 | 0.61% |
| 10 | Portugal | $345,853 | 0.55% |
| 11 | Italy | $303,125 | 0.48% |
| 12 | USA | $228,601 | 0.36% |
| 13 | Switzerland | $146,204 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Sweden | $143,070 | 0.23% |
| 15 | France | $134,251 | 0.21% |
| 16 | Netherlands | $120,823 | 0.19% |
| 17 | Australia | $57,576 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Singapore | $34,032 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Belgium | $14,649 | 0.02% |
| 20 | Hungary | $13,973 | 0.02% |
| 21 | Denmark | $10,735 | 0.02% |
| 22 | Serbia | $9,289 | 0.01% |
| 23 | Japan | $8,705 | 0.01% |
| 24 | New Zealand | $5,752 | 0.01% |
| 25 | Austria | $5,591 | 0.01% |
| 26 | Indonesia | $5,457 | 0.01% |
| 27 | Botswana | $2,925 | 0.00% |
| 28 | Poland | $387 | 0.00% |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | $260 | 0.00% |
| 30 | India | $155 | 0.00% |
| 31 | Angola | $79 | 0.00% |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | $62 | 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 | $27.98M | 44.33% |
| 2 | 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 | $1.82M | 2.88% |
| 3 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.41M | 2.23% |
| 4 | 870895 | Vehicle parts: safety airbags with inflater system: parts thereof | $1.33M | 2.11% |
| 5 | 730120 | Iron or steel: angles, shapes and sections, welded | $1.01M | 1.60% |
| 6 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $959,709 | 1.52% |
| 7 | 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 | $830,078 | 1.31% |
| 8 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $801,244 | 1.27% |
| 9 | 902212 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatus | $702,485 | 1.11% |
| 10 | 400921 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings | $623,393 | 0.99% |
| 11 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $564,434 | 0.89% |
| 12 | 293621 | Vitamins: vitamins A and their derivatives, unmixed | $560,206 | 0.89% |
| 13 | 200210 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $524,908 | 0.83% |
| 14 | 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $523,637 | 0.83% |
| 15 | 870990 | Vehicles: parts of the vehicles of heading no. 8709 | $496,663 | 0.79% |
| 16 | 210610 | Protein: concentrates and textured protein substances | $487,355 | 0.77% |
| 17 | 190510 | Food preparations: crispbread, whether or not containing cocoa | $459,608 | 0.73% |
| 18 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $454,204 | 0.72% |
| 19 | 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) | $450,824 | 0.71% |
| 20 | 842641 | Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426 | $404,996 | 0.64% |
| 21 | 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% | $397,967 | 0.63% |
| 22 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $395,424 | 0.63% |
| 23 | 847150 | Units 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 | $382,827 | 0.61% |
| 24 | 841410 | Pumps: vacuum | $355,255 | 0.56% |
| 25 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $332,565 | 0.53% |
| 26 | 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 | $316,103 | 0.50% |
| 27 | 610333 | Jackets and blazers: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $299,608 | 0.47% |
| 28 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $288,235 | 0.46% |
| 29 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $281,621 | 0.45% |
| 30 | 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 | $281,434 | 0.45% |
| 31 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $279,997 | 0.44% |
| 32 | 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 | $277,091 | 0.44% |
| 33 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $276,201 | 0.44% |
| 34 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $250,118 | 0.40% |
| 35 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $247,505 | 0.39% |
| 36 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $230,504 | 0.37% |
| 37 | 940190 | Seat: parts | $222,422 | 0.35% |
| 38 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $210,963 | 0.33% |
| 39 | 820299 | Tools, hand: saw blades n.e.c. in heading no. 8202 | $198,982 | 0.32% |
| 40 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $180,483 | 0.29% |
| 41 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $177,742 | 0.28% |
| 42 | 901580 | Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses) | $175,868 | 0.28% |
| 43 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $174,138 | 0.28% |
| 44 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $169,135 | 0.27% |
| 45 | 382200 | Reagents: 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 | $167,443 | 0.27% |
| 46 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $134,565 | 0.21% |
| 47 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $128,782 | 0.20% |
| 48 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $124,480 | 0.20% |
| 49 | 850240 | Electric rotary converters | $124,295 | 0.20% |
| 50 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $119,749 | 0.19% |
| 51 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $119,090 | 0.19% |
| 52 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $116,362 | 0.18% |
| 53 | 440322 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which any cross-sectional dimension is less than 15 cm | $115,140 | 0.18% |
| 54 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $114,984 | 0.18% |
| 55 | 853649 | Electrical apparatus: relays, for a voltage exceeding 60 volts | $113,126 | 0.18% |
| 56 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $111,662 | 0.18% |
| 57 | 300215 | Blood, 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 | $111,508 | 0.18% |
| 58 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $108,129 | 0.17% |
| 59 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $104,784 | 0.17% |
| 60 | 021019 | Meat: salted in brine, dried or smoked, of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0210.1 | $103,119 | 0.16% |
| 61 | 200911 | Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $102,592 | 0.16% |
| 62 | 850231 | Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines) | $99,364 | 0.16% |
| 63 | 320810 | Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $98,967 | 0.16% |
| 64 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $98,450 | 0.16% |
| 65 | 200520 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $98,338 | 0.16% |
| 66 | 851660 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $98,224 | 0.16% |
| 67 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $96,457 | 0.15% |
| 68 | 731449 | Iron or steel wire: grill, netting and fencing, coated with materials other than zinc or plastic | $96,328 | 0.15% |
| 69 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $95,188 | 0.15% |
| 70 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $94,504 | 0.15% |
| 71 | 110412 | Cereal grains: rolled or flaked, of oats | $93,690 | 0.15% |
| 72 | 710121 | Pearls: cultured, unworked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport | $92,435 | 0.15% |
| 73 | 381190 | Oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations, other prepared additives for mineral oils or liquids used as mineral oils (including gasoline), n.e.c. in heading no. 3811 | $91,978 | 0.15% |
| 74 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $90,650 | 0.14% |
| 75 | 020711 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | $89,804 | 0.14% |
| 76 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $88,832 | 0.14% |
| 77 | 021099 | Meat and edible meat offal: salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, other than of primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | $88,795 | 0.14% |
| 78 | 731414 | Iron or steel: woven cloth, of stainless steel, (other than endless bands for machinery) | $88,748 | 0.14% |
| 79 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $84,195 | 0.13% |
| 80 | 852560 | Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus, incorporating reception apparatus | $82,671 | 0.13% |
| 81 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $81,712 | 0.13% |
| 82 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $81,326 | 0.13% |
| 83 | 851190 | Ignition or starting equipment: parts of the equipment of heading no. 8511, for use in spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines | $81,300 | 0.13% |
| 84 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $80,772 | 0.13% |
| 85 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $79,920 | 0.13% |
| 86 | 940510 | Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares | $78,132 | 0.12% |
| 87 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $76,448 | 0.12% |
| 88 | 400942 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, with fittings | $73,379 | 0.12% |
| 89 | 870790 | Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705 | $73,100 | 0.12% |
| 90 | 401310 | Rubber: inner tubes, of a kind used on motorcars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses and lorries | $72,977 | 0.12% |
| 91 | 961620 | Powder puffs and pads: for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations | $68,831 | 0.11% |
| 92 | 480257 | Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56 | $67,982 | 0.11% |
| 93 | 730411 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steel | $66,697 | 0.11% |
| 94 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $65,445 | 0.10% |
| 95 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $64,998 | 0.10% |
| 96 | 021012 | Meat: salted, in brine, dried or smoked, of swine, bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof | $64,516 | 0.10% |
| 97 | 850980 | Electro-mechanical domestic appliances: with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08, n.e.c. in heading no. 8509 | $64,144 | 0.10% |
| 98 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $64,012 | 0.10% |
| 99 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $63,929 | 0.10% |
| 100 | 847160 | Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing | $62,241 | 0.10% |