Samoa Imports 2023
Complete list of Samoa's 80 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$583.77M
Total imports (2023)
#190
Global import rank
80
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Samoa imported $583.77 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #190 largest importer. Goods came from 80 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 92.0% 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 $104.72 million — 17.9% 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
80 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $111.71M | 19.14% |
| 2 | Singapore | $109.47M | 18.75% |
| 3 | New Zealand | $105.26M | 18.03% |
| 4 | Australia | $54.50M | 9.34% |
| 5 | Fiji | $52.89M | 9.06% |
| 6 | USA | $40.93M | 7.01% |
| 7 | Japan | $21.00M | 3.60% |
| 8 | Thailand | $16.74M | 2.87% |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $13.31M | 2.28% |
| 10 | Indonesia | $11.52M | 1.97% |
| 11 | Rep. of Korea | $8.32M | 1.43% |
| 12 | Malaysia | $7.56M | 1.30% |
| 13 | Other Asia, nes | $4.47M | 0.77% |
| 14 | Viet Nam | $3.70M | 0.63% |
| 15 | India | $2.54M | 0.44% |
| 16 | Brazil | $2.18M | 0.37% |
| 17 | France | $1.65M | 0.28% |
| 18 | Belgium | $1.59M | 0.27% |
| 19 | Netherlands | $1.42M | 0.24% |
| 20 | Philippines | $1.29M | 0.22% |
| 21 | Germany | $1.02M | 0.17% |
| 22 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $962,125 | 0.16% |
| 23 | Italy | $918,626 | 0.16% |
| 24 | Türkiye | $907,032 | 0.16% |
| 25 | Canada | $906,185 | 0.16% |
| 26 | American Samoa | $857,050 | 0.15% |
| 27 | United Kingdom | $727,212 | 0.12% |
| 28 | South Africa | $636,708 | 0.11% |
| 29 | Bangladesh | $531,015 | 0.09% |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | $490,218 | 0.08% |
| 31 | Switzerland | $461,331 | 0.08% |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | $452,767 | 0.08% |
| 33 | Chile | $382,004 | 0.07% |
| 34 | Spain | $345,194 | 0.06% |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | $267,365 | 0.05% |
| 36 | Slovakia | $263,163 | 0.05% |
| 37 | French Polynesia | $239,651 | 0.04% |
| 38 | Pakistan | $179,204 | 0.03% |
| 39 | Egypt | $140,411 | 0.02% |
| 40 | Denmark | $137,815 | 0.02% |
| 41 | Sweden | $103,107 | 0.02% |
| 42 | Vanuatu | $93,908 | 0.02% |
| 43 | Israel | $80,411 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Tonga | $70,103 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Poland | $69,794 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Czechia | $66,473 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Guam | $59,812 | 0.01% |
| 48 | Austria | $57,636 | 0.01% |
| 49 | Panama | $41,479 | 0.01% |
| 50 | Bulgaria | $40,576 | 0.01% |
| 51 | Marshall Isds | $39,127 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Oman | $29,194 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Mexico | $22,945 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Cambodia | $21,040 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Solomon Isds | $12,401 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Colombia | $11,837 | 0.00% |
| 57 | FS Micronesia | $11,516 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Cameroon | $8,599 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Ireland | $6,737 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Cook Isds | $6,559 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Croatia | $6,367 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Mozambique | $6,130 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Saint Helena | $5,916 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Namibia | $4,805 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Tokelau | $2,963 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Norway | $2,654 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Jamaica | $2,307 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Hungary | $2,090 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Belize | $1,606 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Ethiopia | $1,552 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Eswatini | $1,218 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Kuwait | $1,114 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | $560 | 0.00% |
| 74 | New Caledonia | $381 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Lithuania | $280 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $233 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Andorra | $185 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Brunei Darussalam | $90 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Estonia | $38 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Dominican Rep. | $20 | 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 | $104.72M | 17.94% |
| 2 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $17.38M | 2.98% |
| 3 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $11.65M | 2.00% |
| 4 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $8.74M | 1.50% |
| 5 | 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 | $7.48M | 1.28% |
| 6 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $6.62M | 1.13% |
| 7 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $6.20M | 1.06% |
| 8 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $5.93M | 1.02% |
| 9 | 020443 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen | $5.36M | 0.92% |
| 10 | 190211 | Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $5.17M | 0.89% |
| 11 | 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 | $4.69M | 0.80% |
| 12 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.50M | 0.77% |
| 13 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $4.41M | 0.75% |
| 14 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $4.22M | 0.72% |
| 15 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $4.10M | 0.70% |
| 16 | 160415 | Fish preparations: mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $3.93M | 0.67% |
| 17 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $3.85M | 0.66% |
| 18 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $3.64M | 0.62% |
| 19 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | $3.54M | 0.61% |
| 20 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $3.21M | 0.55% |
| 21 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $3.06M | 0.52% |
| 22 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $2.93M | 0.50% |
| 23 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.90M | 0.50% |
| 24 | 551612 | Fabrics, woven: dyed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $2.87M | 0.49% |
| 25 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.78M | 0.48% |
| 26 | 030353 | Fish: frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.70M | 0.46% |
| 27 | 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $2.67M | 0.46% |
| 28 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $2.61M | 0.45% |
| 29 | 252321 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | $2.59M | 0.44% |
| 30 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $2.56M | 0.44% |
| 31 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $2.39M | 0.41% |
| 32 | 690721 | Ceramic 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% | $2.38M | 0.41% |
| 33 | 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" | $2.34M | 0.40% |
| 34 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $2.22M | 0.38% |
| 35 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $2.14M | 0.37% |
| 36 | 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 | $2.14M | 0.37% |
| 37 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $2.12M | 0.36% |
| 38 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.08M | 0.36% |
| 39 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $2.08M | 0.36% |
| 40 | 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% | $2.03M | 0.35% |
| 41 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $1.98M | 0.34% |
| 42 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $1.98M | 0.34% |
| 43 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.96M | 0.34% |
| 44 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.91M | 0.33% |
| 45 | 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) | $1.90M | 0.33% |
| 46 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.86M | 0.32% |
| 47 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.78M | 0.30% |
| 48 | 170112 | Sugars: beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.76M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.74M | 0.30% |
| 50 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $1.74M | 0.30% |
| 51 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $1.73M | 0.30% |
| 52 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.73M | 0.30% |
| 53 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $1.65M | 0.28% |
| 54 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $1.64M | 0.28% |
| 55 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $1.64M | 0.28% |
| 56 | 040221 | Dairy 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) | $1.63M | 0.28% |
| 57 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $1.61M | 0.28% |
| 58 | 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 | $1.59M | 0.27% |
| 59 | 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 | $1.53M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.51M | 0.26% |
| 61 | 020727 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen | $1.50M | 0.26% |
| 62 | 701010 | Glass: ampoules, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.49M | 0.26% |
| 63 | 800700 | Tin: articles n.e.c. in chapter 80 | $1.46M | 0.25% |
| 64 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $1.44M | 0.25% |
| 65 | 620520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.44M | 0.25% |
| 66 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $1.41M | 0.24% |
| 67 | 902219 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses | $1.40M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 380891 | Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $1.40M | 0.24% |
| 69 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $1.37M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 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 | $1.36M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $1.32M | 0.23% |
| 72 | 721720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: wire, plated or coated with zinc | $1.31M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $1.30M | 0.22% |
| 74 | 020726 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | $1.29M | 0.22% |
| 75 | 040490 | Dairy produce: natural milk constituents (excluding whey), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.c. in chapter 04 | $1.27M | 0.22% |
| 76 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $1.27M | 0.22% |
| 77 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $1.25M | 0.21% |
| 78 | 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 | $1.22M | 0.21% |
| 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 | $1.21M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 852872 | Reception 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 | $1.20M | 0.21% |
| 81 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $1.20M | 0.20% |
| 82 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.17M | 0.20% |
| 83 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $1.15M | 0.20% |
| 84 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.15M | 0.20% |
| 85 | 391810 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $1.14M | 0.20% |
| 86 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $1.14M | 0.20% |
| 87 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $1.13M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $1.08M | 0.19% |
| 89 | 721420 | Iron 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 | $1.07M | 0.18% |
| 90 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $1.06M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.05M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $1.04M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.03M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $1.02M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $1.02M | 0.17% |
| 96 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.01M | 0.17% |
| 97 | 681181 | Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like: corrugated sheets, not containing asbestos | $1.00M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 841830 | Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | $996,196 | 0.17% |
| 99 | 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 | $987,324 | 0.17% |
| 100 | 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 | $981,379 | 0.17% |