Sao Tome and Principe Imports 2023
Complete list of Sao Tome and Principe's 87 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$185.88M
Total imports (2023)
#205
Global import rank
87
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Sao Tome and Principe imported $185.88 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #205 largest importer. Goods came from 87 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 85.4% of total import value. The leading import was n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods, valued at $16.11 million — 8.7% 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
87 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | $64.15M | 34.51% |
| 2 | Angola | $24.91M | 13.40% |
| 3 | Gabon | $19.67M | 10.58% |
| 4 | Japan | $14.49M | 7.80% |
| 5 | China | $10.86M | 5.84% |
| 6 | Türkiye | $9.49M | 5.11% |
| 7 | Brazil | $4.48M | 2.41% |
| 8 | USA | $4.45M | 2.40% |
| 9 | India | $3.23M | 1.74% |
| 10 | Spain | $3.04M | 1.64% |
| 11 | Togo | $2.86M | 1.54% |
| 12 | Netherlands | $2.34M | 1.26% |
| 13 | Belgium | $1.69M | 0.91% |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | $1.60M | 0.86% |
| 15 | France | $1.50M | 0.81% |
| 16 | Indonesia | $1.43M | 0.77% |
| 17 | Ghana | $1.38M | 0.74% |
| 18 | Bulgaria | $1.36M | 0.73% |
| 19 | Italy | $1.28M | 0.69% |
| 20 | Malaysia | $1.18M | 0.64% |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | $938,928 | 0.51% |
| 22 | Germany | $816,255 | 0.44% |
| 23 | Viet Nam | $812,951 | 0.44% |
| 24 | South Africa | $777,388 | 0.42% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | $743,728 | 0.40% |
| 26 | Nigeria | $699,949 | 0.38% |
| 27 | Thailand | $506,961 | 0.27% |
| 28 | Dominican Rep. | $489,753 | 0.26% |
| 29 | Rep. of Korea | $440,972 | 0.24% |
| 30 | Australia | $394,711 | 0.21% |
| 31 | Pakistan | $358,490 | 0.19% |
| 32 | Egypt | $339,117 | 0.18% |
| 33 | Denmark | $310,636 | 0.17% |
| 34 | Georgia | $293,778 | 0.16% |
| 35 | Canada | $242,115 | 0.13% |
| 36 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $242,021 | 0.13% |
| 37 | Singapore | $215,466 | 0.12% |
| 38 | Algeria | $202,392 | 0.11% |
| 39 | Guyana | $197,072 | 0.11% |
| 40 | Poland | $181,383 | 0.10% |
| 41 | Lebanon | $119,344 | 0.06% |
| 42 | Serbia | $101,747 | 0.05% |
| 43 | Congo | $101,259 | 0.05% |
| 44 | Croatia | $101,182 | 0.05% |
| 45 | Dominica | $89,004 | 0.05% |
| 46 | Cyprus | $82,558 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $73,420 | 0.04% |
| 48 | Iran | $53,242 | 0.03% |
| 49 | Ireland | $53,006 | 0.03% |
| 50 | Malta | $51,646 | 0.03% |
| 51 | Peru | $39,152 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Sweden | $36,209 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $32,695 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Switzerland | $32,257 | 0.02% |
| 55 | Cameroon | $29,960 | 0.02% |
| 56 | Argentina | $26,183 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Lao People's Dem. Rep. | $25,578 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Morocco | $24,110 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Botswana | $23,548 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Finland | $21,363 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Iceland | $18,755 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Norway | $17,793 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Hungary | $17,117 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Namibia | $10,733 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | $9,325 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Luxembourg | $8,702 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Mali | $6,995 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Costa Rica | $6,543 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Austria | $6,057 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Czechia | $5,355 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Cabo Verde | $5,286 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Paraguay | $5,089 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Benin | $4,451 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Tonga | $4,397 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Guatemala | $4,163 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Other Asia, nes | $3,905 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Romania | $3,219 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Ukraine | $3,010 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | $2,309 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Comoros | $1,276 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Kenya | $1,181 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Slovenia | $1,068 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Greece | $714 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Andorra | $234 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Oman | $231 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Niger | $161 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | $37 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | $16.11M | 8.67% |
| 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 | $15.82M | 8.51% |
| 3 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $14.85M | 7.99% |
| 4 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $4.92M | 2.65% |
| 5 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $4.73M | 2.55% |
| 6 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $4.25M | 2.28% |
| 7 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $3.66M | 1.97% |
| 8 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $3.22M | 1.73% |
| 9 | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $2.57M | 1.38% |
| 10 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $2.18M | 1.17% |
| 11 | 340119 | 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, not for toilet use | $2.18M | 1.17% |
| 12 | 220422 | Wine: still, in containers holding more than 2 litres but not more than 10 litres | $2.16M | 1.16% |
| 13 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.96M | 1.06% |
| 14 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.86M | 1.00% |
| 15 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.77M | 0.95% |
| 16 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $1.63M | 0.88% |
| 17 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $1.60M | 0.86% |
| 18 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.55M | 0.83% |
| 19 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.54M | 0.83% |
| 20 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.41M | 0.76% |
| 21 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $1.40M | 0.75% |
| 22 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.20M | 0.65% |
| 23 | 890120 | Tankers | $1.15M | 0.62% |
| 24 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.13M | 0.61% |
| 25 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $1.12M | 0.60% |
| 26 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $1.06M | 0.57% |
| 27 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.06M | 0.57% |
| 28 | 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 | $1.06M | 0.57% |
| 29 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $966,509 | 0.52% |
| 30 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $941,835 | 0.51% |
| 31 | 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 | $938,073 | 0.50% |
| 32 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $930,029 | 0.50% |
| 33 | 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% | $921,123 | 0.50% |
| 34 | 170112 | Sugars: beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $895,491 | 0.48% |
| 35 | 271500 | Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs) | $864,445 | 0.47% |
| 36 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $857,899 | 0.46% |
| 37 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $857,454 | 0.46% |
| 38 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $757,151 | 0.41% |
| 39 | 841583 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit | $694,340 | 0.37% |
| 40 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $688,062 | 0.37% |
| 41 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $672,646 | 0.36% |
| 42 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $637,603 | 0.34% |
| 43 | 890510 | Dredgers | $576,756 | 0.31% |
| 44 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $576,412 | 0.31% |
| 45 | 853950 | Lamps: light-emitting diode (LED) lamps | $538,230 | 0.29% |
| 46 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $538,022 | 0.29% |
| 47 | 040310 | Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | $536,686 | 0.29% |
| 48 | 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 | $531,788 | 0.29% |
| 49 | 901580 | Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses) | $528,873 | 0.28% |
| 50 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $522,764 | 0.28% |
| 51 | 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) | $521,568 | 0.28% |
| 52 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $520,808 | 0.28% |
| 53 | 840510 | Generators: producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers | $515,524 | 0.28% |
| 54 | 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 | $500,865 | 0.27% |
| 55 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $489,896 | 0.26% |
| 56 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $468,965 | 0.25% |
| 57 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $468,454 | 0.25% |
| 58 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $467,307 | 0.25% |
| 59 | 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 | $465,157 | 0.25% |
| 60 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $461,712 | 0.25% |
| 61 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $443,667 | 0.24% |
| 62 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $434,781 | 0.23% |
| 63 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $433,983 | 0.23% |
| 64 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $432,284 | 0.23% |
| 65 | 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 | $416,413 | 0.22% |
| 66 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $392,994 | 0.21% |
| 67 | 320990 | Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $384,285 | 0.21% |
| 68 | 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 | $381,456 | 0.21% |
| 69 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $377,968 | 0.20% |
| 70 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $368,799 | 0.20% |
| 71 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $367,158 | 0.20% |
| 72 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $366,245 | 0.20% |
| 73 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $363,318 | 0.20% |
| 74 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $355,126 | 0.19% |
| 75 | 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 | $349,848 | 0.19% |
| 76 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $339,975 | 0.18% |
| 77 | 852910 | Reception and transmission apparatus: aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds and parts suitable for use therewith | $339,803 | 0.18% |
| 78 | 844391 | Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: parts and accessories | $333,433 | 0.18% |
| 79 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $333,254 | 0.18% |
| 80 | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $329,575 | 0.18% |
| 81 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $318,083 | 0.17% |
| 82 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $317,424 | 0.17% |
| 83 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $315,417 | 0.17% |
| 84 | 790500 | Zinc: plates, sheets, strip and foil | $313,875 | 0.17% |
| 85 | 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $302,882 | 0.16% |
| 86 | 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $302,371 | 0.16% |
| 87 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $296,647 | 0.16% |
| 88 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $294,087 | 0.16% |
| 89 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $290,207 | 0.16% |
| 90 | 842919 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track laying | $280,646 | 0.15% |
| 91 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $278,956 | 0.15% |
| 92 | 731450 | Iron or steel: expanded metal | $278,502 | 0.15% |
| 93 | 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) | $277,860 | 0.15% |
| 94 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $276,046 | 0.15% |
| 95 | 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 | $273,511 | 0.15% |
| 96 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $269,721 | 0.15% |
| 97 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $266,048 | 0.14% |
| 98 | 220900 | Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar: obtained from acetic acid | $264,386 | 0.14% |
| 99 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $261,625 | 0.14% |
| 100 | 847141 | Automatic 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 | $260,264 | 0.14% |