Seychelles Imports 2023
Complete list of Seychelles's 123 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.57B
Total imports (2023)
#172
Global import rank
123
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Seychelles imported $1.57 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #172 largest importer. Goods came from 123 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 75.3% 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 $357.12 million — 22.7% 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
123 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $505.04M | 32.09% |
| 2 | France | $106.47M | 6.76% |
| 3 | Spain | $100.79M | 6.40% |
| 4 | South Africa | $97.48M | 6.19% |
| 5 | India | $91.35M | 5.80% |
| 6 | China | $72.72M | 4.62% |
| 7 | Italy | $65.35M | 4.15% |
| 8 | Oman | $54.34M | 3.45% |
| 9 | Singapore | $46.70M | 2.97% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $45.29M | 2.88% |
| 11 | Mauritius | $39.36M | 2.50% |
| 12 | Thailand | $34.36M | 2.18% |
| 13 | USA | $27.53M | 1.75% |
| 14 | Germany | $26.63M | 1.69% |
| 15 | Türkiye | $22.25M | 1.41% |
| 16 | Portugal | $20.23M | 1.29% |
| 17 | Netherlands | $16.86M | 1.07% |
| 18 | Japan | $14.11M | 0.90% |
| 19 | Malaysia | $13.55M | 0.86% |
| 20 | Egypt | $13.01M | 0.83% |
| 21 | Brazil | $12.24M | 0.78% |
| 22 | Belgium | $11.73M | 0.75% |
| 23 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $10.90M | 0.69% |
| 24 | Rep. of Korea | $10.50M | 0.67% |
| 25 | Tunisia | $10.20M | 0.65% |
| 26 | Other Asia, nes | $9.66M | 0.61% |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | $9.35M | 0.59% |
| 28 | Indonesia | $6.79M | 0.43% |
| 29 | Australia | $6.58M | 0.42% |
| 30 | Switzerland | $6.53M | 0.41% |
| 31 | Denmark | $6.46M | 0.41% |
| 32 | Kenya | $5.38M | 0.34% |
| 33 | Poland | $4.60M | 0.29% |
| 34 | Pakistan | $3.80M | 0.24% |
| 35 | Ireland | $3.46M | 0.22% |
| 36 | Sweden | $3.22M | 0.20% |
| 37 | Philippines | $2.86M | 0.18% |
| 38 | Cyprus | $2.85M | 0.18% |
| 39 | Madagascar | $2.71M | 0.17% |
| 40 | Canada | $2.46M | 0.16% |
| 41 | Ukraine | $2.15M | 0.14% |
| 42 | Austria | $1.70M | 0.11% |
| 43 | Norway | $1.67M | 0.11% |
| 44 | Ecuador | $1.55M | 0.10% |
| 45 | Greece | $1.40M | 0.09% |
| 46 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $1.37M | 0.09% |
| 47 | Viet Nam | $1.32M | 0.08% |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | $1.22M | 0.08% |
| 49 | Finland | $1.10M | 0.07% |
| 50 | New Zealand | $1.09M | 0.07% |
| 51 | Czechia | $1.01M | 0.06% |
| 52 | Qatar | $937,256 | 0.06% |
| 53 | Lebanon | $930,389 | 0.06% |
| 54 | Croatia | $763,797 | 0.05% |
| 55 | Ghana | $732,110 | 0.05% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | $675,275 | 0.04% |
| 57 | Eswatini | $590,469 | 0.04% |
| 58 | Lithuania | $547,491 | 0.03% |
| 59 | Latvia | $472,255 | 0.03% |
| 60 | Israel | $430,267 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Bahrain | $417,570 | 0.03% |
| 62 | Slovakia | $410,160 | 0.03% |
| 63 | Russian Federation | $401,487 | 0.03% |
| 64 | Bangladesh | $357,895 | 0.02% |
| 65 | Hungary | $341,930 | 0.02% |
| 66 | Jordan | $329,886 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Panama | $326,619 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Rep. of Moldova | $313,432 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Malta | $311,852 | 0.02% |
| 70 | Morocco | $270,669 | 0.02% |
| 71 | Mozambique | $213,025 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | $206,037 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | $185,748 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Paraguay | $182,230 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Namibia | $180,678 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Argentina | $160,782 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Slovenia | $144,876 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Malawi | $142,909 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | $138,360 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Andorra | $137,536 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Luxembourg | $134,896 | 0.01% |
| 82 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $132,519 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Uganda | $132,201 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Estonia | $129,213 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Iceland | $128,811 | 0.01% |
| 86 | Maldives | $110,956 | 0.01% |
| 87 | Mauritania | $96,000 | 0.01% |
| 88 | Georgia | $60,530 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Guatemala | $50,443 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Mexico | $49,398 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Colombia | $47,623 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $46,506 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | $44,517 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Nigeria | $40,005 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $39,809 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Gabon | $18,359 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Nepal | $17,826 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Iran | $13,882 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Serbia | $13,375 | 0.00% |
| 100 | North Macedonia | $11,709 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Lao People's Dem. Rep. | $11,596 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Congo | $11,588 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Botswana | $7,871 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Curaçao | $7,033 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Tokelau | $6,094 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Romania | $5,810 | 0.00% |
| 107 | New Caledonia | $5,429 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Fiji | $5,058 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Comoros | $4,379 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Saint Helena | $3,302 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Mongolia | $2,039 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Benin | $1,997 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | $1,625 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Wallis and Futuna Isds | $1,232 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Afghanistan | $849 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Zambia | $819 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Dominican Rep. | $655 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Togo | $451 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Belarus | $450 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Barbados | $312 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Peru | $299 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Chile | $272 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Djibouti | $108 | 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 | $357.12M | 22.69% |
| 2 | 030349 | Fish: frozen, tuna, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $52.30M | 3.32% |
| 3 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $35.84M | 2.28% |
| 4 | 030342 | Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $27.50M | 1.75% |
| 5 | 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 | $25.32M | 1.61% |
| 6 | 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 | $18.67M | 1.19% |
| 7 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $17.91M | 1.14% |
| 8 | 480300 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state | $17.40M | 1.11% |
| 9 | 890790 | Floating structures: tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | $16.37M | 1.04% |
| 10 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $13.11M | 0.83% |
| 11 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $12.79M | 0.81% |
| 12 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $12.49M | 0.79% |
| 13 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $11.20M | 0.71% |
| 14 | 150990 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $8.05M | 0.51% |
| 15 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $7.96M | 0.51% |
| 16 | 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 | $7.88M | 0.50% |
| 17 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $7.75M | 0.49% |
| 18 | 830990 | Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal | $7.61M | 0.48% |
| 19 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $7.48M | 0.48% |
| 20 | 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 | $7.39M | 0.47% |
| 21 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $7.36M | 0.47% |
| 22 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $7.36M | 0.47% |
| 23 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.30M | 0.46% |
| 24 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $7.02M | 0.45% |
| 25 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $6.64M | 0.42% |
| 26 | 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 | $6.56M | 0.42% |
| 27 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $6.39M | 0.41% |
| 28 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $6.27M | 0.40% |
| 29 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $6.17M | 0.39% |
| 30 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $5.58M | 0.35% |
| 31 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $5.01M | 0.32% |
| 32 | 731210 | Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulated | $4.74M | 0.30% |
| 33 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $4.69M | 0.30% |
| 34 | 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 | $4.68M | 0.30% |
| 35 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $4.66M | 0.30% |
| 36 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $4.64M | 0.29% |
| 37 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $4.61M | 0.29% |
| 38 | 220830 | Whiskies | $4.58M | 0.29% |
| 39 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $4.44M | 0.28% |
| 40 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.37M | 0.28% |
| 41 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $4.36M | 0.28% |
| 42 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $4.27M | 0.27% |
| 43 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $4.22M | 0.27% |
| 44 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $4.15M | 0.26% |
| 45 | 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% | $4.15M | 0.26% |
| 46 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.09M | 0.26% |
| 47 | 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 | $4.05M | 0.26% |
| 48 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $3.98M | 0.25% |
| 49 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.91M | 0.25% |
| 50 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $3.89M | 0.25% |
| 51 | 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 | $3.86M | 0.25% |
| 52 | 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 | $3.82M | 0.24% |
| 53 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $3.74M | 0.24% |
| 54 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $3.59M | 0.23% |
| 55 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.55M | 0.23% |
| 56 | 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 | $3.52M | 0.22% |
| 57 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $3.52M | 0.22% |
| 58 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $3.47M | 0.22% |
| 59 | 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" | $3.39M | 0.22% |
| 60 | 721090 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 | $3.37M | 0.21% |
| 61 | 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 | $3.36M | 0.21% |
| 62 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $3.36M | 0.21% |
| 63 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $3.36M | 0.21% |
| 64 | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $3.33M | 0.21% |
| 65 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $3.31M | 0.21% |
| 66 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.30M | 0.21% |
| 67 | 150910 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $3.29M | 0.21% |
| 68 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $3.29M | 0.21% |
| 69 | 391740 | Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | $3.18M | 0.20% |
| 70 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.02M | 0.19% |
| 71 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $3.00M | 0.19% |
| 72 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $2.98M | 0.19% |
| 73 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $2.96M | 0.19% |
| 74 | 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% | $2.93M | 0.19% |
| 75 | 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $2.91M | 0.18% |
| 76 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $2.86M | 0.18% |
| 77 | 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $2.85M | 0.18% |
| 78 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $2.85M | 0.18% |
| 79 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $2.81M | 0.18% |
| 80 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $2.75M | 0.17% |
| 81 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $2.71M | 0.17% |
| 82 | 441299 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $2.67M | 0.17% |
| 83 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $2.65M | 0.17% |
| 84 | 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 | $2.64M | 0.17% |
| 85 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $2.64M | 0.17% |
| 86 | 040229 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $2.64M | 0.17% |
| 87 | 901813 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatus | $2.61M | 0.17% |
| 88 | 281000 | Oxides of boron: boric acids | $2.60M | 0.17% |
| 89 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $2.59M | 0.16% |
| 90 | 030344 | Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.56M | 0.16% |
| 91 | 040310 | Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | $2.46M | 0.16% |
| 92 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $2.43M | 0.15% |
| 93 | 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 | $2.42M | 0.15% |
| 94 | 560890 | Twine, cordage or rope: knotted netting, of other than man-made textiles | $2.42M | 0.15% |
| 95 | 441820 | Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds | $2.41M | 0.15% |
| 96 | 761699 | Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616 | $2.38M | 0.15% |
| 97 | 842290 | Machinery: parts of machinery of heading no. 8422 | $2.34M | 0.15% |
| 98 | 940161 | Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $2.32M | 0.15% |
| 99 | 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $2.29M | 0.15% |
| 100 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $2.21M | 0.14% |