State of Palestine Imports 2023
Complete list of State of Palestine's 61 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.97B
Total imports (2023)
#164
Global import rank
61
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
State of Palestine imported $1.97 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #164 largest importer. Goods came from 61 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 86.0% of total import value. The leading import was portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured, valued at $133.49 million — 6.8% 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
61 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | $496.20M | 25.17% |
| 2 | Jordan | $337.85M | 17.14% |
| 3 | China | $164.82M | 8.36% |
| 4 | Germany | $142.62M | 7.23% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $136.75M | 6.94% |
| 6 | Türkiye | $132.37M | 6.71% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $113.73M | 5.77% |
| 8 | Switzerland | $77.86M | 3.95% |
| 9 | Italy | $49.17M | 2.49% |
| 10 | Netherlands | $44.25M | 2.24% |
| 11 | Brazil | $32.21M | 1.63% |
| 12 | Poland | $25.51M | 1.29% |
| 13 | Spain | $24.59M | 1.25% |
| 14 | Czechia | $21.93M | 1.11% |
| 15 | France | $19.71M | 1.00% |
| 16 | Portugal | $18.48M | 0.94% |
| 17 | Sweden | $18.03M | 0.91% |
| 18 | Slovakia | $13.48M | 0.68% |
| 19 | Ukraine | $11.96M | 0.61% |
| 20 | Oman | $10.58M | 0.54% |
| 21 | Belgium | $9.34M | 0.47% |
| 22 | Bahrain | $7.21M | 0.37% |
| 23 | Kuwait | $5.81M | 0.29% |
| 24 | United Kingdom | $5.22M | 0.26% |
| 25 | Slovenia | $5.19M | 0.26% |
| 26 | Other Asia, nes | $4.74M | 0.24% |
| 27 | Austria | $3.95M | 0.20% |
| 28 | Romania | $3.91M | 0.20% |
| 29 | Japan | $3.69M | 0.19% |
| 30 | Malaysia | $2.95M | 0.15% |
| 31 | Thailand | $2.76M | 0.14% |
| 32 | Indonesia | $2.37M | 0.12% |
| 33 | Hungary | $2.37M | 0.12% |
| 34 | Ireland | $2.35M | 0.12% |
| 35 | Lithuania | $2.15M | 0.11% |
| 36 | USA | $1.99M | 0.10% |
| 37 | Greece | $1.97M | 0.10% |
| 38 | Morocco | $1.91M | 0.10% |
| 39 | Denmark | $1.16M | 0.06% |
| 40 | Bulgaria | $1.07M | 0.05% |
| 41 | Finland | $1.01M | 0.05% |
| 42 | Uruguay | $960,440 | 0.05% |
| 43 | Latvia | $733,697 | 0.04% |
| 44 | India | $703,219 | 0.04% |
| 45 | Serbia | $600,799 | 0.03% |
| 46 | Paraguay | $572,653 | 0.03% |
| 47 | Croatia | $418,033 | 0.02% |
| 48 | North Macedonia | $404,539 | 0.02% |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | $400,057 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Colombia | $361,755 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Estonia | $331,843 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | $210,855 | 0.01% |
| 53 | South Africa | $182,340 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Norway | $180,787 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Guatemala | $76,836 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Malta | $47,189 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Cyprus | $41,229 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Georgia | $24,584 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Dominican Rep. | $14,683 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Luxembourg | $13,626 | 0.00% |
| 61 | New Zealand | $3,839 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $133.49M | 6.77% |
| 2 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $132.88M | 6.74% |
| 3 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $66.20M | 3.36% |
| 4 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $52.77M | 2.68% |
| 5 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $47.40M | 2.40% |
| 6 | 761699 | Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616 | $41.17M | 2.09% |
| 7 | 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 | $40.62M | 2.06% |
| 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 | $38.96M | 1.98% |
| 9 | 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 | $38.07M | 1.93% |
| 10 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $31.33M | 1.59% |
| 11 | 010290 | Bovine animals: live, other than cattle and buffalo | $28.19M | 1.43% |
| 12 | 200520 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $27.07M | 1.37% |
| 13 | 190532 | Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $26.56M | 1.35% |
| 14 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $26.46M | 1.34% |
| 15 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $22.04M | 1.12% |
| 16 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $21.74M | 1.10% |
| 17 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $20.27M | 1.03% |
| 18 | 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 | $20.01M | 1.01% |
| 19 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $19.83M | 1.01% |
| 20 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $19.61M | 0.99% |
| 21 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $19.12M | 0.97% |
| 22 | 381600 | Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions: other than products of heading no. 3801 | $19.03M | 0.97% |
| 23 | 010410 | Sheep: live | $18.02M | 0.91% |
| 24 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $17.57M | 0.89% |
| 25 | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | $16.44M | 0.83% |
| 26 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $16.41M | 0.83% |
| 27 | 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 | $15.37M | 0.78% |
| 28 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $14.50M | 0.74% |
| 29 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $13.71M | 0.70% |
| 30 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $13.17M | 0.67% |
| 31 | 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) | $13.05M | 0.66% |
| 32 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $12.46M | 0.63% |
| 33 | 180632 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $12.25M | 0.62% |
| 34 | 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $12.15M | 0.62% |
| 35 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $11.85M | 0.60% |
| 36 | 870331 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc | $11.36M | 0.58% |
| 37 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $11.05M | 0.56% |
| 38 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $11.00M | 0.56% |
| 39 | 151211 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $10.17M | 0.52% |
| 40 | 680221 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $10.17M | 0.52% |
| 41 | 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% | $9.36M | 0.47% |
| 42 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $9.17M | 0.47% |
| 43 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $8.56M | 0.43% |
| 44 | 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 | $8.22M | 0.42% |
| 45 | 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 | $7.81M | 0.40% |
| 46 | 720719 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section | $7.71M | 0.39% |
| 47 | 320810 | Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $7.65M | 0.39% |
| 48 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $7.62M | 0.39% |
| 49 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $7.21M | 0.37% |
| 50 | 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 | $6.94M | 0.35% |
| 51 | 721399 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter | $6.93M | 0.35% |
| 52 | 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) | $6.79M | 0.34% |
| 53 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $6.71M | 0.34% |
| 54 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $6.39M | 0.32% |
| 55 | 210112 | Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $6.38M | 0.32% |
| 56 | 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 | $6.36M | 0.32% |
| 57 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $6.16M | 0.31% |
| 58 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $6.10M | 0.31% |
| 59 | 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 | $5.82M | 0.30% |
| 60 | 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 | $5.79M | 0.29% |
| 61 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $5.70M | 0.29% |
| 62 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $5.58M | 0.28% |
| 63 | 700510 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer | $5.42M | 0.27% |
| 64 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $5.41M | 0.27% |
| 65 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $5.13M | 0.26% |
| 66 | 220291 | Non-alcoholic beverages: non-alcoholic beer | $5.10M | 0.26% |
| 67 | 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" | $5.03M | 0.25% |
| 68 | 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.91M | 0.25% |
| 69 | 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% | $4.89M | 0.25% |
| 70 | 292910 | Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates | $4.81M | 0.24% |
| 71 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $4.79M | 0.24% |
| 72 | 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 | $4.76M | 0.24% |
| 73 | 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 | $4.72M | 0.24% |
| 74 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $4.71M | 0.24% |
| 75 | 680223 | Granite: articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $4.70M | 0.24% |
| 76 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.66M | 0.24% |
| 77 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $4.66M | 0.24% |
| 78 | 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $4.50M | 0.23% |
| 79 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $4.43M | 0.22% |
| 80 | 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 | $4.30M | 0.22% |
| 81 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $4.22M | 0.21% |
| 82 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $4.17M | 0.21% |
| 83 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $4.17M | 0.21% |
| 84 | 210320 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $4.15M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 842810 | Lifts and skip hoists | $4.15M | 0.21% |
| 86 | 690722 | 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 over 0.5% but not over 10% | $4.14M | 0.21% |
| 87 | 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 | $4.10M | 0.21% |
| 88 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $4.04M | 0.21% |
| 89 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $3.94M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $3.92M | 0.20% |
| 91 | 940510 | Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares | $3.89M | 0.20% |
| 92 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $3.76M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 071090 | Vegetable mixtures: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | $3.66M | 0.19% |
| 94 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $3.61M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 620711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.59M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $3.51M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 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 | $3.51M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $3.47M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $3.35M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $3.22M | 0.16% |