Suriname Imports 2023
Complete list of Suriname's 89 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.70B
Total imports (2023)
#170
Global import rank
89
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Suriname imported $1.70 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #170 largest importer. Goods came from 89 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 83.9% of total import value. The leading import was Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms, valued at $147.00 million — 8.6% 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
89 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $431.04M | 25.31% |
| 2 | China | $329.37M | 19.34% |
| 3 | Netherlands | $244.44M | 14.36% |
| 4 | Guyana | $166.63M | 9.79% |
| 5 | Japan | $53.81M | 3.16% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | $50.27M | 2.95% |
| 7 | Brazil | $46.09M | 2.71% |
| 8 | Türkiye | $38.87M | 2.28% |
| 9 | Germany | $34.50M | 2.03% |
| 10 | Thailand | $34.17M | 2.01% |
| 11 | India | $26.12M | 1.53% |
| 12 | Canada | $21.77M | 1.28% |
| 13 | Belgium | $19.06M | 1.12% |
| 14 | France | $18.62M | 1.09% |
| 15 | Spain | $15.09M | 0.89% |
| 16 | Colombia | $12.56M | 0.74% |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $12.32M | 0.72% |
| 18 | Italy | $11.51M | 0.68% |
| 19 | Dominican Rep. | $10.95M | 0.64% |
| 20 | Paraguay | $10.84M | 0.64% |
| 21 | Jamaica | $8.21M | 0.48% |
| 22 | Poland | $8.02M | 0.47% |
| 23 | Other Asia, nes | $7.90M | 0.46% |
| 24 | Denmark | $6.12M | 0.36% |
| 25 | Lithuania | $5.57M | 0.33% |
| 26 | South Africa | $5.46M | 0.32% |
| 27 | Malaysia | $5.43M | 0.32% |
| 28 | Indonesia | $5.41M | 0.32% |
| 29 | Guatemala | $5.30M | 0.31% |
| 30 | Australia | $4.65M | 0.27% |
| 31 | Costa Rica | $4.50M | 0.26% |
| 32 | Barbados | $3.14M | 0.18% |
| 33 | Sweden | $3.12M | 0.18% |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $2.87M | 0.17% |
| 35 | Chile | $2.85M | 0.17% |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | $2.73M | 0.16% |
| 37 | Finland | $2.61M | 0.15% |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | $2.48M | 0.15% |
| 39 | Ukraine | $2.45M | 0.14% |
| 40 | Switzerland | $2.08M | 0.12% |
| 41 | Peru | $2.07M | 0.12% |
| 42 | Belize | $1.49M | 0.09% |
| 43 | Hungary | $1.39M | 0.08% |
| 44 | Honduras | $1.35M | 0.08% |
| 45 | Singapore | $1.28M | 0.08% |
| 46 | Norway | $1.15M | 0.07% |
| 47 | Serbia | $1.13M | 0.07% |
| 48 | Slovenia | $1.05M | 0.06% |
| 49 | Portugal | $1.03M | 0.06% |
| 50 | Luxembourg | $976,978 | 0.06% |
| 51 | Bulgaria | $973,050 | 0.06% |
| 52 | Panama | $964,530 | 0.06% |
| 53 | Austria | $942,325 | 0.06% |
| 54 | Croatia | $926,234 | 0.05% |
| 55 | Czechia | $899,230 | 0.05% |
| 56 | Morocco | $766,024 | 0.04% |
| 57 | Pakistan | $670,421 | 0.04% |
| 58 | El Salvador | $629,791 | 0.04% |
| 59 | Ireland | $601,249 | 0.04% |
| 60 | Ecuador | $464,190 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Estonia | $423,348 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Georgia | $370,809 | 0.02% |
| 63 | Uruguay | $308,945 | 0.02% |
| 64 | Egypt | $289,409 | 0.02% |
| 65 | Greece | $287,158 | 0.02% |
| 66 | Cambodia | $210,810 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Latvia | $187,504 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $136,406 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | $123,103 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Tunisia | $113,962 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Cyprus | $113,717 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Dominica | $93,808 | 0.01% |
| 73 | North Macedonia | $80,450 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Argentina | $66,720 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Montenegro | $61,572 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Romania | $49,472 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Nicaragua | $36,797 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Oman | $18,825 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $9,744 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Philippines | $8,843 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Bahamas | $7,745 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Angola | $6,448 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Iceland | $4,246 | 0.00% |
| 84 | New Zealand | $4,040 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | $2,226 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Kenya | $1,594 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | $472 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Mauritius | $71 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Zambia | $37 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $147.00M | 8.63% |
| 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 | $132.54M | 7.78% |
| 3 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $56.48M | 3.32% |
| 4 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $30.77M | 1.81% |
| 5 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $23.00M | 1.35% |
| 6 | 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 | $22.73M | 1.33% |
| 7 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $21.93M | 1.29% |
| 8 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $20.27M | 1.19% |
| 9 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $17.61M | 1.03% |
| 10 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $15.63M | 0.92% |
| 11 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $15.37M | 0.90% |
| 12 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $15.15M | 0.89% |
| 13 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $13.41M | 0.79% |
| 14 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $12.41M | 0.73% |
| 15 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $12.13M | 0.71% |
| 16 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $12.00M | 0.70% |
| 17 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $10.57M | 0.62% |
| 18 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $10.08M | 0.59% |
| 19 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.60M | 0.56% |
| 20 | 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 | $9.33M | 0.55% |
| 21 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $9.03M | 0.53% |
| 22 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $9.03M | 0.53% |
| 23 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $8.31M | 0.49% |
| 24 | 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $8.25M | 0.48% |
| 25 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $8.08M | 0.47% |
| 26 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $7.98M | 0.47% |
| 27 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $7.93M | 0.47% |
| 28 | 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $7.90M | 0.46% |
| 29 | 570190 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair), whether or not made up | $7.83M | 0.46% |
| 30 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $7.81M | 0.46% |
| 31 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $7.61M | 0.45% |
| 32 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $7.38M | 0.43% |
| 33 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $7.17M | 0.42% |
| 34 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $7.16M | 0.42% |
| 35 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $7.06M | 0.41% |
| 36 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $7.05M | 0.41% |
| 37 | 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 | $7.02M | 0.41% |
| 38 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $6.80M | 0.40% |
| 39 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $6.78M | 0.40% |
| 40 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $6.77M | 0.40% |
| 41 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $6.67M | 0.39% |
| 42 | 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 | $6.63M | 0.39% |
| 43 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $6.17M | 0.36% |
| 44 | 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) | $6.13M | 0.36% |
| 45 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $5.89M | 0.35% |
| 46 | 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 | $5.77M | 0.34% |
| 47 | 853720 | 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $5.49M | 0.32% |
| 48 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $5.15M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $5.11M | 0.30% |
| 50 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $4.99M | 0.29% |
| 51 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $4.96M | 0.29% |
| 52 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $4.94M | 0.29% |
| 53 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $4.82M | 0.28% |
| 54 | 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% | $4.81M | 0.28% |
| 55 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $4.81M | 0.28% |
| 56 | 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 | $4.80M | 0.28% |
| 57 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $4.75M | 0.28% |
| 58 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $4.74M | 0.28% |
| 59 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $4.71M | 0.28% |
| 60 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $4.68M | 0.27% |
| 61 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $4.64M | 0.27% |
| 62 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $4.50M | 0.26% |
| 63 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $4.50M | 0.26% |
| 64 | 380210 | Carbon: activated | $4.38M | 0.26% |
| 65 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $4.29M | 0.25% |
| 66 | 392590 | Plastics: builders' ware, n.e.c. or included in heading no. 3925 | $4.18M | 0.25% |
| 67 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $4.12M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $4.11M | 0.24% |
| 69 | 870130 | Tractors: track-laying | $4.11M | 0.24% |
| 70 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $4.05M | 0.24% |
| 71 | 903089 | Instruments and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, without a recording device | $4.04M | 0.24% |
| 72 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $3.96M | 0.23% |
| 73 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $3.95M | 0.23% |
| 74 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $3.88M | 0.23% |
| 75 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.84M | 0.23% |
| 76 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $3.82M | 0.22% |
| 77 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $3.77M | 0.22% |
| 78 | 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $3.77M | 0.22% |
| 79 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $3.65M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $3.61M | 0.21% |
| 81 | 030359 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $3.60M | 0.21% |
| 82 | 842911 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying | $3.59M | 0.21% |
| 83 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.59M | 0.21% |
| 84 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $3.57M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $3.54M | 0.21% |
| 86 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $3.44M | 0.20% |
| 87 | 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 | $3.39M | 0.20% |
| 88 | 841290 | Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 | $3.38M | 0.20% |
| 89 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $3.38M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 842920 | Graders and levellers | $3.36M | 0.20% |
| 91 | 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 | $3.34M | 0.20% |
| 92 | 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $3.26M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 392310 | Plastics: boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods | $3.18M | 0.19% |
| 94 | 200811 | Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $3.15M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 391721 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene | $3.14M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $3.14M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 843139 | Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators) | $3.13M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 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% | $3.10M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $3.10M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 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 | $3.02M | 0.18% |