Syria Imports 2023
Complete list of Syria's 82 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$4.19B
Total imports (2023)
#151
Global import rank
82
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Syria imported $4.19 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #151 largest importer. Goods came from 82 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 88.0% of total import value. The leading import was containing tobacco, valued at $366.15 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
82 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | $2.05B | 48.91% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | $458.02M | 10.93% |
| 3 | China | $356.00M | 8.49% |
| 4 | Egypt | $298.26M | 7.12% |
| 5 | Lebanon | $125.99M | 3.01% |
| 6 | Jordan | $117.65M | 2.81% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $115.94M | 2.77% |
| 8 | India | $60.39M | 1.44% |
| 9 | Argentina | $56.16M | 1.34% |
| 10 | Italy | $51.44M | 1.23% |
| 11 | Germany | $46.90M | 1.12% |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | $43.36M | 1.03% |
| 13 | Malaysia | $37.86M | 0.90% |
| 14 | Spain | $35.18M | 0.84% |
| 15 | Switzerland | $30.09M | 0.72% |
| 16 | Morocco | $28.62M | 0.68% |
| 17 | Netherlands | $26.86M | 0.64% |
| 18 | Thailand | $26.43M | 0.63% |
| 19 | France | $21.60M | 0.52% |
| 20 | Indonesia | $15.81M | 0.38% |
| 21 | Brazil | $15.33M | 0.37% |
| 22 | Canada | $14.66M | 0.35% |
| 23 | Portugal | $14.47M | 0.35% |
| 24 | Hungary | $14.46M | 0.35% |
| 25 | Armenia | $10.35M | 0.25% |
| 26 | Belgium | $10.02M | 0.24% |
| 27 | Guatemala | $8.82M | 0.21% |
| 28 | Poland | $7.96M | 0.19% |
| 29 | Other Asia, nes | $5.84M | 0.14% |
| 30 | Austria | $5.49M | 0.13% |
| 31 | Paraguay | $5.20M | 0.12% |
| 32 | Oman | $5.07M | 0.12% |
| 33 | Romania | $4.32M | 0.10% |
| 34 | New Zealand | $3.79M | 0.09% |
| 35 | United Kingdom | $3.66M | 0.09% |
| 36 | Tunisia | $3.60M | 0.09% |
| 37 | Czechia | $3.60M | 0.09% |
| 38 | Denmark | $3.37M | 0.08% |
| 39 | Ireland | $3.14M | 0.07% |
| 40 | Finland | $2.95M | 0.07% |
| 41 | Pakistan | $2.95M | 0.07% |
| 42 | Japan | $2.89M | 0.07% |
| 43 | Sweden | $2.80M | 0.07% |
| 44 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $2.80M | 0.07% |
| 45 | Greece | $2.70M | 0.06% |
| 46 | Bulgaria | $2.63M | 0.06% |
| 47 | Kuwait | $2.62M | 0.06% |
| 48 | Singapore | $2.47M | 0.06% |
| 49 | Serbia | $2.17M | 0.05% |
| 50 | Ukraine | $2.10M | 0.05% |
| 51 | Norway | $2.06M | 0.05% |
| 52 | South Africa | $1.64M | 0.04% |
| 53 | Cyprus | $1.59M | 0.04% |
| 54 | Kenya | $1.41M | 0.03% |
| 55 | Georgia | $1.32M | 0.03% |
| 56 | USA | $1.29M | 0.03% |
| 57 | Bahrain | $1.23M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Australia | $932,881 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Slovenia | $745,817 | 0.02% |
| 60 | Maldives | $492,999 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Nigeria | $422,302 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Uruguay | $396,455 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Slovakia | $386,425 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Lithuania | $370,252 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | $315,218 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Colombia | $307,997 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | $273,682 | 0.01% |
| 68 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $224,026 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Estonia | $210,853 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | $196,373 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | $187,082 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Philippines | $164,395 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | $107,448 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Luxembourg | $106,321 | 0.00% |
| 75 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $72,000 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Rep. of Moldova | $62,251 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Malta | $33,628 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Iceland | $22,597 | 0.00% |
| 79 | North Macedonia | $22,433 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Latvia | $21,511 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Costa Rica | $1,100 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Namibia | $3 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $366.15M | 8.74% |
| 2 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $138.66M | 3.31% |
| 3 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $111.96M | 2.67% |
| 4 | 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 | $104.06M | 2.48% |
| 5 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $86.60M | 2.07% |
| 6 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $83.83M | 2.00% |
| 7 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $80.23M | 1.91% |
| 8 | 090300 | Mate | $63.20M | 1.51% |
| 9 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $60.51M | 1.44% |
| 10 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $58.34M | 1.39% |
| 11 | 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 | $54.86M | 1.31% |
| 12 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $51.24M | 1.22% |
| 13 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $46.88M | 1.12% |
| 14 | 390190 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | $44.38M | 1.06% |
| 15 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $39.11M | 0.93% |
| 16 | 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 | $38.32M | 0.91% |
| 17 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $35.04M | 0.84% |
| 18 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $34.52M | 0.82% |
| 19 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $33.14M | 0.79% |
| 20 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $32.49M | 0.78% |
| 21 | 120740 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $32.12M | 0.77% |
| 22 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $32.07M | 0.76% |
| 23 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $29.05M | 0.69% |
| 24 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $28.32M | 0.68% |
| 25 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $28.21M | 0.67% |
| 26 | 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $26.91M | 0.64% |
| 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 | $26.44M | 0.63% |
| 28 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $26.41M | 0.63% |
| 29 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $26.06M | 0.62% |
| 30 | 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 | $23.85M | 0.57% |
| 31 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $23.84M | 0.57% |
| 32 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $22.57M | 0.54% |
| 33 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $22.54M | 0.54% |
| 34 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $22.04M | 0.53% |
| 35 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $22.02M | 0.53% |
| 36 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $21.12M | 0.50% |
| 37 | 090230 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $20.40M | 0.49% |
| 38 | 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $20.23M | 0.48% |
| 39 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $20.15M | 0.48% |
| 40 | 391620 | Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked | $18.90M | 0.45% |
| 41 | 010594 | Poultry: live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing more than 185g | $18.87M | 0.45% |
| 42 | 441114 | Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mm | $17.11M | 0.41% |
| 43 | 071320 | Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $17.04M | 0.41% |
| 44 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $17.01M | 0.41% |
| 45 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $15.93M | 0.38% |
| 46 | 120600 | Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $15.63M | 0.37% |
| 47 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $15.43M | 0.37% |
| 48 | 330290 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $15.03M | 0.36% |
| 49 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $14.77M | 0.35% |
| 50 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $14.69M | 0.35% |
| 51 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $14.60M | 0.35% |
| 52 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $14.57M | 0.35% |
| 53 | 240311 | Tobacco: smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $14.35M | 0.34% |
| 54 | 392520 | Plastics: builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $13.94M | 0.33% |
| 55 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $13.91M | 0.33% |
| 56 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $13.80M | 0.33% |
| 57 | 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $13.48M | 0.32% |
| 58 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $12.77M | 0.30% |
| 59 | 010511 | Poultry: live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 185g | $12.74M | 0.30% |
| 60 | 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 | $12.25M | 0.29% |
| 61 | 210210 | Yeasts: active | $12.19M | 0.29% |
| 62 | 110812 | Starch: maize (corn) starch | $12.10M | 0.29% |
| 63 | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $11.67M | 0.28% |
| 64 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $11.67M | 0.28% |
| 65 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $11.54M | 0.28% |
| 66 | 570242 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $11.39M | 0.27% |
| 67 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $11.25M | 0.27% |
| 68 | 090831 | Spices: cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground | $11.05M | 0.26% |
| 69 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $10.78M | 0.26% |
| 70 | 081010 | Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $10.68M | 0.25% |
| 71 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $10.61M | 0.25% |
| 72 | 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) | $10.45M | 0.25% |
| 73 | 100510 | Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $10.41M | 0.25% |
| 74 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $10.18M | 0.24% |
| 75 | 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 | $9.99M | 0.24% |
| 76 | 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) | $9.97M | 0.24% |
| 77 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $9.83M | 0.23% |
| 78 | 730630 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron): tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $9.78M | 0.23% |
| 79 | 600410 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread | $9.77M | 0.23% |
| 80 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $9.64M | 0.23% |
| 81 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $9.62M | 0.23% |
| 82 | 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% | $9.57M | 0.23% |
| 83 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $9.28M | 0.22% |
| 84 | 091099 | Spices: n.e.c. in heading no. 0910 | $9.14M | 0.22% |
| 85 | 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $9.11M | 0.22% |
| 86 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $8.83M | 0.21% |
| 87 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $8.77M | 0.21% |
| 88 | 310319 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: phosphatic, superphosphates, other than containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) | $8.74M | 0.21% |
| 89 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $8.71M | 0.21% |
| 90 | 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $8.68M | 0.21% |
| 91 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $8.59M | 0.20% |
| 92 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $8.58M | 0.20% |
| 93 | 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $8.55M | 0.20% |
| 94 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $8.29M | 0.20% |
| 95 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $8.26M | 0.20% |
| 96 | 170230 | Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $8.17M | 0.20% |
| 97 | 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $8.01M | 0.19% |
| 98 | 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 | $7.94M | 0.19% |
| 99 | 850720 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $7.89M | 0.19% |
| 100 | 391990 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm | $7.86M | 0.19% |