Tonga Imports 2023
Complete list of Tonga's 42 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$272.97M
Total imports (2023)
#202
Global import rank
42
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Tonga imported $272.97 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #202 largest importer. Goods came from 42 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 94.9% 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 $52.08 million — 19.1% 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
42 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | $72.64M | 26.61% |
| 2 | New Zealand | $64.61M | 23.67% |
| 3 | China | $56.70M | 20.77% |
| 4 | Australia | $21.79M | 7.98% |
| 5 | USA | $13.33M | 4.88% |
| 6 | Japan | $9.44M | 3.46% |
| 7 | Indonesia | $7.63M | 2.80% |
| 8 | Brazil | $5.32M | 1.95% |
| 9 | Malaysia | $3.96M | 1.45% |
| 10 | Singapore | $3.66M | 1.34% |
| 11 | Other Asia, nes | $2.84M | 1.04% |
| 12 | Thailand | $2.71M | 0.99% |
| 13 | India | $1.55M | 0.57% |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $1.50M | 0.55% |
| 15 | Philippines | $770,382 | 0.28% |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $715,556 | 0.26% |
| 17 | France | $597,607 | 0.22% |
| 18 | Belgium | $582,119 | 0.21% |
| 19 | Chile | $520,009 | 0.19% |
| 20 | Canada | $349,807 | 0.13% |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | $301,742 | 0.11% |
| 22 | Türkiye | $209,822 | 0.08% |
| 23 | Netherlands | $194,206 | 0.07% |
| 24 | Lebanon | $148,322 | 0.05% |
| 25 | Italy | $140,476 | 0.05% |
| 26 | Germany | $107,373 | 0.04% |
| 27 | Spain | $94,346 | 0.03% |
| 28 | Finland | $77,734 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Samoa | $77,416 | 0.03% |
| 30 | South Africa | $63,227 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Colombia | $61,440 | 0.02% |
| 32 | Kenya | $39,288 | 0.01% |
| 33 | Sweden | $35,627 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Pakistan | $35,501 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Cyprus | $35,226 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Austria | $34,774 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Poland | $33,463 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Cambodia | $25,600 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | $21,328 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Slovakia | $11,202 | 0.00% |
| 41 | Senegal | $4,986 | 0.00% |
| 42 | Ireland | $212 | 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 | $52.08M | 19.08% |
| 2 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $10.93M | 4.00% |
| 3 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $6.92M | 2.53% |
| 4 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $4.22M | 1.55% |
| 5 | 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 | $3.55M | 1.30% |
| 6 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.53M | 1.29% |
| 7 | 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 | $3.30M | 1.21% |
| 8 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $3.16M | 1.16% |
| 9 | 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% | $2.69M | 0.99% |
| 10 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.63M | 0.97% |
| 11 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.25M | 0.83% |
| 12 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $2.16M | 0.79% |
| 13 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $2.15M | 0.79% |
| 14 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.09M | 0.77% |
| 15 | 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 | $2.05M | 0.75% |
| 16 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $2.01M | 0.74% |
| 17 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.80M | 0.66% |
| 18 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $1.69M | 0.62% |
| 19 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.68M | 0.62% |
| 20 | 030341 | Fish: frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.66M | 0.61% |
| 21 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $1.60M | 0.58% |
| 22 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $1.59M | 0.58% |
| 23 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.59M | 0.58% |
| 24 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $1.53M | 0.56% |
| 25 | 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $1.52M | 0.56% |
| 26 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $1.47M | 0.54% |
| 27 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.39M | 0.51% |
| 28 | 841850 | Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment: for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) | $1.39M | 0.51% |
| 29 | 020220 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $1.33M | 0.49% |
| 30 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $1.32M | 0.48% |
| 31 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $1.29M | 0.47% |
| 32 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $1.23M | 0.45% |
| 33 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $1.22M | 0.45% |
| 34 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.22M | 0.45% |
| 35 | 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 | $1.20M | 0.44% |
| 36 | 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) | $1.20M | 0.44% |
| 37 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $1.19M | 0.44% |
| 38 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $1.19M | 0.44% |
| 39 | 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 | $1.17M | 0.43% |
| 40 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $1.13M | 0.41% |
| 41 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.10M | 0.40% |
| 42 | 441899 | Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo | $1.07M | 0.39% |
| 43 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $998,545 | 0.37% |
| 44 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $998,462 | 0.37% |
| 45 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $971,621 | 0.36% |
| 46 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $961,690 | 0.35% |
| 47 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $938,393 | 0.34% |
| 48 | 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 | $936,421 | 0.34% |
| 49 | 842691 | Cranes and derricks: designed for mounting on road vehicles | $934,219 | 0.34% |
| 50 | 020890 | Meat and edible meat offal: n.e.c. in chapter 2, fresh, chilled or frozen | $929,361 | 0.34% |
| 51 | 391890 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of plastics (excluding polymers of vinyl chloride), whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $919,281 | 0.34% |
| 52 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $905,197 | 0.33% |
| 53 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $873,792 | 0.32% |
| 54 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $870,088 | 0.32% |
| 55 | 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $870,030 | 0.32% |
| 56 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $869,091 | 0.32% |
| 57 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $857,757 | 0.31% |
| 58 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $857,195 | 0.31% |
| 59 | 721610 | Iron or non-alloy steel: U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm | $825,126 | 0.30% |
| 60 | 020443 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen | $801,728 | 0.29% |
| 61 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $795,306 | 0.29% |
| 62 | 321410 | Mastics: painters' fillings | $758,848 | 0.28% |
| 63 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $758,090 | 0.28% |
| 64 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $749,898 | 0.27% |
| 65 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $749,508 | 0.27% |
| 66 | 392640 | Plastics: statuettes and other ornamental articles | $734,838 | 0.27% |
| 67 | 391810 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $716,268 | 0.26% |
| 68 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $712,714 | 0.26% |
| 69 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $711,955 | 0.26% |
| 70 | 700490 | Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, (other than glass coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) | $699,100 | 0.26% |
| 71 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $694,847 | 0.25% |
| 72 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $660,669 | 0.24% |
| 73 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $660,361 | 0.24% |
| 74 | 160290 | Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 | $659,153 | 0.24% |
| 75 | 841710 | Furnaces and ovens: non-electric, for the roasting, melting or other heat-treatment of ores, pyrites or of metals, for industrial or laboratory use | $655,935 | 0.24% |
| 76 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $651,933 | 0.24% |
| 77 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $651,605 | 0.24% |
| 78 | 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% | $640,537 | 0.23% |
| 79 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $629,191 | 0.23% |
| 80 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $621,676 | 0.23% |
| 81 | 392049 | Plastics: polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight, less than 6% of plasticisers: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $612,266 | 0.22% |
| 82 | 820559 | Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and screwdrivers | $608,851 | 0.22% |
| 83 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $606,117 | 0.22% |
| 84 | 391740 | Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | $602,888 | 0.22% |
| 85 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $602,762 | 0.22% |
| 86 | 842720 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $595,474 | 0.22% |
| 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 | $591,008 | 0.22% |
| 88 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $588,758 | 0.22% |
| 89 | 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 | $581,453 | 0.21% |
| 90 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $572,534 | 0.21% |
| 91 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $554,977 | 0.20% |
| 92 | 721633 | Iron or non-alloy steel: H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $553,450 | 0.20% |
| 93 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $553,087 | 0.20% |
| 94 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $544,702 | 0.20% |
| 95 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $544,249 | 0.20% |
| 96 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $539,478 | 0.20% |
| 97 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $536,512 | 0.20% |
| 98 | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $522,700 | 0.19% |
| 99 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $518,683 | 0.19% |
| 100 | 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 | $516,055 | 0.19% |