Vanuatu Imports 2023
Complete list of Vanuatu's 55 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$471.82M
Total imports (2023)
#195
Global import rank
55
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Vanuatu imported $471.82 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #195 largest importer. Goods came from 55 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 89.3% 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 $68.17 million — 14.4% 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
55 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $124.06M | 26.29% |
| 2 | Australia | $72.09M | 15.28% |
| 3 | Angola | $52.61M | 11.15% |
| 4 | Fiji | $43.33M | 9.18% |
| 5 | New Zealand | $37.86M | 8.03% |
| 6 | Malaysia | $27.22M | 5.77% |
| 7 | Singapore | $25.22M | 5.34% |
| 8 | Thailand | $17.25M | 3.66% |
| 9 | Japan | $12.57M | 2.67% |
| 10 | France | $8.96M | 1.90% |
| 11 | Indonesia | $8.45M | 1.79% |
| 12 | USA | $8.36M | 1.77% |
| 13 | Türkiye | $8.11M | 1.72% |
| 14 | Other Asia, nes | $5.44M | 1.15% |
| 15 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $4.43M | 0.94% |
| 16 | India | $3.77M | 0.80% |
| 17 | Namibia | $1.73M | 0.37% |
| 18 | Greece | $1.29M | 0.27% |
| 19 | Philippines | $1.18M | 0.25% |
| 20 | Netherlands | $1.11M | 0.24% |
| 21 | Italy | $999,471 | 0.21% |
| 22 | United Kingdom | $825,325 | 0.17% |
| 23 | Germany | $666,601 | 0.14% |
| 24 | Canada | $662,469 | 0.14% |
| 25 | Brazil | $480,747 | 0.10% |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | $477,326 | 0.10% |
| 27 | Spain | $461,031 | 0.10% |
| 28 | Czechia | $271,099 | 0.06% |
| 29 | Poland | $264,588 | 0.06% |
| 30 | Belgium | $244,477 | 0.05% |
| 31 | Cyprus | $210,949 | 0.04% |
| 32 | Cambodia | $148,881 | 0.03% |
| 33 | Sweden | $127,417 | 0.03% |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | $116,671 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Switzerland | $109,340 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Latvia | $86,738 | 0.02% |
| 37 | Ukraine | $84,525 | 0.02% |
| 38 | Hungary | $77,574 | 0.02% |
| 39 | Myanmar | $73,383 | 0.02% |
| 40 | Norway | $57,894 | 0.01% |
| 41 | South Africa | $51,427 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Austria | $50,630 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Finland | $49,377 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Pakistan | $45,670 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Samoa | $33,696 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Denmark | $32,862 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Lithuania | $22,826 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Slovenia | $14,361 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Barbados | $11,914 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Bulgaria | $4,540 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Luxembourg | $3,270 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Mauritius | $3,033 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Costa Rica | $2,100 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Rep. of Moldova | $1,951 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Slovakia | $293 | 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 | $68.17M | 14.45% |
| 2 | 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $52.69M | 11.17% |
| 3 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $11.03M | 2.34% |
| 4 | 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 | $10.03M | 2.13% |
| 5 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $8.68M | 1.84% |
| 6 | 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 | $6.96M | 1.47% |
| 7 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.88M | 1.46% |
| 8 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $6.19M | 1.31% |
| 9 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $4.93M | 1.04% |
| 10 | 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 | $3.97M | 0.84% |
| 11 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $3.55M | 0.75% |
| 12 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $3.50M | 0.74% |
| 13 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $3.43M | 0.73% |
| 14 | 160415 | Fish preparations: mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $3.42M | 0.72% |
| 15 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.37M | 0.71% |
| 16 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $3.11M | 0.66% |
| 17 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $3.06M | 0.65% |
| 18 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $2.99M | 0.63% |
| 19 | 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 | $2.89M | 0.61% |
| 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 | $2.81M | 0.60% |
| 21 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $2.72M | 0.58% |
| 22 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.63M | 0.56% |
| 23 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $2.51M | 0.53% |
| 24 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $2.48M | 0.53% |
| 25 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.42M | 0.51% |
| 26 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $2.37M | 0.50% |
| 27 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $2.24M | 0.48% |
| 28 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $2.08M | 0.44% |
| 29 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $2.08M | 0.44% |
| 30 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $2.07M | 0.44% |
| 31 | 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 | $1.93M | 0.41% |
| 32 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.93M | 0.41% |
| 33 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $1.89M | 0.40% |
| 34 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $1.88M | 0.40% |
| 35 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $1.74M | 0.37% |
| 36 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $1.71M | 0.36% |
| 37 | 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 | $1.65M | 0.35% |
| 38 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.64M | 0.35% |
| 39 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.64M | 0.35% |
| 40 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $1.58M | 0.33% |
| 41 | 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) | $1.57M | 0.33% |
| 42 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.52M | 0.32% |
| 43 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $1.51M | 0.32% |
| 44 | 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 | $1.46M | 0.31% |
| 45 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $1.45M | 0.31% |
| 46 | 040790 | Birds' eggs, in shell: preserved or cooked | $1.45M | 0.31% |
| 47 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $1.43M | 0.30% |
| 48 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $1.43M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $1.41M | 0.30% |
| 50 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $1.38M | 0.29% |
| 51 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $1.32M | 0.28% |
| 52 | 220830 | Whiskies | $1.32M | 0.28% |
| 53 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $1.31M | 0.28% |
| 54 | 040299 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $1.29M | 0.27% |
| 55 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $1.28M | 0.27% |
| 56 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.25M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.23M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.22M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 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% | $1.21M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 847330 | Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | $1.20M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 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 | $1.19M | 0.25% |
| 62 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $1.19M | 0.25% |
| 63 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.18M | 0.25% |
| 64 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $1.17M | 0.25% |
| 65 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $1.17M | 0.25% |
| 66 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $1.12M | 0.24% |
| 67 | 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 | $1.11M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 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 | $1.10M | 0.23% |
| 69 | 690100 | Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths | $1.09M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $1.09M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 420292 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $1.07M | 0.23% |
| 72 | 200811 | Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $1.05M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.04M | 0.22% |
| 74 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $1.04M | 0.22% |
| 75 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $1.02M | 0.22% |
| 76 | 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 | $1.02M | 0.22% |
| 77 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $1.02M | 0.22% |
| 78 | 853090 | Signalling apparatus: parts of safety, traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, airfields, parking facilities, port instalments (excluding those of heading no. 8608) | $1.02M | 0.22% |
| 79 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $1.01M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $990,864 | 0.21% |
| 81 | 940180 | Seats: n.e.c. in heading no. 9401, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $939,747 | 0.20% |
| 82 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $939,656 | 0.20% |
| 83 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $937,239 | 0.20% |
| 84 | 846781 | Tools: for working in the hand, chain saws with self-contained non-electric motor | $921,732 | 0.20% |
| 85 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $916,026 | 0.19% |
| 86 | 320990 | Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $914,715 | 0.19% |
| 87 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $879,966 | 0.19% |
| 88 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $852,398 | 0.18% |
| 89 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $850,630 | 0.18% |
| 90 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $849,918 | 0.18% |
| 91 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $843,831 | 0.18% |
| 92 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $838,674 | 0.18% |
| 93 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $780,314 | 0.17% |
| 94 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $772,917 | 0.16% |
| 95 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $767,834 | 0.16% |
| 96 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $767,216 | 0.16% |
| 97 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $765,997 | 0.16% |
| 98 | 844391 | Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: parts and accessories | $757,127 | 0.16% |
| 99 | 620343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $753,971 | 0.16% |
| 100 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $752,691 | 0.16% |