Venezuela Imports 2023
Complete list of Venezuela's 96 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$9.98B
Total imports (2023)
#117
Global import rank
96
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Venezuela imported $9.98 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #117 largest importer. Goods came from 96 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 88.8% 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 $666.47 million — 6.7% 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
96 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $3.45B | 34.55% |
| 2 | USA | $2.43B | 24.36% |
| 3 | Brazil | $1.15B | 11.55% |
| 4 | Colombia | $673.35M | 6.75% |
| 5 | Türkiye | $365.73M | 3.66% |
| 6 | Canada | $190.76M | 1.91% |
| 7 | Italy | $159.07M | 1.59% |
| 8 | India | $155.50M | 1.56% |
| 9 | Spain | $146.45M | 1.47% |
| 10 | Peru | $137.55M | 1.38% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | $126.63M | 1.27% |
| 12 | Argentina | $113.44M | 1.14% |
| 13 | Germany | $90.50M | 0.91% |
| 14 | Chile | $80.95M | 0.81% |
| 15 | Japan | $57.65M | 0.58% |
| 16 | Ecuador | $53.24M | 0.53% |
| 17 | Uruguay | $52.58M | 0.53% |
| 18 | Switzerland | $52.45M | 0.53% |
| 19 | Guyana | $49.35M | 0.49% |
| 20 | Netherlands | $42.42M | 0.42% |
| 21 | France | $33.95M | 0.34% |
| 22 | Portugal | $32.23M | 0.32% |
| 23 | Mexico | $28.52M | 0.29% |
| 24 | Indonesia | $27.66M | 0.28% |
| 25 | Thailand | $26.57M | 0.27% |
| 26 | Belgium | $26.22M | 0.26% |
| 27 | United Kingdom | $20.56M | 0.21% |
| 28 | Other Asia, nes | $14.87M | 0.15% |
| 29 | Costa Rica | $13.86M | 0.14% |
| 30 | Paraguay | $13.79M | 0.14% |
| 31 | Dominican Rep. | $13.05M | 0.13% |
| 32 | South Africa | $11.37M | 0.11% |
| 33 | Denmark | $11.21M | 0.11% |
| 34 | Guatemala | $9.79M | 0.10% |
| 35 | Malaysia | $8.80M | 0.09% |
| 36 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $7.17M | 0.07% |
| 37 | Panama | $7.07M | 0.07% |
| 38 | Singapore | $6.97M | 0.07% |
| 39 | Nicaragua | $6.86M | 0.07% |
| 40 | Czechia | $6.76M | 0.07% |
| 41 | Poland | $6.53M | 0.07% |
| 42 | Egypt | $6.28M | 0.06% |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $4.99M | 0.05% |
| 44 | Austria | $4.92M | 0.05% |
| 45 | Australia | $4.88M | 0.05% |
| 46 | El Salvador | $4.75M | 0.05% |
| 47 | Lebanon | $4.46M | 0.04% |
| 48 | Sweden | $3.68M | 0.04% |
| 49 | Bulgaria | $3.13M | 0.03% |
| 50 | Pakistan | $2.70M | 0.03% |
| 51 | Slovenia | $2.53M | 0.03% |
| 52 | Honduras | $2.52M | 0.03% |
| 53 | Lithuania | $1.80M | 0.02% |
| 54 | Greece | $1.76M | 0.02% |
| 55 | Ukraine | $1.64M | 0.02% |
| 56 | Hungary | $1.43M | 0.01% |
| 57 | Slovakia | $1.26M | 0.01% |
| 58 | Finland | $1.14M | 0.01% |
| 59 | Myanmar | $1.13M | 0.01% |
| 60 | Israel | $1.11M | 0.01% |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | $951,478 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Morocco | $898,298 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Ireland | $884,066 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Norway | $848,966 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Philippines | $798,863 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | $742,916 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Romania | $686,248 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Croatia | $566,117 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Jordan | $527,132 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Kenya | $504,661 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Kuwait | $502,554 | 0.01% |
| 72 | North Macedonia | $376,912 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Senegal | $347,263 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Cyprus | $318,104 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Mozambique | $269,000 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Malta | $251,374 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | $185,648 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Latvia | $179,733 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Luxembourg | $173,175 | 0.00% |
| 80 | New Zealand | $169,512 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Cambodia | $159,848 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Nigeria | $157,737 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Serbia | $150,061 | 0.00% |
| 84 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $136,696 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Tunisia | $129,477 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Estonia | $120,882 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Andorra | $85,669 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | $58,366 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Jamaica | $17,727 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Iceland | $15,260 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Oman | $11,688 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Barbados | $3,899 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Angola | $2,477 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $679 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Eswatini | $167 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Botswana | $154 | 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 | $666.47M | 6.68% |
| 2 | 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 | $325.55M | 3.26% |
| 3 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $266.90M | 2.67% |
| 4 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $182.70M | 1.83% |
| 5 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $178.84M | 1.79% |
| 6 | 851711 | Line telephone sets with cordless handsets | $159.22M | 1.60% |
| 7 | 100610 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $155.48M | 1.56% |
| 8 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $150.47M | 1.51% |
| 9 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $146.90M | 1.47% |
| 10 | 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 | $126.37M | 1.27% |
| 11 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $116.02M | 1.16% |
| 12 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $112.54M | 1.13% |
| 13 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $107.80M | 1.08% |
| 14 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $104.48M | 1.05% |
| 15 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $101.82M | 1.02% |
| 16 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $95.46M | 0.96% |
| 17 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $92.14M | 0.92% |
| 18 | 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" | $89.95M | 0.90% |
| 19 | 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 | $82.87M | 0.83% |
| 20 | 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 | $82.42M | 0.83% |
| 21 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $80.70M | 0.81% |
| 22 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $80.07M | 0.80% |
| 23 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $79.77M | 0.80% |
| 24 | 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 | $77.57M | 0.78% |
| 25 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $76.40M | 0.77% |
| 26 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $76.17M | 0.76% |
| 27 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $71.48M | 0.72% |
| 28 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $69.54M | 0.70% |
| 29 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $63.15M | 0.63% |
| 30 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $58.70M | 0.59% |
| 31 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $55.70M | 0.56% |
| 32 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $54.18M | 0.54% |
| 33 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $53.65M | 0.54% |
| 34 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $52.53M | 0.53% |
| 35 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $49.20M | 0.49% |
| 36 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $44.71M | 0.45% |
| 37 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $44.09M | 0.44% |
| 38 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $43.16M | 0.43% |
| 39 | 391739 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 3917.30 | $40.28M | 0.40% |
| 40 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $38.58M | 0.39% |
| 41 | 190120 | Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | $38.56M | 0.39% |
| 42 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $34.50M | 0.35% |
| 43 | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $34.15M | 0.34% |
| 44 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $32.77M | 0.33% |
| 45 | 847050 | Cash registers | $32.75M | 0.33% |
| 46 | 730429 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $31.00M | 0.31% |
| 47 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $30.79M | 0.31% |
| 48 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $29.80M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $29.74M | 0.30% |
| 50 | 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) | $28.05M | 0.28% |
| 51 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $27.82M | 0.28% |
| 52 | 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 | $27.79M | 0.28% |
| 53 | 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 | $26.36M | 0.26% |
| 54 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $26.29M | 0.26% |
| 55 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $26.21M | 0.26% |
| 56 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $26.04M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 847190 | Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included | $25.87M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $25.76M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $25.07M | 0.25% |
| 60 | 841830 | Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | $24.87M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 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 | $24.46M | 0.25% |
| 62 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $24.17M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 330610 | Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifrices | $24.14M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $24.02M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $23.77M | 0.24% |
| 66 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $23.74M | 0.24% |
| 67 | 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% | $23.71M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $23.52M | 0.24% |
| 69 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $23.02M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $23.02M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 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 | $22.97M | 0.23% |
| 72 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $22.74M | 0.23% |
| 73 | 731021 | Cans: which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | $22.27M | 0.22% |
| 74 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $22.23M | 0.22% |
| 75 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $21.57M | 0.22% |
| 76 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $21.43M | 0.21% |
| 77 | 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 | $21.34M | 0.21% |
| 78 | 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 | $20.88M | 0.21% |
| 79 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $20.86M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $20.51M | 0.21% |
| 81 | 870880 | Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers) | $20.17M | 0.20% |
| 82 | 470321 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood | $20.01M | 0.20% |
| 83 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $19.31M | 0.19% |
| 84 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $19.23M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 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 | $19.10M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $18.91M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 330590 | Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305 | $18.65M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $18.59M | 0.19% |
| 89 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $18.58M | 0.19% |
| 90 | 851761 | Base stations | $18.52M | 0.19% |
| 91 | 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $18.51M | 0.19% |
| 92 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $18.35M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $18.26M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 852352 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $18.23M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 840991 | Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $18.17M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $18.10M | 0.18% |
| 97 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $17.86M | 0.18% |
| 98 | 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) | $17.62M | 0.18% |
| 99 | 841330 | Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines | $17.61M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $17.47M | 0.17% |