# Albania Import Opportunities

Explore Albania's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $9.3B
- Import CAGR: +8.3%
- Trade openness: 79.3%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 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 | $200.7M | +15.3% | 41 | 4026 |
| 2 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $89.2M | +75.1% | 46 | 9920 |
| 3 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $596.7M | +12.0% | 58 | 1212 |
| 4 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $168.1M | +14.6% | 26 | 2793 |
| 5 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $115.3M | +24.1% | 28 | 3565 |
| 6 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $134.9M | +12.6% | 70 | 3161 |
| 7 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $61.3M | +33.8% | 69 | 5937 |
| 8 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $60.0M | +29.2% | 60 | 4868 |
| 9 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $120.8M | +14.0% | 38 | 2631 |
| 10 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $152.7M | +11.1% | 71 | 2119 |
| 11 | HS 640690 | Footwear: parts, n.e.c. in heading 6406 | $45.6M | +13.6% | 57 | 8206 |
| 12 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $93.6M | +12.8% | 75 | 2597 |
| 13 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $101.6M | +6.7% | 36 | 2814 |
| 14 | HS 830160 | Locks: parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal | $36.5M | +13.9% | 46 | 9391 |
| 15 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $47.3M | +17.7% | 63 | 4156 |
| 16 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $213.6M | +14.3% | 59 | 844 |
| 17 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $45.5M | +22.6% | 33 | 3319 |
| 18 | HS 200570 | Vegetable preparations: olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $22.3M | +40.0% | 41 | 9222 |
| 19 | HS 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $27.3M | +17.2% | 69 | 8940 |
| 20 | HS 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 | $41.1M | +32.3% | 34 | 3165 |
| 21 | HS 621040 | Garments: men's or boys', n.e.s. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) | $22.5M | +19.7% | 78 | 9390 |
| 22 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $52.2M | +7.0% | 37 | 3752 |
| 23 | HS 410719 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, split or not, other than leather of heading 41.14, (other than grain splits and full grains, unsplit) | $26.5M | +12.8% | 26 | 9189 |
| 24 | HS 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $30.9M | +9.2% | 38 | 8135 |
| 25 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $42.0M | +10.0% | 23 | 5129 |
| 26 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $44.3M | +16.8% | 37 | 4642 |
| 27 | HS 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% | $63.2M | +7.9% | 46 | 2973 |
| 28 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $49.3M | +12.9% | 70 | 2595 |
| 29 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $21.4M | +14.3% | 7 | 9969 |
| 30 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $50.7M | +7.8% | 31 | 3704 |
| 31 | HS 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $33.6M | +9.8% | 78 | 4473 |
| 32 | HS 590390 | Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, (excluding polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and those of heading no. 5902) | $26.2M | +15.7% | 45 | 5280 |
| 33 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $24.8M | +23.1% | 39 | 4007 |
| 34 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $42.3M | +11.5% | 78 | 2560 |
| 35 | HS 852691 | Radio navigational aid apparatus | $15.0M | +24.1% | 62 | 8780 |
| 36 | HS 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 | $51.8M | +9.1% | 46 | 2242 |
| 37 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $27.4M | +2.5% | 27 | 7266 |
| 38 | HS 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $36.2M | +10.0% | 103 | 3069 |
| 39 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $58.8M | +12.8% | 67 | 1212 |
| 40 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $46.8M | +19.6% | 68 | 2031 |
| 41 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $17.9M | +13.3% | 36 | 8458 |
| 42 | HS 640620 | Footwear: parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics | $20.2M | +12.1% | 52 | 6909 |
| 43 | HS 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 | $29.9M | +11.6% | 58 | 3925 |
| 44 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $61.6M | +10.0% | 72 | 1858 |
| 45 | HS 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $27.8M | +9.1% | 41 | 4138 |
| 46 | HS 410799 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, incl. parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, no hair, excluding leather of heading 41.14, and whole hides and skins, and sides, (full grains, unsplit and grain splits) | $24.4M | +3.9% | 32 | 6670 |
| 47 | HS 030616 | Crustaceans: frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $26.3M | +57.7% | 38 | 2764 |
| 48 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $44.9M | +3.4% | 70 | 2412 |
| 49 | HS 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $26.9M | +28.9% | 12 | 2638 |
| 50 | HS 680911 | Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamented | $16.4M | +19.0% | 30 | 5394 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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