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$10.4B of latest reported imports and $7.0B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Brazil import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Brazil's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$270.1B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+5.9%Three-year reported change
GDP$2.2TLatest reported value
GDP per capita$10.3KLatest reported value
Trade openness22.3%Reported share of GDP
Brazil import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$270.1B in imports
Brazil recorded $270.1B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +5.9%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Brazil imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $270.1B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $10.4BLatest imports | +9.0% | 65 | 3327 | RUSDeclining | $13.4B |
| 2 | HS 880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $4.0BLatest imports | +12.4% | 17 | 8926 | USADeclining | $5.7B |
| 3 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $2.7BLatest imports | +17.9% | 57 | 9692 | CHNGrowing | $4.4B |
| 4 | HS 870421Vehicles: 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 | $3.5BLatest imports | +7.8% | 15 | 7375 | ARGGrowing | $4.4B |
| 5 | HS 870360Vehicles: 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 | $2.1BLatest imports | +27.2% | 20 | 5863 | CHNAccelerating | $4.1B |
| 6 | HS 740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.6BLatest imports | +9.2% | 11 | 7043 | CHLSlowing | $3.3B |
| 7 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $1.5BLatest imports | +27.9% | 22 | 7299 | CHNDeclining | $3.0B |
| 8 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $1.2BLatest imports | +60.5% | 3 | 9850 | BOLDeclining | $2.4B |
| 9 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $1.5BLatest imports | +77.0% | 11 | 6352 | USADeclining | $2.9B |
| 10 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.3BLatest imports | +8.4% | 63 | 6213 | CHNDeclining | $2.9B |
| 11 | HS 841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $2.3BLatest imports | +15.2% | 17 | 4469 | USAAccelerating | $3.5B |
| 12 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $8.3BLatest imports | +3.9% | 27 | 1322 | SAUDeclining | $9.3B |
| 13 | HS 890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $1.5BLatest imports | +13.4% | 2 | 9871 | CHNDeclining | $2.2B |
| 14 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $1.1BLatest imports | +61.9% | 7 | 9127 | PRYGrowing | $2.1B |
| 15 | HS 310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $3.6BLatest imports | +10.3% | 21 | 2517 | RUSDeclining | $4.9B |
| 16 | HS 310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $2.7BLatest imports | +12.9% | 13 | 3197 | RUSDeclining | $3.9B |
| 17 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $4.7BLatest imports | +3.6% | 52 | 1800 | USAGrowing | $5.3B |
| 18 | HS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $2.0BLatest imports | +10.7% | 45 | 4343 | USADeclining | $2.7B |
| 19 | HS 380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $2.0BLatest imports | +11.7% | 30 | 4435 | CHNDeclining | $2.7B |
| 20 | HS 270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $2.7BLatest imports | +7.0% | 7 | 3913 | USADeclining | $3.3B |
| 21 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $1.6BLatest imports | +10.7% | 94 | 5807 | CHNStable | $2.1B |
| 22 | HS 851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $2.0BLatest imports | +8.4% | 65 | 4911 | CHNDeclining | $2.6B |
| 23 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.3BLatest imports | +11.8% | 66 | 1063 | USADeclining | $6.0B |
| 24 | HS 880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $1.9BLatest imports | +10.3% | 64 | 2995 | USADeclining | $2.6B |
| 25 | HS 030214Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $817.0MLatest imports | +17.7% | 1 | 10000 | CHLDeclining | $1.3B |
| 26 | HS 880220Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $863.1MLatest imports | +15.5% | 18 | 9657 | USADeclining | $1.3B |
| 27 | HS 310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | $965.4MLatest imports | +10.0% | 11 | 9660 | CHNStable | $1.3B |
| 28 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.7BLatest imports | +4.3% | 7 | 4553 | ARGDeclining | $1.9B |
| 29 | HS 300215Blood, 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 | $3.5BLatest imports | +10.0% | 38 | 1578 | CHEStable | $4.7B |
| 30 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.3BLatest imports | +6.3% | 21 | 6640 | ARGStable | $1.5B |
| 31 | HS 841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $747.4MLatest imports | +16.6% | 24 | 8655 | CHNDeclining | $1.2B |
| 32 | HS 300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.2BLatest imports | +12.1% | 35 | 3953 | DNKDeclining | $1.7B |
| 33 | HS 842129Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2 | $894.8MLatest imports | +14.2% | 72 | 6349 | CHNStable | $1.3B |
| 34 | HS 390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $822.4MLatest imports | +17.1% | 28 | 6170 | USAAccelerating | $1.3B |
| 35 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $1.7BLatest imports | +11.6% | 85 | 2806 | CHNDeclining | $2.4B |
| 36 | HS 870840Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $2.6BLatest imports | +5.9% | 62 | 1545 | JPNGrowing | $3.0B |
| 37 | HS 310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates | $1.2BLatest imports | +26.2% | 16 | 3215 | CHNDeclining | $2.3B |
| 38 | HS 870321Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $780.2MLatest imports | +8.5% | 24 | 8943 | ARGDeclining | $996.0M |
| 39 | HS 852872Reception 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 | $732.1MLatest imports | +8.2% | 36 | 9933 | CHNSlowing | $926.8M |
| 40 | HS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $1.2BLatest imports | +7.4% | 50 | 4101 | KORDeclining | $1.5B |
| 41 | HS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $3.0BLatest imports | +6.1% | 73 | 1569 | CHNGrowing | $3.6B |
| 42 | HS 870333Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $644.0MLatest imports | +10.3% | 11 | 9350 | ARGAccelerating | $863.5M |
| 43 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.4BLatest imports | +5.9% | 13 | 3267 | USADeclining | $1.7B |
| 44 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $636.0MLatest imports | +18.6% | 58 | 6153 | CHNDeclining | $1.1B |
| 45 | HS 281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $557.0MLatest imports | +13.1% | 22 | 9029 | USAStable | $805.5M |
| 46 | HS 310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $2.3BLatest imports | +12.2% | 40 | 1422 | NGADeclining | $3.2B |
| 47 | HS 380891Insecticides: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $1.6BLatest imports | +14.0% | 37 | 2158 | CHNDeclining | $2.4B |
| 48 | HS 401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $792.8MLatest imports | +8.8% | 45 | 4962 | CHNDeclining | $1.0B |
| 49 | HS 841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $753.0MLatest imports | +10.3% | 53 | 4900 | CHNDeclining | $1.0B |
| 50 | HS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $978.3MLatest imports | +1.7% | 75 | 4474 | CHNDeclining | $1.0B |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 9 | $15.8B | $14.3B | +10.8% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 7 | $12.4B | $13.4B | +13.4% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 5 | $14.8B | $10.6B | +42.1% |
| AircraftHS2 88 | 4 | $8.2B | $8.9B | +11.0% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $15.1B | $8.8B | +6.3% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 6 | $7.6B | $7.5B | +11.4% |
| FertilizersHS2 31 | 5 | $10.7B | $6.6B | +14.3% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 3 | $9.0B | $3.8B | +11.3% |
| CopperHS2 74 | 1 | $2.6B | $2.7B | +9.2% |
| Chemical productsHS2 38 | 2 | $3.6B | $2.4B | +12.9% |
| ShipsHS2 89 | 1 | $1.5B | $2.1B | +13.4% |
| Fish and crustaceansHS2 03 | 1 | $817.0M | $1.3B | +17.7% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 030214Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $817.0M | 1 | 10000 | CHL | 100.0% |
| HS 852872Reception 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 | $732.1M | 36 | 9933 | CHN | 99.7% |
| HS 890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $1.5B | 2 | 9871 | CHN | 99.3% |
| HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $1.2B | 3 | 9850 | BOL | 99.2% |
| HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $2.7B | 57 | 9692 | CHN | 98.4% |
| HS 310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | $965.4M | 11 | 9660 | CHN | 98.3% |
| HS 880220Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $863.1M | 18 | 9657 | USA | 98.3% |
| HS 870333Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $644.0M | 11 | 9350 | ARG | 96.6% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
CHN
China
20 screened products
$30.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
12 screened products
$21.8BCalculated opportunity across these rowsRUS
Russia
3 screened products
$10.6BCalculated opportunity across these rowsARG
Argentina
5 screened products
$8.0BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHL
Chile
2 screened products
$4.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsBOL
Bolivia
1 screened products
$2.4BCalculated opportunity across these rowsSAU
Saudi Arabia
1 screened products
$2.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsPRY
Paraguay
1 screened products
$2.0BCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Brazil import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Brazil's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Brazil.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.