# Brunei Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $8.0B
- Import CAGR: +0.8%
- Trade openness: 113.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.3B | +47.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 2 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $3.6B | +20.4% | 15 | 2209 |
| 3 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $272.9M | +15.5% | 7 | 6336 |
| 4 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $83.6M | +33.3% | 2 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $68.6M | +48.0% | 2 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $81.6M | +11.3% | 35 | 6310 |
| 7 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $35.9M | +29.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 8 | 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 | $93.3M | +8.5% | 43 | 3693 |
| 9 | HS 540710 | Fabrics, woven: from high tenacity yarn, of nylon, other polyamides or of polyesters | $27.3M | +42.5% | 13 | 9683 |
| 10 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $29.3M | +5.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 11 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $17.6M | +25.1% | 2 | 9962 |
| 12 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $81.4M | +4.6% | 15 | 1882 |
| 13 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $29.9M | +5.8% | 23 | 6711 |
| 14 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $30.0M | +16.7% | 3 | 5015 |
| 15 | HS 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | $16.1M | +10.6% | 5 | 9461 |
| 16 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $30.1M | +2.8% | 13 | 4882 |
| 17 | HS 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $14.3M | +13.5% | 3 | 9959 |
| 18 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $39.5M | -1.6% | 32 | 3353 |
| 19 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $54.5M | +0.1% | 22 | 1971 |
| 20 | HS 270730 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: xylol (xylenes) | $8.7M | +74.6% | 2 | 10000 |
| 21 | HS 290244 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: mixed xylene isomers | $8.5M | +65.1% | 2 | 10000 |
| 22 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $22.4M | +1.9% | 22 | 5147 |
| 23 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $12.5M | +13.5% | 7 | 7713 |
| 24 | HS 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $26.0M | +0.3% | 17 | 6674 |
| 25 | HS 820559 | Tools, hand: other than household tools | $12.9M | +9.1% | 30 | 8495 |
| 26 | 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 | $22.9M | +6.8% | 29 | 3476 |
| 27 | HS 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $21.0M | +0.4% | 28 | 3631 |
| 28 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $16.4M | +3.7% | 37 | 4277 |
| 29 | 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 | $14.6M | +1.8% | 15 | 5679 |
| 30 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $13.1M | +2.5% | 27 | 6264 |
| 31 | HS 030229 | Fish: flat fish, fresh or chilled, n.e.s. in item no. 0302.2 (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $6.4M | +18.4% | 3 | 9978 |
| 32 | 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 | $16.4M | +4.5% | 27 | 3568 |
| 33 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $28.5M | +4.7% | 42 | 1780 |
| 34 | HS 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.s. in heading no. 8414 | $10.9M | +6.5% | 25 | 6220 |
| 35 | HS 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $13.4M | +9.8% | 23 | 3990 |
| 36 | HS 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $9.5M | +8.1% | 3 | 7117 |
| 37 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $11.6M | +1.1% | 20 | 6677 |
| 38 | HS 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $14.0M | +5.6% | 38 | 3416 |
| 39 | HS 300660 | Pharmaceutical goods: chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones or spermicides | $6.4M | +11.8% | 4 | 9963 |
| 40 | HS 841221 | Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting (cylinders) | $7.9M | +19.4% | 16 | 4832 |
| 41 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $12.7M | +4.7% | 25 | 3880 |
| 42 | HS 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $4.5M | +36.3% | 3 | 9925 |
| 43 | HS 381519 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included | $7.3M | +26.2% | 6 | 4428 |
| 44 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $9.4M | +7.8% | 15 | 5562 |
| 45 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $9.6M | +4.8% | 13 | 6030 |
| 46 | HS 290319 | Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: n.e.s. in item no. 2903.1 | $10.0M | +22.2% | 25 | 2609 |
| 47 | HS 880529 | Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: other than air combat simulators and parts thereof | $7.2M | +12.7% | 8 | 6377 |
| 48 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $10.6M | -0.5% | 27 | 5991 |
| 49 | HS 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $11.6M | +10.5% | 3 | 4954 |
| 50 | HS 840690 | Turbines: parts of steam and other vapour turbines | $7.5M | +3.3% | 9 | 9231 |

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.