# France Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $730.8B
- Import CAGR: +1.3%
- Trade openness: 42.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $26.5B | +3.8% | 41 | 1150 |
| 2 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $9.4B | +5.1% | 8 | 4949 |
| 3 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $7.5B | +31.1% | 46 | 2234 |
| 4 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $14.4B | +6.0% | 131 | 2429 |
| 5 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $24.9B | +9.5% | 140 | 906 |
| 6 | 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 | $3.8B | +15.8% | 23 | 5913 |
| 7 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $7.3B | +40.2% | 44 | 1339 |
| 8 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $9.9B | +10.2% | 24 | 2482 |
| 9 | HS 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 | $5.6B | +38.8% | 38 | 1824 |
| 10 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $6.2B | +5.8% | 78 | 3262 |
| 11 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $4.7B | +7.2% | 34 | 4756 |
| 12 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $8.4B | +8.1% | 73 | 1951 |
| 13 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.9B | +3.5% | 73 | 1779 |
| 14 | 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 | $11.9B | +6.7% | 146 | 904 |
| 15 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.8B | +7.2% | 127 | 2884 |
| 16 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $3.9B | +2.8% | 133 | 4567 |
| 17 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $6.8B | +9.3% | 137 | 1312 |
| 18 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $5.5B | +7.6% | 32 | 2471 |
| 19 | HS 300215 | Blood, 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 | $6.7B | +10.9% | 62 | 1430 |
| 20 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $3.2B | +19.7% | 88 | 2839 |
| 21 | HS 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $2.5B | +34.0% | 18 | 3320 |
| 22 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $4.1B | -1.3% | 60 | 2185 |
| 23 | HS 880320 | Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof | $1.8B | +11.1% | 84 | 4779 |
| 24 | HS 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.4B | +9.1% | 64 | 2862 |
| 25 | HS 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 | $4.8B | +11.0% | 147 | 1212 |
| 26 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $1.4B | +9.2% | 84 | 5062 |
| 27 | HS 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $958.3M | +9.9% | 26 | 9483 |
| 28 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $5.4B | +3.1% | 158 | 964 |
| 29 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $1.4B | +19.5% | 37 | 2855 |
| 30 | HS 420221 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather | $1.4B | +10.0% | 127 | 3967 |
| 31 | HS 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $954.8M | +11.4% | 83 | 7586 |
| 32 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $1.0B | +13.0% | 29 | 6141 |
| 33 | HS 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $1.9B | +9.7% | 114 | 2370 |
| 34 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.6B | +30.4% | 113 | 1464 |
| 35 | 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 | $2.1B | +3.2% | 158 | 2220 |
| 36 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $3.1B | +6.9% | 135 | 1121 |
| 37 | HS 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 | $4.4B | +4.2% | 51 | 1348 |
| 38 | HS 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $2.0B | +6.1% | 134 | 2206 |
| 39 | HS 870195 | Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW | $1.2B | +4.8% | 28 | 4614 |
| 40 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $4.5B | +8.5% | 62 | 1158 |
| 41 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $1.2B | +7.7% | 96 | 4173 |
| 42 | HS 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $1.6B | +8.7% | 146 | 2527 |
| 43 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $1.4B | +1.3% | 18 | 4083 |
| 44 | HS 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.5B | +9.0% | 129 | 928 |
| 45 | HS 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 | $1.3B | +4.0% | 50 | 3481 |
| 46 | HS 330290 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $1.3B | +6.1% | 109 | 3178 |
| 47 | HS 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $2.1B | +4.3% | 142 | 1571 |
| 48 | HS 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.9B | +3.9% | 124 | 1688 |
| 49 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $2.4B | -0.3% | 23 | 1772 |
| 50 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $3.1B | +5.6% | 72 | 1024 |

## 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.