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Commodities not specified according to kind
$290.3M of latest reported imports and $566.9M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Republic of Moldova import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Republic of Moldova'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$8.5B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+5.6%Three-year reported change
GDP$18.2BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$7.6KLatest reported value
Trade openness94.5%Reported share of GDP
Republic of Moldova 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
$8.5B in imports
Republic of Moldova recorded $8.5B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +5.6%.
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.
Republic of Moldova imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $8.5B 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 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $290.3MLatest imports | +35.0% | 1 | 10000 | RUSGrowing | $567.0M |
| 2 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $647.6MLatest imports | +6.5% | 54 | 4976 | ROUDeclining | $781.7M |
| 3 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $252.7MLatest imports | +10.6% | 24 | 9064 | ROUDeclining | $342.2M |
| 4 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $405.1MLatest imports | +3.8% | 10 | 4489 | UKRAccelerating | $453.7M |
| 5 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $125.4MLatest imports | +4.4% | 4 | 7793 | ROUDeclining | $142.7M |
| 6 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $112.6MLatest imports | +16.7% | 41 | 4701 | CHNDeclining | $179.1M |
| 7 | HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $102.4MLatest imports | +3.6% | 4 | 9950 | ROUGrowing | $113.9M |
| 8 | HS 721420Iron 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 | $36.8MLatest imports | +22.2% | 6 | 9240 | UKRDeclining | $67.2M |
| 9 | HS 870331Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc | $75.2MLatest imports | +32.0% | 30 | 2116 | FRADeclining | $146.9M |
| 10 | HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $32.6MLatest imports | +18.0% | 6 | 9966 | UKRDeclining | $53.5M |
| 11 | HS 721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $42.1MLatest imports | +21.1% | 22 | 5259 | KORSlowing | $74.8M |
| 12 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $211.1MLatest imports | +11.6% | 62 | 700 | DEUDeclining | $293.2M |
| 13 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $27.7MLatest imports | +27.1% | 38 | 6762 | CHNGrowing | $54.2M |
| 14 | 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 | $66.2MLatest imports | +48.8% | 31 | 1577 | DEUDeclining | $129.3M |
| 15 | HS 854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $127.4MLatest imports | +14.9% | 51 | 1565 | HUNDeclining | $193.3M |
| 16 | HS 870340Vehicles: 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 | $61.8MLatest imports | +40.8% | 34 | 1430 | JPNGrowing | $120.7M |
| 17 | HS 730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails | $27.4MLatest imports | +12.2% | 7 | 9970 | KAZStable | $38.8M |
| 18 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $26.1MLatest imports | +17.9% | 40 | 7689 | CHNDeclining | $42.7M |
| 19 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $48.0MLatest imports | +16.8% | 34 | 3344 | ROUSlowing | $76.4M |
| 20 | HS 720839Iron 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 | $23.3MLatest imports | +23.8% | 4 | 6296 | UKRGrowing | $44.2M |
| 21 | HS 441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $31.3MLatest imports | +12.1% | 16 | 5039 | UKRDeclining | $44.1M |
| 22 | HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $22.3MLatest imports | +24.8% | 22 | 4682 | TURGrowing | $43.3M |
| 23 | HS 440711Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $26.7MLatest imports | +7.6% | 13 | 7246 | UKRDeclining | $33.2M |
| 24 | HS 853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $37.0MLatest imports | +16.5% | 57 | 2597 | DEUDeclining | $58.5M |
| 25 | HS 310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $20.3MLatest imports | +26.0% | 27 | 4691 | RUSDeclining | $39.7M |
| 26 | HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $13.7MLatest imports | +27.1% | 8 | 9781 | UKRDeclining | $26.8M |
| 27 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $24.3MLatest imports | +53.3% | 31 | 3613 | CHNAccelerating | $47.4M |
| 28 | 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 | $35.7MLatest imports | +9.9% | 54 | 3277 | CHNGrowing | $47.4M |
| 29 | HS 870332Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $66.1MLatest imports | +15.7% | 33 | 1287 | DEUDeclining | $102.4M |
| 30 | HS 853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $27.9MLatest imports | +22.8% | 52 | 2665 | DEUDeclining | $51.7M |
| 31 | HS 040120Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $20.1MLatest imports | +24.7% | 11 | 4618 | UKRDeclining | $39.0M |
| 32 | HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $21.2MLatest imports | +13.7% | 15 | 5731 | UKRSlowing | $31.1M |
| 33 | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $40.0MLatest imports | +12.3% | 29 | 3002 | RUSDeclining | $56.7M |
| 34 | HS 950300Tricycles, 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 | $33.5MLatest imports | +20.2% | 63 | 2058 | CHNDeclining | $58.3M |
| 35 | HS 854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $33.1MLatest imports | +29.1% | 51 | 1946 | ROUDeclining | $64.7M |
| 36 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $18.9MLatest imports | +15.9% | 60 | 5293 | CHNDeclining | $29.4M |
| 37 | HS 391620Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked | $22.3MLatest imports | +18.7% | 27 | 3574 | UKRDeclining | $37.2M |
| 38 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $74.7MLatest imports | +11.1% | 37 | 1182 | DEUDeclining | $102.4M |
| 39 | HS 420500Leather articles: n.e.c. in chapter 42, of leather or composition leather | $15.3MLatest imports | +27.4% | 33 | 4977 | HUNDeclining | $29.9M |
| 40 | HS 841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $26.8MLatest imports | +22.7% | 25 | 2415 | POLDeclining | $49.5M |
| 41 | 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 | $29.0MLatest imports | +17.5% | 35 | 2662 | CHNStable | $47.0M |
| 42 | HS 020329Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $25.9MLatest imports | +18.8% | 11 | 3454 | ESPDeclining | $43.4M |
| 43 | HS 290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | $10.9MLatest imports | +21.2% | 5 | 9694 | HUNDeclining | $19.3M |
| 44 | 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 | $29.2MLatest imports | +16.0% | 37 | 2093 | DEUDeclining | $45.5M |
| 45 | HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $31.8MLatest imports | +9.3% | 39 | 3223 | UKRDeclining | $41.5M |
| 46 | HS 310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates | $15.5MLatest imports | +29.6% | 15 | 4043 | RUSStable | $30.3M |
| 47 | HS 120600Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $36.3MLatest imports | +17.5% | 27 | 2096 | ROUDeclining | $58.8M |
| 48 | HS 020711Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, (not cut in pieces), fresh or chilled | $9.3MLatest imports | +43.6% | 2 | 9635 | UKRDeclining | $18.2M |
| 49 | HS 271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $15.3MLatest imports | +11.4% | 17 | 7014 | ROUDeclining | $21.2M |
| 50 | HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $18.4MLatest imports | +14.6% | 36 | 4095 | ITADeclining | $27.7M |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $900.3M | $866.3M | +8.6% |
| HS2 sector 99HS2 99 | 1 | $290.3M | $566.9M | +35.0% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 3 | $545.8M | $383.6M | +6.5% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 9 | $449.4M | $343.8M | +18.9% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 4 | $204.6M | $265.0M | +17.7% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 7 | $397.5M | $230.8M | +31.1% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 2 | $75.4M | $74.0M | +14.5% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 2 | $52.9M | $57.3M | +20.3% |
| Wood articlesHS2 44 | 2 | $58.0M | $56.8M | +9.8% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 1 | $32.6M | $53.4M | +18.0% |
| Dairy produce and eggsHS2 04 | 2 | $41.3M | $48.1M | +19.2% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 1 | $211.1M | $47.1M | +11.6% |
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 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $290.3M | 1 | 10000 | RUS | 100.0% |
| HS 730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails | $27.4M | 7 | 9970 | KAZ | 99.9% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $32.6M | 6 | 9966 | UKR | 99.8% |
| HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $102.4M | 4 | 9950 | ROU | 99.8% |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $13.7M | 8 | 9781 | UKR | 98.9% |
| HS 290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | $10.9M | 5 | 9694 | HUN | 98.4% |
| HS 020711Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, (not cut in pieces), fresh or chilled | $9.3M | 2 | 9635 | UKR | 98.1% |
| HS 721420Iron 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 | $36.8M | 6 | 9240 | UKR | 96.1% |
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.
ROU
Romania
8 screened products
$1.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsRUS
Russia
4 screened products
$634.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUKR
Ukraine
12 screened products
$582.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
8 screened products
$315.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsDEU
Germany
7 screened products
$206.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsHUN
Hungary
3 screened products
$80.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFRA
France
1 screened products
$58.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsKOR
Republic of Korea
1 screened products
$53.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Republic of Moldova 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 Republic of Moldova'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 Republic of Moldova.
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.