# Maldives Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $4.0B
- Import CAGR: +12.9%
- Trade openness: 107.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $299.0M | +24.3% | 2 | 10000 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $276.5M | +13.8% | 11 | 7957 |
| 3 | HS 710811 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, powder | $95.7M | +103.0% | 3 | 10000 |
| 4 | HS 880310 | Aircraft and spacecraft: propellers and rotors and parts thereof | $57.0M | +29.6% | 18 | 8503 |
| 5 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $74.1M | +11.4% | 5 | 9575 |
| 6 | HS 271020 | Not reported | $103.5M | +6.9% | 8 | 5420 |
| 7 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $146.1M | +11.0% | 46 | 2324 |
| 8 | HS 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $36.2M | +26.9% | 75 | 4778 |
| 9 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $27.4M | +17.6% | 11 | 8093 |
| 10 | HS 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $26.7M | +17.7% | 24 | 6241 |
| 11 | 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 | $43.0M | +15.9% | 13 | 3877 |
| 12 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $41.1M | +12.5% | 48 | 3356 |
| 13 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $25.6M | +7.3% | 35 | 7920 |
| 14 | HS 847170 | Data processing machines: storage units | $19.7M | +22.8% | 31 | 5420 |
| 15 | HS 251690 | Monumental or building stone: n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | $14.8M | +21.0% | 2 | 10000 |
| 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 | $34.6M | +10.7% | 51 | 3207 |
| 17 | HS 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $12.6M | +162.3% | 2 | 10000 |
| 18 | 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 | $33.1M | +9.6% | 46 | 3431 |
| 19 | HS 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $18.8M | +10.6% | 19 | 7474 |
| 20 | 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 | $23.0M | +11.3% | 21 | 4958 |
| 21 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $35.1M | +4.2% | 2 | 5039 |
| 22 | HS 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $14.1M | +15.4% | 14 | 8419 |
| 23 | HS 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $24.7M | +12.8% | 31 | 3501 |
| 24 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $17.9M | +12.8% | 16 | 5436 |
| 25 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $36.0M | +13.9% | 35 | 2860 |
| 26 | 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 | $22.1M | +14.9% | 32 | 3263 |
| 27 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $21.1M | +15.7% | 33 | 3251 |
| 28 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $34.1M | +12.9% | 42 | 2468 |
| 29 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $13.7M | +14.8% | 38 | 6164 |
| 30 | HS 721491 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $8.2M | +54.7% | 2 | 9909 |
| 31 | HS 852351 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $12.5M | +23.8% | 26 | 5122 |
| 32 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $19.3M | +12.1% | 42 | 3647 |
| 33 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $20.0M | +9.4% | 28 | 3673 |
| 34 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $18.7M | +13.1% | 7 | 4394 |
| 35 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $12.0M | +13.0% | 5 | 7100 |
| 36 | HS 381119 | Anti-knock preparations: other than those based on lead compounds | $7.2M | +51.7% | 2 | 10000 |
| 37 | HS 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $11.1M | +15.1% | 27 | 6691 |
| 38 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $9.5M | +13.7% | 2 | 9445 |
| 39 | HS 251710 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated | $16.4M | +10.9% | 15 | 4832 |
| 40 | HS 251749 | Stones: of heading no. 2515 or 2516 (excluding marble), in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treated | $8.9M | +36.5% | 7 | 6440 |
| 41 | HS 020745 | Meat and edible offal: of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen | $7.6M | +24.4% | 19 | 8271 |
| 42 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $10.4M | +39.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 43 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $24.0M | +13.4% | 91 | 1543 |
| 44 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $11.0M | +20.0% | 27 | 4765 |
| 45 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $14.2M | +6.9% | 39 | 4922 |
| 46 | HS 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $9.3M | +10.9% | 44 | 7775 |
| 47 | HS 440799 | Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $15.0M | +4.4% | 23 | 4394 |
| 48 | HS 440711 | Wood: 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 | $11.8M | +33.2% | 17 | 3045 |
| 49 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $22.8M | +8.5% | 19 | 2708 |
| 50 | HS 440729 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $6.3M | +22.6% | 8 | 8763 |

## 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.