# The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Import Opportunities

Explore The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $11.2B
- Import CAGR: +0.8%
- Trade openness: 147.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 711021 | Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form | $561.3M | +48.9% | 2 | 9973 |
| 2 | HS 711011 | Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form | $472.3M | +76.2% | 2 | 9853 |
| 3 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $779.5M | +7.7% | 56 | 7013 |
| 4 | HS 690919 | Ceramic wares: for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, other than articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale or of porcelain or china | $363.0M | +50.5% | 29 | 4806 |
| 5 | HS 284390 | Inorganic or organic compounds: of precious metals (excluding gold and silver), whether or not chemically defined, amalgams of precious metals | $168.5M | +41.1% | 7 | 9993 |
| 6 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $348.8M | +29.7% | 13 | 3097 |
| 7 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $130.3M | +30.1% | 4 | 6339 |
| 8 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $118.8M | +7.8% | 21 | 7106 |
| 9 | HS 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $76.5M | +19.1% | 7 | 7179 |
| 10 | HS 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $49.6M | +42.3% | 3 | 8269 |
| 11 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $192.1M | +13.7% | 54 | 1591 |
| 12 | HS 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $81.0M | +11.6% | 47 | 5188 |
| 13 | HS 420500 | Leather articles: n.e.c. in chapter 42, of leather or composition leather | $54.1M | +19.5% | 37 | 6325 |
| 14 | HS 270210 | Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet | $35.2M | +26.1% | 4 | 9877 |
| 15 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $36.2M | +23.9% | 2 | 9892 |
| 16 | HS 284210 | Salts: double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined | $60.1M | +33.8% | 15 | 4096 |
| 17 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $62.7M | +39.8% | 44 | 3222 |
| 18 | HS 853400 | Circuits: printed | $41.0M | +21.8% | 42 | 6029 |
| 19 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $119.6M | +6.1% | 37 | 1966 |
| 20 | HS 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $77.0M | +15.1% | 63 | 2350 |
| 21 | HS 854720 | Insulating fittings: of plastics, for electrical machines, of insulating material only (except minor assembly parts), excluding those of heading no. 8546 | $62.0M | +26.7% | 47 | 2182 |
| 22 | 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 | $150.6M | +8.4% | 53 | 1120 |
| 23 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $100.4M | +17.7% | 40 | 2079 |
| 24 | 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 | $80.9M | +12.9% | 16 | 2204 |
| 25 | HS 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $36.2M | +8.8% | 5 | 8870 |
| 26 | HS 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $30.7M | +15.7% | 50 | 8362 |
| 27 | HS 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $68.6M | +13.6% | 51 | 1907 |
| 28 | HS 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $52.3M | +15.2% | 55 | 2050 |
| 29 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $16.6M | +32.0% | 3 | 9957 |
| 30 | 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 | $25.6M | +14.3% | 29 | 6653 |
| 31 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $74.6M | +11.2% | 78 | 1365 |
| 32 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $34.0M | +18.9% | 44 | 3356 |
| 33 | HS 020120 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $36.8M | +19.5% | 11 | 4006 |
| 34 | HS 590390 | Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, (excluding polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and those of heading no. 5902) | $51.3M | +10.2% | 32 | 2617 |
| 35 | HS 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $43.3M | +9.3% | 43 | 2735 |
| 36 | HS 950430 | Games n.e.c. in heading 9504, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment | $37.0M | +18.2% | 39 | 2969 |
| 37 | HS 780110 | Lead: unwrought, refined | $13.6M | +23.4% | 5 | 9338 |
| 38 | 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 | $25.4M | +11.7% | 41 | 4971 |
| 39 | HS 850790 | Electric accumulators: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507 | $31.5M | +15.1% | 21 | 2974 |
| 40 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $13.0M | +25.7% | 6 | 9080 |
| 41 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $34.6M | +8.5% | 18 | 3336 |
| 42 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $19.4M | +13.3% | 14 | 7458 |
| 43 | HS 381512 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included | $19.6M | +29.7% | 8 | 5258 |
| 44 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $25.1M | +12.2% | 23 | 4154 |
| 45 | HS 870331 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc | $28.1M | +17.5% | 31 | 2678 |
| 46 | HS 021099 | Meat and edible meat offal: salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, other than of primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | $13.1M | +19.8% | 5 | 9390 |
| 47 | HS 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $16.1M | +13.5% | 16 | 8548 |
| 48 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $26.7M | +2.3% | 14 | 5865 |
| 49 | HS 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $28.3M | +7.5% | 23 | 3756 |
| 50 | HS 720918 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm | $12.7M | +17.3% | 6 | 9085 |

## 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.