# Philippines Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $146.5B
- Import CAGR: +0.6%
- Trade openness: 47.7%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $2.7B | +17.1% | 6 | 9960 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $7.0B | +14.2% | 58 | 2620 |
| 3 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.3B | +8.4% | 21 | 5944 |
| 4 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $3.4B | +2.3% | 9 | 3731 |
| 5 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $3.7B | +13.3% | 28 | 2395 |
| 6 | HS 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $6.7B | +4.2% | 62 | 1378 |
| 7 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.6B | +8.2% | 15 | 5408 |
| 8 | HS 854232 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $2.6B | +6.4% | 35 | 3381 |
| 9 | HS 120810 | Flours and meals: of soya beans | $788.2M | +18.8% | 9 | 9986 |
| 10 | 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 | $1.3B | +7.8% | 17 | 6632 |
| 11 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $989.6M | +17.9% | 5 | 5195 |
| 12 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.2B | +9.6% | 77 | 2203 |
| 13 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.8B | +6.1% | 8 | 3420 |
| 14 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $830.6M | +9.3% | 21 | 6832 |
| 15 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $636.7M | +15.1% | 48 | 8232 |
| 16 | HS 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $1.7B | +5.9% | 16 | 2024 |
| 17 | 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 | $852.0M | +5.9% | 7 | 5995 |
| 18 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $1.0B | +8.3% | 18 | 4023 |
| 19 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $1.2B | +12.1% | 70 | 2184 |
| 20 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $760.5M | +20.0% | 18 | 2934 |
| 21 | HS 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.6B | +0.7% | 65 | 2324 |
| 22 | 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 | $709.7M | +10.8% | 73 | 4939 |
| 23 | HS 730110 | Iron or steel: sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements | $422.4M | +15.5% | 16 | 9760 |
| 24 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $419.7M | +14.0% | 52 | 9113 |
| 25 | HS 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $489.8M | +7.4% | 6 | 9095 |
| 26 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $582.6M | +7.7% | 48 | 5943 |
| 27 | HS 210112 | Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $319.6M | +29.1% | 25 | 7896 |
| 28 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $668.2M | +51.9% | 6 | 2727 |
| 29 | HS 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $1.8B | +3.1% | 56 | 1351 |
| 30 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $517.5M | +7.6% | 53 | 6799 |
| 31 | HS 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $411.1M | +41.6% | 6 | 5391 |
| 32 | 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 | $403.2M | +9.0% | 68 | 8493 |
| 33 | HS 853400 | Circuits: printed | $987.2M | +4.8% | 57 | 2469 |
| 34 | HS 852329 | Magnetic media: other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $397.0M | +8.2% | 30 | 8745 |
| 35 | HS 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $1.1B | -2.9% | 45 | 2566 |
| 36 | HS 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $753.0M | +3.6% | 65 | 3657 |
| 37 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $438.2M | +38.0% | 52 | 2947 |
| 38 | HS 841122 | Turbo-propellers: of a power exceeding 1100kW | $235.1M | +68.7% | 8 | 8708 |
| 39 | HS 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.s. in heading no. 8703, including station wagons and racing cars | $509.7M | +5.2% | 16 | 5499 |
| 40 | 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 | $736.1M | +13.0% | 96 | 2274 |
| 41 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.2B | +5.9% | 16 | 2113 |
| 42 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $404.1M | +6.2% | 7 | 6577 |
| 43 | HS 721230 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $236.0M | +18.4% | 13 | 9651 |
| 44 | HS 852990 | Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $571.4M | +2.4% | 54 | 4437 |
| 45 | HS 441233 | Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | $210.9M | +22.7% | 12 | 9622 |
| 46 | HS 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $247.2M | +16.7% | 49 | 9450 |
| 47 | HS 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | $720.8M | +14.3% | 11 | 2178 |
| 48 | HS 741022 | Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys | $195.3M | +24.9% | 11 | 9984 |
| 49 | HS 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $579.3M | +14.5% | 12 | 2914 |
| 50 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $292.8M | +9.3% | 13 | 9488 |

## 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.