Largest market shown
Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable
$26.5M of latest reported imports and $46.5M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Palau import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Palau'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$195.9M2024 reported value
Import CAGR+18.0%Three-year reported change
GDP$276.7MLatest reported value
GDP per capita$15.6KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
Palau 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
$195.9M in imports
Palau recorded $195.9M in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +18.0%.
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.
Palau imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $195.9M 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 890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $26.5MLatest imports | +21.5% | 3 | 9644 | ITAAccelerating | $47.5M |
| 2 | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $22.5MLatest imports | +41.4% | 17 | 3630 | SGPDeclining | $44.0M |
| 3 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $32.5MLatest imports | +17.6% | 14 | 2225 | KORDeclining | $52.9M |
| 4 | HS 848790Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $5.6MLatest imports | +76.7% | 5 | 9838 | CHNAccelerating | $11.0M |
| 5 | HS 940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $5.6MLatest imports | +27.2% | 4 | 7145 | THADeclining | $10.9M |
| 6 | HS 890190Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $10.2MLatest imports | +17.0% | 2 | 5013 | CHNDeclining | $16.3M |
| 7 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $4.2MLatest imports | +10.2% | 6 | 7911 | KORSlowing | $5.6M |
| 8 | HS 890399Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $2.4MLatest imports | +7.2% | 8 | 9528 | ITADeclining | $2.9M |
| 9 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $2.1MLatest imports | +10.4% | 3 | 8434 | PHLDeclining | $2.8M |
| 10 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $2.2MLatest imports | +9.2% | 7 | 7426 | CHNDeclining | $2.8M |
| 11 | HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.2MLatest imports | +5.4% | 15 | 8671 | USASlowing | $2.6M |
| 12 | HS 842121Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $2.2MLatest imports | +19.6% | 8 | 4538 | TURDeclining | $3.8M |
| 13 | HS 846510Machine-tools: which can carry out different types of machining operations without tool change between such operations, for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar | $1.1MLatest imports | +73.6% | 1 | 10000 | USADeclining | $2.2M |
| 14 | HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.8MLatest imports | +10.7% | 5 | 6727 | USAAccelerating | $2.4M |
| 15 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $1.9MLatest imports | +3.9% | 8 | 7551 | JPNSlowing | $2.1M |
| 16 | HS 070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $1.1MLatest imports | +16.9% | 5 | 9927 | USAAccelerating | $1.7M |
| 17 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $1.3MLatest imports | +11.3% | 7 | 9490 | USADeclining | $1.7M |
| 18 | HS 870530Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $838.4KLatest imports | +26.9% | 1 | 10000 | USADeclining | $1.6M |
| 19 | HS 220299Non-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 | $1.6MLatest imports | +20.6% | 9 | 3539 | SGPDeclining | $2.8M |
| 20 | HS 940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $1.3MLatest imports | +14.2% | 9 | 6050 | TWNAccelerating | $1.9M |
| 21 | HS 890391Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $946.0KLatest imports | +9.5% | 1 | 10000 | CHNAccelerating | $1.2M |
| 22 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.1MLatest imports | +6.4% | 5 | 5996 | JPNDeclining | $1.4M |
| 23 | HS 840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.9MLatest imports | +12.0% | 12 | 2734 | CHNDeclining | $2.7M |
| 24 | HS 870510Vehicles: crane lorries | $845.9KLatest imports | +11.7% | 1 | 10000 | CHNGrowing | $1.2M |
| 25 | HS 940389Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | $728.9KLatest imports | +8.6% | 4 | 8395 | THAGrowing | $934.1K |
| 26 | HS 870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $967.6KLatest imports | +9.3% | 3 | 5060 | KORDeclining | $1.3M |
| 27 | HS 040711Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $446.3KLatest imports | +22.8% | 2 | 9974 | USAStable | $826.9K |
| 28 | HS 440712Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $743.2KLatest imports | +3.7% | 2 | 9757 | USAGrowing | $829.2K |
| 29 | HS 871680Vehicles: n.e.s. in heading no. 8716 | $596.1KLatest imports | +10.8% | 2 | 9673 | AUSDeclining | $810.6K |
| 30 | HS 440729Wood, 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 | $836.8KLatest imports | +34.2% | 7 | 3493 | USAAccelerating | $1.6M |
| 31 | HS 844859Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8447, other than sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches | $389.1KLatest imports | +35.2% | 1 | 10000 | CHNAccelerating | $760.0K |
| 32 | HS 841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $592.3KLatest imports | +10.5% | 6 | 7897 | CHNAccelerating | $799.5K |
| 33 | HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $649.8KLatest imports | +2.7% | 4 | 9984 | THAGrowing | $704.8K |
| 34 | HS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $341.7KLatest imports | +57.7% | 1 | 10000 | MYSDeclining | $667.4K |
| 35 | HS 681099Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering), whether or not reinforced, n.e.s. in heading no. 6810 | $959.3KLatest imports | -0.4% | 2 | 5727 | JPNAccelerating | $949.0K |
| 36 | HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $941.3KLatest imports | -0.9% | 7 | 5173 | CHNDeclining | $916.1K |
| 37 | HS 020329Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $597.1KLatest imports | +7.2% | 5 | 7313 | USAAccelerating | $734.8K |
| 38 | HS 870590Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.s. in heading no. 8705 | $770.2KLatest imports | +8.5% | 3 | 4636 | JPNSlowing | $982.9K |
| 39 | HS 560394Nonwovens: whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, not of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 150g/m2) | $370.9KLatest imports | +18.4% | 2 | 9950 | SAUAccelerating | $615.8K |
| 40 | HS 847431Machines: concrete or mortar mixers | $443.6KLatest imports | +14.4% | 3 | 8453 | AUSSlowing | $664.9K |
| 41 | HS 890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $639.8KLatest imports | +4.8% | 1 | 10000 | JPNDeclining | $737.4K |
| 42 | HS 681182Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles (other than corrugated sheets), not containing asbestos | $336.9KLatest imports | +23.1% | 3 | 9175 | CHNGrowing | $627.7K |
| 43 | 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 | $1.0MLatest imports | +3.9% | 5 | 4639 | KORDeclining | $1.2M |
| 44 | HS 392061Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polycarbonates, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $383.4KLatest imports | +13.8% | 1 | 10000 | CHNDeclining | $564.5K |
| 45 | HS 842720Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $479.3KLatest imports | +7.3% | 3 | 8913 | CHNSlowing | $592.4K |
| 46 | HS 761010Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $703.9KLatest imports | +12.2% | 2 | 5002 | USADeclining | $994.9K |
| 47 | HS 730539Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), welded (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless) | $268.0KLatest imports | +55.7% | 1 | 10000 | JPNDeclining | $523.4K |
| 48 | HS 441233Plywood: 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 | $279.8KLatest imports | +21.4% | 2 | 9987 | CHNDeclining | $501.2K |
| 49 | HS 940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $350.2KLatest imports | +14.7% | 5 | 8750 | CHNSlowing | $528.3K |
| 50 | HS 271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $590.8KLatest imports | +20.1% | 5 | 3694 | KORDeclining | $1.0M |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipsHS2 89 | 5 | $40.6M | $59.8M | +12.0% |
| HS2 sector 99HS2 99 | 1 | $22.5M | $22.6M | +41.4% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $36.7M | $19.9M | +13.9% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 8 | $12.8M | $18.9M | +31.2% |
| Furniture and lightingHS2 94 | 4 | $7.9M | $11.9M | +16.2% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 7 | $7.0M | $7.6M | +11.1% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 3 | $3.6M | $4.2M | +9.7% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 2 | $2.4M | $2.9M | +32.5% |
| Salt, sulphur, earths and stoneHS2 25 | 1 | $2.1M | $2.6M | +10.4% |
| Miscellaneous edible preparationsHS2 21 | 1 | $2.2M | $2.4M | +5.4% |
| BeveragesHS2 22 | 2 | $2.6M | $2.1M | +9.8% |
| Wood articlesHS2 44 | 3 | $1.9M | $2.1M | +19.8% |
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 846510Machine-tools: which can carry out different types of machining operations without tool change between such operations, for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar | $1.1M | 1 | 10000 | USA | 96.8% |
| HS 870530Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $838.4K | 1 | 10000 | USA | 100.0% |
| HS 890391Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $946.0K | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 99.8% |
| HS 870510Vehicles: crane lorries | $845.9K | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 74.7% |
| HS 844859Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8447, other than sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches | $389.1K | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 97.2% |
| HS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $341.7K | 1 | 10000 | MYS | 99.6% |
| HS 890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $639.8K | 1 | 10000 | JPN | 82.4% |
| HS 392061Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polycarbonates, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $383.4K | 1 | 10000 | CHN | 100.0% |
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.
ITA
Italy
2 screened products
$49.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
14 screened products
$29.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsSGP
Singapore
2 screened products
$24.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsKOR
Republic of Korea
5 screened products
$21.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
11 screened products
$14.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsTHA
Thailand
3 screened products
$10.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsJPN
Japan
6 screened products
$5.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsPHL
Philippines
1 screened products
$2.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Palau 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 Palau'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 Palau.
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.