# Sao Tome and Principe Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $187.1M
- Import CAGR: +6.7%
- Trade openness: 56.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $36.3M | +9.7% | 9 | 4391 |
| 2 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $10.4M | +20.2% | 2 | 9982 |
| 3 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $2.2M | +24.1% | 6 | 9957 |
| 4 | HS 220422 | Wine: still, in containers holding more than 2 litres but not more than 10 litres | $2.1M | +9.8% | 10 | 9777 |
| 5 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $6.2M | +9.4% | 16 | 1680 |
| 6 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $2.2M | +4.7% | 6 | 8155 |
| 7 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.5M | +14.2% | 3 | 10000 |
| 8 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.4M | +6.6% | 9 | 4851 |
| 9 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $1.5M | +46.4% | 2 | 5847 |
| 10 | HS 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.7M | +6.3% | 5 | 7908 |
| 11 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $4.2M | +8.9% | 14 | 2420 |
| 12 | HS 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $989.2K | +28.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 13 | HS 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $1.6M | +3.6% | 5 | 8130 |
| 14 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.5M | +5.8% | 6 | 7202 |
| 15 | HS 040120 | Dairy 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) | $822.3K | +44.7% | 6 | 8598 |
| 16 | HS 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.4M | +0.8% | 11 | 9224 |
| 17 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $1.5M | +8.9% | 19 | 5182 |
| 18 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $1.3M | +2.0% | 13 | 9061 |
| 19 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $3.1M | +24.8% | 18 | 1407 |
| 20 | HS 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.1M | +7.8% | 9 | 9158 |
| 21 | HS 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.1M | +6.8% | 7 | 9536 |
| 22 | 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 | $1.3M | +7.1% | 11 | 5830 |
| 23 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $921.5K | +9.2% | 12 | 8046 |
| 24 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $1.6M | +17.9% | 33 | 2241 |
| 25 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $1.1M | +7.7% | 13 | 4565 |
| 26 | HS 730629 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil and gas (other than stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $462.1K | +47.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 27 | 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 | $799.0K | +6.3% | 12 | 8234 |
| 28 | 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 | $657.0K | +12.5% | 6 | 7732 |
| 29 | HS 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.1M | +9.8% | 11 | 4031 |
| 30 | HS 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $692.9K | +8.7% | 8 | 7888 |
| 31 | HS 630420 | Furnishing articles: excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter | $391.6K | +65.7% | 2 | 9999 |
| 32 | HS 340120 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $883.0K | +8.9% | 13 | 4644 |
| 33 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.2M | +7.8% | 15 | 2758 |
| 34 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $381.6K | +21.1% | 2 | 9221 |
| 35 | HS 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $1.3M | +7.9% | 16 | 2526 |
| 36 | HS 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $630.3K | +7.8% | 7 | 6053 |
| 37 | HS 170112 | Sugars: beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $298.7K | +57.7% | 2 | 9983 |
| 38 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $474.1K | +43.1% | 4 | 5275 |
| 39 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $583.1K | +4.9% | 12 | 7351 |
| 40 | 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 | $635.0K | +3.6% | 14 | 6039 |
| 41 | HS 491110 | Printed matter: trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like | $357.0K | +15.5% | 9 | 9126 |
| 42 | HS 847149 | Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), presented in the form of systems, n.e.s. in item no. 8471.41 | $379.7K | +11.4% | 8 | 9047 |
| 43 | HS 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $336.0K | +17.0% | 13 | 7941 |
| 44 | HS 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $334.1K | +13.7% | 9 | 9370 |
| 45 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $479.7K | +8.5% | 4 | 5983 |
| 46 | HS 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $408.5K | +7.4% | 8 | 8218 |
| 47 | 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 | $789.0K | +12.3% | 18 | 2949 |
| 48 | HS 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $298.4K | +22.6% | 10 | 6582 |
| 49 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $751.5K | +4.5% | 19 | 3414 |
| 50 | 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 | $281.7K | +19.2% | 9 | 7887 |

## 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.