# Slovakia Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $105.4B
- Import CAGR: +2.8%
- Trade openness: 164.8%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $2.6B | +5.1% | 22 | 8080 |
| 2 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.5B | +4.8% | 17 | 7463 |
| 3 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $3.2B | +18.5% | 78 | 2142 |
| 4 | HS 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $3.8B | +15.6% | 86 | 1388 |
| 5 | HS 870840 | Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $2.0B | +16.4% | 61 | 2513 |
| 6 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $1.5B | +13.3% | 7 | 4117 |
| 7 | HS 840734 | Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $1.7B | +14.1% | 24 | 2636 |
| 8 | HS 870880 | Vehicles: parts, suspension shock-absorbers | $832.6M | +22.8% | 57 | 2926 |
| 9 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $986.3M | +30.3% | 62 | 2298 |
| 10 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $447.1M | +22.0% | 41 | 4702 |
| 11 | HS 930630 | Ammunition: cartridges and parts thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 9306 | $448.8M | +21.2% | 32 | 3582 |
| 12 | 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 | $1.7B | +10.1% | 64 | 896 |
| 13 | HS 840991 | Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $511.2M | +15.2% | 64 | 3493 |
| 14 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.9B | +9.2% | 88 | 956 |
| 15 | HS 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $352.6M | +5.8% | 7 | 9915 |
| 16 | HS 870850 | Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof | $794.9M | +14.5% | 52 | 1731 |
| 17 | HS 271020 | Not reported | $463.1M | +11.6% | 32 | 4749 |
| 18 | HS 870830 | Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof | $862.6M | +16.2% | 66 | 1625 |
| 19 | HS 851220 | Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) | $649.9M | +17.6% | 70 | 1842 |
| 20 | HS 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $379.9M | +16.2% | 45 | 3880 |
| 21 | HS 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $1.1B | +17.5% | 76 | 936 |
| 22 | HS 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $1.7B | +12.8% | 69 | 861 |
| 23 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $774.7M | +12.6% | 40 | 1635 |
| 24 | HS 940190 | Seat: parts | $1.0B | +15.8% | 63 | 1301 |
| 25 | HS 852990 | Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $384.8M | +13.0% | 66 | 3456 |
| 26 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $850.9M | +15.5% | 60 | 1272 |
| 27 | HS 870892 | Vehicles: parts, silencers and exhaust pipes | $442.1M | +15.9% | 57 | 2400 |
| 28 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $475.8M | +24.1% | 35 | 1563 |
| 29 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $843.4M | +13.1% | 124 | 1062 |
| 30 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $266.6M | +26.1% | 27 | 3210 |
| 31 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $356.2M | +21.3% | 36 | 2413 |
| 32 | HS 840820 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $465.6M | +11.7% | 24 | 3412 |
| 33 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $633.9M | +11.5% | 61 | 1886 |
| 34 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $450.2M | +11.8% | 86 | 2212 |
| 35 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $669.7M | +5.6% | 45 | 1737 |
| 36 | HS 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $425.8M | +15.2% | 29 | 2108 |
| 37 | HS 852852 | Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71 | $254.3M | +18.2% | 54 | 4008 |
| 38 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $609.5M | +11.9% | 90 | 1368 |
| 39 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $308.7M | +22.6% | 30 | 2255 |
| 40 | HS 020713 | Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | $228.4M | +27.3% | 18 | 3546 |
| 41 | HS 870894 | Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereof | $556.0M | +15.0% | 58 | 1389 |
| 42 | HS 870810 | Vehicles: bumpers and parts thereof, for the vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705 | $317.7M | +15.0% | 56 | 2666 |
| 43 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $160.0M | +12.9% | 6 | 9994 |
| 44 | HS 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $347.2M | +11.0% | 70 | 2960 |
| 45 | HS 852691 | Radio navigational aid apparatus | $240.1M | +22.3% | 52 | 3756 |
| 46 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $581.6M | +15.5% | 91 | 1234 |
| 47 | HS 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $172.8M | +40.2% | 18 | 4126 |
| 48 | HS 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $348.1M | +11.6% | 65 | 2082 |
| 49 | HS 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $503.2M | +11.8% | 39 | 1549 |
| 50 | 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 | $445.8M | +14.5% | 95 | 1545 |

## 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.