# Seychelles Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $1.4B
- Import CAGR: +0.6%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $84.5M | +28.5% | 3 | 5551 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $95.1M | +2.4% | 38 | 8908 |
| 3 | HS 030349 | Fish: tuna, frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4 (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $80.5M | +20.6% | 7 | 4601 |
| 4 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $43.1M | +28.8% | 10 | 9193 |
| 5 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $56.3M | +27.8% | 7 | 5134 |
| 6 | 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 | $29.7M | +30.6% | 10 | 5228 |
| 7 | HS 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $24.7M | +18.7% | 28 | 8675 |
| 8 | HS 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $21.1M | +14.6% | 26 | 7453 |
| 9 | HS 847170 | Data processing machines: storage units | $13.0M | +25.3% | 32 | 8631 |
| 10 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $14.9M | +8.7% | 9 | 8191 |
| 11 | HS 890790 | Floating structures: tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | $10.1M | +19.6% | 20 | 9480 |
| 12 | HS 030343 | Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $15.7M | +4.7% | 4 | 6871 |
| 13 | HS 852691 | Radio navigational aid apparatus | $11.5M | +6.3% | 16 | 9094 |
| 14 | HS 721090 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 | $7.1M | +19.8% | 8 | 9318 |
| 15 | HS 150990 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $6.2M | +22.4% | 22 | 8650 |
| 16 | HS 731021 | Cans: which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | $14.9M | +12.5% | 8 | 3817 |
| 17 | HS 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $7.8M | +9.7% | 9 | 9422 |
| 18 | HS 852560 | Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus, incorporating reception apparatus | $5.4M | +21.4% | 18 | 9251 |
| 19 | HS 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $8.8M | +13.0% | 17 | 5502 |
| 20 | HS 030342 | Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $14.3M | +11.0% | 6 | 3573 |
| 21 | HS 830990 | Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal | $9.2M | +14.1% | 22 | 5215 |
| 22 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $10.5M | +9.6% | 62 | 3571 |
| 23 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.6M | +16.5% | 20 | 4115 |
| 24 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $7.6M | +3.5% | 24 | 7610 |
| 25 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $3.2M | +36.7% | 3 | 9864 |
| 26 | HS 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $4.2M | +13.5% | 11 | 9260 |
| 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 | $9.8M | +9.2% | 32 | 2871 |
| 28 | HS 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $3.6M | +23.4% | 19 | 7431 |
| 29 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $2.9M | +36.3% | 17 | 7545 |
| 30 | HS 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $5.6M | +11.2% | 25 | 3425 |
| 31 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.5M | +8.5% | 37 | 5211 |
| 32 | 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 | $4.2M | +8.7% | 34 | 5178 |
| 33 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $5.0M | +16.7% | 5 | 3566 |
| 34 | HS 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $9.3M | +7.1% | 41 | 1525 |
| 35 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $6.4M | +10.8% | 49 | 1839 |
| 36 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $3.0M | +3.7% | 6 | 8631 |
| 37 | 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 | $7.6M | +4.7% | 38 | 2107 |
| 38 | HS 200190 | Vegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins) | $1.8M | +21.2% | 26 | 8797 |
| 39 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $3.6M | +6.5% | 18 | 4993 |
| 40 | HS 890710 | Rafts: inflatable | $1.9M | +18.4% | 12 | 8554 |
| 41 | HS 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $2.8M | +8.3% | 25 | 6610 |
| 42 | HS 730810 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | $1.4M | +48.3% | 4 | 9695 |
| 43 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $6.3M | +6.4% | 18 | 2247 |
| 44 | HS 847180 | Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $2.4M | +10.7% | 24 | 6523 |
| 45 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $6.5M | +10.2% | 26 | 1811 |
| 46 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $4.6M | +10.7% | 33 | 2230 |
| 47 | HS 880390 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88 | $2.4M | +5.3% | 14 | 8132 |
| 48 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $4.6M | +4.0% | 10 | 3280 |
| 49 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $4.8M | +3.0% | 51 | 2623 |
| 50 | 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 | $5.9M | +7.8% | 10 | 2076 |

## 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.