# Timor-Leste Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $1.0B
- Import CAGR: +11.1%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $120.8M | +16.8% | 23 | 2849 |
| 2 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $56.3M | +12.2% | 19 | 2936 |
| 3 | 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 | $23.0M | +17.0% | 11 | 9472 |
| 4 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $16.0M | +19.9% | 10 | 9361 |
| 5 | HS 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $13.7M | +41.7% | 22 | 9825 |
| 6 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $18.7M | +11.9% | 9 | 9386 |
| 7 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $14.5M | +28.2% | 14 | 7545 |
| 8 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $29.2M | +3.1% | 7 | 5935 |
| 9 | HS 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $9.7M | +33.8% | 20 | 9610 |
| 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 | $12.8M | +14.6% | 9 | 6680 |
| 11 | HS 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $7.8M | +51.6% | 13 | 9858 |
| 12 | HS 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $9.7M | +41.4% | 9 | 6570 |
| 13 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.0M | +24.0% | 19 | 5017 |
| 14 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $9.1M | +13.4% | 10 | 9409 |
| 15 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $7.7M | +13.3% | 12 | 9933 |
| 16 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $7.9M | +13.1% | 17 | 8387 |
| 17 | HS 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $7.8M | +8.5% | 16 | 9406 |
| 18 | HS 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $4.6M | +37.8% | 4 | 9961 |
| 19 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $9.7M | +21.3% | 10 | 4129 |
| 20 | HS 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $4.5M | +33.1% | 7 | 9961 |
| 21 | HS 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $5.5M | +20.8% | 28 | 7831 |
| 22 | HS 732619 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in item no. 7326.11, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $4.4M | +40.9% | 11 | 9882 |
| 23 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $4.6M | +23.0% | 25 | 9663 |
| 24 | 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 | $7.1M | +21.2% | 18 | 5131 |
| 25 | HS 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $4.2M | +27.2% | 4 | 9951 |
| 26 | HS 842542 | Jacks and hoists: hydraulic, of a kind used for raising vehicles | $4.2M | +44.9% | 16 | 9241 |
| 27 | 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 | $6.1M | +30.2% | 34 | 4508 |
| 28 | HS 940429 | Mattresses: of other materials, not cellular rubber or plastics | $4.2M | +28.6% | 26 | 8557 |
| 29 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $6.6M | +26.8% | 5 | 4619 |
| 30 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $5.8M | +14.1% | 24 | 7445 |
| 31 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $6.8M | +35.6% | 8 | 3737 |
| 32 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $6.0M | +25.2% | 28 | 4455 |
| 33 | HS 870422 | Vehicles: 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 | $6.7M | +10.0% | 9 | 6371 |
| 34 | HS 721420 | Iron 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 | $6.4M | +21.2% | 11 | 4453 |
| 35 | HS 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $5.0M | +11.1% | 26 | 9249 |
| 36 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $4.1M | +30.9% | 15 | 6569 |
| 37 | HS 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $3.1M | +52.6% | 3 | 9873 |
| 38 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $3.6M | +26.9% | 6 | 6475 |
| 39 | HS 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $2.9M | +26.7% | 9 | 9693 |
| 40 | 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 | $3.2M | +19.9% | 17 | 9420 |
| 41 | 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 | $2.7M | +33.5% | 3 | 9995 |
| 42 | HS 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $3.2M | +22.9% | 9 | 7669 |
| 43 | HS 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $3.3M | +21.7% | 27 | 7382 |
| 44 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $6.2M | +15.7% | 15 | 3937 |
| 45 | HS 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.5M | +30.2% | 12 | 9840 |
| 46 | HS 845121 | Drying machines: of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg | $2.5M | +35.8% | 7 | 9979 |
| 47 | HS 851660 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $5.0M | +28.3% | 28 | 3953 |
| 48 | 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 | $2.9M | +21.7% | 31 | 8237 |
| 49 | HS 845011 | Washing machines: household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg) | $3.1M | +26.9% | 15 | 6344 |
| 50 | HS 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $2.4M | +43.6% | 4 | 9999 |

## 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.