Largest market shown
Commodities not specified according to kind
$37.0M of latest reported imports and $68.0M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Tuvalu import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Tuvalu'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$109.3M2024 reported value
Import CAGR-13.4%Three-year reported change
GDP$62.3MLatest reported value
GDP per capita$6.3KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
Tuvalu 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
$109.3M in imports
Tuvalu recorded $109.3M in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -13.4%.
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.
Tuvalu imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $109.3M 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 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $37.0MLatest imports | +22.7% | 6 | 9865 | SGPSlowing | $68.5M |
| 2 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $6.1MLatest imports | +28.0% | 3 | 9580 | FJIStable | $12.0M |
| 3 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $8.7MLatest imports | +18.7% | 11 | 6451 | CHNGrowing | $14.5M |
| 4 | HS 730840Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $5.8MLatest imports | +21.6% | 3 | 9237 | CHNDeclining | $10.5M |
| 5 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $3.1MLatest imports | +17.5% | 6 | 9099 | CHNDeclining | $5.1M |
| 6 | HS 871639Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $1.9MLatest imports | +45.1% | 1 | 10000 | NZLGrowing | $3.7M |
| 7 | HS 740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.3MLatest imports | +11.4% | 1 | 10000 | CHLAccelerating | $3.2M |
| 8 | HS 890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $1.4MLatest imports | +51.2% | 1 | 10000 | JPNAccelerating | $2.8M |
| 9 | HS 890400Tugs and pusher craft | $4.6MLatest imports | +13.5% | 2 | 5792 | JPNAccelerating | $6.7M |
| 10 | HS 820559Tools, hand: other than household tools | $1.5MLatest imports | +23.0% | 4 | 8490 | FJIGrowing | $2.7M |
| 11 | HS 840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.5MLatest imports | +17.7% | 5 | 8606 | KORDeclining | $2.4M |
| 12 | HS 560811Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $1.1MLatest imports | +38.4% | 1 | 10000 | KORGrowing | $2.1M |
| 13 | HS 560890Twine, cordage or rope: knotted netting, of other than man-made textiles | $756.2KLatest imports | +40.2% | 2 | 9990 | KORSlowing | $1.5M |
| 14 | HS 842121Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $1.4MLatest imports | +16.5% | 4 | 4974 | CHNGrowing | $2.2M |
| 15 | HS 842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $836.9KLatest imports | +58.9% | 3 | 7846 | AUSAccelerating | $1.6M |
| 16 | HS 732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $948.9KLatest imports | +20.8% | 7 | 6582 | FJIDeclining | $1.7M |
| 17 | HS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $674.9KLatest imports | +30.1% | 1 | 10000 | SGPDeclining | $1.3M |
| 18 | HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $799.3KLatest imports | +17.5% | 7 | 9609 | FJIDeclining | $1.3M |
| 19 | HS 151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $614.2KLatest imports | +481.9% | 1 | 10000 | IDNAccelerating | $1.2M |
| 20 | HS 831130Rods and wire: coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame | $520.9KLatest imports | +78.8% | 2 | 9973 | CHNGrowing | $1.0M |
| 21 | HS 870530Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $520.4KLatest imports | +134.5% | 1 | 10000 | USAAccelerating | $1.0M |
| 22 | HS 271020Product description unavailable | $463.8KLatest imports | +27.0% | 1 | 10000 | NZLDeclining | $905.9K |
| 23 | HS 890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $1.1MLatest imports | +8.8% | 1 | 10000 | JPNGrowing | $1.5M |
| 24 | HS 731210Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulated | $558.5KLatest imports | +17.3% | 5 | 9279 | KORAccelerating | $901.3K |
| 25 | HS 560313Nonwovens: whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 70g/m2 but not more than 150g/m2) | $514.2KLatest imports | +21.3% | 1 | 10000 | AUSGrowing | $918.9K |
| 26 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $403.7KLatest imports | +38.6% | 1 | 10000 | FJIGrowing | $788.4K |
| 27 | HS 890399Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $480.3KLatest imports | +15.2% | 2 | 9876 | TWNDeclining | $733.7K |
| 28 | HS 842920Graders and levellers | $330.4KLatest imports | +80.1% | 1 | 10000 | FJIAccelerating | $645.3K |
| 29 | HS 730830Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $413.8KLatest imports | +15.7% | 2 | 9921 | FJIAccelerating | $641.1K |
| 30 | HS 847990Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $415.3KLatest imports | +16.1% | 3 | 9548 | CHNAccelerating | $649.5K |
| 31 | HS 294190Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $318.3KLatest imports | +452.9% | 3 | 9988 | BGRDeclining | $621.8K |
| 32 | HS 871120Motorcycles (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 | $440.9KLatest imports | +11.8% | 2 | 9874 | CHNAccelerating | $616.8K |
| 33 | 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 | $386.9KLatest imports | +19.7% | 2 | 9027 | AUSGrowing | $663.5K |
| 34 | HS 560819Twine, cordage or rope: knotted netting, for other than fishing, of man-made textile materials | $309.4KLatest imports | +26.2% | 3 | 9212 | KORGrowing | $604.3K |
| 35 | HS 560314Nonwovens: whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 150g/m2) | $306.9KLatest imports | +55.6% | 1 | 10000 | AUSGrowing | $599.5K |
| 36 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $680.8KLatest imports | +5.0% | 5 | 5504 | FJIGrowing | $788.8K |
| 37 | HS 842951Front-end shovel loaders | $597.7KLatest imports | +17.8% | 3 | 4869 | NZLAccelerating | $976.7K |
| 38 | HS 320910Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $271.9KLatest imports | +25.0% | 3 | 8988 | AUSGrowing | $531.1K |
| 39 | HS 870540Vehicles: concrete-mixer lorries | $279.0KLatest imports | +23.5% | 1 | 10000 | AUSAccelerating | $525.1K |
| 40 | HS 940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $625.2KLatest imports | +5.8% | 3 | 4939 | AUSDeclining | $740.7K |
| 41 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $501.5KLatest imports | +14.1% | 3 | 5219 | AUSSlowing | $745.3K |
| 42 | HS 560749Twine, cordage, ropes, cables: of polyethylene or polypropylene (excluding binder or baler twine), whether or not plaited, braided or rubber or plastic impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed | $233.4KLatest imports | +57.7% | 4 | 9505 | KORDeclining | $455.8K |
| 43 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $449.5KLatest imports | +6.1% | 5 | 6769 | USAAccelerating | $536.4K |
| 44 | HS 190590Food 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 | $311.6KLatest imports | +13.3% | 8 | 8594 | FJIAccelerating | $452.9K |
| 45 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $277.3KLatest imports | +13.8% | 2 | 9590 | TWNAccelerating | $408.8K |
| 46 | HS 250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $278.4KLatest imports | +21.5% | 5 | 6514 | KORDeclining | $499.6K |
| 47 | HS 848790Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $284.5KLatest imports | +13.6% | 2 | 8872 | CHNAccelerating | $417.3K |
| 48 | HS 681019Cement, concrete or artificial stone: tiles, flagstones and similar, (excluding building blocks and bricks) whether or not reinforced | $473.4KLatest imports | +16.3% | 2 | 5006 | AUSAccelerating | $744.0K |
| 49 | HS 731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | $194.2KLatest imports | +44.9% | 2 | 9938 | FJIAccelerating | $379.3K |
| 50 | HS 841582Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit | $191.5KLatest imports | +29.4% | 2 | 9949 | AUSAccelerating | $373.9K |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 99HS2 99 | 1 | $37.0M | $68.0M | +22.7% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 3 | $15.3M | $24.2M | +24.6% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 6 | $11.1M | $18.1M | +23.0% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 8 | $5.6M | $7.7M | +31.3% |
| ShipsHS2 89 | 4 | $7.6M | $7.1M | +22.2% |
| Wadding and nonwovensHS2 56 | 6 | $3.2M | $6.0M | +39.9% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 4 | $3.1M | $5.8M | +53.7% |
| CopperHS2 74 | 1 | $2.3M | $3.2M | +11.4% |
| HS2 sector 82HS2 82 | 1 | $1.5M | $2.5M | +23.0% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 2 | $952.2K | $1.7M | +22.0% |
| Miscellaneous edible preparationsHS2 21 | 1 | $799.3K | $1.3M | +17.5% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 1 | $614.2K | $1.2M | +481.9% |
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 871639Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $1.9M | 1 | 10000 | NZL | 99.7% |
| HS 740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.3M | 1 | 10000 | CHL | 99.9% |
| HS 890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $1.4M | 1 | 10000 | JPN | 99.9% |
| HS 560811Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $1.1M | 1 | 10000 | KOR | 99.8% |
| HS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $674.9K | 1 | 10000 | SGP | 100.0% |
| HS 151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $614.2K | 1 | 10000 | IDN | 99.9% |
| HS 870530Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $520.4K | 1 | 10000 | USA | 99.8% |
| HS 271020Product description unavailable | $463.8K | 1 | 10000 | NZL | 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.
SGP
Singapore
2 screened products
$69.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
8 screened products
$30.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFJI
Fiji
10 screened products
$20.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsKOR
Republic of Korea
7 screened products
$8.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsJPN
Japan
3 screened products
$6.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsAUS
Australia
10 screened products
$6.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsNZL
New Zealand
3 screened products
$5.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHL
Chile
1 screened products
$3.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu'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 Tuvalu.
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.