# Vanuatu Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $559.7M
- Import CAGR: +12.8%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $104.6M | +10.1% | 18 | 5051 |
| 2 | HS 890200 | Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $58.8M | +9.7% | 3 | 9750 |
| 3 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $22.8M | +14.1% | 22 | 3467 |
| 4 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $8.4M | +31.2% | 4 | 8707 |
| 5 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $11.5M | +11.4% | 6 | 6441 |
| 6 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $10.2M | +2.8% | 8 | 6622 |
| 7 | HS 842129 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2 | $4.2M | +28.1% | 8 | 9692 |
| 8 | 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 | $11.7M | +6.0% | 7 | 3938 |
| 9 | 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 | $6.9M | +11.0% | 18 | 7147 |
| 10 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $8.6M | +0.7% | 7 | 6772 |
| 11 | 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 | $4.8M | +12.0% | 2 | 9982 |
| 12 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $5.9M | +6.4% | 8 | 7495 |
| 13 | HS 730810 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | $3.2M | +29.6% | 2 | 5936 |
| 14 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.2M | +10.8% | 8 | 3636 |
| 15 | HS 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $3.3M | +11.3% | 8 | 9389 |
| 16 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $4.8M | +12.3% | 13 | 4695 |
| 17 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $3.1M | +9.8% | 5 | 9644 |
| 18 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $4.8M | +9.7% | 4 | 4642 |
| 19 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $3.4M | +5.2% | 3 | 7854 |
| 20 | HS 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $4.3M | +11.5% | 3 | 4732 |
| 21 | HS 160415 | Fish preparations: mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $4.3M | +10.2% | 7 | 5074 |
| 22 | HS 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $2.0M | +20.8% | 4 | 7804 |
| 23 | HS 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $2.1M | +13.6% | 11 | 9492 |
| 24 | HS 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $1.9M | +16.0% | 2 | 9998 |
| 25 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $2.2M | +13.5% | 8 | 8246 |
| 26 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $2.0M | +15.3% | 11 | 8595 |
| 27 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $2.0M | +15.7% | 11 | 7878 |
| 28 | HS 902212 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatus | $2.0M | +9.2% | 2 | 9951 |
| 29 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.0M | +10.9% | 3 | 8114 |
| 30 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $3.4M | +5.4% | 15 | 4247 |
| 31 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.9M | +8.0% | 18 | 4534 |
| 32 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $2.5M | +1.8% | 4 | 7796 |
| 33 | HS 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $3.4M | +7.2% | 16 | 3425 |
| 34 | HS 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $1.9M | +8.9% | 9 | 8680 |
| 35 | HS 741533 | Copper: screws, bolts and nuts, threaded | $1.1M | +23.8% | 3 | 9957 |
| 36 | HS 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $2.0M | +10.3% | 10 | 6311 |
| 37 | HS 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $3.3M | +16.3% | 11 | 2969 |
| 38 | HS 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.s. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $1.8M | +10.3% | 9 | 7291 |
| 39 | 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 | $1.6M | +13.4% | 11 | 7684 |
| 40 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $3.0M | +6.9% | 10 | 4265 |
| 41 | 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 | $967.4K | +28.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 42 | HS 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $1.5M | +15.5% | 4 | 7203 |
| 43 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $2.2M | +14.8% | 6 | 4071 |
| 44 | HS 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $1.5M | +9.0% | 11 | 8185 |
| 45 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $1.6M | +4.7% | 4 | 8412 |
| 46 | HS 843010 | Pile-drivers and pile-extractors | $1.1M | +15.7% | 2 | 9965 |
| 47 | 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 | $2.2M | +6.0% | 4 | 4987 |
| 48 | HS 040790 | Birds' eggs, in shell: preserved or cooked | $968.0K | +19.8% | 2 | 9998 |
| 49 | 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 | $2.1M | +16.6% | 12 | 2895 |
| 50 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $804.2K | +24.6% | 3 | 8337 |

## 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.