Largest market shown
Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable
$5.1B of latest reported imports and $3.0B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
World excl. Intra-EU import opportunities
where to source next
Explore World excl. Intra-EU'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$33.8B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+5.5%Three-year reported change
GDP$0.0Latest reported value
GDP per capita$0.0Latest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
World excl. Intra-EU 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
$33.8B in imports
World excl. Intra-EU recorded $33.8B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +5.5%.
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.
World excl. Intra-EU imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $33.8B 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 890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $5.1BLatest imports | +12.0% | 26 | 3056 | NLDGrowing | $7.2B |
| 2 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $4.3BLatest imports | +8.7% | 44 | 1806 | ITADeclining | $5.6B |
| 3 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $6.2BLatest imports | +6.0% | 73 | 998 | USADeclining | $7.4B |
| 4 | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $1.2BLatest imports | +6.3% | 54 | 5452 | USAGrowing | $1.5B |
| 5 | HS 270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $656.3MLatest imports | +43.2% | 13 | 1984 | FRADeclining | $1.3B |
| 6 | HS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $336.6MLatest imports | +18.4% | 7 | 5946 | AREDeclining | $558.4M |
| 7 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $338.6MLatest imports | +12.0% | 42 | 6985 | AREDeclining | $475.1M |
| 8 | HS 860900Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $237.4MLatest imports | +13.7% | 35 | 9270 | CHNDeclining | $349.0M |
| 9 | HS 890391Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $505.9MLatest imports | +4.5% | 21 | 3720 | NLDDeclining | $577.9M |
| 10 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $308.1MLatest imports | +6.4% | 37 | 5999 | INDStable | $371.1M |
| 11 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $365.4MLatest imports | +8.4% | 45 | 3904 | INDDeclining | $465.7M |
| 12 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $528.5MLatest imports | -5.1% | 16 | 3750 | NGADeclining | $452.4M |
| 13 | HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $328.1MLatest imports | +3.1% | 44 | 4374 | AREDeclining | $360.1M |
| 14 | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $353.1MLatest imports | +3.0% | 40 | 4209 | USADeclining | $385.5M |
| 15 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $352.8MLatest imports | +12.9% | 7 | 3049 | BRADeclining | $508.1M |
| 16 | HS 551614Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $111.9MLatest imports | +16.0% | 9 | 9495 | CHNDeclining | $174.8M |
| 17 | HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $139.1MLatest imports | +9.8% | 48 | 7796 | TURSlowing | $184.2M |
| 18 | HS 760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $85.8MLatest imports | +21.0% | 4 | 9755 | MOZDeclining | $151.9M |
| 19 | HS 270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $114.5MLatest imports | +28.4% | 9 | 4067 | FRADeclining | $223.7M |
| 20 | HS 880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $126.4MLatest imports | +1.7% | 5 | 7068 | DEUDeclining | $133.0M |
| 21 | HS 030244Fish: fresh or chilled, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $58.7MLatest imports | +26.8% | 11 | 8548 | DNKDeclining | $114.6M |
| 22 | HS 040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $167.0MLatest imports | +6.6% | 25 | 3795 | AREDeclining | $202.0M |
| 23 | HS 271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $71.1MLatest imports | +15.6% | 20 | 7201 | GRCSlowing | $109.8M |
| 24 | HS 880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $92.9MLatest imports | +7.1% | 33 | 6380 | USADeclining | $114.1M |
| 25 | HS 711620Stones: precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of | $72.0MLatest imports | +7.4% | 21 | 9880 | USADeclining | $89.1M |
| 26 | HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $84.3MLatest imports | +7.8% | 21 | 7095 | BRADeclining | $105.7M |
| 27 | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $167.5MLatest imports | +15.2% | 17 | 2729 | MYSGrowing | $256.1M |
| 28 | HS 890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $131.7MLatest imports | +4.7% | 9 | 4623 | ESPStable | $151.3M |
| 29 | HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $120.5MLatest imports | +5.0% | 39 | 3555 | NORDeclining | $139.4M |
| 30 | HS 890190Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $96.9MLatest imports | -1.0% | 12 | 7190 | POLDeclining | $94.0M |
| 31 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $143.4MLatest imports | +4.3% | 28 | 3140 | CHLDeclining | $162.6M |
| 32 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $55.5MLatest imports | +44.0% | 4 | 5713 | ITADeclining | $108.3M |
| 33 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $167.4MLatest imports | +8.2% | 44 | 2911 | EGYGrowing | $212.2M |
| 34 | HS 870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $68.6MLatest imports | +3.0% | 17 | 7622 | JPNDeclining | $75.0M |
| 35 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $184.8MLatest imports | -0.7% | 46 | 2040 | JPNDeclining | $181.2M |
| 36 | HS 870333Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $60.4MLatest imports | +3.2% | 24 | 6865 | JPNDeclining | $66.3M |
| 37 | HS 854470Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $43.8MLatest imports | +7.7% | 33 | 6980 | USADeclining | $54.6M |
| 38 | HS 271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $53.7MLatest imports | +12.9% | 17 | 3783 | USADeclining | $77.3M |
| 39 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $196.5MLatest imports | -1.4% | 65 | 1362 | GBRSlowing | $188.6M |
| 40 | HS 440712Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $54.0MLatest imports | +11.2% | 20 | 3490 | SVNDeclining | $74.3M |
| 41 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $40.9MLatest imports | +36.3% | 6 | 5001 | NLDDeclining | $79.9M |
| 42 | HS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $34.0MLatest imports | +9.3% | 10 | 8355 | USADeclining | $44.4M |
| 43 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $86.8MLatest imports | +3.3% | 58 | 1941 | USAAccelerating | $95.6M |
| 44 | HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $46.3MLatest imports | +7.1% | 31 | 4855 | AREDeclining | $56.8M |
| 45 | HS 890399Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $63.9MLatest imports | +6.3% | 31 | 2693 | USADeclining | $76.7M |
| 46 | HS 910221Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $60.4MLatest imports | +6.5% | 24 | 4076 | USADeclining | $72.9M |
| 47 | HS 890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $32.6MLatest imports | +19.9% | 15 | 4691 | AGOGrowing | $56.2M |
| 48 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $66.7MLatest imports | +3.7% | 28 | 2797 | OMNDeclining | $74.5M |
| 49 | HS 910121Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $51.3MLatest imports | +9.3% | 17 | 4034 | CHEDeclining | $67.0M |
| 50 | HS 847150Digital 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 | $51.5MLatest imports | +0.7% | 46 | 4807 | MYSDeclining | $52.7M |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipsHS2 89 | 6 | $5.9B | $3.5B | +7.7% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $10.5B | $3.4B | +7.3% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 7 | $1.5B | $1.1B | +25.0% |
| HS2 sector 99HS2 99 | 1 | $1.2B | $1.0B | +6.3% |
| Precious stones and metalsHS2 71 | 4 | $795.7M | $782.0M | +9.5% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 3 | $469.2M | $479.4M | +7.6% |
| AircraftHS2 88 | 3 | $572.1M | $406.2M | +7.2% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 2 | $449.8M | $357.3M | +8.1% |
| Railway equipmentHS2 86 | 1 | $237.4M | $335.9M | +13.7% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 1 | $308.1M | $277.8M | +6.4% |
| TobaccoHS2 24 | 1 | $328.1M | $230.9M | +3.1% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 3 | $313.9M | $184.6M | +1.8% |
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 711620Stones: precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of | $72.0M | 21 | 9880 | USA | 99.4% |
| HS 760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $85.8M | 4 | 9755 | MOZ | 98.7% |
| HS 551614Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | $111.9M | 9 | 9495 | CHN | 97.4% |
| HS 860900Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $237.4M | 35 | 9270 | CHN | 96.3% |
| HS 030244Fish: fresh or chilled, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $58.7M | 11 | 8548 | DNK | 92.3% |
| HS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $34.0M | 10 | 8355 | USA | 91.3% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $139.1M | 48 | 7796 | TUR | 88.1% |
| HS 870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $68.6M | 17 | 7622 | JPN | 87.1% |
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.
NLD
Netherlands
3 screened products
$3.3BCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
11 screened products
$2.9BCalculated opportunity across these rowsITA
Italy
2 screened products
$2.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsARE
United Arab Emirates
5 screened products
$1.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsFRA
France
2 screened products
$611.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsIND
India
2 screened products
$547.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
2 screened products
$506.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
2 screened products
$292.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the World excl. Intra-EU 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 World excl. Intra-EU'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 World excl. Intra-EU.
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.