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Total imports · 2016 · Full yearvs last year↑ +12.1%
MVR32.66B
~$2.12B at MVR 15.42 / USD
ImportsExports
Year
2026YTD2025YTD20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Trading partners
12
Top 12 shown
HS chapters active
9
of 99 WCO chapters
Line-items declared
52,362
HS × country rows
Top partner
United Arab Emirates
15.7% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 32.66B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$4K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$12.5M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$5.9M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
9.1%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2016

How much duty is paid on imports

Effective rate is value-weighted. Half of all line-items are duty-free under preferential agreements; concentrated chapters (tobacco, spirits) carry much higher rates.

Effective duty rate
11.1%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
36%
19,095 of 52,362 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 3.61B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 84Machinery & boilers20.8%
  2. 02CH 27Mineral fuels & oils9.3%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery14.9%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0.1%
  5. 05CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding9.7%
  6. 06CH 44Wood & charcoal3.8%
  7. 07CH 73Iron & steel articles10%
  8. 08CH 39Plastics21.7%
  9. 09CH 72Iron & steel5%
  10. 10CH 89Ships & boats23.0%
Yearly trend

Imports value over time

Latest published slice per year. Click any bar to jump to that year.

30.65B
'14
29.15B
'15
32.66B
'16
36.31B
'17
45.57B
'18
44.42B
'19
28.27B
'20
39.56B
'21
53.66B
'22
53.68B
'23
55.97B
'24
50.46B
'25
10.43B
'26
SelectedOther yearsPartial (YTD)
Trade flows · 2016

How imports actually move

Top sources on the left, top product chapters on the right. Band thickness ∝ CIF value.

United Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 2.62BIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 1.07BSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 1.03BSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 837.2MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 725.2MMalaysia → Wood & charcoal: MVR 438.4MSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 393.6MChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 388.5MChina → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 321.2MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 284.7MSingapore → Wood & charcoal: MVR 258.6MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 245.1MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 234.2MSri Lanka → Electrical machinery: MVR 226.7MChina → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 197.7MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 170.1MSingapore → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 165.3MSri Lanka → Machinery & boilers: MVR 150.0MSingapore → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 144.8MChina → Wood & charcoal: MVR 139.8MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 113.3MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 97.7MMalaysia → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 87.1MSri Lanka → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 86.3M🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 4.01B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 3.67B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 3.40B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 3.09B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 907.9M🇱🇰 Sri LankaMVR 804.6MMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 3.74BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 3.51BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 1.97BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 1.23BWood & charcoalCH 44 · MVR 947.0MFurniture, lighting, beddingCH 94 · MVR 877.7M
Category map · 2016

What's coming in, at a glance

Each tile sized by share of total. Click a chapter to filter.

CH 8412.6%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.12B
CH 2711.6%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 3.80B
CH 858.0%
Electrical machinery
MVR 2.61B
CH 254.5%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.46B
CH 944.1%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.34B
CH 443.9%
Wood & charcoal
MVR 1.29B
CH 733.3%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.08B
CH 393.1%
Plastics
MVR 1.01B
CH 722.6%
Iron & steel
MVR 856.5M
Top sources · 2016

Where Maldives buys from

Ranked by CIF value · YoY change uses same-period monthly average

  1. 01🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
    15.7%MVR 5.13B
  2. 02🇸🇬Singapore↓ -6.6%
    14.3%MVR 4.66B
  3. 03🇨🇳China↑ +93.8%
    13.4%MVR 4.39B
  4. 04🇮🇳India↑ +21.6%
    13.0%MVR 4.23B
  5. 05🇱🇰Sri Lanka↑ +0.8%
    6.3%MVR 2.06B
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -14.7%
    5.7%MVR 1.86B
  7. 07🇹🇭Thailand↑ +9.0%
    4.7%MVR 1.53B
  8. 08🇩🇪Germany↑ +43.2%
    2.4%MVR 785.3M
  9. 09🇭🇰Hong Kong↑ +51.1%
    2.2%MVR 717.4M
  10. 10🇮🇩Indonesia↑ +25.8%
    2.2%MVR 703.5M
  11. 11🇹🇷Turkey↑ +116.5%
    2.0%MVR 654.2M
  12. 12🇺🇸United States
    2.0%MVR 649.1M
Top items · 2016

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+6MVR 2.97B
024407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+27MVR 413.7M
032710191110Petrol🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+4MVR 405.0M
042516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+4MVR 361.6M
058803300010Aircraft parts, nes🇺🇸United States+33MVR 331.3M
062517100010Aggregates🇮🇳India+4MVR 315.7M
078907900013Pontoons🇨🇳China+2MVR 306.7M
088517120010Mobile phone.🇸🇬Singapore+28MVR 289.6M
092523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+6MVR 287.7M
101006300099Rice (not specified).🇮🇳India+28MVR 285.4M
118803300011Helicopter parts, nes🇮🇳India+3MVR 240.9M
122402200012Camel.🇸🇬Singapore+1MVR 233.8M

Data republished from Maldives Customs Service. Imports are CIF, exports are FOB. Current-year figures cover the months published to date.

Source: 1 Jul 2017