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Total imports · 2017 · Full yearvs last year↑ +11.2%
MVR36.31B
~$2.35B 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
49,893
HS × country rows
Top partner
United Arab Emirates
18.6% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 36.31B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$4K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$13.9M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$6.5M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
9.9%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2017

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
10.2%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
35%
17,572 of 49,893 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 3.71B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils6.8%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers20.8%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery14.9%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0.0%
  5. 05CH 44Wood & charcoal4.0%
  6. 06CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding10.6%
  7. 07CH 39Plastics24.9%
  8. 08CH 73Iron & steel articles10%
  9. 09CH 72Iron & steel5%
  10. 10CH 88Aircraft & spacecraft25%
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 · 2017

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 3.85BSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 933.8MIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 882.0MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 791.5MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 767.4MMalaysia → Wood & charcoal: MVR 645.5MSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 628.0MChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 542.2MSri Lanka → Electrical machinery: MVR 463.2MChina → Iron & steel: MVR 396.0MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 341.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 274.2MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 267.4MIndia → Iron & steel: MVR 249.2MMalaysia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 243.7MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 238.5MChina → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 222.9MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 221.3MSri Lanka → Machinery & boilers: MVR 219.4MSingapore → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 205.3MSingapore → Wood & charcoal: MVR 180.7MChina → Wood & charcoal: MVR 174.1MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 172.6MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 121.2MSingapore → Iron & steel: MVR 115.0M🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 5.70B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 3.64B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 3.46B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 3.29B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 1.59B🇱🇰 Sri LankaMVR 935.5MMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 4.71BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 3.49BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 2.54BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 1.68BWood & charcoalCH 44 · MVR 1.27BIron & steelCH 72 · MVR 863.6M
Category map · 2017

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2713.3%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 4.84B
CH 8411.6%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.20B
CH 858.6%
Electrical machinery
MVR 3.11B
CH 255.1%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.86B
CH 444.7%
Wood & charcoal
MVR 1.69B
CH 943.5%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.26B
CH 393.2%
Plastics
MVR 1.17B
CH 733.2%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.15B
CH 722.9%
Iron & steel
MVR 1.07B
Top sources · 2017

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
    18.6%MVR 6.74B
  2. 02🇸🇬Singapore
    13.5%MVR 4.90B
  3. 03🇮🇳India
    12.0%MVR 4.36B
  4. 04🇨🇳China
    11.9%MVR 4.32B
  5. 05🇲🇾Malaysia
    7.4%MVR 2.68B
  6. 06🇱🇰Sri Lanka
    6.5%MVR 2.38B
  7. 07🇹🇭Thailand
    4.7%MVR 1.69B
  8. 08🇩🇪Germany
    2.4%MVR 860.3M
  9. 09🇹🇷Turkey
    2.1%MVR 744.6M
  10. 10🇮🇩Indonesia
    2.0%MVR 711.5M
  11. 11🇺🇸United States
    1.8%MVR 661.4M
  12. 12🇦🇺Australia
    1.7%MVR 623.7M
Top items · 2017

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+2MVR 3.61B
024407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+30MVR 642.5M
032710191110Petrol🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+2MVR 575.5M
042517100010Aggregates🇮🇳India+6MVR 445.5M
052523290011Portland cement🇸🇬Singapore+8MVR 435.4M
068803300010Aircraft parts, nes🇺🇸United States+30MVR 426.6M
072516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+4MVR 371.4M
088517120010Mobile phone.🇸🇬Singapore+26MVR 348.1M
092710200011Aviation gas🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+1MVR 341.9M
109018901099Machineries & instruments, nes, for medical, surgical... sciences🇲🇾Malaysia+30MVR 278.4M
117213100000Hotrolled iron/steel bars &rods,in coils,cont.deformations prod.by rolling🇮🇳India+10MVR 267.3M
121006300099Rice (not specified).🇮🇳India+20MVR 266.3M

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

Source: 4 Jul 2018