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Total imports · 2018 · Full yearvs last year↑ +25.5%
MVR45.57B
~$2.96B 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
51,581
HS × country rows
Top partner
United Arab Emirates
18.1% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 45.57B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$6K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$17.4M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$8.2M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
11.8%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2018

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
9.8%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
36%
18,413 of 51,581 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 4.45B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils4.6%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers17.9%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery15.3%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0.0%
  5. 05CH 44Wood & charcoal4.5%
  6. 06CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding10.6%
  7. 07CH 73Iron & steel articles10%
  8. 08CH 39Plastics22.3%
  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 · 2018

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 4.74BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 1.39BMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.20BSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 1.05BSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 896.8MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 868.1MSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 849.1MIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 806.0MChina → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 641.1MChina → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 619.7MMalaysia → Wood & charcoal: MVR 524.0MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 469.2MSri Lanka → Electrical machinery: MVR 350.0MSingapore → Wood & charcoal: MVR 335.5MMalaysia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 325.4MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 286.1MSingapore → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 286.1MChina → Wood & charcoal: MVR 225.0MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 224.8MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 223.7MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 199.8MSri Lanka → Machinery & boilers: MVR 178.7MSingapore → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 160.6MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 157.3MMalaysia → Electrical machinery: MVR 134.3M🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 7.12B🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 6.41B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 4.31B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 3.34B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 2.39B🇱🇰 Sri LankaMVR 1.05BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 6.79BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 3.96BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 3.16BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 2.40BWood & charcoalCH 44 · MVR 1.47BFurniture, lighting, beddingCH 94 · MVR 1.29B
Category map · 2018

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2715.8%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 7.20B
CH 8410.0%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 4.54B
CH 858.7%
Electrical machinery
MVR 3.97B
CH 255.8%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 2.65B
CH 444.4%
Wood & charcoal
MVR 2.00B
CH 944.4%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.99B
CH 733.9%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 1.78B
CH 393.3%
Plastics
MVR 1.48B
CH 723.0%
Iron & steel
MVR 1.35B
Top sources · 2018

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
    18.1%MVR 8.26B
  2. 02🇨🇳China
    16.5%MVR 7.52B
  3. 03🇸🇬Singapore
    12.5%MVR 5.68B
  4. 04🇮🇳India
    9.7%MVR 4.41B
  5. 05🇲🇾Malaysia
    7.8%MVR 3.58B
  6. 06🇱🇰Sri Lanka
    5.6%MVR 2.54B
  7. 07🇹🇭Thailand
    4.2%MVR 1.91B
  8. 08🇹🇷Turkey
    2.9%MVR 1.33B
  9. 09🇮🇩Indonesia
    2.1%MVR 968.6M
  10. 10🇩🇪Germany
    1.9%MVR 853.1M
  11. 11🇺🇸United States
    1.7%MVR 774.1M
  12. 12🌐Ireland
    1.7%MVR 764.5M
Top items · 2018

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+4MVR 5.39B
022710191110Petrol🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+3MVR 785.7M
034407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+31MVR 718.5M
048802400012Aircraft (of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg)🌐IrelandMVR 689.6M
052523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+10MVR 603.9M
068517120010Mobile phone.🇸🇬Singapore+20MVR 447.9M
079018901099Machineries & instruments, nes, for medical, surgical... sciences🇱🇰Sri Lanka+33MVR 436.5M
082516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+5MVR 424.6M
092710200011Aviation gas🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+2MVR 419.4M
108501349010Dc generators of an output > 375kw🇨🇳China+9MVR 415.3M
118803300010Aircraft parts, nes🇺🇸United States+29MVR 412.7M
122517100010Aggregates🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+7MVR 407.7M

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

Source: 10 Apr 2019