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Total imports · 2020 · Full yearvs last year↓ -36.4%
MVR28.27B
~$1.83B 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
50,341
HS × country rows
Top partner
China
14.6% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 28.27B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$3K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$10.8M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$5.1M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
11.3%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2020

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
8.4%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
41%
20,621 of 50,341 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 2.36B
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils4.7%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers16.5%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery13.3%
  4. 04CH 94Furniture, lighting, bedding7.9%
  5. 05CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0.0%
  6. 06CH 44Wood & charcoal3.8%
  7. 07CH 39Plastics20.7%
  8. 08CH 73Iron & steel articles9.9%
  9. 09CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
  10. 10CH 90Optical, medical, precision4.5%
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 · 2020

How imports actually move

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

Oman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 2.25BUnited Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.12BChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 877.9MSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 708.6MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 578.2MIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 475.1MChina → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 466.0MChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 463.4MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 443.1MMalaysia → Wood & charcoal: MVR 332.7MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 280.6MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 226.3MSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 195.0MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 188.7MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 183.7MSingapore → Wood & charcoal: MVR 183.4MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 175.5MMalaysia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 170.6MChina → Wood & charcoal: MVR 157.4MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 126.2MMalaysia → Electrical machinery: MVR 97.2MIndia → Furniture, lighting, bedding: MVR 72.5M🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 3.41B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 2.85B🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 2.63B🇴🇲 OmanMVR 2.33B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 2.15B🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 1.52BMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 4.02BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 2.31BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 2.23BSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 955.4MWood & charcoalCH 44 · MVR 840.5MFurniture, lighting, beddingCH 94 · MVR 740.2M
Category map · 2020

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2714.4%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 4.07B
CH 849.8%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 2.76B
CH 859.7%
Electrical machinery
MVR 2.74B
CH 944.2%
Furniture, lighting, bedding
MVR 1.19B
CH 254.0%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 1.13B
CH 443.8%
Wood & charcoal
MVR 1.07B
CH 393.4%
Plastics
MVR 956.0M
CH 733.0%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 846.3M
CH 042.8%
Dairy, eggs, honey
MVR 789.4M
Top sources · 2020

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇨🇳China↓ -43.0%
    14.6%MVR 4.12B
  2. 02🇮🇳India↓ -16.7%
    13.2%MVR 3.72B
  3. 03🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↓ -58.0%
    12.4%MVR 3.51B
  4. 04🇸🇬Singapore↓ -43.4%
    10.9%MVR 3.09B
  5. 05🇴🇲Oman↑ +748.1%
    8.4%MVR 2.37B
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↓ -27.5%
    7.6%MVR 2.14B
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka↓ -29.3%
    6.4%MVR 1.80B
  8. 08🇹🇭Thailand↓ -49.6%
    3.3%MVR 925.5M
  9. 09🇺🇸United States↓ -33.5%
    2.0%MVR 573.8M
  10. 10🇮🇩Indonesia↓ -35.8%
    2.0%MVR 561.2M
  11. 11🇩🇪Germany↓ -46.7%
    1.8%MVR 519.8M
  12. 12🇮🇹Italy↓ -39.6%
    1.5%MVR 410.5M
Top items · 2020

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 3.18B
022710191110Petrol🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 429.5M
038517120010Mobile phone.🇸🇬Singapore+30MVR 423.5M
043004900012Medicaments nes🇮🇳India+24MVR 379.2M
054407990010Timber, nes🇲🇾Malaysia+21MVR 344.1M
061006300099Rice (not specified).🇮🇳India+28MVR 306.4M
072516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+3MVR 301.1M
082523290011Portland cement🇮🇳India+8MVR 298.5M
092402200000Cigarettes containing tobacco🇸🇬Singapore+7MVR 250.4M
108544490010Insulated cables for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v (not fitted with connectors)🇨🇳China+34MVR 238.8M
119406900099Other prefabricated buildings of materials other than wood nes ( <> agri.purpose)🇨🇳China+8MVR 224.7M
129018901099Machineries & instruments, nes, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary scien🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+27MVR 211.5M

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

Source: 1 Jul 2021