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Total imports · 2026 · Jan-Febvs last year↑ +13.7%
MVR10.43B
~$676.5M 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
26,040
HS × country rows
Top partner
China
16.3% share
Put it in perspective

What MVR 10.43B actually means

Per Maldivian
~$1K
imported per person over the period
Per resort
~$4.0M
across ~170 resort islands
Every single day
~$11.3M
crossing in on average
Biggest single item
12.8%
of all imports is marine gas oil (diesel)
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Import duty · 2026

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
8.3%
value-weighted across all imports
Duty-free lines
48%
12,483 of 26,040 HS×country rows
Est. duty revenue
MVR 871.6M
CIF × rate (this period)
Highest rate seen
400%
usually tobacco or spirits
Average duty by category
  1. 01CH 27Mineral fuels & oils4.8%
  2. 02CH 84Machinery & boilers15.7%
  3. 03CH 85Electrical machinery14.7%
  4. 04CH 25Salt, sulphur, cement0%
  5. 05CH 02Meat2.3%
  6. 06CH 04Dairy, eggs, honey0%
  7. 07CH 08Fruit & nuts2.7%
  8. 08CH 73Iron & steel articles9.8%
  9. 09CH 39Plastics15.5%
  10. 10CH 87Vehicles41.4%
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 · 2026

How imports actually move

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

Oman → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 1.22BChina → Machinery & boilers: MVR 357.8MChina → Electrical machinery: MVR 341.5MMalaysia → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 287.6MUnited Arab Emirates → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 221.1MSingapore → Machinery & boilers: MVR 201.5MSingapore → Electrical machinery: MVR 166.2MSingapore → Mineral fuels & oils: MVR 155.7MIndia → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 127.0MChina → Iron & steel articles: MVR 125.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Salt, sulphur, cement: MVR 121.3MUnited Arab Emirates → Machinery & boilers: MVR 115.7MIndia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 99.9MIndia → Iron & steel articles: MVR 80.3MUnited Arab Emirates → Electrical machinery: MVR 71.6MIndia → Meat: MVR 61.9MUnited Arab Emirates → Meat: MVR 58.9MIndia → Electrical machinery: MVR 47.4MChina → Meat: MVR 30.6MMalaysia → Machinery & boilers: MVR 26.6M🇨🇳 ChinaMVR 1.41B🇴🇲 OmanMVR 1.22B🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMVR 1.21B🇮🇳 IndiaMVR 1.06B🇸🇬 SingaporeMVR 597.9M🇲🇾 MalaysiaMVR 469.3MMineral fuels & oilsCH 27 · MVR 1.96BMachinery & boilersCH 84 · MVR 1.08BElectrical machineryCH 85 · MVR 757.2MSalt, sulphur, cementCH 25 · MVR 298.0MMeatCH 02 · MVR 287.9MIron & steel articlesCH 73 · MVR 206.2M
Category map · 2026

What's coming in, at a glance

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

CH 2719.0%
Mineral fuels & oils
MVR 1.98B
CH 8411.7%
Machinery & boilers
MVR 1.22B
CH 858.2%
Electrical machinery
MVR 857.9M
CH 253.4%
Salt, sulphur, cement
MVR 352.8M
CH 023.2%
Meat
MVR 328.6M
CH 043.1%
Dairy, eggs, honey
MVR 324.1M
CH 083.0%
Fruit & nuts
MVR 317.8M
CH 732.9%
Iron & steel articles
MVR 307.6M
CH 392.7%
Plastics
MVR 279.0M
Top sources · 2026

Where Maldives buys from

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

  1. 01🇨🇳China↑ +28.4%
    16.3%MVR 1.70B
  2. 02🇦🇪United Arab Emirates↓ -11.3%
    14.3%MVR 1.49B
  3. 03🇮🇳India↑ +1.0%
    13.4%MVR 1.39B
  4. 04🇴🇲Oman↑ +56.2%
    12.0%MVR 1.26B
  5. 05🇸🇬Singapore↑ +10.4%
    8.0%MVR 836.9M
  6. 06🇲🇾Malaysia↑ +26.0%
    5.9%MVR 610.9M
  7. 07🇱🇰Sri Lanka↑ +15.9%
    4.7%MVR 489.0M
  8. 08🇺🇸United States↓ -6.2%
    2.2%MVR 233.3M
  9. 09🇹🇷Turkey↑ +32.7%
    2.2%MVR 229.2M
  10. 10🇹🇭Thailand↓ -11.2%
    1.9%MVR 194.2M
  11. 11🇨🇦Canada↑ +187.6%
    1.8%MVR 189.1M
  12. 12🇦🇺Australia↑ +17.7%
    1.6%MVR 163.2M
Top items · 2026

Individual goods at 10-digit HS resolution

Ranked by CIF value across the period

#HS codeItemTop sourceCIF
012710200010Marine gas oil (diesel)🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 1.34B
022710191110Petrol🇴🇲Oman+3MVR 260.9M
038807300000Other parts of airplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircrafts🇨🇦Canada+24MVR 178.9M
042710200011Aviation gas🇴🇲Oman+1MVR 160.2M
052710191111Very low sulphur fuel oil - vlsfo other than biodiesel🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+1MVR 140.4M
067214200000Iron/steel bars & rods,hotrolled,twisted/with deformtns from rolling proc.🇮🇳India+6MVR 112.4M
078517130000Smartphones🇸🇬Singapore+16MVR 99.8M
080202300010Beef boneless (frozen)🇮🇳India+13MVR 95.3M
092523290011Portland cement🇮🇩Indonesia+3MVR 93.4M
108407100000Aircraft spark-ignition piston engines🇨🇦Canada+2MVR 91.6M
112516120010Rock boulders🇮🇳India+1MVR 89.9M
128415101000Inverter airconditioner (designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor🇨🇳China+9MVR 88.4M

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

Source: 4 Apr 2026