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Somalia Major Imports

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Based on the statistics of United Nations, Somalia imported US$628 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products imported to Somalia, Cane Sugar contributes to 10.27% of total trade value, equal to US$64,467 thousand. The second imported are Wheat & Meslin Flour, which account for 2.29%. The following table lists the top products imported to Somalia. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each import category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.

Top Products Imported by Somalia

Market Value: 628 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Top Products Imported by Somalia

Rank Product Trade Value (thousands) Share (%) Growth (% 5yr)
1 Cane Sugar 64,467 10.27 31.54
2 Wheat & Meslin Flour 14,390 2.29 61.70
3 Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus 10,087 1.61 540.52
4 Grain Sorghum 9,711 1.55 1,699.28
5 Soap 8,693 1.38 648.26
6 Concentrated Milk & Cream 7,631 1.22 148.34
7 Cement 5,660 0.90 -21.35
8 Palm Oil 5,400 0.86 -24.30
9 Medicines in Doses 4,801 0.76 15.96
10 Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers 4,585 0.73 231.59
11 Non Tufted Woven Carpets 3,892 0.62 0.00
12 Cigars & Cigarettes 3,676 0.59 -82.39
13 Prepared & Preserved Fish 3,545 0.56 0.00
14 Woven Fabrics of Artificial Staple Fibers 3,312 0.53 6,860.69
15 Leguminous Vegetables 3,109 0.50 331.12
16 Checks & Stamps 3,034 0.48 0.00
17 Candy 2,737 0.44 1,946.04
18 Fruit & Vegetable Juice 2,301 0.37 1,380.31
19 Soft Drinks 2,255 0.36 3,855.11
20 Rice 2,154 0.34 -38.99
21 Primary Cells & Batteries 2,125 0.34 254.34
22 Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments 1,890 0.30 93.41
23 Non-Knit Track Suits 1,801 0.29 200,920.31
24 Dates 1,681 0.27 0.00
25 Organic Surface-Active Agents 1,671 0.27 1,970.17
26 Organic Composite Solvents & Thinners 1,635 0.26 17,526.82
27 Chicken 1,624 0.26 0.00
28 Pasta 1,264 0.20 -81.43
29 Natural Vegetable Fats & Oils 1,249 0.20 -58.15
30 Plastic Containers 1,072 0.17 -19.04
31 Food Preparations 1,000 0.16 492.50
32 Other Footwear 890 0.14 2,118.14
33 Motor Vehicle Parts 837 0.13 47.89
34 Cereal Flours 793 0.13 0.00
35 Malt Extract 780 0.12 80.16
36 Medicines Not in Doses 760 0.12 -15.97
37 Non Crude Oil 724 0.12 -86.95
38 Corn 717 0.11 70.00
39 Sacks & Bags of Textile Material 634 0.10 1,022.99
40 Insecticides 632 0.10 559.27
41 Mechanical Machinery & Parts 590 0.09 518.12
42 Plastic Floor Cover & Wall Cover 529 0.08 86.21
43 Fork-Lift Trucks 513 0.08 10,863.08
44 Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments 486 0.08 51.58
45 Plastic & Rubber Footwear 466 0.07 17.22
46 Bread, Pastry & Cakes 452 0.07 567.96
47 Coconut Oil 449 0.07 180.06
48 New Pneumatic Tires 444 0.07 -81.85
49 Insulated Wire & Cable 401 0.06 77.61
50 Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film 377 0.06 1,073.47
51 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits 367 0.06 242.63
52 Television, Radio & Assessory Parts 366 0.06 -26.75
53 Passenger Vehicles 346 0.06 -38.86
54 Articles of Iron & Steel 327 0.05 3,437.83
55 Glazed Ceramic Flags & Paving 310 0.05 449.77
56 Leather Footwear 303 0.05 1,144.73
57 Carpentry of Wood 301 0.05 2,056.64
58 Trucks 295 0.05 3.17
59 Machinery For Working Rubber & Plastics 282 0.04 414.29
60 Tomatoes Prepared & Preserved 279 0.04 7.56
61 Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn 276 0.04 1,516.13
62 Misc Fats & Oils 274 0.04 40.48
63 Knitted T-Shirts 267 0.04 132.64
64 Cereal Groats 265 0.04 25,414.62
65 Articles of Plastics 264 0.04 508.06
66 Human Blood 261 0.04 28,978.93
67 Sheet Piling 260 0.04 0.00
68 Woven Fabric of Artificial Filament Yarn 259 0.04 0.00
69 Perfumes & Toilet Waters 259 0.04 0.00
70 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Overcoats 259 0.04 -76.48
71 Furniture & Parts 247 0.04 6.24
72 Plastic Tubes 242 0.04 47.27
73 Non Sweetened Waters 240 0.04 4,691.29
74 Knitted Womens & Girls Suits 238 0.04 49.99
75 Nails 233 0.04 408.69
76 Blankets & Traveling Rugs 229 0.04 543.84
77 Aluminum Bars 226 0.04 22,239.21
78 Knitted Babies Garments & Accessories 224 0.04 0.00
79 Computer & Office Machines Parts 212 0.03 -26.06
80 Shawls & Scarves 200 0.03 123.08
81 Milk 198 0.03 27,447.42
82 Petroleum Jelly 189 0.03 0.00
83 Phosphinates 186 0.03 0.00
84 Electronic Integrated Circuits 176 0.03 2,795.12
85 Foods Prepared By Cereal Grain 176 0.03 -28.85
86 Pumps For Liquids 170 0.03 -22.19
87 Seats & Parts 167 0.03 168.68
88 Polymers of Ethylene 162 0.03 0.00
89 Articles of Cement 157 0.03 0.00
90 Electric Water Heaters 157 0.02 -36.95
91 Vacuum Flasks & Vessels 147 0.02 42.29
92 Semi Trucks & Tractors 145 0.02 73.59
93 Cereal Grains 145 0.02 -75.54
94 Wood Packings 135 0.02 0.00
95 Semi Finished Products of Iron & Steel 135 0.02 0.00
96 Knitted Mens & Boys Suits 130 0.02 0.00
97 Air & Vacuum Pumps 122 0.02 301.48
98 Electric Lasers 119 0.02 373.63
99 Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes 116 0.02 0.00
100 Aluminum Structures & Parts of 113 0.02 0.00
101 Refrigerators & Freezers 111 0.02 -37.54
102 Notebooks & Business Forms 110 0.02 -78.17
103 Vegetable Saps & Extracts 109 0.02 0.00
104 Matches 109 0.02 511.41
105 Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders 107 0.02 311.73
106 Builders Ware of Plastics 105 0.02 822.46
107 Wheat 100 0.02 0.00
108 Other Pharmaceutical Goods 100 0.02 -57.77
109 Trailers 98 0.02 -12.76
110 Float Glass 98 0.02 32.04
111 Containers of Transport 98 0.02 5,380.08
112 Knitted & Crocheted Fabrics 96 0.02 2,537.03
113 Household Articles 96 0.02 -45.48
114 Sulfates 94 0.02 0.00
115 Polyethers 94 0.01 0.00
116 Measuring or Checking Instruments 93 0.01 1,176.35
117 Combs 92 0.01 0.00
118 Curtains & Interior Blinds 91 0.01 1,412.96
119 Waterproof Footwear 89 0.01 0.00
120 Computers, Printers & Storage Units 85 0.01 41.42
121 Orthopedic Appliances 82 0.01 7,491.47
122 Prepared Fruit 82 0.01 411.59
123 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits 81 0.01 38.95
124 Electric Storage Batteries 81 0.01 -25.07
125 Lamps & Lighting Fittings 80 0.01 -82.12
126 Bed & Table Linen 79 0.01 1,887.07
127 Iron & Steel < 600Mm Wide 78 0.01 0.00
128 Instruments for Measure & Check Flow 78 0.01 -58.35
129 Filters & Centrifuges 78 0.01 381.33
130 Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts 77 0.01 -53.37
131 Wood Sawn > 6 mm 75 0.01 26.98
132 Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates 74 0.01 1,262.44
133 Vans & Buses 73 0.01 29.36
134 Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts 73 0.01 440.46
135 Heterocyclic Compounds 73 0.01 0.00
136 Vegetable Products 72 0.01 -99.25
137 Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel 72 0.01 180.90
138 Fiberboard of Wood 71 0.01 0.00
139 Artificial Filament Yarn 67 0.01 0.00
140 Woven Cotton Fabrics – < 85% < 200G/M2 66 0.01 609.31
141 Floating Structures, Rafts & Buoys 63 0.01 0.00
142 Aluminum 62 0.01 0.00
143 Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 61 0.01 -50.19
144 Iron & Steel Bars & Rods – HR 60 0.01 0.00
145 Hair Preparations 60 0.01 605.64
146 Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps 58 0.01 1,474.48
147 Articles of Vulcanized Rubber 57 0.01 83.94
148 Seamless Iron & Steel Tubes & Pipes 56 0.01 740.72
149 Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters 54 0.01 -62.02
150 Dishwashing & Packaging Machines 54 0.01 -12.16
151 Interchange Hand & Machine Tools 54 0.01 142.74
152 Soybean Oil 53 0.01 0.00
153 Prepared Glues & Adhesives 53 0.01 -75.65
154 Printed Paper, In Rolls or Sheets 53 0.01 1,416.27
155 Glassware For Table 53 0.01 213.87
156 Plastic Household Articles 51 0.01 -77.33
157 Handtools & Tools Used in Agriculture 50 0.01 -65.02
158 Tarps, Sails & Tents 49 0.01 -16.48
159 Fishing Vessels 48 0.01 0.00
160 Articles of Aluminum 48 0.01 3,000.96
161 Prepared Vegetables 45 0.01 1,642.15
162 Knitted Pantyhose 45 0.01 0.00
163 Paint & Varnish 43 0.01 -72.91
164 Ferrous Waste & Scrap 43 0.01 0.00
165 Machine Tools For Forging 42 0.01 0.00
166 Engine Parts 42 0.01 -77.01
167 Printed Circuits 42 0.01 3,764.06
168 Sauces & Condiments 41 0.01 41.45
169 Newsprint 40 0.01 55.77
170 Piston Engines 40 0.01 275.11
171 Specialized Electrical Machinery & Parts 39 0.01 410.10
172 Worn Clothing 38 0.01 -91.63
173 Cast Iron Articles 38 0.01 0.00
174 Electric Capacitors 37 0.01 0.00
175 Household Art & Parts 37 0.01 -77.86
176 Carbonates 37 0.01 2,242.35
177 Composite Diagnostic & Lab Reagents 36 0.01 3.34
178 Nucleic Acids & Salts 36 0.01 44.90
179 Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis 36 0.01 -61.12
180 Plywood 35 0.01 0.00
181 Synthetic Coloring Matter 34 0.01 2,264.99
182 Knitted Mens & Boys Shirts 34 0.01 0.00
183 Prepared Pigments For Ceramics 33 0.01 -13.67
184 Iron & Steel Cloth 33 0.01 -63.55
185 Beauty & Make-up Perparations 33 0.01 -43.05
186 Gas, Water, Electric Meters 31 0.00 683.89
187 Photocopy Apparatus 30 0.00 108.67
188 Parts of Railway Locomotives 30 0.00 0.00
189 Mattress Supports 29 0.00 -96.47
190 Tobacco Substitutes 29 0.00 20.32
191 Sodium Hydrox 29 0.00 0.00
192 Alcoholic Beverages 28 0.00 3,826.14
193 Spectacles 28 0.00 2,977.47
194 Electrical Switching Boards 28 0.00 -75.06
195 Natural Gums 28 0.00 0.00
196 Seeds 27 0.00 -44.17
197 Amino-Resins 27 0.00 -66.93
198 Stoppers & Caps 27 0.00 2,857.47
199 Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments 27 0.00 -20.08
200 Electromagnets 27 0.00 502.75
201 Bandages 27 0.00 -19.51
202 Electric Motors & Generators 26 0.00 -53.54
203 Artist Colors in Tubes 26 0.00 268.97
204 Glass Mirrors 25 0.00 2,226.85
205 Drawn & Blown Glass 24 0.00 636.96
206 Ceramic Building Bricks 23 0.00 1,217.22
207 Knitted Garments 23 0.00 0.00
208 Sanitary & Toiletry Paper 22 0.00 0.00
209 Polishes & Creams For Leather 22 0.00 0.00
210 Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods 21 0.00 -74.91
211 Records & Tapes 21 0.00 674.62
212 Tanks – < 300 Liter 20 0.00 0.00
213 Onions 20 0.00 250.23
214 Diesel Engines 19 0.00 -30.51
215 Industrial & Lab Furnaces 19 0.00 0.00
216 Chocolate 19 0.00 105.74
217 Ceramic Tableware of Porcelain & China 19 0.00 -81.09
218 Safes 19 0.00 0.00
219 Pepper 18 0.00 622.57
220 Organo-Sulfur Compounds 18 0.00 0.00
221 Safety Glass 18 0.00 0.00
222 Abrasive Powder 17 0.00 34.49
223 Wheel Chairs 17 0.00 367.01
224 Locust Beans 16 0.00 352.17
225 Office Machines 16 0.00 38.01
226 Agricultural & Poultry Equipment 16 0.00 751.14
227 Polymers of Propylene & Other Olefins 16 0.00 448.00
228 Peptones 16 0.00 0.00
229 Grapes 15 0.00 0.00
230 Parts For Machine Tools 15 0.00 31.08
231 Demonstrational Instruments & Parts 15 0.00 27.74
232 Polycarboxylic Acids & Aldehyde 15 0.00 0.00
233 Carboxylic Acid 15 0.00 -37.80
234 Quaternary Ammonium Salts 15 0.00 419.15
235 Pens & Mechanical Pencils 14 0.00 0.00
236 Antibiotics 14 0.00 422.95
237 Twine 14 0.00 -90.53
238 Machine Tools For Working Wood 14 0.00 -9.63
239 Sanitary Ware & Parts 14 0.00 -88.45
240 Sgn Plts Nos a Symbols Except Bm 14 0.00 0.00
241 Electrical Resistors 13 0.00 0.00
242 Padlocks 13 0.00 -96.63
243 Cast Iron Tubes & Pipes 13 0.00 0.00
244 Furnishing Articles of Textile Materials 13 0.00 -94.93
245 Ceramic Sinks 13 0.00 -58.78
246 Food & Drink Preparation Machines 12 0.00 484.72
247 Art Paper 11 0.00 -91.77
248 Wine 11 0.00 0.00
249 Odoriferous Mixtures 10 0.00 0.00
250 Articles of Copper 10 0.00 0.00
251 Taps, Cocks & Valves 10 0.00 -69.89
252 Paper & Paperboard 10 0.00 0.00
253 Plastic Baths & Toilet Seats 10 0.00 -89.14
254 Springs & Leaves For Springs 10 0.00 0.00
255 Physical Exercise Equipment 10 0.00 -55.66
256 Glass Containers For Packing 9 0.00 8.54
257 Photographic Still Cameras 9 0.00 0.00
258 Dried Vegetables 9 0.00 0.00
259 Aircraft Parts 9 0.00 -73.59
260 Umbrellas 8 0.00 -94.03
261 Tube & Pipe Fittings 8 0.00 -50.24
262 Glassware For Lab & Pharmaceutical Use 8 0.00 395.36
263 Pictures & Photos 8 0.00 -55.55
264 Iron Oxides & Hydroxides 8 0.00 169.99
265 Sand Blasting Machines 8 0.00 -82.39
266 Inorganic Compounds 8 0.00 0.00
267 Parts For Electric Equipment 8 0.00 -41.94
268 Bells & Ornaments 8 0.00 336.36
269 Resin Carving Material 7 0.00 0.00
270 Vegetables & Fruits Preserved by Vinegar 7 0.00 28.90
271 Microphones 7 0.00 -81.17
272 Yachts & Other Pleasure Vessels 7 0.00 753.28
273 Office Paper 7 0.00 47.97
274 Misc Headgear 7 0.00 -89.16
275 Frozen Fish 7 0.00 0.00
276 Paper Labels 6 0.00 0.00
277 Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies 6 0.00 -97.97
278 Personal Toilet Preparations 6 0.00 9.89
279 Hand Tools 6 0.00 -86.42
280 Optical Elements 6 0.00 71.53
281 Wire of Iron & Nonalloy Steel 6 0.00 0.00
282 Reception Apparatus For Radiotelephony 6 0.00 85.00
283 Soups 5 0.00 -57.16
284 Mineral Substances 5 0.00 -94.95
285 Cheese & Curd 5 0.00 0.00
286 Switching Equipment, > 1000 V 5 0.00 44.24
287 Machines For Cleaning Seed 5 0.00 0.00
288 Apparatus For Photo Labs 5 0.00 0.00
289 Tableware of Base Metal 5 0.00 -91.89
290 Articles of Plaster 5 0.00 0.00
291 Fresh Birds Eggs 5 0.00 385.81
292 Testing Instruments 5 0.00 0.00
293 Fresh Fish 5 0.00 0.00
294 Cellulose & Chemical Derivatives 5 0.00 0.00
295 Glass Paving Blocks 5 0.00 0.00
296 Washers & Dryers 4 0.00 -93.54
297 Compounded Rubber 4 0.00 -78.90
298 Aluminum Foil < .2mm Thick 4 0.00 72.26
299 Citrus Fruit 4 0.00 0.00
300 Synthetic Staple Fibers 4 0.00 0.00
301 Inner Tubes For Tires 4 0.00 -93.35
302 Agricultural Machinery For Soil 4 0.00 -75.23
303 Knotted Net of Twine 3 0.00 -95.78
304 Knives 3 0.00 0.00
305 Monument Stone Articles 3 0.00 0.00
306 Scissors 3 0.00 248.57
307 Work Trucks 3 0.00 0.00
308 Machinery For Typeset 3 0.00 0.00
309 Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows 3 0.00 -93.35
310 Sugars 3 0.00 -1.43
311 Beer 3 0.00 -52.64
312 Glass Fibers & Articles 3 0.00 -5.18
313 Hydrometers & Thermometers 3 0.00 0.00
314 Medical, Dental & Vet Furniture 3 0.00 -93.46
315 Drawing Instruments 3 0.00 0.00
316 Books 3 0.00 -98.79
317 Tufted Carpets 3 0.00 0.00
318 Textile Footwear 3 0.00 0.00
319 Handsaws & Metal Parts 3 0.00 -70.62
320 Glass Envelopes 3 0.00 0.00
321 Polymers of Styrene 3 0.00 0.00
322 Wood Marquetry 3 0.00 184.82
323 Articles of Jewelry & Parts 2 0.00 0.00
324 Aqueous Paint & Varnishes 2 0.00 0.00
325 Gypsum 2 0.00 0.00
326 Retread & Used Tires 2 0.00 0.00
327 Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts 2 0.00 -32.22
328 Made-Up Clothes Accessories 2 0.00 -81.13
329 Aluminum Wire 2 0.00 0.00
330 TV Receivers 2 0.00 -97.76
331 Gaskets & Similar Joints of Metal Sheeting 2 0.00 -2.40
332 Woven Terry Fabrics 2 0.00 0.00
333 Screws, Bolts & Nuts 2 0.00 -92.56
334 Iron & Steel Angles & Shapes 2 0.00 -83.75
335 Glaziers Putty & Caulking 2 0.00 0.00
336 Parts of Musical Instruments 2 0.00 0.00
337 Natural Rubber 2 0.00 -87.78
338 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Overcoats 2 0.00 -99.84
339 Stoves 2 0.00 -98.72
340 Leather Used in Machinery 2 0.00 0.00
341 Needles 2 0.00 0.00
342 Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates 2 0.00 -96.65
343 Machinery Parts 2 0.00 -81.50
344 Knitted Womens & Girls Slips 2 0.00 0.00
345 Boxed Carbon Paper 2 0.00 -98.77
346 Heavy Construction Equipment 2 0.00 -81.63
347 Wire of Alloy Steel 1 0.00 0.00
348 Electric Sound & Visual Signaling Apparatus 1 0.00 -92.20
349 Braids & Tassels 1 0.00 0.00
350 Arcade, Table or Parlor Games 1 0.00 0.00
351 Yeasts 1 0.00 -96.48
352 Ink 1 0.00 -99.92
353 Woven Pile & Chenille Fabrics 1 0.00 -97.21
354 Provitamins & Vitamins 1 0.00 -83.38
355 Weighing Machines 1 0.00 23.04
356 Essent Oils Resinoid 1 0.00 0.00
357 Coloring Preparations 1 0.00 0.00
358 Brooms & Mops 1 0.00 5.26
359 Non-Knit Babies Garments & Accessories 1 0.00 0.00
360 Fresh Vegetables 1 0.00 0.00
361 Pulley Tackle & Hoists 1 0.00 -88.35
362 Electromech Domestic Appliances 1 0.00 -95.77
363 Binders For Found Molds 1 0.00 -44.34
364 Knitted Womens & Girls Blouses & Shirts 1 0.00 0.00
365 Narrow Woven Fabrics 1 0.00 -92.87
366 Tanks – > 300 Liter 1 0.00 26.90
367 Articles of Nickel 1 0.00 0.00
368 Clasps, Buckles & Hooks 1 0.00 -32.11
369 Machinery For Work in Leather 1 0.00 0.00
370 Optical Lenses & Fibers 1 0.00 0.00
371 Misc Carpets 1 0.00 0.00
372 Dextrins 1 0.00 8.47
373 Turntables & Cassette Players 1 0.00 0.00
374 Frozen Vegetables 1 0.00 0.00
375 Knit &Lace Hats 1 0.00 -91.63
376 Potatoes 1 0.00 -27.86
377 Used & New Rags 1 0.00 -85.01
378 Tea 1 0.00 -99.93
379 Ceramic Tableware & Earthenware 1 0.00 -96.30
380 Cycle Parts & Assessories 1 0.00 -99.75
381 Articles of Wood 0 0.00 -93.61
382 Plastic Waste 0 0.00 0.00
383 Handkerchiefs 0 0.00 0.00
384 Compasses & Navigation Instruments 0 0.00 -64.93
385 Basketwork 0 0.00 0.00
386 Made-Up Articles of Textile Materials 0 0.00 -99.96
387 Flour & Meal 0 0.00 0.00
388 Tobacco 0 0.00 -92.74
389 Calendars 0 0.00 0.00
390 Footwear Components 0 0.00 0.00
391 Electric Ignition Equipment 0 0.00 -97.36
392 Knives & Blades For Machines & Appliances 0 0.00 0.00
393 Water Heaters 0 0.00 -95.61
394 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Blouses 0 0.00 0.00
395 Washing Machines 0 0.00 0.00
396 Insulating Fittings For Assembly 0 0.00 0.00
397 Newspapers 0 0.00 0.00
398 Puzzles, Models & Toys 0 0.00 0.00
399 Moving & Grading Machinery 0 0.00 0.00
400 Containers For Compressed & Liquid Gas 0 0.00 0.00
401 Hand Paintings & Drawings 0 0.00 -98.61
402 Transmission Belts of Vulcanized Rubber 0 0.00 0.00
403 Quicklime 0 0.00 0.00
404 Tape Recorders 0 0.00 -99.92
405 Electric Shavers 0 0.00 -99.89

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