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Malta: trade by HS code

  • US$7.1bnExports 2024
  • US$16bnImports 2024
  • 3,653HS6 · Exports

EU Combined Nomenclature →

In 2024, exports from Malta came to US$7.1bn and imports to US$16bn.

Its largest customer was Germany and its largest supplier China.

Goods entering Malta are classified under the EU Combined Nomenclature.

Top exports

  1. 8542.31Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuitsUS$977.1m
  2. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$585m
  3. 4907.00Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; cheque forms; stock, share or bond certificates and similar documents of titleUS$281.7m
  4. 8802.40Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15000 kgUS$246.3m
  5. 8905.90Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and: otherUS$219.5m
  6. 8542.39Electronic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, otherUS$158.1m
  7. 9503.00Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsUS$156.5m
  8. 0304.87Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)US$126.9m
  9. 2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUS$96.7m
  10. 8901.10Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry-boats of all kindsUS$88.3m
  11. 3004.10Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivativesUS$84.4m
  12. 2106.90Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: otherUS$78.8m
  13. 9018.90Other instruments and appliancesUS$66.4m
  14. 8536.50Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical: other switchesUS$59.9m
  15. 8537.10For a voltage not exceeding 1000 VUS$57.8m
  16. 7108.11Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, powderUS$57.1m
  17. 4911.99Other printed matter, including printed pictures and: other, otherUS$49.3m
  18. 2707.99Oils and other products of the distillation of high: other, otherUS$48.6m
  19. 4016.93Gaskets, washers and other sealsUS$47.7m
  20. 3926.90Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials: otherUS$47.7m

Top imports

  1. 8901.90Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goodsUS$4.1bn
  2. 8802.40Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15000 kgUS$760.8m
  3. 8542.31Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuitsUS$581.5m
  4. 8905.90Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and: otherUS$535.9m
  5. 8901.10Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry-boats of all kindsUS$520.1m
  6. 8903.33Of a length exceeding 24 mUS$500.8m
  7. 8901.20Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships: tankersUS$420.7m
  8. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$412m
  9. 2711.11Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gasUS$287.6m
  10. 2707.99Oils and other products of the distillation of high: other, otherUS$284.3m
  11. 8903.23Of a length exceeding 24 mUS$130.3m
  12. 2716.00Electrical energyUS$119.5m
  13. 8903.32Of a length exceeding 7,5 m but not exceeding 24 mUS$100m
  14. 8703.80Other vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsionUS$81.4m
  15. 8903.22Of a length exceeding 7,5 m but not exceeding 24 mUS$63.7m
  16. 8807.30Other parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraftUS$63.6m
  17. 8534.00Printed circuitsUS$62.1m
  18. 7108.13Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured formsUS$60.9m
  19. 2707.50Other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures of which 65 % or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 °C by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)US$58.3m
  20. 2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUS$56.9m

Main buyers from Malta

  1. Germany US$844m
  2. United States US$308.7m
  3. Italy US$269.3m
  4. Hong Kong SAR China US$194m
  5. Taiwan US$192.4m
  6. Singapore US$185.3m
  7. Japan US$178.2m
  8. China US$171.7m
  9. Türkiye US$153.4m
  10. Spain US$143.7m

Main suppliers of Malta

  1. China US$3.2bn
  2. South Korea US$2.3bn
  3. Italy US$1.2bn
  4. France US$1.2bn
  5. Germany US$506.3m
  6. United Kingdom US$470.5m
  7. Spain US$376.4m
  8. India US$289m
  9. Türkiye US$283.1m
  10. United States US$274.3m

Questions and answers

What does Malta export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was processors and controllers (HS 8542.31), worth US$977.1m.

Which customs tariff does Malta apply?

Malta applies the EU Combined Nomenclature.