Countries

New Caledonia: trade by HS code

  • US$1.4bnExports 2024
  • US$1.7bnImports 2024
  • 1,166HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from New Caledonia came to US$1.4bn and imports to US$1.7bn.

Its main exports were ferro-nickel (7202.60), nickel ores and concentrates (2604.00) and nickel oxide sinters and intermediates (7501.20).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier France.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £1.5m from New Caledonia (-57% on the year before), above all other cameras (TV, digital, camcorders), drones up to 250 g and drones 250 g-7 kg (remote-controlled), and exported £5.3m to it.

New Caledonia has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.

New Caledonia and the UK

UK imports£1.5m-57% · last 12 months
UK exports£5.3m+26% · last 12 months

What the UK imports from New Caledonia

  1. 8525.89Other cameras (TV, digital, camcorders)£329.6k
  2. 8806.21Drones up to 250 g£221.9k
  3. 8806.22Drones 250 g-7 kg (remote-controlled)£205.3k
  4. 8519.81Other audio recorders and players£195.6k
  5. 8507.60Lithium-ion batteries£125.4k
  6. 3304.99Other skin care and make-up preparations£87.1k
  7. 3301.29Other essential oils (non-citrus)£69.7k
  8. 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawns£37.1k
  9. 9620.00Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles£31.4k
  10. 7318.13Screw hooks and screw rings£27.2k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

New Caledonia and the EU

EU imports€49.4m-26% · last 12 months
EU exports€833.3m+13% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU97%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)

What the EU imports from New Caledonia

  1. 7202.60Ferro-nickel€26.6m
  2. 8703.40Hybrid cars, petrol (non-plug-in)€5.1m
  3. 3301.29Other essential oils (non-citrus)€4.3m
  4. 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawns€3.6m
  5. 1211.90Other medicinal and aromatic plants€977.8k
  6. 9015.80Other surveying and meteorological instruments€709.6k
  7. 8703.21Petrol cars up to 1000 cc€677.1k
  8. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 cc€517k
  9. 9020.00Breathing appliances and gas masks€434.6k
  10. 8703.32Diesel cars, 1500-2500 cc€419.7k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 7202.60Ferro-nickelUS$689.7m
  2. 2604.00Nickel ores and concentratesUS$343.1m
  3. 7501.20Nickel oxide sinters and intermediatesUS$284.6m
  4. 8704.10Off-highway dump trucksUS$8.2m
  5. 3301.29Other essential oils (non-citrus)US$5.1m
  6. 0306.17Frozen shrimps and prawnsUS$4.3m
  7. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$2.7m
  8. 7202.41Ferro-chromium, over 4% carbonUS$2m
  9. 9706.90Antiques over 100 years (other)US$1.8m
  10. 0306.99Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, otherUS$1.3m
  11. 8503.00Electric motor and generator partsUS$1.2m
  12. 0302.32Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)US$1m
  13. 0709.93Pumpkins, squash and courgettesUS$971.8k
  14. 8541.43Solar panels (PV modules)US$928.4k
  15. 7502.10Unwrought nickel, not alloyedUS$911.7k
  16. 0303.41Albacore or longfinned tuna (Thunnus alalunga)US$903.9k
  17. 8483.40Gears and gearboxes (machinery)US$815.9k
  18. 7602.00Aluminium scrapUS$808.6k
  19. 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloysUS$749.5k
  20. 0810.50KiwifruitUS$708.5k

Top imports

  1. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$78.9m
  2. 2701.12Bituminous coalUS$42.6m
  3. 3002.15Immunological products, dosed or retailUS$27m
  4. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$19.7m
  5. 8431.49Parts of excavators, cranes and earthmoversUS$16.9m
  6. 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 tUS$16.3m
  7. 1905.31Sweet biscuitsUS$14m
  8. 0406.90Other cheeseUS$13.7m
  9. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$12.8m
  10. 1905.90Other bakery productsUS$12.1m
  11. 2204.21Wine in bottles up to 2 litresUS$11m
  12. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$10.3m
  13. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instrumentsUS$10.3m
  14. 2309.10Dog and cat food, retailUS$10.2m
  15. 2704.00Coke and semi-cokeUS$10.2m
  16. 1602.49Other prepared pork productsUS$9m
  17. 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valvesUS$8.5m
  18. 0201.30Fresh or chilled boneless beefUS$8.2m
  19. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$8.2m
  20. 8474.90Parts of crushing, grinding and mixing machineryUS$8.1m

Main buyers from New Caledonia

  1. China US$718.1m
  2. South Korea US$226.5m
  3. Japan US$110.9m
  4. Taiwan US$66.5m
  5. France US$37.5m
  6. Canada US$35.6m
  7. United States US$32.6m
  8. India US$26.2m
  9. Spain US$23.4m
  10. Italy US$16m

Main suppliers of New Caledonia

  1. France US$436.2m
  2. Australia US$124.8m
  3. New Zealand US$32.2m
  4. China US$23.2m
  5. Japan US$16.4m
  6. Germany US$12.5m
  7. United States US$11.8m
  8. Singapore US$11.7m
  9. Colombia US$10.2m
  10. Thailand US$10.1m

Questions and answers

What does New Caledonia export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was ferro-nickel (HS 7202.60), worth US$689.7m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with New Caledonia?

No preferential rates are recorded for New Caledonia in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.