Countries

The Solomon Islands: trade by HS code

  • US$678.5mExports 2024
  • US$554.6mImports 2024
  • 468HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from the Solomon Islands came to US$678.5m and imports to US$554.6m.

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 4403.49Other, of tropical wood: otherUS$207.9m
  2. 7108.12Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other unwrought formsUS$86.3m
  3. 1604.14Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)US$86m
  4. 2616.90Precious-metal ores and concentrates: otherUS$75.7m
  5. 4403.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or: other, otherUS$70.6m
  6. 2604.00Nickel ores and concentratesUS$39m
  7. 1511.10Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: crude oilUS$25.9m
  8. 1801.00Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roastedUS$13.9m
  9. 4403.98Of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)US$9.8m
  10. 1513.11Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: crude oilUS$7.1m
  11. 4408.39Sheets for veneering: of tropical wood, otherUS$6.3m
  12. 0303.43Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)US$6.1m
  13. 4407.99Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: other, otherUS$4.7m
  14. 1212.29Seaweeds and other algae: otherUS$3.7m
  15. 4407.29Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, otherUS$3.7m
  16. 1203.00CopraUS$3.5m
  17. 1513.21Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: crude oilUS$3.1m
  18. 0303.42Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)US$2.9m
  19. 8536.20Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical: automatic circuit breakersUS$2.5m
  20. 1604.20Other prepared or preserved fishUS$2.3m

Top imports

  1. 0207.14Cuts and offal, frozenUS$9.8m
  2. 8507.60Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: lithium-ionUS$8.6m
  3. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$8.2m
  4. 1902.30Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pastaUS$8.1m
  5. 1006.30Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedUS$8m
  6. 8429.52Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructureUS$7.9m
  7. 8704.23Of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 20 tonnesUS$7.5m
  8. 8708.99Other parts and accessories: otherUS$5.8m
  9. 8703.23Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 3000 cm3US$5.7m
  10. 0303.43Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)US$5.1m
  11. 8517.62Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatusUS$5m
  12. 7214.20Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollingUS$4.8m
  13. 8431.49Of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: otherUS$4.8m
  14. 8901.90Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goodsUS$4.7m
  15. 1001.99Wheat and meslin, other, otherUS$4.6m
  16. 1602.32Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticusUS$4.5m
  17. 7308.90Structures: otherUS$4.3m
  18. 2711.13Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanesUS$4.2m
  19. 1905.90Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares: otherUS$3.7m
  20. 3923.30Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articlesUS$3.5m

Main buyers from Solomon Islands

  1. China US$396.3m
  2. Australia US$86.5m
  3. Italy US$72.9m
  4. Netherlands US$21.7m
  5. Spain US$16.3m
  6. Malaysia US$12.3m
  7. Switzerland US$10.3m
  8. India US$9.3m
  9. South Korea US$6.3m
  10. Philippines US$4.9m

Main suppliers of Solomon Islands

  1. China US$108.7m
  2. Australia US$25.2m
  3. Taiwan US$14.3m
  4. Japan US$11.8m
  5. Indonesia US$11.6m
  6. Hong Kong SAR China US$8.5m
  7. Thailand US$8m
  8. South Korea US$6.9m
  9. Malaysia US$6.2m
  10. New Zealand US$6.2m

Questions and answers

What does the Solomon Islands export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was other, of tropical wood: other (HS 4403.49), worth US$207.9m.