Countries

Timor-Leste: trade by HS code

  • US$88.8mExports 2024
  • US$1bnImports 2024
  • 368HS6 · Exports

Timor-Leste exported goods worth US$88.8m and imported US$1bn in 2024, in 368 and 3,024 different six-digit products.

Its main exports were crude oil (2709.00), green coffee (not decaffeinated) (0901.11) and coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated… (0901.12).

Its largest customer was Thailand and its largest supplier Indonesia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £389.2k from Timor-Leste (+20% on the year before), above all green coffee (not decaffeinated), coffee, whether or not roasted or… and other skin care and make-up preparations, and exported £570.5k to it.

Under DCTS Comprehensive, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Timor-Leste that meet the rules of origin.

Timor-Leste and the UK

UK imports£389.2k+20% · last 12 months
UK exports£570.5k+15% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: DCTS Comprehensive

What the UK imports from Timor-Leste

  1. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)£359.8k
  2. 0901.12Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated£16.7k
  3. 3304.99Other skin care and make-up preparations£7.1k
  4. 1904.10Puffed or roasted cereals (breakfast cereals)£2k
  5. 1801.00Cocoa beans£1.3k
  6. 8419.50Heat exchangers£1.2k
  7. 8479.50Industrial robots n.e.s.£991
  8. 9403.60Other wooden furniture£0
  9. 9022.90Other X-ray and radiation apparatus, parts£0
  10. 8537.10Electric control panels, up to 1000 V£0

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Timor-Leste and the EU

EU imports€4.4m+28% · last 12 months
EU exports€18.9m+58% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU97%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)

What the EU imports from Timor-Leste

  1. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)€4.3m
  2. 8703.40Hybrid cars, petrol (non-plug-in)€30.8k
  3. 8486.90Parts for semiconductor manufacturing machines€27.3k
  4. 8413.91Pump parts€10k
  5. 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment€9.4k
  6. 3910.00Silicones, primary€8.6k
  7. 8506.50Lithium primary batteries€6.3k
  8. 8548.00Electrical parts of machinery n.e.s.€6.2k
  9. 8542.39Other electronic integrated circuits€5.5k
  10. 4911.10Advertising material and catalogues€4.8k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2709.00Crude oilUS$64.2m
  2. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)US$14m
  3. 0901.12Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, decaffeinatedUS$940.7k
  4. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$836.4k
  5. 8548.00Electrical parts of machinery n.e.s.US$653.8k
  6. 1006.40Broken riceUS$583.6k
  7. 4005.10Rubber compounded with carbon black or silicaUS$519.9k
  8. 1203.00CopraUS$507k
  9. 9015.80Other surveying and meteorological instrumentsUS$498k
  10. 1212.99Other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s.US$379.1k
  11. 1207.99Other oilseedsUS$375.9k
  12. 0907.20Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems): crushed or groundUS$359.5k
  13. 8542.31Processors and controllers (ICs)US$333.7k
  14. 1106.20Of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 0714US$331.4k
  15. 0714.90Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: otherUS$319.5k
  16. 3903.30ABS resin, primaryUS$254.7k
  17. 8517.62Network switching and routing equipmentUS$250.5k
  18. 0308.19Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): otherUS$221k
  19. 8543.70Other electrical machines and apparatusUS$220.1k
  20. 1515.90Other vegetable oils (incl. jojoba)US$183k

Top imports

  1. 1006.30Milled riceUS$73.3m
  2. 8711.20Motorcycles 50-250 ccUS$27.9m
  3. 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 tUS$20.4m
  4. 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractionsUS$18m
  5. 1902.30Other pasta (cooked, instant noodles)US$16.4m
  6. 2523.29Portland cement (non-white)US$16.4m
  7. 8544.70Optical fibre cablesUS$13.1m
  8. 2402.20Cigarettes containing tobaccoUS$11.9m
  9. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$11.6m
  10. 7306.61Welded square and rectangular steel tubesUS$10.3m
  11. 8429.52Excavators (360° revolving)US$10.2m
  12. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$9.1m
  13. 8544.30Vehicle wiring harnessesUS$8.9m
  14. 1101.00Wheat flourUS$8.3m
  15. 8425.42Hydraulic jacks and hoistsUS$8m
  16. 1905.90Other bakery productsUS$7.9m
  17. 8703.33Diesel cars over 2500 ccUS$7.5m
  18. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$7.3m
  19. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$7.3m
  20. 2523.90Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement: other hydraulic cementsUS$7.2m

Main buyers from Timor-Leste

  1. Thailand US$64.2m
  2. United States US$3.7m
  3. Indonesia US$3m
  4. Portugal US$2m
  5. Japan US$1.6m
  6. Canada US$359.5k

Main suppliers of Timor-Leste

  1. Indonesia US$285.5m
  2. China US$148.2m
  3. India US$38.1m
  4. Türkiye US$36.9m
  5. France US$20.1m
  6. Australia US$17m
  7. United States US$14.3m
  8. Thailand US$11.9m
  9. Japan US$11.6m
  10. Pakistan US$7.1m

Questions and answers

What does Timor-Leste export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was crude oil (HS 2709.00), worth US$64.2m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Timor-Leste?

Yes: goods from Timor-Leste can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Comprehensive, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.