Top Import Products of Malta

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Malta
 

> Machinery and Mechanical Appliances: 18%

> Mineral Fuels and Oils: 16%

> Electrical Machinery and Equipment: 14%

> Vehicles and Parts: 12%

> Pharmaceutical Products: 10%

> Plastics and Articles: 8%

> Iron and Steel: 7%

> Organic Chemicals: 6%

> Optical, Photographic, and Medical Instruments: 5%

> Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Malta's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Malta's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (USD 800 million), Mineral Fuels and Oils (USD 700 million), and Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD 600 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Vehicles and Parts, Plastics and Articles, Iron and Steel, as well as Optical, Photographic, and Medical Instruments.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Malta’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of malta
Import Products of Malta
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049099   30049079   30049049  
Importers : Malta Importers 141
Malta Importers Shipment 45,673
Value $751,563,703.6 $601,519,396.71 greenUpArrow 24.94% 4.07%
Shipment 16,633 11,918 greenUpArrow 39.56% 2.30%


HSN Code:  99309900   99302400  
Importers : Malta Importers 1,249
Malta Importers Shipment 35,287
Value $46,426,495.02 $35,430,777.77 greenUpArrow 31.03% 0.25%
Shipment 15,258 13,233 greenUpArrow 15.30% 2.11%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089997   87082990   87083099  
Importers : Malta Importers 126
Malta Importers Shipment 22,310
Value $76,333,021.65 $76,662,338.22 redDownArrow -0.43% 0.41%
Shipment 8,876 8,080 greenUpArrow 9.85% 1.23%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62044300   62044200   62044990  
Importers : Malta Importers 145
Malta Importers Shipment 22,184
Value $57,073,221.42 $48,943,635.76 greenUpArrow 16.61% 0.31%
Shipment 8,738 8,079 greenUpArrow 8.16% 1.21%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil

HSN Code:  42029298   42022100   42022290  
Importers : Malta Importers 176
Malta Importers Shipment 18,657
Value $52,298,533.73 $36,321,701.63 greenUpArrow 43.99% 0.28%
Shipment 7,452 6,750 greenUpArrow 10.40% 1.03%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036090   94035000   94032080  
Importers : Malta Importers 797
Malta Importers Shipment 18,583
Value $181,474,707.4 $146,157,543.26 greenUpArrow 24.16% 0.98%
Shipment 7,672 6,575 greenUpArrow 16.68% 1.06%
Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, Hair dryers, Hair curlers, Curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; ele

HSN Code:  85168090   85167970   85169000  
Importers : Malta Importers 128
Malta Importers Shipment 17,998
Value $55,145,678.25 $101,507,977.24 redDownArrow -45.67% 0.30%
Shipment 7,175 5,941 greenUpArrow 20.77% 0.99%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365080   85366990   85369010  
Importers : Malta Importers 235
Malta Importers Shipment 16,280
Value $64,979,485.23 $57,039,008.87 greenUpArrow 13.92% 0.35%
Shipment 6,486 5,883 greenUpArrow 10.25% 0.90%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181595   73182200   73181900  
Importers : Malta Importers 290
Malta Importers Shipment 15,971
Value $32,170,682.76 $28,114,979.08 greenUpArrow 14.43% 0.17%
Shipment 6,383 5,708 greenUpArrow 11.83% 0.88%
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, Not elsewhere s

HSN Code:  94059900   94051190   94054990  
Importers : Malta Importers 294
Malta Importers Shipment 14,843
Value $42,788,830.34 $33,610,663.4 greenUpArrow 27.31% 0.23%
Shipment 5,875 5,359 greenUpArrow 9.63% 0.81%
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, Plastics, Leather or composition leather and uppers of leather - sports footwear :

HSN Code:  64039998   64039911   64039996  
Importers : Malta Importers 101
Malta Importers Shipment 14,645
Value $25,047,796.06 $23,710,562.12 greenUpArrow 5.64% 0.14%
Shipment 5,734 5,324 greenUpArrow 7.70% 0.79%
Men’s or boys’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Bib and brace oveb ralls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62034290   62034235   62034319  
Importers : Malta Importers 157
Malta Importers Shipment 13,382
Value $34,284,642.81 $33,929,445.77 greenUpArrow 1.05% 0.19%
Shipment 5,181 5,006 greenUpArrow 3.50% 0.72%
Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Biscuits and other bakers’ wares, Whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, Empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, Sealing wafers, Rice paper and similar products

HSN Code:  19059080   19059070   19053199  
Importers : Malta Importers 96
Malta Importers Shipment 12,693
Value $123,563,964.44 $98,487,775.02 greenUpArrow 25.46% 0.67%
Shipment 4,985 4,514 greenUpArrow 10.43% 0.69%
Wine of fresh grapes, Including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

HSN Code:  22042195   22042196   22042180  
Importers : Malta Importers 52
Malta Importers Shipment 12,406
Value $60,332,615.62 $54,804,257.15 greenUpArrow 10.09% 0.33%
Shipment 4,826 4,679 greenUpArrow 3.14% 0.67%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swim wear), Knitted or crocheted ---- suits :

HSN Code:  61046200   61046300   61044200  
Importers : Malta Importers 107
Malta Importers Shipment 12,134
Value $33,103,623.5 $22,669,663.97 greenUpArrow 46.03% 0.18%
Shipment 4,766 4,597 greenUpArrow 3.68% 0.66%