Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $290.4 million. The 10 countries below supplied 94.7% of that total.

  1. United States: $129.2 million (44.5%)
  2. France: $39.9 million (13.7%)
  3. Netherlands: $38.1 million (13.1%)
  4. Canada: $20.5 million (7.1%)
  5. United Kingdom: $15.7 million (5.4%)
  6. Germany: $13.1 million (4.5%)
  7. Australia: $8.5 million (2.9%)
  8. Hong Kong: $4.5 million (1.6%)
  9. Japan: $3.5 million (1.19%)
10. Italy: $2.3 million (0.8%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.6% of that total.

  1. New Zealand: $421.2 million (22.8%)
  2. France: $306.5 million (16.6%)
  3. United Kingdom: $230.3 million (12.4%)
  4. United States: $178.8 million (9.7%)
  5. Mexico: $148.1 million (8%)
  6. Italy: $116.5 million (6.3%)
  7. Austria: $53.7 million (2.9%)
  8. Netherlands: $51.6 million (2.8%)
  9. Ireland: $50.3 million (2.7%)
10. Germany: $45.5 million (2.5%)
Aluminum Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.5% of that total.

  1. China: $742.7 million (50.4%)
  2. Germany: $59.8 million (4.1%)
  3. Bahrain: $59.1 million (4%)
  4. Thailand: $53.6 million (3.6%)
  5. Malaysia: $51 million (3.5%)
  6. United States: $50.2 million (3.4%)
  7. Qatar: $47.8 million (3.2%)
  8. New Zealand: $47.7 million (3.2%)
  9. Italy: $43.8 million (3%)
10. Japan: $30.4 million (2.1%)
Automobile Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $26.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.

  1. Japan: $7.1 billion (27.3%)
  2. Thailand: $4.4 billion (16.7%)
  3. United States: $3.4 billion (12.9%)
  4. Germany: $3.1 billion (11.9%)
  5. South Korea: $2 billion (7.5%)
  6. United Kingdom: $1.1 billion (4%)
  7. China: $961.6 million (3.7%)
  8. Spain: $453.5 million (1.7%)
  9. Italy: $318.9 million (1.2%)
10. South Africa: $316.6 million (1.2%)
Cereals Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $195.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 95.7% of that total.

  1. Thailand: $74.2 million (37.9%)
  2. India: $46.5 million (23.7%)
  3. Pakistan: $22.5 million (11.5%)
  4. United States: $13.8 million (7%)
  5. Bolivia: $9.8 million (5%)
  6. Peru: $8.1 million (4.1%)
  7. Viet Nam: $5.1 million (2.6%)
  8. Italy: $4 million (2%)
  9. New Zealand: $1.9 million (1%)
10. China: $1.6 million (0.8%)
Organic Chemicals Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $2.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 69.6% of that total.

  1. China: $580.7 million (22.6%)
  2. United States: $280.8 million (10.9%)
  3. Sweden: $207.6 million (8.1%)
  4. Singapore: $131.3 million (5.1%)
  5. Ireland: $116.8 million (4.5%)
  6. Germany: $114.4 million (4.5%)
  7. India: $112.2 million (4.4%)
  8. France: $84.5 million (3.3%)
  9. United Kingdom: $83.7 million (3.3%)
10. Italy: $77.7 million (3%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $3.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.9% of that total.

  1. China: $2.2 billion (70.7%)
  2. Bangladesh: $139.2 million (4.5%)
  3. Viet Nam: $97 million (3.1%)
  4. Indonesia: $96 million (3.1%)
  5. India: $89.5 million (2.9%)
  6. Italy: $62.5 million (2%)
  7. Hong Kong: $37 million (1.2%)
  8. Turkey: $35.1 million (1.1%)
  9. Fiji: $34.2 million (1.1%)
10. United States: $32.9 million (1.1%)
Copper Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.8% of that total.

  1. Chile: $564.3 million (43.7%)
  2. China: $158.1 million (12.2%)
  3. Malaysia: $153.5 million (11.9%)
  4. Indonesia: $119.1 million (9.2%)
  5. South Korea: $85.4 million (6.6%)
  6. Germany: $31.8 million (2.5%)
  7. New Zealand: $22.1 million (1.7%)
  8. Thailand: $19.1 million (1.5%)
  9. United States: $16.8 million (1.3%)
10. Viet Nam: $15.9 million (1.2%)
Electronic Equipment Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $22.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.5% of that total.

  1. China: $9.7 billion (43.8%)
  2. United States: $2.2 billion (10.1%)
  3. Malaysia: $1.3 billion (5.7%)
  4. Germany: $837.6 million (3.8%)
  5. Viet Nam: $829.4 million (3.7%)
  6. Taiwan: $662.6 million (3%)
  7. South Korea: $649.7 million (2.9%)
  8. Japan: $608 million (2.7%)
  9. Italy: $596.5 million (2.7%)
10. United Kingdom: $452.6 million (2%)
Footwear Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 94.1% of that total.

  1. China: $1 billion (62.4%)
  2. Viet Nam: $172.3 million (10.7%)
  3. Italy: $100.4 million (6.3%)
  4. Indonesia: $95.7 million (6%)
  5. Brazil: $32.6 million (2%)
  6. India: $27.4 million (1.7%)
  7. Spain: $26 million (1.6%)
  8. Hong Kong: $22.3 million (1.4%)
  9. Portugal: $16.2 million (1%)
10. Thailand: $15.1 million (0.9%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $4.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.7% of that total.

  1. China: $2.8 billion (63.4%)
  2. Viet Nam: $202.2 million (4.6%)
  3. Malaysia: $187.1 million (4.2%)
  4. United States: $147.3 million (3.3%)
  5. Italy: $142.3 million (3.2%)
  6. Germany: $133.6 million (3%)
  7. Thailand: $99.6 million (2.3%)
  8. Indonesia: $76.3 million (1.7%)
  9. Taiwan: $66.4 million (1.5%)
10. United Kingdom: $61.2 million (1.4%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.3% of that total.

  1. Papua New Guinea: $2 billion (33%)
  2. United States: $637.5 million (10.7%)
  3. New Zealand: $534.2 million (8.9%)
  4. India: $345 million (5.8%)
  5. Switzerland: $330.8 million (5.5%)
  6. Thailand: $265.4 million (4.4%)
  7. Japan: $234.7 million (3.9%)
  8. China: $223.2 million (3.7%)
  9. Australia: $200 million (3.3%)
10. Hong Kong: $118.7 million (2%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 39.4% of that total.

  1. China: $214.3 million (15.9%)
  2. United States: $120.3 million (8.9%)
  3. Malaysia: $55 million (4.1%)
  4. Germany: $31.4 million (2.3%)
  5. South Africa: $23.9 million (1.8%)
  6. Taiwan: $18.8 million (1.4%)
  7. Thailand: $17.9 million (1.3%)
  8. India: $17.3 million (1.3%)
  9. Japan: $16.9 million (1.3%)
10. Canada: $15.2 million (1.1%)
Iron and Steel Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 57.5% of that total.

  1. China: $220.2 million (13.5%)
  2. Taiwan: $182.6 million (11.2%)
  3. Japan: $103.1 million (6.3%)
  4. New Zealand: $96.6 million (5.9%)
  5. South Korea: $77.6 million (4.8%)
  6. Singapore: $72.1 million (4.4%)
  7. Malaysia: $65.9 million (4%)
  8. Sweden: $60.3 million (3.7%)
  9. India: $32.4 million (2%)
10. United Kingdom: $27.6 million (1.7%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $6.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.6% of that total.

  1. China: $2.2 billion (33.9%)
  2. Japan: $783.5 million (11.8%)
  3. Indonesia: $522.2 million (7.9%)
  4. United States: $422.7 million (6.4%)
  5. South Korea: $345.8 million (5.2%)
  6. Thailand: $333 million (5%)
  7. Germany: $256.9 million (3.9%)
  8. Taiwan: $191.8 million (2.9%)
  9. Malaysia: $171.4 million (2.6%)
10. Italy: $132.5 million (2%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $33.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.5% of that total.

  1. China: $9.1 billion (27%)
  2. United States: $5.7 billion (16.8%)
  3. Germany: $2.2 billion (6.4%)
  4. Japan: $2 billion (5.9%)
  5. South Korea: $1.9 billion (5.5%)
  6. Italy: $1.8 billion (5.2%)
  7. Thailand: $1.2 billion (3.5%)
  8. Malaysia: $955.4 million (2.8%)
  9. Indonesia: $946.9 million (2.8%)
10. United Kingdom: $863.1 million (2.6%)
Meat Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $540.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99.5% of that total.

  1. Denmark: $191.3 million (35.4%)
  2. United States: $160.3 million (29.6%)
  3. Canada: $83.9 million (15.5%)
  4. Netherlands: $48.5 million (9%)
  5. Italy: $14.7 million (2.7%)
  6. New Zealand: $12 million (2.2%)
  7. Ireland: $9.2 million (1.7%)
  8. Belgium: $6.5 million (1.2%)
  9. Australia: $5.9 million (1.1%)
10. Spain: $5.8 million (1.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $8.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78% of that total.

  1. United States: $2.7 billion (32.8%)
  2. China: $784 million (9.4%)
  3. Germany: $764.1 million (9.2%)
  4. Ireland: $390.3 million (4.7%)
  5. Japan: $378.6 million (4.6%)
  6. Switzerland: $376.6 million (4.5%)
  7. United Kingdom: $374.4 million (4.5%)
  8. France: $266.4 million (3.2%)
  9. Singapore: $212.8 million (2.6%)
10. Italy: $207.2 million (2.5%)
Oil Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $36.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.9% of that total.

  1. Singapore: $7.9 billion (21.6%)
  2. Malaysia: $5.2 billion (14.2%)
  3. South Korea: $4.2 billion (11.4%)
  4. Japan: $2.4 billion (6.5%)
  5. United Arab Emirates: $2.1 billion (5.8%)
  6. Viet Nam: $2 billion (5.3%)
  7. Indonesia: $1.9 billion (5.2%)
  8. Nigeria: $1.5 billion (4.044%)
  9. Papua New Guinea: $1.3 billion (3.5%)
10. New Zealand: $1.3 billion (3.5%)
Paper Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $2.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.1% of that total.

  1. China: $696.2 million (28.6%)
  2. New Zealand: $180 million (7.4%)
  3. Finland: $169.7 million (7%)
  4. United States: $166.5 million (6.8%)
  5. South Korea: $98 million (4%)
  6. Indonesia: $98 million (4%)
  7. Germany: $89 million (3.7%)
  8. Sweden: $81.6 million (3.4%)
  9. Malaysia: $78.9 million (3.2%)
10. Italy: $71.1 million (2.9%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82.5% of that total.

  1. United States: $489 million (31%)
  2. France: $251 million (15.9%)
  3. Thailand: $133.3 million (8.4%)
  4. China: $104.7 million (6.6%)
  5. United Kingdom: $99.3 million (6.3%)
  6. Italy: $67.7 million (4.3%)
  7. Germany: $64.2 million (4.1%)
  8. Spain: $32.8 million (2.1%)
  9. Singapore: $31.6 million (2%)
10. New Zealand: $28.8 million (1.8%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $8.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 79.4% of that total.

  1. United States: $1.3 billion (14.9%)
  2. Germany: $1.3 billion (14.9%)
  3. Switzerland: $777.2 million (9.2%)
  4. United Kingdom: $741.9 million (8.7%)
  5. France: $589.8 million (7%)
  6. Ireland: $537.7 million (6.3%)
  7. Belgium: $472.6 million (5.6%)
  8. Spain: $446.3 million (5.3%)
  9. Italy: $346.6 million (4.1%)
10. Singapore: $303.9 million (3.6%)
Plastics Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $5.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.8% of that total.

  1. China: $1.7 billion (29.3%)
  2. United States: $576.7 million (9.9%)
  3. Thailand: $422.5 million (7.3%)
  4. Malaysia: $291.7 million (5%)
  5. Taiwan: $247.9 million (4.3%)
  6. Germany: $233.4 million (4%)
  7. South Korea: $219.9 million (3.8%)
  8. New Zealand: $201.3 million (3.5%)
  9. United Kingdom: $149.8 million (2.6%)
10. Italy: $119.2 million (2.1%)
Rubber Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $3.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.6% of that total.

  1. China: $722.1 million (21.7%)
  2. Japan: $612.4 million (18.4%)
  3. United States: $511.1 million (15.4%)
  4. Thailand: $308.6 million (9.3%)
  5. Malaysia: $153.2 million (4.6%)
  6. South Korea: $132.3 million (4%)
  7. Germany: $123.6 million (3.7%)
  8. Indonesia: $115.2 million (3.5%)
  9. Spain: $103.7 million (3.1%)
10. Taiwan: $64 million (1.9%)
Wood Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.9% of that total.

  1. China: $366.1 million (22.3%)
  2. New Zealand: $309.2 million (18.8%)
  3. Indonesia: $260.4 million (15.8%)
  4. Malaysia: $151 million (9.2%)
  5. United States: $106.2 million (6.5%)
  6. Chile: $67.5 million (4.1%)
  7. France: $52.3 million (3.2%)
  8. Germany: $41.6 million (2.5%)
  9. Canada: $41.1 million (2.5%)
10. Czech Republic: $32 million (1.9%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports

Aussie imports for this product category were $3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 92.2% of that total.

  1. China: $2.1 billion (70.8%)
  2. Bangladesh: $297.6 million (10%)
  3. Cambodia: $54.4 million (1.8%)
  4. India: $52.7 million (1.8%)
  5. Viet Nam: $51.1 million (1.7%)
  6. Thailand: $43.4 million (1.5%)
  7. Indonesia: $36.5 million (1.2%)
  8. Sri Lanka: $36.2 million (1.2%)
  9. Hong Kong: $34.4 million (1.2%)
10. United States: $26.4 million (0.9%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Aussie import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

Top Australia Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Australian Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Australia imported US$228.7 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 66.8% of total Aussie imports.