Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.5% of that total.
1. France: $582.5 million (43.2%)
2. United States: $519.5 million (38.6%)
3. United Kingdom: $52.5 million (3.9%)
4. Turkey: $42.8 million (3.2%)
5. Australia: $27.1 million (2%)
6. Singapore: $22.6 million (1.7%)
7. Italy: $16.2 million (1.2%)
8. Germany: $16 million (1.2%)
9. South Africa: $11.6 million (0.86%)
10. China: $9 million (0.7%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $971.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.8% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $504.4 million (51.9%)
2. China: $117.3 million (12.1%)
3. Bangladesh: $41.4 million (4.3%)
4. Spain: $41 million (4.2%)
5. Germany: $39.6 million (4.1%)
6. Netherlands: $29.6 million (3%)
7. Denmark: $28.7 million (3%)
8. India: $20.5 million (2.1%)
9. Viet Nam: $20.4 million (2.1%)
10. Belgium: $20.3 million (2.1%)
Aluminum Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $424.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $118.6 million (27.9%)
2. United Kingdom: $94 million (22.1%)
3. Spain: $62.9 million (14.8%)
4. Netherlands: $35.8 million (8.4%)
5. United States: $24.4 million (5.7%)
6. China: $10.8 million (2.5%)
7. France: $10.7 million (2.5%)
8. Finland: $9.7 million (2.3%)
9. Sweden: $8.9 million (2.1%)
10. Belgium: $7.2 million (1.7%)
Automobile Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 95.4% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.2 billion (33.3%)
2. United Kingdom: $1 billion (29%)
3. Belgium: $305.4 million (8.7%)
4. France: $290.1 million (8.2%)
5. Turkey: $129.3 million (3.7%)
6. Spain: $121.9 million (3.5%)
7. Czech Republic: $114.1 million (3.2%)
8. Japan: $93.6 million (2.6%)
9. South Korea: $60.7 million (1.7%)
10. Netherlands: $53.4 million (1.5%)
Cereals Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $326.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 93.6% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $116.9 million (35.8%)
2. Canada: $54.2 million (16.6%)
3. Ukraine: $45.2 million (13.9%)
4. France: $26.3 million (8.1%)
5. United States: $22.8 million (7%)
6. Bulgaria: $17 million (5.2%)
7. Netherlands: $7.3 million (2.2%)
8. Romania: $6.3 million (1.9%)
9. Denmark: $4.9 million (1.5%)
10. Latvia: $4.4 million (1.3%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $4.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82.6% of that total.
1. Switzerland: $1.3 billion (27.7%)
2. France: $581.2 million (12.3%)
3. Netherlands: $453.8 million (9.6%)
4. United States: $447 million (9.4%)
5. United Kingdom: $269.1 million (5.7%)
6. Norway: $222.7 million (4.7%)
7. Belgium: $185.2 million (3.9%)
8. Japan: $151.5 million (3.2%)
9. China: $146.9 million (3.1%)
10. Germany: $144.5 million (3%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $971.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.8% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $504.4 million (51.9%)
2. China: $117.3 million (12.1%)
3. Bangladesh: $41.4 million (4.3%)
4. Spain: $41 million (4.2%)
5. Germany: $39.6 million (4.1%)
6. Netherlands: $29.6 million (3%)
7. Denmark: $28.7 million (3%)
8. India: $20.5 million (2.1%)
9. Viet Nam: $20.4 million (2.1%)
10. Belgium: $20.3 million (2.1%)
Copper Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $118.5 million. The 10 countries below supplied 97.1% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $58.9 million (49.7%)
2. Germany: $24.8 million (20.9%)
3. United States: $10.1 million (8.5%)
4. China: $9.1 million (7.7%)
5. Italy: $4.4 million (3.7%)
6. Poland: $2.7 million (2.3%)
7. Turkey: $1.7 million (1.4%)
8. France: $1.4 million (1.2%)
9. Netherlands: $1 million (0.9%)
10. South Korea: $957,000 (0.8%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $4.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.1% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $1.7 billion (34.8%)
2. United States: $584.5 million (12.2%)
3. Germany: $504.6 million (10.6%)
4. China: $404.4 million (8.5%)
5. Netherlands: $321 million (6.7%)
6. Taiwan: $168.7 million (3.5%)
7. France: $114.6 million (2.4%)
8. Malaysia: $88.8 million (1.9%)
9. Mexico: $87.9 million (1.8%)
10. Japan: $80.9 million (1.7%)
Footwear Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $422 million. The 10 countries below supplied 96.9% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $232.8 million (55.2%)
2. China: $70.5 million (16.7%)
3. Belgium: $25.6 million (6.1%)
4. Germany: $20.7 million (4.9%)
5. Portugal: $14.4 million (3.4%)
6. Netherlands: $11.2 million (2.6%)
7. Italy: $10.8 million (2.6%)
8. Spain: $10.3 million (2.4%)
9. Denmark: $8.4 million (2%)
10. India: $4.3 million (1%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $669.1 million. The 10 countries below supplied 92.5% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $330.7 million (49.4%)
2. China: $144.7 million (21.6%)
3. Viet Nam: $30.3 million (4.5%)
4. Germany: $30.2 million (4.5%)
5. Italy: $29.4 million (4.4%)
6. Poland: $19.4 million (2.9%)
7. United States: $14.1 million (2.1%)
8. Netherlands: $8.9 million (1.3%)
9. Spain: $6 million (0.9%)
10. Malaysia: $5.5 million (0.8%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $389.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 97% of that total.
1. Germany: $174.2 million (44.7%)
2. United Kingdom: $78.1 million (20%)
3. United States: $57 million (14.6%)
4. China: $37.2 million (9.5%)
5. Hong Kong: $9.5 million (2.4%)
6. Netherlands: $6.6 million (1.7%)
7. Italy: $5.8 million (1.5%)
8. Thailand: $3.9 million (1%)
9. Belgium: $2.9 million (0.7%)
10. India: $2.8 million (0.7%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $270.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 95.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $73.7 million (27.3%)
2. Germany: $60.9 million (22.5%)
3. United States: $55.6 million (20.6%)
4. Netherlands: $22 million (8.1%)
5. Belgium: $18.4 million (6.8%)
6. Sweden: $12.1 million (4.5%)
7. France: $6 million (2.2%)
8. Norway: $4.3 million (1.6%)
9. Canada: $3 million (1.1%)
10. Spain: $1.6 million (0.6%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $593.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 94% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $379.8 million (64%)
2. France: $40.5 million (6.8%)
3. Portugal: $31.9 million (5.4%)
4. Germany: $30.4 million (5.1%)
5. United States: $26.6 million (4.5%)
6. Spain: $19.8 million (3.3%)
7. Taiwan: $7.8 million (1.3%)
8. China: $7.1 million (1.2%)
9. Italy: $7 million (1.2%)
10. Luxembourg: $6.5 million (1.1%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $828.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 87.7% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $393.2 million (47.4%)
2. Germany: $74.8 million (9%)
3. United States: $71.1 million (8.6%)
4. China: $62.6 million (7.6%)
5. Spain: $27.3 million (3.3%)
6. Italy: $23.9 million (2.9%)
7. Netherlands: $22.5 million (2.7%)
8. France: $18.9 million (2.3%)
9. Turkey: $17.4 million (2.1%)
10. India: $15.1 million (1.8%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $9.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.2% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $2.2 billion (23.2%)
2. United States: $1.5 billion (15.3%)
3. Japan: $1.2 billion (12.3%)
4. China: $865.7 million (9.1%)
5. Germany: $827.6 million (8.7%)
6. Netherlands: $526.4 million (5.5%)
7. Singapore: $515.4 million (5.4%)
8. Italy: $178.9 million (1.9%)
9. Thailand: $178.2 million (1.9%)
10. Czech Republic: $177.7 million (1.9%)
Meat Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $751.5 million. The 10 countries below supplied 98.6% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $388.5 million (51.7%)
2. Netherlands: $181.2 million (24.1%)
3. Germany: $54.7 million (7.3%)
4. Denmark: $27.4 million (3.6%)
5. France: $21.1 million (2.8%)
6. Poland: $20.6 million (2.7%)
7. Spain: $17 million (2.3%)
8. Brazil: $12.8 million (1.7%)
9. Italy: $10.3 million (1.4%)
10. Belgium: $7.5 million (1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.7% of that total.
1. United States: $836.1 million (30.7%)
2. United Kingdom: $612.2 million (22.5%)
3. Germany: $283.8 million (10.4%)
4. Mexico: $199.2 million (7.3%)
5. Netherlands: $107.1 million (3.9%)
6. Japan: $105.1 million (3.9%)
7. China: $82.6 million (3%)
8. France: $79 million (2.9%)
9. Belgium: $73.6 million (2.7%)
10. Austria: $34.3 million (1.3%)
Oil Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $8.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.4% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $5.7 billion (65.4%)
2. Norway: $954.2 million (11%)
3. Libya: $470.5 million (5.4%)
4. Algeria: $269.1 million (3.1%)
5. United States: $226.2 million (2.6%)
6. Nigeria: $222.8 million (2.6%)
7. Netherlands: $187 million (2.2%)
8. Sweden: $175.8 million (2.030%)
9. Russia: $91.5 million (1.1%)
10. Colombia: $85.8 million (0.9907%)
Paper Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.1% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $667.7 million (59.2%)
2. Germany: $83.3 million (7.4%)
3. Sweden: $64.9 million (5.7%)
4. Netherlands: $43 million (3.8%)
5. China: $35.6 million (3.2%)
6. Finland: $32.4 million (2.9%)
7. France: $31.7 million (2.8%)
8. United States: $29.6 million (2.6%)
9. Belgium: $22.5 million (2%)
10. Italy: $17.6 million (1.6%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 97.2% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $868.5 million (73.1%)
2. United States: $96.8 million (8.1%)
3. Germany: $43.8 million (3.7%)
4. Netherlands: $42.4 million (3.6%)
5. France: $42.4 million (3.6%)
6. Switzerland: $17.2 million (1.5%)
7. Mexico: $16 million (1.3%)
8. Italy: $10.6 million (0.9%)
9. Argentina: $9.3 million (0.8%)
10. China: $8.6 million (0.7%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $5.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 93.4% of that total.
1. United States: $1.6 billion (32%)
2. United Kingdom: $755.8 million (14.8%)
3. Germany: $713.1 million (14%)
4. Netherlands: $692.8 million (13.6%)
5. Belgium: $260.6 million (5.1%)
6. France: $245.5 million (4.8%)
7. Switzerland: $136.2 million (2.7%)
8. Japan: $128.5 million (2.5%)
9. Canada: $110.8 million (2.2%)
10. Denmark: $89.6 million (1.8%)
Plastics Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $2.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $972.2 million (35.1%)
2. United States: $404.4 million (14.6%)
3. Germany: $305.8 million (11%)
4. Netherlands: $288.4 million (10.4%)
5. France: $167.5 million (6%)
6. Belgium: $129.7 million (4.7%)
7. China: $95.2 million (3.4%)
8. Italy: $64.8 million (2.3%)
9. Japan: $41.4 million (1.5%)
10. Austria: $33.7 million (1.2%)
Rubber Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $444.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 85.2% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $156.4 million (35.2%)
2. China: $67.4 million (15.2%)
3. Netherlands: $27.4 million (6.2%)
4. Germany: $25.3 million (5.7%)
5. India: $21.6 million (4.9%)
6. Belgium: $21.5 million (4.8%)
7. United States: $19.1 million (4.3%)
8. Spain: $15.2 million (3.4%)
9. Malaysia: $12.8 million (2.9%)
10. France: $12.3 million (2.8%)
Wood Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $431.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 81.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $155.1 million (35.9%)
2. China: $40.5 million (9.4%)
3. United States: $29.1 million (6.7%)
4. Spain: $27.9 million (6.5%)
5. Netherlands: $27.7 million (6.4%)
6. Latvia: $17.2 million (4%)
7. Denmark: $15.9 million (3.7%)
8. Germany: $14.6 million (3.4%)
9. Portugal: $11.7 million (2.7%)
10. Finland: $11.4 million (2.6%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Irish imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $482.7 million (45%)
2. China: $204.5 million (19.1%)
3. Bangladesh: $55.4 million (5.2%)
4. India: $49.3 million (4.6%)
5. Turkey: $43 million (4%)
6. Germany: $35.4 million (3.3%)
7. Netherlands: $24.1 million (2.2%)
8. Denmark: $23.8 million (2.2%)
9. Spain: $21.4 million (2%)
10. Belgium: $18.8 million (1.7%)
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Irish import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Ireland Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Irish 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
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.
Ireland imported US$70.8 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Irish trade partners, accounting for 81.0% of total Irish imports.
