Table  15.7 : IMPORTS CLASSIFIED BY HARMONIZED SYSTEM , 2005 - 2008
Harmonized System					% Share				% Change Over Previous Year
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2005	2006	2007	2008	2007	2008
TOTAL	9,534,267	11,859,521	14,032,513	17,760,114	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	18.3	26.6
Section I
LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCT	376,592	488,411	616,467	730,031	3.9	4.1	4.4	4.1	26.2	18.4
Live animals	87	490	931	1,118	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.9	20.2
Meat and edible meat offals	112,926	153,545	201,674	243,848	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	31.3	20.9
Fish and crustaceans and molluscs and other...	38,414	68,537	101,602	98,595	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	48.2	-3.0
Dairy products; birds' eggs; natural honey; ...	225,139	265,782	312,192	386,310	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.2	17.5	23.7
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere ...	27	57	69	160	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.6	133.4
Section II
VEGETABLE PRODUCTS	494,023	628,106	803,793	1,041,092	5.2	5.3	5.7	5.9	28.0	29.5
Live trees and other plants; bulbs roots and ...	8,665	12,097	12,806	19,381	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	5.9	51.3
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers	156,667	202,764	264,598	297,338	1.6	1.7	1.9	1.7	30.5	12.4
Edible fruits and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons	133,654	192,333	240,436	284,366	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.6	25.0	18.3
Coffee, tea, mate and spices	28,751	40,523	49,017	57,204	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	21.0	16.7
Cereals	86,676	97,611	125,642	203,177	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.1	28.7	61.7
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin...	74,484	75,707	102,822	169,535	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.0	35.8	64.9
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit; miscellaneous ...	2,809	4,614	5,260	6,578	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	25.1
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts	1,409	1,438	2,104	1,530	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.3	-27.3
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products not elsewhere...	909	1,019	1,109	1,984	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.8	78.9
Section III
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR...	53,363	61,707	64,395	88,621	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	4.4	37.6
Animal and Vegetable fats and oils and...	53,363	61,707	64,395	88,621	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	4.4	37.6
Section IV
PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND...	572,576	733,578	862,644	987,478	6.0	6.2	6.1	5.6	17.6	14.5
Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans...	13,356	22,743	31,454	44,512	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	38.3	41.5
Sugar and sugar confectionery	67,124	93,578	81,466	85,739	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.5	-12.9	5.2
Cocoa and cocoa preparations	47,834	56,258	77,615	94,686	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	38.0	22.0
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk...	92,745	108,801	133,688	151,182	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	22.9	13.1
Preparations of vegetables, fruits...	91,385	115,914	143,322	156,802	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	23.6	9.4
Miscellaneous edible preparations	63,939	86,365	102,917	122,221	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	19.2	18.8
Beverages, spirits and vinegar	112,843	155,774	196,781	216,025	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.2	26.3	9.8
Residues and waste from the food industries...	1,587	1,734	2,979	5,055	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71.8	69.7
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes	81,763	92,410	92,422	111,256	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.01	20.4
Section V
MINERAL PRODUCTS	1,777,609	2,719,908	3,233,064	4,727,591	18.6	22.9	23.0	26.6	18.9	46.2
Salt, sulphur, earths and stones; plastering	298,628	395,114	629,257	690,386	3.1	3.3	4.5	3.9	59.3	9.7
Ores, slag and ash	458	488	669	627	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37.0	-6.2
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of ...	1,478,523	2,324,306	2,603,138	4,036,577	15.5	19.6	18.6	22.7	12.0	55.1
Section VI
PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL & ALLIED INDUSTRIES	437,450	556,807	650,336	750,366	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.2	16.8	15.4
Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds	7,950	18,365	11,368	9,463	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	-38.1	-16.8
Organic chemicals	3,890	4,717	6,054	5,869	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.4	-3.1
Pharmaceutical products	75,563	85,655	93,148	127,934	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	8.7	37.3
Fertilizers	9,776	9,100	12,415	15,754	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	36.4	26.9
Tanning and dyeing extracts...	101,229	135,861	149,003	170,329	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	9.7	14.3
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, ...	114,336	145,094	177,301	209,771	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	22.2	18.3
Soap, organic surface-active agents...	49,590	66,553	91,055	93,939	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	36.8	3.2
Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues...	20,836	25,615	28,581	36,661	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	11.6	28.3
Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches ...	703	794	1,729	1,719	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.8	-0.5
Photographic and cinematographic goods	5,705	5,112	5,907	5,369	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.5	-9.1
Miscellaneous chemical products	47,870	59,941	73,775	73,557	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	23.1	-0.3
Section VII
PLASTIC & ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER & ARTICLES THEREOF	330,286	362,898	489,591	514,731	3.5	3.1	3.5	2.9	34.9	5.1
Plastics and articles thereof	289,244	311,222	421,569	440,392	3.0	2.6	3.0	2.5	35.5	4.5
Rubber and articles thereof	41,042	51,676	68,022	74,339	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	31.6	9.3
Section VIII
RAW HIDES & SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS & ARTICLES...	9,236	10,380	13,838	16,649	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	33.3	20.3
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins)	31	247	198	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-19.8	-93.2
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness;....	9,204	10,133	13,640	16,635	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	34.6	22.0
Section IX
WOOD; ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL; CORK & ARTICLES	504,003	613,232	782,339	889,458	5.3	5.2	5.6	5.0	27.6	13.7
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	500,698	606,083	777,185	884,233	5.3	5.1	5.5	5.0	28.2	13.8
Cork and articles of cork	131	188	76	132	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-59.5	72.9
Manufactures of straw, of esparto and of other plating...	3,174	6,960	5,078	5,094	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-27.0	0.3
Section X
PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL	180,773	202,247	240,035	295,454	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.7	18.7	23.1
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp	108,437	128,165	153,310	173,238	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	19.6	13.0
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products...	72,335	74,082	86,725	122,216	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	17.1	40.9
Section XI
TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES	212,723	283,421	327,711	391,015	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.2	15.6	19.3
Silk	490	677	151	287	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-77.7	90.2
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair...	148	211	137	148	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-35.0	7.6
Cotton	24,937	25,900	27,260	28,080	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	5.2	3.0
Other vegetable textile fibres...	110	1,052	800	1,394	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-24.0	74.3
Man-made filaments	22,102	27,706	25,275	30,733	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	-8.8	21.6
Man-made staple fibres	80	414	2,054	2,838	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	395.7	38.2
Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns;...	6,549	10,987	12,127	13,652	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	10.4	12.6
Carpets and other textile floor coverings	9,127	8,981	16,886	18,430	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	88.0	9.1
Special woven fabrics...	4,377	8,562	7,595	9,390	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	-11.3	23.6
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile...	9,667	9,201	14,605	17,889	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	58.7	22.5
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted...	55,469	74,950	101,163	134,222	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	35.0	32.7
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted...	15,833	22,873	23,275	24,536	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	1.8	5.4
Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing...	63,834	91,905	96,384	109,415	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.6	4.9	13.5
Section XII
FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUNSHADES, ...	37,510	46,325	57,187	67,317	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	23.4	17.7
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles	30,476	34,834	43,219	49,620	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	24.1	14.8
Headgear and parts thereof	2,510	3,834	4,750	6,488	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.9	36.6
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks...	4,083	6,893	8,268	10,102	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	19.9	22.2
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers...	441	764	950	1,107	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.4	16.5
Section XIII
ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS	273,105	303,521	366,588	449,836	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.5	20.8	22.7
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos...	100,396	86,015	98,603	140,034	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	14.6	42.0
Ceramic products	96,865	108,963	147,162	171,269	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	35.1	16.4
Glass and glassware	75,845	108,542	120,823	138,533	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	11.3	14.7
Section XIV
PEARLS, PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, ...	8,883	15,853	22,866	22,391	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	44.2	-2.1
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones...	8,883	15,853	22,866	22,391	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	44.2	-2.1
Section XV
BASE METAL AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL	742,101	802,195	1,097,848	1,188,721	7.8	6.8	7.8	6.7	36.9	8.3
Iron and steel	248,098	277,679	395,705	487,931	2.6	2.3	2.8	2.7	42.5	23.3
Articles of iron or steel	336,589	345,669	499,284	455,487	3.5	2.9	3.6	2.6	44.4	-8.8
Copper and articles thereof...	19,734	24,424	31,077	22,643	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	27.2	-27.1
Nickel and articles thereof...	340	107	105	133	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.9	26.9
Aluminum and articles thereof...	62,241	51,940	63,768	85,778	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	22.8	34.5
Lead and articles thereof...	78	758	254	420	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-66.5	65.5
Zinc and articles thereof...	1,194	4,206	2,614	5,176	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-37.8	98.0
Tin and articles thereof...	363	534	213	285	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-60.1	33.6
Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof...	18	84	974	722	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,053.0	-25.9
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks...	33,301	38,969	46,589	53,186	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	19.6	14.2
Miscellaneous articles of base metals	40,145	57,825	57,266	76,960	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	-1.0	34.4
Section XVI
MACHINERY & MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL	2,507,717	2,618,359	2,997,190	3,301,787	26.3	22.1	21.4	18.6	14.5	10.2
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery & mechanical appliances;...	1,070,922	1,439,949	1,613,371	1,675,281	11.2	12.1	11.5	9.4	12.0	3.8
Electrical machinery and equipment; parts thereof...	1,436,796	1,178,410	1,383,819	1,626,506	15.1	9.9	9.9	9.2	17.4	17.5
Section XVII
VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, & PARTS THEREOF;	471,151	669,209	653,467	1,493,075	4.9	5.6	4.7	8.4	-2.4	128.5
Railway tramway locomotives, rolling stocks and parts thereof	1,997	9,059	6,605	4,877	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-27.1	-26.2
Vehicles other than railway or tramway...	176,421	235,271	246,884	218,669	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.2	4.9	-11.4
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof…	143,178	180,371	104,130	287,704	1.5	1.5	0.7	1.6	-42.3	176.3
Ships, boats and floating structures	149,554	244,508	295,848	981,826	1.6	2.1	2.1	5.5	21.0	231.9
Section XVIII
OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, ...	141,286	208,601	191,190	195,636	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.1	-8.3	2.3
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, ...	121,582	187,441	163,435	164,146	1.3	1.6	1.2	0.9	-12.8	0.4
Clocks and watches and parts thereof	17,376	19,363	22,620	26,553	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	16.8	17.4
Musical instruments; parts and accessories	2,328	1,797	5,135	4,937	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	185.8	-3.9
Section XIX
ARMS & AMMUNITION; PARTS & ACCESSORIES THEREOF	53	16,238	-	-	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof	53	16,238	-	-	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Section XX
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES	403,507	517,055	560,991	608,218	4.2	4.4	4.0	3.4	8.5	8.4
Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, ...	342,738	428,355	465,439	499,005	3.6	3.6	3.3	2.8	8.7	7.2
Toys, games and sports requisities parts thereof...	34,412	55,997	60,094	66,523	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	7.3	10.7
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	26,357	32,703	35,459	42,690	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	8.4	20.4
Section  XXI
WORK OF ART, COLLECTORS PIECES, & ANTIQUES.	319	1,471	975	647	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-33.7	-33.6
Work of art, collectors pieces, and antiques.	319	1,471	975	647	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-33.7	-33.6
Source:  Maldives Customs Services