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Cook Islands — Trade & Compliance

Cook Islands's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
2
cargo treaties

Memberships & standing

Member ofAPAC
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Cook Islands beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Japan37.1%
  2. 2Thailand16.8%
  3. 3Greece15.8%
  4. 4Spain11.4%
  5. 5France8.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1New Zealand35.9%
  2. 2Italy29.8%
  3. 3Fiji8.3%
  4. 4China7.7%
  5. 5Türkiye6.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Fish & seafood53.3%
  2. 2Ships & boats37.5%
  3. 3Electrical machinery2.0%
  4. 4Knitted apparel1.6%
  5. 5Works of art & antiques0.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Ships & boats36.5%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils14.6%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances9.0%
  4. 4Beverages & spirits4.0%
  5. 5Vehicles3.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Greece+15.74pp
  2. 2Spain+11.32pp
  3. 3Thailand+4.19pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1France−18.20pp
  2. 2Japan−6.08pp
  3. 3China−3.02pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Ships & boats+7.95pp
  2. 2Electrical machinery+1.22pp
  3. 3Knitted apparel+0.86pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Fish & seafood−5.89pp
  2. 2Optical/medical instruments−1.48pp
  3. 3Toys, games, sports−1.42pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
FTAGoods
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 2008176 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 1999107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 2 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
NZD
New Zealand Dollar
ISO numeric 5542 minor units
ISO 4217

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Coconuts, in shell
1.8K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 37 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
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