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Mauritius — Trade & Compliance

Mauritius'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.

12
trade agreements
11
cargo treaties
0.81%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Mauritius beyond logistics?
Browse databook

Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1France11.2%
  2. 2USA9.1%
  3. 3South Africa8.4%
  4. 4Zimbabwe8.0%
  5. 5Madagascar8.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China18.7%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates11.4%
  3. 3India11.2%
  4. 4South Africa8.3%
  5. 5France6.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Prepared meat/fish11.7%
  2. 2Sugars10.5%
  3. 3Non-knitted apparel6.6%
  4. 4Knitted apparel5.9%
  5. 5Fertilizers5.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils21.0%
  2. 2Vehicles9.2%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances6.8%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.4%
  5. 5Fish & seafood3.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Zimbabwe+7.91pp
  2. 2Israel+2.67pp
  3. 3Mozambique+1.84pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1South Africa−2.73pp
  2. 2Viet Nam−2.68pp
  3. 3Zambia−2.16pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+2.59pp
  2. 2Iron & steel+2.21pp
  3. 3Cereals+1.78pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Knitted apparel−3.74pp
  2. 2Non-knitted apparel−2.53pp
  3. 3Pearls, precious stones & metals−2.23pp
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

China - Mauritius2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
India - Mauritius2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
United Kingdom - Eastern and Southern Africa States2021
FTAGoods
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States - Accession of Comoros2019
FTAGoods
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
FTAGoods
Türkiye - Mauritius2013
FTAGoods
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States2012
FTAGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
Mauritius - Pakistan2007
PSAGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 12 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1978176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2024148 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 · 1997107 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196990 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196987 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196980 ratifications
  • Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
    Party · 197074 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 196965 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
    Party · 196944 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
    Party · 196926 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 11 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
MUR
Mauritius Rupee
ISO numeric 4802 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
0.81%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
2.2M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
salt
249 tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 72 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
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
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
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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