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Palau — Trade & Compliance

Palau'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.

3
cargo treaties
4.55%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupHigh income
Member ofAPACIMFUNWCO
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Italy48.7%
  2. 2Greece27.9%
  3. 3Türkiye8.0%
  4. 4USA7.7%
  5. 5Taiwan2.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China24.4%
  2. 2Italy15.9%
  3. 3Japan11.2%
  4. 4USA10.4%
  5. 5Rep. of Korea9.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Ships & boats86.4%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances3.1%
  3. 3Fish & seafood2.7%
  4. 4Electrical machinery2.4%
  5. 5Iron & steel2.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Ships & boats24.5%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils21.7%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances12.2%
  4. 4Furniture, bedding, lighting5.4%
  5. 5Vehicles5.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Italy+48.72pp
  2. 2Türkiye+7.99pp
  3. 3Taiwan+2.75pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Japan−27.68pp
  2. 2France−18.80pp
  3. 3Greece−2.73pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Ships & boats+37.09pp
  2. 2Electrical machinery+0.73pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances−30.74pp
  2. 2Fish & seafood−2.84pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments−1.33pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

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

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 2011176 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 · 2008107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 3 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
USD
US Dollar
ISO numeric 8402 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
4.55%
simple average (2021)
World Bank WDI

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
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