Trade lane
What Malaysia buys from the United States.
Malaysia imported USD 22bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United States in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022. That is 11 per cent of everything Malaysia imported in these lines, and the United States is its number 2 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United States dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 22bnfrom the United States in 2024 (USD 17bn in 2022)
11 per centof Malaysia's imports in these lines, USD 209bn from every source
769product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#2the United States's rank among Malaysia's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Malaysia paid the United States for it at the border, the United States's share of everything Malaysia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 76 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of Malaysia's imports26 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 4.3bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5.6bnin 2024 -
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Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290
Share of Malaysia's imports26 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 182,195 a tonne, 6,848 tonnesUSD 1.2bnin 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Malaysia's imports48 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 433m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 498,564 a tonne, 2,156 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180
Share of Malaysia's imports36 per cent, 66 source countriesChangefrom USD 22m in 2022Unit valueUSD 319,056 a tonne, 3,170 tonnesUSD 1.0bnin 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Malaysia's imports21 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 62m in 2022Unit valueUSD 369,767 a tonne, 2,554 tonnesUSD 944min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Malaysia's imports10 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 524 tonnesUSD 936min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of Malaysia's imports67 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 82m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 480 tonnesUSD 810min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Malaysia's imports33 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 477m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 604min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140
Share of Malaysia's imports54 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 293m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 866 a tonne, 413,146 tonnesUSD 358min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of Malaysia's imports26 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 151 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 320,123 a tonne, 922 tonnesUSD 295min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of Malaysia's imports8 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 155m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 286,363 a tonne, 870 tonnesUSD 249min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Malaysia's imports12 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 180m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 342,977 a tonne, 686 tonnesUSD 235min 2024 -
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Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090
Share of Malaysia's imports26 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 370m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 602,945 a tonne, 390 tonnesUSD 235min 2024 -
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Aluminium: powders of lamellar structure, flakesHS 760320
Share of Malaysia's imports65 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 411m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,042 a tonne, 171,218 tonnesUSD 178min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of Malaysia's imports18 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 146m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 785,057 a tonne, 220 tonnesUSD 172min 2024 -
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Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloysHS 741022
Share of Malaysia's imports41 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,737 a tonne, 42,854 tonnesUSD 160min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Malaysia's imports23 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,783 a tonne, 5,986 tonnesUSD 142min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Malaysia's imports12 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 159m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,761 a tonne, 22,900 tonnesUSD 132min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Malaysia's imports41 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 460,864 a tonne, 284 tonnesUSD 131min 2024 -
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Carbonates: disodium carbonateHS 283620
Share of Malaysia's imports57 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 133m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 233 a tonne, 557,926 tonnesUSD 130min 2024 -
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Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakesHS 740620
Share of Malaysia's imports45 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,114 a tonne, 111,701 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Malaysia's imports12 per cent, 112 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 103m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,468 a tonne, 11,137 tonnesUSD 117min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640
Share of Malaysia's imports22 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 294,831 a tonne, 392 tonnesUSD 116min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of Malaysia's imports11 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 154,739 a tonne, 741 tonnesUSD 115min 2024 -
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Circuits: printedHS 853400
Share of Malaysia's imports4 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 161m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 329,251 a tonne, 344 tonnesUSD 113min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of Malaysia's imports23 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 98m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 764 a tonne, 129,310 tonnesUSD 99min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Malaysia's imports7 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 64,717 a tonne, 1,493 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149
Share of Malaysia's imports23 per cent, 43 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 150,469 a tonne, 604 tonnesUSD 91min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devicesHS 854190
Share of Malaysia's imports8 per cent, 46 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,982 a tonne, 1,901 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351
Share of Malaysia's imports10 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 919,834 a tonne, 95 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129
Share of Malaysia's imports11 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 463m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 518,861 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 86min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Malaysia's imports19 per cent, 84 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 103m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,033 a tonne, 3,680 tonnesUSD 85min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233
Share of Malaysia's imports5 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082
Share of Malaysia's imports17 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of Malaysia's imports8 per cent, 88 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,800 a tonne, 4,483 tonnesUSD 75min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853669
Share of Malaysia's imports17 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 136m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,059 a tonne, 1,623 tonnesUSD 73min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Malaysia's imports22 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,866 a tonne, 4,457 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Malaysia's imports5 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,704 a tonne, 9,488 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040
Share of Malaysia's imports37 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 44 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of Malaysia's imports12 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 434,420 a tonne, 134 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190
Share of Malaysia's imports17 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 98,243 a tonne, 588 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 89 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 84,053 a tonne, 681 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of Malaysia's imports10 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,460 a tonne, 1,618 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading...HS 853120
Share of Malaysia's imports25 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 222,843 a tonne, 241 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Gallium, germanium, indium, niobium (columbium) and vanadium: articles thereof, other than unwrought including waste and scrap and powdersHS 811299
Share of Malaysia's imports60 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 419,542 a tonne, 123 tonnesUSD 52min 2024 -
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Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950
Share of Malaysia's imports17 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,463 a tonne, 1,918 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Malaysia's imports5 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 92,191 a tonne, 524 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of Malaysia's imports11 per cent, 50 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 809 a tonne, 59,194 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of Malaysia's imports35 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,033 a tonne, 23,527 tonnesUSD 48min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180USD 1.0bn in 2024, from USD 22m in 2022. The United States supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 944m in 2024, from USD 62m in 2022. The United States supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 810m in 2024, from USD 82m in 2022. The United States supplies 67 per cent of the line.
- Navigational instruments and appliances: for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses)HS 901420USD 38m in 2024, up 338 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 55 per cent of the line.
- Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloysHS 741022USD 160m in 2024, up 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022). The United States supplies 41 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 49m in 2024, up 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The United States supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Dressings, adhesive: and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 300510USD 26m in 2024, up 269 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United States supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890USD 26m in 2024, up 246 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United States supplies 54 per cent of the line.
- Glass: articles n.e.c. in chapter 70HS 702000USD 19m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 18m in 2024, up 210 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 53 per cent of the line.
- Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind poweredHS 850239USD 26m in 2024, up 194 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 51 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182USD 28m in 2024, up 185 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United States supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kWHS 841181USD 21m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United States supplies 68 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 295m in 2024, up 151 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022). The United States supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, aluminium electrolyticHS 853222USD 16m in 2024, up 150 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690USD 1.1bn in 2024, up 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 433m in 2022). The United States supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789USD 20m in 2024, up 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United States supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymersHS 390130USD 19m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United States supplies 35 per cent of the line.
- Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141USD 19m in 2024, up 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United States supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990USD 46m in 2024, up 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). The United States supplies 7 per cent of the line.
Where the United States dominates
Lines where the United States supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United States ships at least 60 per cent of what Malaysia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 84119167 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 810m; 47 source countries in all.
- Aluminium: powders of lamellar structure, flakesHS 76032065 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 178m; 80 source countries in all.
- Gallium, germanium, indium, niobium (columbium) and vanadium: articles thereof, other than unwrought including waste and scrap and powdersHS 81129960 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 52m; 10 source countries in all.
- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS 47032182 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 45m; 13 source countries in all.
- Ink: for printing, black, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 32151162 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 40m; 33 source countries in all.
- Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance...HS 38151263 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 39m; 18 source countries in all.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturatedHS 29011080 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 29m; 21 source countries in all.
- Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kWHS 84118168 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 21m; 12 source countries in all.
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2906.1HS 29061991 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 19m; 19 source countries in all.
- Generators: parts of producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiersHS 84059086 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 9m; 18 source countries in all.
- Seats: of a kind used for aircraftHS 94011072 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 5m; 23 source countries in all.
- Textile machinery: for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materialsHS 84440071 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 4m; 8 source countries in all.
- Cobalt: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8105HS 81059071 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 4m; 18 source countries in all.
- HydrogenHS 28041077 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 4m; 12 source countries in all.
- Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereofHS 88051098 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 7 source countries in all.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, unbleached, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 48044168 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 11 source countries in all.
- Monofilament of polypropylene: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mmHS 54041289 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 9 source countries in all.
- Refractory ceramic goods: containing, by weight, more than 50% of free carbon, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earthsHS 69031084 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 17 source countries in all.
- Wood pulp: obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processesHS 47050076 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 9 source countries in all.
- Lead: sheets, strip and foil, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mmHS 78041163 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 12 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where the United States's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Malaysia at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290The United States: USD 1.2bn at USD 182,195 a tonne. Thailand: USD 211m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 124,378 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 199,041 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690The United States: USD 1.1bn at USD 498,564 a tonne. China: USD 186m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 173,638 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 497,968 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180The United States: USD 1.0bn at USD 319,056 a tonne. China: USD 102m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 184,817 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 325,977 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150The United States: USD 944m at USD 369,767 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 547m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 227,053 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,863 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239The United States: USD 936m at USD 1.8m a tonne. Taiwan: USD 2.5bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United States: USD 810m at USD 1.7m a tonne. China: USD 62m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620The United States: USD 295m at USD 320,123 a tonne. South Korea: USD 59m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 237,423 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 387,033 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330The United States: USD 249m at USD 286,363 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (37 per cent of the line) at USD 50,780 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 125,395 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762The United States: USD 235m at USD 342,977 a tonne. Japan: USD 19m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 240,259 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 364,971 a tonne.
- Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090The United States: USD 235m at USD 602,945 a tonne. China: USD 142m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 140,926 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 469,540 a tonne.
- Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800The United States: USD 172m at USD 785,057 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 110m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 103,852 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 410,309 a tonne.
- Copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloysHS 741022The United States: USD 160m at USD 3,737 a tonne. Australia: USD 12m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 1,629 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,267 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United States: USD 142m at USD 23,783 a tonne. Thailand: USD 15m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 14,116 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,219 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The United States: USD 132m at USD 5,761 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 123m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2,617 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,242 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199The United States: USD 131m at USD 460,864 a tonne. Italy: USD 46m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 178,142 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 318,779 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690The United States: USD 117m at USD 10,468 a tonne. China: USD 447m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 4,063 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,758 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640The United States: USD 116m at USD 294,831 a tonne. China: USD 72m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 63,040 a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 271,874 a tonne.
- Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710The United States: USD 115m at USD 154,739 a tonne. China: USD 368m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 23,389 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 110,661 a tonne.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400The United States: USD 113m at USD 329,251 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 438m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 42,328 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 168,833 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440The United States: USD 97m at USD 64,717 a tonne. Japan: USD 32m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 49,113 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 68,630 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Malaysia buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Malaysia with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is the United States's part of everything Malaysia imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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