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The twenty imports the Czech Republic is best placed to replace.

The Czech Republic imported USD 203bn of manufactured goods in 2024 and exported USD 229bn. These are the twenty that sit closest to what it already makes well, with how concentrated the supply of each is.

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USD 12bnthe twenty, imported in 2024

58products imported at scale, not yet exported well, and close to existing strengths

1317products the Czech Republic already exports well

10,699public purchases of goods joined to a product family, from Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

The twenty

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Each line shows the import bill, where it comes from, the nearest thing the Czech Republic already exports well, and how many countries make it. It does not say whether a plant in the Czech Republic would pay. That reason is not in any trade record, and it is the maker's question.

This edition carries public buyers from Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), 27,843 award notices from 2025-11-03 to 2026-11-02, joined to each product's customs heading through a crosswalk we authored. The buyers are shown as context and do not change the score, because award values in these records include framework ceilings and outliers that would distort it. The regional layer (where the capability sits) is built only where a country publishes regional trade by product, and the Czech Republic does not publish it in a form this record can read yet.

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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199

Comes fromUnited States 68%, 43 source countries

Nearest export strengthSeeders, planters and transplanters: other than no-till direct... (exports USD 17m)

Exports of this lineUSD 197m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 37m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 279m, top 8 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 47 per cent (1); United States supplies 68 per cent (2).

USD 279mup 15% on 2022
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Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310

Comes fromGermany 66%, 72 source countries

Nearest export strengthCarbon brushes: with or without metal, used for electrical purposes (exports USD 10m)

Exports of this lineUSD 78m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 119m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 235m, top 9 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 43 per cent (1); Germany supplies 66 per cent (2).

USD 235mup 18% on 2022
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Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder...HS 840734

Comes fromGermany 45%, 37 source countries

Nearest export strengthPumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal... (exports USD 1.4bn)

Exports of this lineUSD 289m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 32m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 1.9bn, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 35 per cent (1); Germany supplies 45 per cent (1).

USD 1.9bnup 72% on 2022
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840

Comes fromGermany 45%, 69 source countries

Nearest export strengthVehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston... (exports USD 7.8bn)

Exports of this lineUSD 691m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 1.3bn

Public buyers in the family114 awards from 27 buyers. Most frequent: České dráhy, a.s.

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 1.4bn, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 47 per cent (1); Germany supplies 45 per cent (1).

USD 1.4bnup 10% on 2022
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Fans: n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51HS 841459

Comes fromGermany 45%, 77 source countries

Nearest export strengthElectric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5W (exports USD 183m)

Exports of this lineUSD 146m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 40m

Public buyers in the family31 awards from 20 buyers. Most frequent: ČEZ, a. s.

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 255m, top 9 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 49 per cent (1); Germany supplies 45 per cent (1).

USD 255mdown 6% on 2022
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Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile...HS 391620

Comes fromGermany 67%, 43 source countries

Nearest export strengthPlastics: bidets, lavatory pans, flushing cisterns and similar... (exports USD 63m)

Exports of this lineUSD 23m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 90m, top 25 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 35 per cent (1); Germany supplies 67 per cent (2).

USD 90mdown 12% on 2022
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300490

Comes fromGermany 21%, 71 source countries

Nearest export strengthPaints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed... (exports USD 47m)

Exports of this lineUSD 2.5bn; 6 more lines in the heading, USD 812m

Public buyers in the family58 awards from 13 buyers. Most frequent: Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 4.3bn, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 48 per cent (1).

USD 4.3bnup 10% on 2022
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in...HS 300215

Comes fromSwitzerland 38%, 44 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 216m; 4 more lines in the heading, USD 403m

Public buyers in the family330 awards from 24 buyers. Most frequent: Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 1.1bn, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 45 per cent (1).

USD 1.1bndown 0% on 2022
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612

Comes fromGermany 34%, 47 source countries

Nearest export strengthIron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen: granules thereof (exports USD 10m)

Exports of this lineUSD 138m; 3 more lines in the heading, USD 194m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 558m, top 4 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 49 per cent (1).

USD 558mdown 6% on 2022
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Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750WHS 850131

Comes fromGermany 31%, 60 source countries

Nearest export strengthElectrical apparatus: fuses, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (exports USD 42m)

Exports of this lineUSD 145m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 48m

Public buyers in the family45 awards from 13 buyers. Most frequent: ČEZ, a. s.

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 363m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 32 per cent (1).

USD 363mdown 22% on 2022
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180

Comes fromGermany 35%, 98 source countries

Nearest export strengthInstruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for... (exports USD 111m)

Exports of this lineUSD 255m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 111m

Public buyers in the family38 awards from 15 buyers. Most frequent: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 354m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 39 per cent (1).

USD 354mup 16% on 2022
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity...HS 870333

Comes fromGermany 30%, 31 source countries

Nearest export strengthVehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating... (exports USD 4.3bn)

Exports of this lineUSD 147m; 4 more lines in the heading, USD 707m

Public buyers in the family345 awards from 107 buyers. Most frequent: Ministerstvo vnitra

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 320m, top 7 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 38 per cent (1).

USD 320mdown 9% on 2022
13

Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190

Comes fromGermany 31%, 60 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 172m; 3 more lines in the heading, USD 239m

Public buyers in the family2 awards from 1 buyer. Most frequent: Vězeňská služba České republiky

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 307m, top 7 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 44 per cent (1).

USD 307mdown 7% on 2022
14

Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheetsHS 480524

Comes fromGermany 51%, 13 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 25m; 4 more lines in the heading, USD 193m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 152m, top 14 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 43 per cent (1); Germany supplies 51 per cent (1).

USD 152mdown 20% on 2022
15

Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195

Comes fromGermany 41%, 18 source countries

Nearest export strengthVehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston... (exports USD 162m)

Exports of this lineUSD 19m; 5 more lines in the heading, USD 709m

Public buyers in the family25 awards from 17 buyers. Most frequent: Lesy České republiky, s.p.

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 136m, top 16 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 41 per cent (1); Germany supplies 41 per cent (1).

USD 136mdown 24% on 2022
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

Comes fromJapan 51%, 57 source countries

Nearest export strengthInstruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for... (exports USD 111m)

Exports of this lineUSD 78m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 81m

Public buyers in the family216 awards from 69 buyers. Most frequent: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 131m, top 17 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 47 per cent (1); Japan supplies 51 per cent (1).

USD 131mdown 2% on 2022
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Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumHS 320890

Comes fromGermany 44%, 48 source countries

Nearest export strengthPaints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed... (exports USD 47m)

Exports of this lineUSD 34m; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 164m

Public buyers in the family36 awards from 8 buyers. Most frequent: Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, akciová společnost

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 130m, top 17 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 47 per cent (1); Germany supplies 44 per cent (1).

USD 130mdown 0% on 2022
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Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161

Comes fromPoland 57%, 56 source countries

Nearest export strengthSeats: parts, of wood, (other than for use in the assembly of motor... (exports USD 18m)

Exports of this lineUSD 27m; 6 more lines in the heading, USD 246m

Public buyers in the family342 awards from 147 buyers. Most frequent: Fakultní nemocnice Motol a Homolka

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 115m, top 19 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 41 per cent (1); Poland supplies 57 per cent (1).

USD 115mdown 8% on 2022
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632

Comes fromGermany 47%, 61 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 70m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 146m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 111m, top 20 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 38 per cent (1); Germany supplies 47 per cent (1).

USD 111mdown 0% on 2022
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903281

Comes fromGermany 57%, 36 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 18m

Public buyers in the familynone matched to this product family

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 109m, top 20 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to the Czech Republic's export strengths in the top 50 per cent (1); Germany supplies 57 per cent (1).

USD 109mup 43% on 2022

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One line per customs heading. Products the Czech Republic already exports well and still imports are below, because they are a different conversation. No employment figures appear on this page, by decision.

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Scale conversations, not capability ones.

Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks imports USD 9.8bn, exports USD 8.1bn, top source China 78%
Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a... imports USD 2.5bn, exports USD 1.3bn, top source Germany 14%
Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg... imports USD 4.1bn, exports USD 2.9bn, top source China 71%
Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not... imports USD 3.2bn, exports USD 2.7bn, top source China 53%
Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units imports USD 2.0bn, exports USD 1.5bn, top source China 19%
Firearms: (e.g. spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding... imports USD 717m, exports USD 261m, top source Bulgaria 59%
Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50... imports USD 1.1bn, exports USD 689m, top source Taiwan 35%
Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5W imports USD 578m, exports USD 183m, top source Germany 19%
Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 imports USD 920m, exports USD 549m, top source China 29%
Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and... imports USD 1.1bn, exports USD 734m, top source China 75%

How the twenty were chosen

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

Import bill, 0 to 3, by percentile among the 1660 lines imported at USD 10m or more: above the median one point, top quarter two, top tenth three.

Proximity to export strengths, 0 to 3, on the same percentiles: the product-space method (Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabasi and Hausmann, Science 2007) on CEPII's BACI file of every bilateral trade flow for 2024, 157 countries and 5,388 products. Two products are close when the countries that export one well tend to export the other well. Only products in the upper half for proximity can enter the list at all: best placed is a proximity claim.

Supply concentration, 0 to 2: one point when a single country supplies 40 per cent or more, two at 60 per cent.

Public buyers, context only, never scored: 27,843 award notices from Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), 2025-11-03 to 2026-11-02, of which 13,603 were classified by the buyer as goods and 10,699 joined to a product family through a crosswalk we authored, because no official one exists. Only notices whose code names a specific product group are joined; broad division codes are left out. The join is a family, not an exact line, and the counts are a floor.

Scope. Manufactured goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, excluding ores, fuels and precious metals. Primary agriculture is out of scope for a page about manufacture.

What it cannot tell you

A map of where to look.

Trade data says what crossed the border, not why. Cost, scale, patents, tariffs and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. The world file reconciles what each pair of countries reports, so a national customs file would differ in detail. Nothing on this page is a forecast or a promise.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601, years 2022 to 2024. Edition of 2026-11-03. The UK edition with its procurement and regional layers is at /made-here/.

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Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199

Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310

Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder...HS 840734

Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840

Fans: n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51HS 841459

Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile...HS 391620

Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300490

Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in...HS 300215

Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612

Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750WHS 850131

Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180

Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity...HS 870333

Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190

Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheetsHS 480524

Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195

Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumHS 320890

Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632

Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903281

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

A map of where to look.

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