Tuvalu Market Entry

By | July 23, 2022

In the years 2013-2017, there were no measurable exports from the Czech Republic to Tuvalu.

Balance of mutual trade exchange for the last 5 years

Trade exchange between the Czech Republic and Tuvalu in 2013-2017
Period Value (thousands of USD)
2013 3
2014 15
2015 28
2016 23
2017 49
Source: CZSO
Imports from Tuvalu to the Czech Republic in 2013-2017
Period Value (thousands of USD)
2013 3
2014 15
2015 28
2016 23
2017 49
Source: CZSO

10 most important Czech export/import items

In 2017, the commodity structure of imports into the Czech Republic from Tuvalu was as follows:

Period SKU Name of the goods Stat. USD value (thousand)
2017 8517 Telephone equipment, including telephones for cellular networks or other wireless 40
2017 6107 Pajama bottoms bathrobes ap men’s boy knitted 4
2017 3304 Cosmetic make-up preparations 4
2017 0602 The other cuttings of the living plants are grafted under the fungus 0
2017 4011 New rubber tires 0
2017 6117 Clothing accessories made ost knitted crocheted 0
2017 8532 Electrical capacitors, fixed, rotary or tuning (preset) 0
2017 8467 Pneumatic hand tools with non-electric motor 0
2017 8527 Receiving apparatus for radio broadcasting, whether or not combined in one 0
2017 6207 Undershirt pajama bottoms and men’s boy’s 0

In the case of Tuvalu, these are largely random items rather related to the movements of foreign workers in the place of established development agencies, scientists, etc.

Export from the Czech Republic to Tuvalu

In the years 2013-2017, there were no measurable exports from the Czech Republic to Tuvalu.

In 2012, when the last export from the Czech Republic took place, the commodity structure was as follows:

SKU Name of the goods USD (Tis.)
8421 Centrifuge device for filtering cleaning 227
8541 Diodes, transistors and semiconductor devices etc 144
8422 Washing machines for cleaning fillings and bottles, etc 53
3923 Production of transport packaging of goods, stoppers and plastics 12

Mutual exchange in the field of services

Statistics of the exchange of services between the Czech Republic and Tuvalu are not published by the CNB.

Czech investments in the territory: Companies and joint-ventures in mutual trade and in other areas of economic cooperation

The embassy does not register any Czech companies in the territory.

The contractual basis between the two states

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kuala Lumpur does not register any bilateral agreement between the Czech Republic and Tuvalu.

Foreign development cooperation

In 2013, the Czech Republic implemented a small local development project (MLP) in Tuvalu, related to the creation of an electronic education system for a secondary school on the island of Motufoua. As of 2018, the embassy does not register any other development projects.

 

Practical telephone numbers in the territory (emergency services, traffic police, firefighters, information lines, etc.)

  • International code: +688
  • All emergency services: 911
  • Operator: 20006

Internet information sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Tuvalu Islands
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Tuvalu Chamber of Commerce
  • Tuvalu Government and Parliament Directory

Tuvalu Market Entry