That dollar amount reflects a 33.8% upturn compared to $171.4 billion five years earlier during 2020.
From 2023 to 2024, the overall cost for products imported into Czechia flatlined via a tepid 0.2% gain starting from $228.9 billion.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2024, the Czech koruna appreciated by 0.05% against the US dollar since 2020 but diluted by -4.5% from 2023 to 2024. Czech Republic’s weaker local currency since 2023 makes the Czech Republic’s imports paid for in stronger US dollars in 2024 relatively more expensive when converted starting from Czech korunas.
Best Suppliers for Czech Republic’s Imports
The latest available country-specific data shows that 71% of products imported into the Czech Republic was furnished by exporters in: Germany (20.3% of the Czech total), mainland China (17.1%), Poland (8.3%), Slovakia (4.5%), Italy (3.9%), France (3%), United States of America (2.8%), Netherlands (2.6%), Austria (2.5%), Hungary (2.2%), South Korea (2%) and Spain (1.9%).
Applying a continental lens, nearly two-thirds (64.1%) of the Czech Republic’s total imports by value in 2024 was purchased from fellow European countries. Asian trade partners fulfilled 31% of Czechian import purchases.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in North America (3.4%), Africa (0.8%), Latin America (0.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.1%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Czechia’s import purchases from fellow European Union members equaled 56.8% of overall Czech imports, down significantly from 72.4% for 2023.
Given Czech Republic’s population of 10.9 million people, its total $229.4 billion in 2024 imported goods translates to roughly $21,000 in yearly product demand from every person in the central European country. That per-capita metric mirrors the average $21,000 for one year earlier in 2023.
Czech Republic’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Czech Republic’s import purchases during 2024. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Czech Republic.
- Electrical machinery, equipment: US$51 billion (22.2% of total imports)
- Machinery including computers: $34.9 billion (15.2%)
- Vehicles: $23.3 billion (10.2%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $12.5 billion (5.5%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $10.9 billion (4.7%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $7.9 billion (3.4%)
- Iron, steel: $7.5 billion (3.3%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $5.5 billion (2.4%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $5.2 billion (2.3%)
- Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: $4.5 billion (2%)
Czech Republic’s top 10 imports approached three-quarters (71.2%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
The fastest increases in value among the top 10 import categories from 2023 to 2024 were for Czechia’s purchases of imported pharmaceuticals (up 6%), furniture, bedding, lighting, signs and prefabricated buildings (up 5.2%), then machinery including computers (up 3%).
The severest percentage decline was attributed to imports of mineral fuels including oil, down -10.4% from 2023.
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level.
At the more detailed 4-digit level, the most valuable products imported into the Czech Republic in 2024 were phone devices including smartphones (6.7% of Czechia’s total), automobile parts or accessories (5.7%), computers including optical readers (4.2%), cars (2.9%), medication mixes in dosage (2.4%), electric storage batteries (1.9%), integrated circuits or microassemblies (1.8%), insulated wire or cable (1.8%), crude oil (also 1.8%), then processed petroleum oils (1.7%).
Top Electronics Products Imported by the Czech Republic
In 2024, Czechian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electrical goods including consumer electronics.
- Phone system devices: US$15.3 billion (down -2.2% from 2023)
- Electric storage batteries: $4.3 billion (down -26.9%)
- Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $4.2 billion (up 20.6%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $4 billion (up 3.2%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $3.2 billion (up 1.3%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $2.3 billion (up 15.3%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $2.1 billion (down -17.6%)
- Electric motors, generators: $1.6 billion (down -4.3%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $1.5 billion (up 18.5%)
- Electrical lighting/signaling equipment, defrosters: $1.3 billion (up 1.1%)
Among these import subcategories, Czech Republic’s purchases of integrated circuits or microassemblies (up 20.6%), television receivers, monitors and projectors (up 18.5%) then electrical or optical circuit boards and panels (up 15.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of electronics-related imports among Czechian businesses and consumers.
Top Machinery Products Including Computers Imported by the Czech Republic
In 2024, Czechian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$9.7 billion (up 16.7% from 2023)
- Computer parts, accessories: $2.6 billion (up 38.8%)
- Piston engines: $2 billion (up 41.1%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $1.6 billion (up 2.4%)
- Printing machinery: $1.4 billion (up 1.6%)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $1.3 billion (down -4.3%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $1.23 billion (down -6.1%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $1.16 billion (down -15.9%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $1.15 billion (down -0.3%)
- Transmission shafts, gears, clutches: $1 billion (down -3.6%)
Among these import subcategories, Czech Republic’s purchases of piston engines (up 41.1%), computer parts or accessories (up 38.8%) then computers including optical readers (up 16.7%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of machinery-related imports among Czechian businesses and consumers.
Top Vehicles Products Imported by the Czech Republic
In 2024, Czechian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Automobile parts/accessories: US$13.1 billion (up 2.4% from 2023)
- Cars: $6.7 billion (up 0.7%)
- Trucks: $1.1 billion (down -9%)
- Tractors: $912.1 million (down -21.5%)
- Trailers: $380.8 million (down -11%)
- Motorcycles: $288.8 million (down -3%)
- Motorcycle parts/accessories: $217.8 million (down -33.5%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $198.6 million (up 40.5%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $129.3 million (down -7.9%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $98.3 million (down -14%)
Among these import subcategories, Czech Republic’s purchases of public-transport vehicles (up 40.5%), automobile parts or accessories (up 2.4%) then cars (up 0.7%) grew from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of vehicles-related imports among Czechian businesses and consumers.
Top Mineral Fuels Products Including Oil Imported by the Czech Republic
In 2024, Czechian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels plus related products.
- Crude oil: US$4 billion (down -2.8% from 2023)
- Processed petroleum oils: $3.8 billion (up 5.1%)
- Petroleum gases: $2.9 billion (down -26.5%)
- Electrical energy: $822.8 million (down -14.3%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $575.3 million (down -42.5%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $168.4 million (up 49.9%)
- Coke, semi-coke: $82.4 million (up 7.2%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $29.9 million (down -1.6%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $29.4 million (up 35%)
- Peat: $26.9 million (up 55.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Czech Republic’s purchases of peat (up 55.2%), petroleum oil residues (up 49.9%) then high-temperature distilled coal tar oils (up 35%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of mineral fuels-related imports among Czechian businesses and consumers.
See also Czech Republic’s Top Trading Partners and Czech Republic’s Top 10 Exports
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on December 17, 2025
EXCHANGE-RATES.org, Czech Koruna (CZK) To US Dollar (USD) Exchange rate history. Accessed on December 17, 2025
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on December 17, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on December 17, 2025