# Tuvalu (TV)

**Capital:** Funafuti  
**Currency:** Australian Dollar (AUD) (AUD)  
**Population:** 10'643  
**Area:** 26 km²

> Tuvalu ist ein abgelegener Inselstaat im Zentralpazifik mit reiner Importwirtschaft. Die Versorgung läuft über den Hafen Funafuti mit rund einem Containeranlauf pro Monat sowie über den Flughafen Funafuti (nur Tagbetrieb). Fidschi ist der zentrale Umschlagpunkt. Zollabwicklung über ASYCUDAWorld; Consumption Tax 3 Prozent. Logistische Transitfunktion praktisch nicht vorhanden.

Tuvalu (ISO code: TV) lies in the Pacific Ocean roughly midway between Hawaii and Australia and consists of nine low-lying atolls and reef islands. It is a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth. The climate is tropical-maritime with a wet season from November to April. The economy rests on fishing, copra, licence fees, remittances and development aid; tourism is marginal. Tuvalu depends heavily on imports of food, fuel, consumer goods and building materials while exporting mainly fish and coconut products. Logistically the atolls have only small harbours, a single daytime airport and rudimentary roads, so the country plays almost no transit role. The currency is the Australian dollar (AUD).

**Top Import Partners:** FJ, AU, NZ, CN, JP

**Top Export Partners:** FJ, AU, NZ

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Treibstoffe, Konsumgüter, Baumaterialien

**Top Export Goods:** Kopra, Fisch, Dienstleistungen

**Key Airports:**
- [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/funafuti-international-airport-fun)
- [Nukufetau Airfield](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/nukufetau-airport-22245)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Consumption Tax (TCT) 3 Prozent auf steuerbare Einfuhren (Consumption Tax Regulations 2009  
**Customs complexity:** niedrig bis mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Zollabwicklung über ASYCUDAWorld (tuvalu.asycuda.org); Rechtsgrundlage Customs Revenue and Border Protection Act 2014. Zollwert nach CIF.  
**Customs authority:** [Tuvalu Revenue and Customs Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development](https://finance.gov.tv/customs/)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Insel-Importmarkt / periphere Pazifik-Endstelle  
**Economic area:** PACER Plus / PICTA / SPARTECA  
**Logistics risk:** mittel bis hoch  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** niedrig  
**Pharma/cold chain:** niedrig

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://finance.gov.tv/customs/](https://finance.gov.tv/customs/)
- [https://finance.gov.tv/inland-revenue/](https://finance.gov.tv/inland-revenue/)
- [https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2008/2008-0009/2008-0009_1.pdf](https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2008/2008-0009/2008-0009_1.pdf)
- [https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2009/2009-0007/2009-0007_1.pdf](https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2009/2009-0007/2009-0007_1.pdf)
- [https://finance.gov.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Customs-Revenueand-Border-Protection-Act-2014.pdf](https://finance.gov.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Customs-Revenueand-Border-Protection-Act-2014.pdf)
- [https://tuvalu.asycuda.org](https://tuvalu.asycuda.org)
- [https://tuvalu.tradeportal.org/procedure/18?l=en](https://tuvalu.tradeportal.org/procedure/18?l=en)
- [https://stats.gov.tv/news/tuvalu-population-and-housing-census-2022-23/](https://stats.gov.tv/news/tuvalu-population-and-housing-census-2022-23/)

*Last verified: 2026-07-01*

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