Trade of Maldives Exports and Imports.

In trading, import and export, takes pace only in Addu and Malé. The southern islands will come to Addu to trade their products and the northern islands come to Malé to trade their products to other countries. So far trading has been very well done and the economy rate for the country is getting increased. In trading, Maldives export fish mainly by freezing, canned, smoked and dried. In Lhaviyani Atoll they produce tuna fish cans. In Laamu Atoll they produce shark fins, dry fish which are sent to Japan and Sri Lanka. In Addu Atoll they produce clothes and garments and export to America. In Malé fresh water fish is also exported. These products are exported to other countries by air and sea- in cargo boats. As in return the other countries will export their products to Maldives, thus making the shop owners to arouse.
But there are certain items that cannot be brought to Maldives. These items include:

1. Weapons, gunpowder and explosives of any nature.
   
2. Illicit drugs and psychotropic substances.
3. 
   Anti-Islamic literature/graphic representation in any form or media
4. 
   Pornography or sexually explicit literature/graphic representations in any form or media.
5. Idols and icons for worship
6. Dogs
7. Live pigs, pork or any porcine product.
8. Alcoholic beverages
9. Dangerous animals and exobiological material
10. Dangerous chemicals including acids, corrosives and poisons
11. Fog signals and fireworks
12. Spear/dart guns for killing/catching fish

If you are in doubt as to whether you could bring a particular item, do consult the Maldives Tourism Board.

The double reef protection around the atolls is what kept the people of this country safe from the sea for centuries.

Even though the Maldives actually straddles the equator and lies outside the treacherous cyclone belt in the vicinity of the Bay of Bengal, you might expect the country to suffer from scorching equatorial heat. This is where nature blesses us with the best the sea has to offer. All that water acts as a buffer, storing and giving up heat at a much slower rate than solid ground. Temperatures fluctuate between a minimum 23 Degree Celsius and a maximum 32 Degree Celsius through out the year. The thermometer normally hovers round the 30 degree mark. There is always a cooling breeze blowing in from the sea. This makes even a hot day so pleasant on the beach that even those of us who are so used to it never cease to e moved by its sheer magic.