Aruba Imports 2023
Complete list of Aruba's 72 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.12B
Total imports (2023)
#179
Global import rank
72
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Aruba imported $1.12 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #179 largest importer. Goods came from 72 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 88.5% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $179.50 million — 16.0% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
72 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $597.34M | 53.11% |
| 2 | Netherlands | $169.34M | 15.06% |
| 3 | China | $66.19M | 5.89% |
| 4 | Brazil | $40.76M | 3.62% |
| 5 | Colombia | $39.11M | 3.48% |
| 6 | Costa Rica | $22.09M | 1.96% |
| 7 | Spain | $18.66M | 1.66% |
| 8 | India | $16.01M | 1.42% |
| 9 | Italy | $14.92M | 1.33% |
| 10 | Switzerland | $11.43M | 1.02% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | $11.28M | 1.00% |
| 12 | France | $11.00M | 0.98% |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $9.45M | 0.84% |
| 14 | Denmark | $8.88M | 0.79% |
| 15 | Uruguay | $8.67M | 0.77% |
| 16 | Thailand | $8.58M | 0.76% |
| 17 | Dominican Rep. | $8.12M | 0.72% |
| 18 | Germany | $7.01M | 0.62% |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $5.89M | 0.52% |
| 20 | Canada | $5.77M | 0.51% |
| 21 | Peru | $4.56M | 0.41% |
| 22 | Indonesia | $4.50M | 0.40% |
| 23 | Paraguay | $4.47M | 0.40% |
| 24 | Belgium | $4.16M | 0.37% |
| 25 | Türkiye | $2.72M | 0.24% |
| 26 | Portugal | $2.58M | 0.23% |
| 27 | Panama | $2.50M | 0.22% |
| 28 | Austria | $1.74M | 0.15% |
| 29 | Guatemala | $1.53M | 0.14% |
| 30 | Ecuador | $1.18M | 0.11% |
| 31 | Chile | $1.10M | 0.10% |
| 32 | Poland | $1.05M | 0.09% |
| 33 | Argentina | $1.01M | 0.09% |
| 34 | New Zealand | $864,004 | 0.08% |
| 35 | Honduras | $822,004 | 0.07% |
| 36 | Singapore | $722,032 | 0.06% |
| 37 | South Africa | $712,272 | 0.06% |
| 38 | Ireland | $698,106 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Jamaica | $691,719 | 0.06% |
| 40 | Pakistan | $572,521 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Other Asia, nes | $569,293 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Barbados | $534,443 | 0.05% |
| 43 | Sweden | $526,847 | 0.05% |
| 44 | Norway | $512,115 | 0.05% |
| 45 | Finland | $439,231 | 0.04% |
| 46 | Greece | $403,772 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Lithuania | $388,221 | 0.03% |
| 48 | Mexico | $381,653 | 0.03% |
| 49 | Estonia | $297,144 | 0.03% |
| 50 | Bulgaria | $244,255 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Hungary | $196,696 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | $185,593 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Malaysia | $178,303 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Philippines | $176,755 | 0.02% |
| 55 | El Salvador | $158,756 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Slovakia | $156,428 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Nicaragua | $131,027 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Cyprus | $127,303 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Slovenia | $77,578 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Latvia | $62,064 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Lebanon | $41,066 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Czechia | $37,919 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | $36,617 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Romania | $32,642 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Croatia | $31,895 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Oman | $23,495 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Guyana | $13,158 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | $5,644 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Morocco | $4,645 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Luxembourg | $3,445 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | $898 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Botswana | $45 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $179.50M | 15.96% |
| 2 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $38.63M | 3.44% |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $34.18M | 3.04% |
| 4 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $22.11M | 1.97% |
| 5 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $21.44M | 1.91% |
| 6 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $20.56M | 1.83% |
| 7 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $15.56M | 1.38% |
| 8 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $12.91M | 1.15% |
| 9 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $12.89M | 1.15% |
| 10 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $12.84M | 1.14% |
| 11 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $11.48M | 1.02% |
| 12 | 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $11.27M | 1.00% |
| 13 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $10.39M | 0.92% |
| 14 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $8.08M | 0.72% |
| 15 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $8.05M | 0.72% |
| 16 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $7.64M | 0.68% |
| 17 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $7.55M | 0.67% |
| 18 | 843139 | Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators) | $7.38M | 0.66% |
| 19 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $6.67M | 0.59% |
| 20 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $6.60M | 0.59% |
| 21 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $6.58M | 0.58% |
| 22 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.47M | 0.57% |
| 23 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $6.22M | 0.55% |
| 24 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $5.72M | 0.51% |
| 25 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $5.71M | 0.51% |
| 26 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $5.69M | 0.51% |
| 27 | 220830 | Whiskies | $5.63M | 0.50% |
| 28 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $5.59M | 0.50% |
| 29 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $5.56M | 0.49% |
| 30 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $5.47M | 0.49% |
| 31 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $5.45M | 0.48% |
| 32 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $5.40M | 0.48% |
| 33 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $5.08M | 0.45% |
| 34 | 711311 | Jewellery: of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, and parts thereof | $4.98M | 0.44% |
| 35 | 910121 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $4.75M | 0.42% |
| 36 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $4.72M | 0.42% |
| 37 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $4.69M | 0.42% |
| 38 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $4.54M | 0.40% |
| 39 | 070690 | Vegetables, root: salad beetroot, salsify, celeric, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled | $4.51M | 0.40% |
| 40 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $4.39M | 0.39% |
| 41 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $4.24M | 0.38% |
| 42 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $4.22M | 0.38% |
| 43 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $4.16M | 0.37% |
| 44 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $4.08M | 0.36% |
| 45 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $3.84M | 0.34% |
| 46 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $3.83M | 0.34% |
| 47 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $3.72M | 0.33% |
| 48 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $3.72M | 0.33% |
| 49 | 950430 | Games: operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than billiard articles and accesssories, and automatic bowling alley equipment | $3.56M | 0.32% |
| 50 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $3.52M | 0.31% |
| 51 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $3.23M | 0.29% |
| 52 | 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $3.23M | 0.29% |
| 53 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $3.19M | 0.28% |
| 54 | 420221 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leather | $3.15M | 0.28% |
| 55 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.12M | 0.28% |
| 56 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $3.11M | 0.28% |
| 57 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $3.01M | 0.27% |
| 58 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $2.97M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $2.90M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.89M | 0.26% |
| 61 | 730900 | Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers: for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated | $2.73M | 0.24% |
| 62 | 070999 | Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $2.73M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 940161 | Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $2.71M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $2.66M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 321390 | Colours: (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters | $2.63M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.59M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.53M | 0.22% |
| 68 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $2.50M | 0.22% |
| 69 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $2.48M | 0.22% |
| 70 | 847150 | Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $2.47M | 0.22% |
| 71 | 903300 | Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90: parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $2.43M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 482369 | Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bamboo | $2.41M | 0.21% |
| 73 | 420222 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $2.39M | 0.21% |
| 74 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $2.38M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $2.30M | 0.20% |
| 76 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $2.30M | 0.20% |
| 77 | 940340 | Furniture: wooden, for kitchen use | $2.30M | 0.20% |
| 78 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.26M | 0.20% |
| 79 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $2.25M | 0.20% |
| 80 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $2.24M | 0.20% |
| 81 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $2.20M | 0.20% |
| 82 | 902890 | Meters: parts and accessories of gas, liquid, electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $2.18M | 0.19% |
| 83 | 910211 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only | $2.16M | 0.19% |
| 84 | 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $2.14M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 210610 | Protein: concentrates and textured protein substances | $2.14M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $2.12M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $2.11M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 382450 | Mortars and concretes: non-refractory | $2.09M | 0.19% |
| 89 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $2.09M | 0.19% |
| 90 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $2.05M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 900410 | Sunglasses: corrective, protective or other | $2.04M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $2.02M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $2.00M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $2.00M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.96M | 0.17% |
| 96 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $1.95M | 0.17% |
| 97 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $1.94M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 040620 | Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | $1.89M | 0.17% |
| 99 | 841583 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit | $1.87M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $1.86M | 0.17% |