Bahamas Imports 2023
Complete list of Bahamas's 123 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$8.47B
Total imports (2023)
#124
Global import rank
123
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Bahamas imported $8.47 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #124 largest importer. Goods came from 123 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 91.0% 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 $3.30 billion — 39.0% 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
123 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $4.90B | 57.82% |
| 2 | Germany | $1.13B | 13.33% |
| 3 | China | $485.19M | 5.73% |
| 4 | Japan | $295.16M | 3.48% |
| 5 | Brazil | $222.35M | 2.62% |
| 6 | Canada | $211.91M | 2.50% |
| 7 | Poland | $172.56M | 2.04% |
| 8 | Colombia | $113.60M | 1.34% |
| 9 | Guyana | $93.28M | 1.10% |
| 10 | Greece | $88.75M | 1.05% |
| 11 | India | $64.75M | 0.76% |
| 12 | Gabon | $61.75M | 0.73% |
| 13 | Türkiye | $54.51M | 0.64% |
| 14 | Finland | $43.69M | 0.52% |
| 15 | Italy | $42.23M | 0.50% |
| 16 | France | $38.92M | 0.46% |
| 17 | Switzerland | $36.44M | 0.43% |
| 18 | Panama | $33.39M | 0.39% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $33.13M | 0.39% |
| 20 | Ireland | $26.97M | 0.32% |
| 21 | Iceland | $25.04M | 0.30% |
| 22 | Mexico | $22.35M | 0.26% |
| 23 | South Africa | $22.01M | 0.26% |
| 24 | Netherlands | $20.56M | 0.24% |
| 25 | Peru | $20.03M | 0.24% |
| 26 | Dominican Rep. | $19.56M | 0.23% |
| 27 | Jamaica | $18.41M | 0.22% |
| 28 | Spain | $18.01M | 0.21% |
| 29 | Costa Rica | $17.88M | 0.21% |
| 30 | Austria | $13.93M | 0.16% |
| 31 | Belgium | $9.83M | 0.12% |
| 32 | Thailand | $9.73M | 0.11% |
| 33 | Indonesia | $8.21M | 0.10% |
| 34 | Denmark | $7.91M | 0.09% |
| 35 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $7.61M | 0.09% |
| 36 | Rep. of Korea | $6.40M | 0.08% |
| 37 | Dominica | $6.11M | 0.07% |
| 38 | Barbados | $5.29M | 0.06% |
| 39 | Guatemala | $5.24M | 0.06% |
| 40 | Singapore | $4.37M | 0.05% |
| 41 | Australia | $4.23M | 0.05% |
| 42 | Portugal | $4.23M | 0.05% |
| 43 | Ecuador | $3.63M | 0.04% |
| 44 | Honduras | $3.41M | 0.04% |
| 45 | Sweden | $3.27M | 0.04% |
| 46 | Estonia | $3.04M | 0.04% |
| 47 | Norway | $2.91M | 0.03% |
| 48 | New Zealand | $2.28M | 0.03% |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | $2.23M | 0.03% |
| 50 | Argentina | $1.98M | 0.02% |
| 51 | Viet Nam | $1.73M | 0.02% |
| 52 | Br. Virgin Isds | $1.59M | 0.02% |
| 53 | Czechia | $1.58M | 0.02% |
| 54 | Namibia | $1.58M | 0.02% |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | $1.36M | 0.02% |
| 56 | Paraguay | $1.29M | 0.02% |
| 57 | Other Asia, nes | $1.27M | 0.01% |
| 58 | Angola | $1.18M | 0.01% |
| 59 | Cayman Isds | $962,392 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Malaysia | $911,244 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Philippines | $864,681 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Chile | $845,672 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Curaçao | $829,797 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Venezuela | $773,055 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Hungary | $703,794 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Latvia | $679,066 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Pakistan | $670,515 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | $649,258 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Uruguay | $630,293 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Romania | $425,337 | 0.01% |
| 71 | El Salvador | $390,054 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Malta | $379,500 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Andorra | $378,547 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Haiti | $330,009 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Bermuda | $319,146 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Luxembourg | $286,307 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Belize | $260,161 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Egypt | $222,100 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $210,293 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Israel | $193,590 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $191,276 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Croatia | $159,214 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Lebanon | $154,568 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Lithuania | $134,990 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Saint Maarten | $123,636 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Morocco | $123,185 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Oman | $108,531 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | $104,396 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Slovenia | $77,964 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | $77,782 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Suriname | $67,318 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $58,483 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Afghanistan | $53,092 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Tunisia | $52,982 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Cyprus | $50,558 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Ukraine | $46,858 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Nicaragua | $43,130 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Kenya | $41,863 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Ghana | $33,542 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | $30,377 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Grenada | $29,408 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | $24,322 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Aruba | $23,698 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Togo | $15,274 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | $14,170 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Zambia | $11,858 | 0.00% |
| 107 | North Macedonia | $7,704 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | $2,301 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Nigeria | $2,202 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Botswana | $1,963 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $1,066 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Mauritius | $1,061 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Senegal | $846 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Russian Federation | $812 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Ethiopia | $452 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Serbia | $395 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | $313 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $309 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Qatar | $222 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | $164 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | $93 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | $85 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Cuba | $20 | 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 | $3.30B | 38.99% |
| 2 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $701.09M | 8.28% |
| 3 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $338.67M | 4.00% |
| 4 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $310.15M | 3.66% |
| 5 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $199.69M | 2.36% |
| 6 | 890120 | Tankers | $174.97M | 2.07% |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $94.40M | 1.11% |
| 8 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $60.62M | 0.72% |
| 9 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $60.42M | 0.71% |
| 10 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $47.60M | 0.56% |
| 11 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $42.11M | 0.50% |
| 12 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $38.14M | 0.45% |
| 13 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $35.39M | 0.42% |
| 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 | $30.87M | 0.36% |
| 15 | 440910 | Wood: coniferous (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed | $27.20M | 0.32% |
| 16 | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $25.83M | 0.30% |
| 17 | 830241 | Mountings, fittings and similar articles: of base metal, suitable for buildings | $25.25M | 0.30% |
| 18 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $24.78M | 0.29% |
| 19 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $22.65M | 0.27% |
| 20 | 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 | $22.07M | 0.26% |
| 21 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $21.21M | 0.25% |
| 22 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $21.18M | 0.25% |
| 23 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $20.09M | 0.24% |
| 24 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $19.94M | 0.24% |
| 25 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $18.15M | 0.21% |
| 26 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $17.44M | 0.21% |
| 27 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $17.41M | 0.21% |
| 28 | 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 | $16.63M | 0.20% |
| 29 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $16.37M | 0.19% |
| 30 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $16.34M | 0.19% |
| 31 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $16.21M | 0.19% |
| 32 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $15.67M | 0.18% |
| 33 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $15.60M | 0.18% |
| 34 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $15.30M | 0.18% |
| 35 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $15.23M | 0.18% |
| 36 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $15.21M | 0.18% |
| 37 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $14.88M | 0.18% |
| 38 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $14.83M | 0.18% |
| 39 | 870310 | Vehicles: specially designed for travelling on snow, golf cars and similar vehicles | $14.59M | 0.17% |
| 40 | 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 | $13.70M | 0.16% |
| 41 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $13.69M | 0.16% |
| 42 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $13.49M | 0.16% |
| 43 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $13.37M | 0.16% |
| 44 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $13.31M | 0.16% |
| 45 | 841990 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperature | $12.80M | 0.15% |
| 46 | 852691 | Radio navigational aid apparatus | $12.80M | 0.15% |
| 47 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $12.78M | 0.15% |
| 48 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $12.33M | 0.15% |
| 49 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $12.20M | 0.14% |
| 50 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $12.11M | 0.14% |
| 51 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $11.49M | 0.14% |
| 52 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $11.49M | 0.14% |
| 53 | 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 | $11.38M | 0.13% |
| 54 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $11.09M | 0.13% |
| 55 | 300390 | Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $10.92M | 0.13% |
| 56 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $10.86M | 0.13% |
| 57 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $10.85M | 0.13% |
| 58 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $10.84M | 0.13% |
| 59 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $10.74M | 0.13% |
| 60 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $10.55M | 0.12% |
| 61 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $10.48M | 0.12% |
| 62 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $10.39M | 0.12% |
| 63 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $10.12M | 0.12% |
| 64 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.82M | 0.12% |
| 65 | 220190 | Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow | $9.82M | 0.12% |
| 66 | 060290 | Plants, live: n.e.c. in heading no. 0602 | $9.57M | 0.11% |
| 67 | 392520 | Plastics: builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $9.39M | 0.11% |
| 68 | 151590 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $9.36M | 0.11% |
| 69 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $9.35M | 0.11% |
| 70 | 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 | $9.31M | 0.11% |
| 71 | 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" | $9.26M | 0.11% |
| 72 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $9.20M | 0.11% |
| 73 | 292429 | Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic acid),ethinamate S, and alachlor (ISO) and their derivatives and salts | $9.16M | 0.11% |
| 74 | 848390 | Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: parts | $9.06M | 0.11% |
| 75 | 848310 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks | $8.94M | 0.11% |
| 76 | 270730 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: xylol (xylenes) | $8.92M | 0.11% |
| 77 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $8.92M | 0.11% |
| 78 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $8.85M | 0.10% |
| 79 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $8.83M | 0.10% |
| 80 | 890200 | Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $8.75M | 0.10% |
| 81 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $8.75M | 0.10% |
| 82 | 252321 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | $8.67M | 0.10% |
| 83 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $8.67M | 0.10% |
| 84 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $8.67M | 0.10% |
| 85 | 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $8.65M | 0.10% |
| 86 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $8.55M | 0.10% |
| 87 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $8.54M | 0.10% |
| 88 | 842720 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $8.51M | 0.10% |
| 89 | 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 | $8.43M | 0.10% |
| 90 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $8.42M | 0.10% |
| 91 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $8.39M | 0.10% |
| 92 | 940389 | Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | $8.34M | 0.10% |
| 93 | 870490 | Vehicles: for transport of goods, n.e.c. in heading no. 8704 | $8.25M | 0.10% |
| 94 | 640590 | Footwear: n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $8.21M | 0.10% |
| 95 | 850220 | Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines | $8.10M | 0.10% |
| 96 | 070519 | Vegetables: lettuce (lactuca sativa), (other than cabbage lettuce), fresh or chilled | $8.01M | 0.09% |
| 97 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $7.98M | 0.09% |
| 98 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $7.97M | 0.09% |
| 99 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $7.95M | 0.09% |
| 100 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $7.90M | 0.09% |