Belize Imports 2023
Complete list of Belize's 118 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.73B
Total imports (2023)
#169
Global import rank
118
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Belize imported $1.73 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #169 largest importer. Goods came from 118 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 83.3% 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 $253.55 million — 14.6% 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
118 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $653.44M | 37.73% |
| 2 | China | $276.30M | 15.95% |
| 3 | Guatemala | $168.37M | 9.72% |
| 4 | Mexico | $134.10M | 7.74% |
| 5 | Costa Rica | $95.54M | 5.52% |
| 6 | Japan | $29.29M | 1.69% |
| 7 | Germany | $24.68M | 1.42% |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | $22.01M | 1.27% |
| 9 | Brazil | $19.87M | 1.15% |
| 10 | El Salvador | $19.41M | 1.12% |
| 11 | India | $18.67M | 1.08% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $17.71M | 1.02% |
| 13 | Panama | $15.40M | 0.89% |
| 14 | Netherlands | $15.38M | 0.89% |
| 15 | Canada | $15.26M | 0.88% |
| 16 | Rep. of Korea | $15.25M | 0.88% |
| 17 | Türkiye | $12.10M | 0.70% |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $11.87M | 0.69% |
| 19 | Cyprus | $10.75M | 0.62% |
| 20 | South Africa | $10.36M | 0.60% |
| 21 | Spain | $9.99M | 0.58% |
| 22 | Cayman Isds | $9.88M | 0.57% |
| 23 | Other Asia, nes | $9.82M | 0.57% |
| 24 | Colombia | $9.68M | 0.56% |
| 25 | Honduras | $7.90M | 0.46% |
| 26 | Austria | $7.31M | 0.42% |
| 27 | France | $7.01M | 0.40% |
| 28 | Viet Nam | $6.57M | 0.38% |
| 29 | Belgium | $6.30M | 0.36% |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | $5.79M | 0.33% |
| 31 | Poland | $5.60M | 0.32% |
| 32 | Jamaica | $4.98M | 0.29% |
| 33 | Thailand | $4.39M | 0.25% |
| 34 | Italy | $4.18M | 0.24% |
| 35 | Denmark | $3.82M | 0.22% |
| 36 | Malaysia | $3.54M | 0.20% |
| 37 | Argentina | $3.52M | 0.20% |
| 38 | Chile | $2.66M | 0.15% |
| 39 | Dominican Rep. | $2.65M | 0.15% |
| 40 | Switzerland | $2.56M | 0.15% |
| 41 | Czechia | $2.43M | 0.14% |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | $2.09M | 0.12% |
| 43 | Greece | $2.07M | 0.12% |
| 44 | Bulgaria | $1.64M | 0.09% |
| 45 | Barbados | $1.22M | 0.07% |
| 46 | Singapore | $1.14M | 0.07% |
| 47 | Finland | $1.13M | 0.07% |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | $949,183 | 0.05% |
| 49 | Ireland | $899,242 | 0.05% |
| 50 | Israel | $884,076 | 0.05% |
| 51 | Nicaragua | $877,023 | 0.05% |
| 52 | Indonesia | $835,101 | 0.05% |
| 53 | Peru | $830,599 | 0.05% |
| 54 | Grenada | $822,749 | 0.05% |
| 55 | Ecuador | $797,226 | 0.05% |
| 56 | Uruguay | $716,439 | 0.04% |
| 57 | Curaçao | $686,888 | 0.04% |
| 58 | Lithuania | $675,259 | 0.04% |
| 59 | New Zealand | $613,326 | 0.04% |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $535,216 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Sweden | $534,140 | 0.03% |
| 62 | Pakistan | $465,608 | 0.03% |
| 63 | Paraguay | $454,132 | 0.03% |
| 64 | Saint Maarten | $450,304 | 0.03% |
| 65 | Angola | $435,933 | 0.03% |
| 66 | Philippines | $418,565 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Guyana | $392,059 | 0.02% |
| 68 | North Macedonia | $287,327 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Portugal | $222,139 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Lebanon | $202,306 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Suriname | $180,522 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Bangladesh | $175,636 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Tunisia | $167,825 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Morocco | $162,817 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Hungary | $153,346 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Malta | $150,557 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Australia | $144,596 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Jordan | $142,586 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Russian Federation | $140,875 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Romania | $130,166 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Estonia | $91,907 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Dominica | $77,636 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Aruba | $76,078 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Serbia | $75,551 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Seychelles | $54,662 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Slovenia | $51,616 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Latvia | $49,451 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Norway | $43,603 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Nigeria | $41,959 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Ukraine | $38,551 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Croatia | $36,080 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Andorra | $32,913 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $30,242 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Tokelau | $25,007 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | $24,911 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Egypt | $24,739 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Mauritius | $19,841 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Iceland | $15,945 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Kuwait | $13,771 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Cambodia | $12,237 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Belarus | $9,745 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Georgia | $9,467 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | $6,884 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $6,387 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Namibia | $6,256 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Cuba | $5,076 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Slovakia | $3,376 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Ethiopia | $2,247 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Eswatini | $1,549 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Guam | $986 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Venezuela | $982 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Greenland | $837 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Montserrat | $741 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | $660 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Mozambique | $507 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Mali | $175 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Togo | $65 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Qatar | $4 | 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 | $253.55M | 14.64% |
| 2 | 902139 | Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints | $75.83M | 4.38% |
| 3 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $53.14M | 3.07% |
| 4 | 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 | $46.51M | 2.69% |
| 5 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $22.60M | 1.30% |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $21.04M | 1.21% |
| 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 | $20.99M | 1.21% |
| 8 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $17.78M | 1.03% |
| 9 | 640411 | Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $15.69M | 0.91% |
| 10 | 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 | $14.07M | 0.81% |
| 11 | 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 | $13.90M | 0.80% |
| 12 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $11.47M | 0.66% |
| 13 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $10.99M | 0.63% |
| 14 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $10.95M | 0.63% |
| 15 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $10.65M | 0.62% |
| 16 | 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 | $10.53M | 0.61% |
| 17 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $10.15M | 0.59% |
| 18 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $10.09M | 0.58% |
| 19 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $9.99M | 0.58% |
| 20 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $9.82M | 0.57% |
| 21 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $9.32M | 0.54% |
| 22 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $8.83M | 0.51% |
| 23 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $8.71M | 0.50% |
| 24 | 611020 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $7.86M | 0.45% |
| 25 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $7.43M | 0.43% |
| 26 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $7.14M | 0.41% |
| 27 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $7.02M | 0.41% |
| 28 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $6.98M | 0.40% |
| 29 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $6.94M | 0.40% |
| 30 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $6.90M | 0.40% |
| 31 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $6.86M | 0.40% |
| 32 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $6.82M | 0.39% |
| 33 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $6.52M | 0.38% |
| 34 | 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 | $6.29M | 0.36% |
| 35 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $6.14M | 0.35% |
| 36 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $6.08M | 0.35% |
| 37 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $6.01M | 0.35% |
| 38 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $5.82M | 0.34% |
| 39 | 310590 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105 | $5.78M | 0.33% |
| 40 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $5.71M | 0.33% |
| 41 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $5.61M | 0.32% |
| 42 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $5.58M | 0.32% |
| 43 | 210320 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $5.40M | 0.31% |
| 44 | 890200 | Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels: for processing or preserving fishery products | $5.37M | 0.31% |
| 45 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $5.37M | 0.31% |
| 46 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $5.30M | 0.31% |
| 47 | 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 | $5.19M | 0.30% |
| 48 | 200819 | Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $5.18M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $5.11M | 0.30% |
| 50 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $5.04M | 0.29% |
| 51 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $4.96M | 0.29% |
| 52 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $4.93M | 0.28% |
| 53 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $4.75M | 0.27% |
| 54 | 721230 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $4.67M | 0.27% |
| 55 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $4.58M | 0.26% |
| 56 | 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 | $4.56M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $4.51M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $4.45M | 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 | $4.44M | 0.26% |
| 60 | 380892 | Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $4.36M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 252321 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | $4.26M | 0.25% |
| 62 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $4.23M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $4.21M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 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" | $4.17M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $4.14M | 0.24% |
| 66 | 150990 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $4.12M | 0.24% |
| 67 | 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 | $4.11M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 220830 | Whiskies | $4.05M | 0.23% |
| 69 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $4.04M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $4.01M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $3.99M | 0.23% |
| 72 | 380891 | Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $3.96M | 0.23% |
| 73 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $3.95M | 0.23% |
| 74 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $3.89M | 0.22% |
| 75 | 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 | $3.87M | 0.22% |
| 76 | 640510 | Footwear: with uppers of leather or composition leather, n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $3.86M | 0.22% |
| 77 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.86M | 0.22% |
| 78 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $3.81M | 0.22% |
| 79 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $3.81M | 0.22% |
| 80 | 210112 | Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $3.78M | 0.22% |
| 81 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $3.69M | 0.21% |
| 82 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $3.67M | 0.21% |
| 83 | 870110 | Tractors: single axle | $3.59M | 0.21% |
| 84 | 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 | $3.55M | 0.21% |
| 85 | 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $3.55M | 0.20% |
| 86 | 200911 | Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.53M | 0.20% |
| 87 | 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 | $3.47M | 0.20% |
| 88 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $3.45M | 0.20% |
| 89 | 610711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $3.38M | 0.20% |
| 90 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $3.35M | 0.19% |
| 91 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.32M | 0.19% |
| 92 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $3.28M | 0.19% |
| 93 | 852610 | Radar apparatus | $3.27M | 0.19% |
| 94 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.27M | 0.19% |
| 95 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $3.26M | 0.19% |
| 96 | 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 | $3.24M | 0.19% |
| 97 | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $3.24M | 0.19% |
| 98 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $3.20M | 0.19% |
| 99 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $3.18M | 0.18% |
| 100 | 690722 | 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 over 0.5% but not over 10% | $3.14M | 0.18% |