Costa Rica

Costa Rica Imports 2023

Complete list of Costa Rica's 199 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$22.40B
Total imports (2023)
#83
Global import rank
199
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Costa Rica imported $22.40 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #83 largest importer. Goods came from 199 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 74.0% 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 $2.47 billion 11.0% 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

199 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1USA$8.50B37.95%
2China$3.35B14.96%
3Mexico$1.42B6.35%
4Guatemala$645.71M2.88%
5Brazil$583.30M2.60%
6Germany$514.70M2.30%
7Japan$484.74M2.16%
8Colombia$383.21M1.71%
9Spain$368.98M1.65%
10Chile$315.37M1.41%
11El Salvador$313.28M1.40%
12Panama$306.31M1.37%
13Canada$286.91M1.28%
14Rep. of Korea$285.02M1.27%
15Netherlands$281.75M1.26%
16India$270.30M1.21%
17Italy$255.71M1.14%
18Nicaragua$241.67M1.08%
19Belgium$211.00M0.94%
20Thailand$197.07M0.88%
21Viet Nam$186.58M0.83%
22Honduras$185.71M0.83%
23Ireland$178.18M0.80%
24United Kingdom$168.94M0.75%
25Switzerland$168.79M0.75%
26Other Asia, nes$158.71M0.71%
27Saudi Arabia$151.22M0.68%
28Indonesia$145.77M0.65%
29China, Hong Kong SAR$139.73M0.62%
30Malaysia$134.23M0.60%
31France$128.89M0.58%
32Singapore$127.66M0.57%
33Argentina$126.15M0.56%
34Türkiye$114.73M0.51%
35Peru$89.39M0.40%
36Hungary$81.37M0.36%
37Dominican Rep.$74.51M0.33%
38Denmark$67.18M0.30%
39Austria$63.98M0.29%
40Russian Federation$60.36M0.27%
41Sweden$52.73M0.24%
42Ecuador$47.37M0.21%
43Philippines$42.46M0.19%
44Uruguay$42.13M0.19%
45Poland$39.53M0.18%
46Israel$37.18M0.17%
47Norway$31.16M0.14%
48Greece$25.51M0.11%
49Bangladesh$25.08M0.11%
50Finland$24.75M0.11%
51Morocco$21.53M0.10%
52Czechia$20.05M0.09%
53United Arab Emirates$18.87M0.08%
54Portugal$18.14M0.08%
55Slovakia$16.79M0.07%
56Jamaica$14.59M0.07%
57Paraguay$13.72M0.06%
58Cambodia$10.89M0.05%
59Pakistan$8.68M0.04%
60Australia$8.38M0.04%
61New Zealand$8.32M0.04%
62Ukraine$7.97M0.04%
63Venezuela$7.09M0.03%
64South Africa$6.97M0.03%
65Slovenia$6.54M0.03%
66Romania$5.83M0.03%
67Sri Lanka$5.66M0.03%
68Egypt$5.19M0.02%
69Lithuania$4.60M0.02%
70Bulgaria$4.16M0.02%
71Qatar$3.98M0.02%
72Bahrain$3.44M0.02%
73Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$3.43M0.02%
74Oman$3.12M0.01%
75Latvia$2.99M0.01%
76Estonia$2.94M0.01%
77Trinidad and Tobago$2.54M0.01%
78Belize$1.82M0.01%
79Algeria$1.82M0.01%
80Myanmar$1.77M0.01%
81Tunisia$1.66M0.01%
82Serbia$1.28M0.01%
83Luxembourg$1.19M0.01%
84Guyana$1.16M0.01%
85Georgia$1.01M0.00%
86Iceland$889,1480.00%
87Cuba$887,5440.00%
88Jordan$864,4290.00%
89Lao People's Dem. Rep.$679,7030.00%
90Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$636,3480.00%
91Bosnia Herzegovina$487,0000.00%
92Belarus$483,8450.00%
93Croatia$476,0480.00%
94Haiti$462,1120.00%
95Zambia$433,6610.00%
96Malta$420,0410.00%
97Uzbekistan$395,5720.00%
98Papua New Guinea$382,6500.00%
99Barbados$352,4490.00%
100Cyprus$341,0880.00%
101Dominica$316,4580.00%
102Nigeria$315,1090.00%
103Liberia$291,5480.00%
104Maldives$212,1490.00%
105Br. Virgin Isds$187,4230.00%
106Mauritius$180,4710.00%
107Kenya$157,0150.00%
108Côte d'Ivoire$135,2740.00%
109San Marino$129,7420.00%
110China, Macao SAR$115,4590.00%
111Madagascar$108,7050.00%
112Andorra$108,6400.00%
113Fiji$107,4960.00%
114Suriname$93,0730.00%
115Iran$74,2740.00%
116United Rep. of Tanzania$70,3870.00%
117Kuwait$69,1200.00%
118Lesotho$60,7840.00%
119Gambia$60,2730.00%
120Mongolia$55,1220.00%
121Ethiopia$54,4220.00%
122Armenia$53,2660.00%
123Rep. of Moldova$52,4720.00%
124Syria$45,9270.00%
125American Samoa$43,2400.00%
126Cameroon$41,7640.00%
127Curaçao$41,6240.00%
128Eswatini$40,7340.00%
129Lebanon$40,3910.00%
130North Macedonia$38,8940.00%
131Albania$36,0140.00%
132Senegal$30,0030.00%
133Aruba$29,8180.00%
134Nauru$29,6110.00%
135Afghanistan$26,9850.00%
136Saint Kitts and Nevis$24,2990.00%
137Nepal$20,9050.00%
138Central African Rep.$20,7440.00%
139Cayman Isds$18,8980.00%
140Dem. Rep. of the Congo$18,8040.00%
141Ghana$18,1970.00%
142Namibia$17,6820.00%
143State of Palestine$12,7760.00%
144Kazakhstan$12,5180.00%
145Rwanda$9,0120.00%
146Chad$8,9110.00%
147Somalia$8,6370.00%
148Uganda$8,2540.00%
149Mali$8,1350.00%
150Bahamas$7,0350.00%
151Montserrat$5,9470.00%
152Mozambique$5,9110.00%
153Grenada$5,7160.00%
154Brunei Darussalam$5,3100.00%
155Antigua and Barbuda$5,1780.00%
156Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$4,8520.00%
157Burundi$4,3420.00%
158Saint Lucia$4,2530.00%
159Angola$4,0140.00%
160Gibraltar$3,4420.00%
161Kyrgyzstan$2,1670.00%
162Azerbaijan$2,1260.00%
163Cocos Isds$2,0220.00%
164French Polynesia$1,8650.00%
165Turks and Caicos Isds$1,8010.00%
166Botswana$1,7840.00%
167Vanuatu$1,7700.00%
168Timor-Leste$1,7510.00%
169Saint Maarten$1,7330.00%
170Zimbabwe$1,7300.00%
171Cabo Verde$1,4620.00%
172Sierra Leone$1,4440.00%
173Marshall Isds$1,4420.00%
174Bermuda$1,4330.00%
175Mauritania$1,0530.00%
176Sao Tome and Principe$1,0520.00%
177Bhutan$7700.00%
178Christmas Isds$7440.00%
179Solomon Isds$7260.00%
180Malawi$6970.00%
181Wallis and Futuna Isds$6350.00%
182Tajikistan$5580.00%
183Niue$5230.00%
184Guinea-Bissau$4950.00%
185Guinea$2830.00%
186Montenegro$2300.00%
187Turkmenistan$2070.00%
188Norfolk Isds$1920.00%
189Gabon$1860.00%
190Congo$1360.00%
191New Caledonia$1140.00%
192Saint Helena$1000.00%
193Niger$940.00%
194Samoa$650.00%
195Palau$620.00%
196Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$570.00%
197Comoros$540.00%
198Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$340.00%
199Togo$130.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$2.47B11.02%
2851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$497.28M2.22%
3300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$415.66M1.86%
4901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$383.05M1.71%
5901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$320.44M1.43%
6870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$293.18M1.31%
7100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$287.96M1.29%
8870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$263.03M1.17%
9392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$253.16M1.13%
10870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$220.05M0.98%
11870421Vehicles: 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$198.18M0.88%
12847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$175.60M0.78%
13300215Blood, 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$174.09M0.78%
14120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$171.90M0.77%
15851762Communication 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$163.95M0.73%
16740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$150.65M0.67%
17732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$132.37M0.59%
18210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$121.63M0.54%
19100610Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough)$118.87M0.53%
20391732Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings$114.70M0.51%
21722300Steel, stainless: wire$113.99M0.51%
22720720Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon$110.51M0.49%
23481810Paper articles: toilet paper$108.89M0.49%
24852872Reception 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$108.80M0.49%
25271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$102.63M0.46%
26847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$90.83M0.41%
27902139Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints$90.19M0.40%
28391739Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 3917.30$88.73M0.40%
29854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$87.47M0.39%
30870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$84.14M0.38%
31340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$81.85M0.37%
32100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$81.81M0.37%
33854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$79.65M0.36%
34230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$79.54M0.36%
35382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$78.05M0.35%
36392321Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods$77.38M0.35%
37071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$76.17M0.34%
38382200Reagents: 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$75.81M0.34%
39230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$73.60M0.33%
40481910Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard$71.43M0.32%
41854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$69.86M0.31%
42190590Food 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$66.69M0.30%
43847150Units 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$63.89M0.29%
44845020Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg$62.59M0.28%
45220299Non-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$62.02M0.28%
46870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$61.19M0.27%
47853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$60.39M0.27%
48841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$59.96M0.27%
49480519Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets$59.50M0.27%
50392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$59.00M0.26%
51390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$57.71M0.26%
52020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$56.82M0.25%
53901832Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for sutures$56.37M0.25%
54871120Motorcycles (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$56.24M0.25%
55391000Silicones: in primary forms$56.03M0.25%
56401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$55.80M0.25%
57950300Tricycles, 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$55.27M0.25%
58850440Electrical static converters$53.61M0.24%
59870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$52.72M0.24%
60853400Circuits: printed$51.62M0.23%
61200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$49.32M0.22%
62853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$49.31M0.22%
63854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$48.78M0.22%
64961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$48.76M0.22%
65720918Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm$47.91M0.21%
66392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods$47.79M0.21%
67722592Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)$47.61M0.21%
68330300Perfumes and toilet waters$45.98M0.21%
69844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network$45.80M0.20%
70847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$45.73M0.20%
71380893Herbicides, 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$45.69M0.20%
72722830Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded$45.15M0.20%
73720916Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm$44.82M0.20%
74020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$44.68M0.20%
75854160Crystals: mounted piezo-electric$44.46M0.20%
76848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$44.36M0.20%
77380892Fungicides: 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$44.26M0.20%
78330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$43.66M0.19%
79890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable$43.56M0.19%
80720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$42.79M0.19%
81170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$42.67M0.19%
82391990Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm$42.52M0.19%
83210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$41.90M0.19%
84690721Ceramic 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%$41.77M0.19%
85310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$41.72M0.19%
86230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$41.63M0.19%
87030342Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$41.52M0.19%
88901831Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needles$41.47M0.19%
89310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$41.40M0.18%
90847990Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions$40.93M0.18%
91392329Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers$40.65M0.18%
92854290Parts of electronic integrated circuits$40.59M0.18%
93480411Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803$40.55M0.18%
94380891Insecticides: 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$40.44M0.18%
95730661Iron 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$40.44M0.18%
96020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$39.95M0.18%
97330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$39.85M0.18%
98481820Paper articles: handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels$38.74M0.17%
99392390Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923$38.51M0.17%
100854470Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables$38.06M0.17%