Cuba Imports 2023
Complete list of Cuba's 100 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$3.97B
Total imports (2023)
#153
Global import rank
100
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Cuba imported $3.97 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #153 largest importer. Goods came from 100 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 80.6% of total import value. The leading import was made from malt, valued at $334.58 million — 8.4% 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
100 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | $937.50M | 23.63% |
| 2 | China | $503.72M | 12.70% |
| 3 | Netherlands | $389.57M | 9.82% |
| 4 | USA | $366.39M | 9.24% |
| 5 | Canada | $220.20M | 5.55% |
| 6 | Brazil | $220.13M | 5.55% |
| 7 | Germany | $186.20M | 4.69% |
| 8 | Italy | $175.93M | 4.44% |
| 9 | Mexico | $108.88M | 2.74% |
| 10 | India | $89.42M | 2.25% |
| 11 | France | $83.03M | 2.09% |
| 12 | Türkiye | $62.80M | 1.58% |
| 13 | Colombia | $52.85M | 1.33% |
| 14 | Dominican Rep. | $49.87M | 1.26% |
| 15 | Guyana | $45.23M | 1.14% |
| 16 | Portugal | $40.65M | 1.02% |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | $34.97M | 0.88% |
| 18 | Argentina | $33.89M | 0.85% |
| 19 | Costa Rica | $32.46M | 0.82% |
| 20 | Poland | $26.27M | 0.66% |
| 21 | Uruguay | $25.36M | 0.64% |
| 22 | Belgium | $24.95M | 0.63% |
| 23 | Chile | $19.80M | 0.50% |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | $16.99M | 0.43% |
| 25 | Ecuador | $16.95M | 0.43% |
| 26 | Japan | $14.88M | 0.38% |
| 27 | Peru | $12.47M | 0.31% |
| 28 | Panama | $9.62M | 0.24% |
| 29 | Czechia | $8.88M | 0.22% |
| 30 | Denmark | $8.59M | 0.22% |
| 31 | Guatemala | $8.46M | 0.21% |
| 32 | Jamaica | $8.41M | 0.21% |
| 33 | Sweden | $8.35M | 0.21% |
| 34 | Indonesia | $8.20M | 0.21% |
| 35 | Slovakia | $7.69M | 0.19% |
| 36 | Israel | $7.43M | 0.19% |
| 37 | United Kingdom | $7.43M | 0.19% |
| 38 | El Salvador | $6.90M | 0.17% |
| 39 | Switzerland | $6.72M | 0.17% |
| 40 | Malaysia | $6.62M | 0.17% |
| 41 | New Zealand | $6.55M | 0.17% |
| 42 | Austria | $6.35M | 0.16% |
| 43 | Egypt | $5.45M | 0.14% |
| 44 | Nicaragua | $5.07M | 0.13% |
| 45 | Estonia | $4.76M | 0.12% |
| 46 | Thailand | $4.15M | 0.10% |
| 47 | Philippines | $3.81M | 0.10% |
| 48 | Ukraine | $3.65M | 0.09% |
| 49 | Ireland | $3.40M | 0.09% |
| 50 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $3.26M | 0.08% |
| 51 | Other Asia, nes | $3.24M | 0.08% |
| 52 | Bulgaria | $3.00M | 0.08% |
| 53 | South Africa | $2.82M | 0.07% |
| 54 | Croatia | $2.14M | 0.05% |
| 55 | Greece | $2.12M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Lithuania | $1.73M | 0.04% |
| 57 | Hungary | $1.53M | 0.04% |
| 58 | Paraguay | $1.41M | 0.04% |
| 59 | Morocco | $1.30M | 0.03% |
| 60 | Angola | $927,039 | 0.02% |
| 61 | Honduras | $840,956 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Iceland | $499,581 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Luxembourg | $445,719 | 0.01% |
| 64 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $437,503 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Finland | $433,682 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Singapore | $403,410 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Norway | $396,754 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Lebanon | $270,295 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $266,894 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $227,020 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Tunisia | $226,536 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | $157,667 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Ghana | $147,848 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | $127,557 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Mozambique | $127,000 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Romania | $117,642 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Andorra | $67,048 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Pakistan | $41,919 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Gambia | $35,420 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Dominica | $33,849 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Slovenia | $32,809 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Rep. of Moldova | $22,421 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Cambodia | $16,933 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $16,164 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Barbados | $11,662 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Cyprus | $11,027 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Georgia | $10,501 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Seychelles | $8,457 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Armenia | $5,121 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Kuwait | $4,883 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Mauritius | $4,751 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Benin | $3,297 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Australia | $3,102 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Oman | $2,512 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | $1,104 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Gabon | $373 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Kenya | $164 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | $91 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Latvia | $8 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | $5 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $334.58M | 8.43% |
| 2 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $323.00M | 8.14% |
| 3 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $179.18M | 4.52% |
| 4 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $74.30M | 1.87% |
| 5 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $69.00M | 1.74% |
| 6 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $66.11M | 1.67% |
| 7 | 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 | $50.88M | 1.28% |
| 8 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $38.54M | 0.97% |
| 9 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $36.61M | 0.92% |
| 10 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $34.29M | 0.86% |
| 11 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $33.53M | 0.85% |
| 12 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $32.07M | 0.81% |
| 13 | 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 | $31.07M | 0.78% |
| 14 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $27.24M | 0.69% |
| 15 | 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 | $23.58M | 0.59% |
| 16 | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $23.08M | 0.58% |
| 17 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $22.59M | 0.57% |
| 18 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $22.02M | 0.56% |
| 19 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $21.53M | 0.54% |
| 20 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $21.27M | 0.54% |
| 21 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $21.21M | 0.53% |
| 22 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $20.89M | 0.53% |
| 23 | 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 | $19.60M | 0.49% |
| 24 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $19.05M | 0.48% |
| 25 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.49M | 0.47% |
| 26 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $17.41M | 0.44% |
| 27 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $17.23M | 0.43% |
| 28 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $16.52M | 0.42% |
| 29 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $16.51M | 0.42% |
| 30 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $16.01M | 0.40% |
| 31 | 340120 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $15.85M | 0.40% |
| 32 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $15.51M | 0.39% |
| 33 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $15.47M | 0.39% |
| 34 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $14.64M | 0.37% |
| 35 | 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $14.62M | 0.37% |
| 36 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $14.51M | 0.37% |
| 37 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $14.41M | 0.36% |
| 38 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.04M | 0.35% |
| 39 | 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $13.82M | 0.35% |
| 40 | 240210 | Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $13.21M | 0.33% |
| 41 | 220291 | Non-alcoholic beverages: non-alcoholic beer | $13.17M | 0.33% |
| 42 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $13.15M | 0.33% |
| 43 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $12.76M | 0.32% |
| 44 | 310510 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10kg | $12.66M | 0.32% |
| 45 | 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 | $12.48M | 0.31% |
| 46 | 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 | $12.32M | 0.31% |
| 47 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $12.04M | 0.30% |
| 48 | 901590 | Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015 | $11.85M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $11.38M | 0.29% |
| 50 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $11.33M | 0.29% |
| 51 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $11.24M | 0.28% |
| 52 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $10.95M | 0.28% |
| 53 | 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 | $10.76M | 0.27% |
| 54 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $10.75M | 0.27% |
| 55 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $10.59M | 0.27% |
| 56 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $10.52M | 0.27% |
| 57 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $10.42M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 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 | $10.36M | 0.26% |
| 59 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $9.86M | 0.25% |
| 60 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $9.77M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $9.48M | 0.24% |
| 62 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $9.47M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 871160 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $9.37M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 750120 | Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | $9.33M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $9.30M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $9.15M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $9.09M | 0.23% |
| 68 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $8.84M | 0.22% |
| 69 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $8.82M | 0.22% |
| 70 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $8.81M | 0.22% |
| 71 | 070110 | Vegetables: seed potatoes, fresh or chilled | $8.78M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.64M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $8.18M | 0.21% |
| 74 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $8.13M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 283329 | Sulphates: n.e.c. in item no. 2833.2 | $8.13M | 0.20% |
| 76 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $8.03M | 0.20% |
| 77 | 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $7.94M | 0.20% |
| 78 | 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 | $7.92M | 0.20% |
| 79 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $7.91M | 0.20% |
| 80 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $7.83M | 0.20% |
| 81 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $7.72M | 0.19% |
| 82 | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $7.56M | 0.19% |
| 83 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $7.49M | 0.19% |
| 84 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $7.46M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $7.44M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $7.42M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 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) | $7.32M | 0.18% |
| 88 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $7.28M | 0.18% |
| 89 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $7.20M | 0.18% |
| 90 | 160249 | Meat preparations: of swine, meat or meat offal (including mixtures), prepared or preserved, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 | $7.08M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 841899 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: parts thereof, other than furniture | $7.06M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $7.05M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $7.03M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $7.01M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 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 | $6.97M | 0.18% |
| 96 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $6.83M | 0.17% |
| 97 | 481013 | Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, in rolls | $6.81M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $6.73M | 0.17% |
| 99 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $6.48M | 0.16% |
| 100 | 381190 | Oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations, other prepared additives for mineral oils or liquids used as mineral oils (including gasoline), n.e.c. in heading no. 3811 | $6.38M | 0.16% |