Dominica Imports 2023
Complete list of Dominica's 115 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$468.33M
Total imports (2023)
#196
Global import rank
115
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Dominica imported $468.33 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #196 largest importer. Goods came from 115 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 70.9% 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 $51.80 million — 11.1% 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
115 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $104.32M | 22.28% |
| 2 | China | $63.85M | 13.63% |
| 3 | Indonesia | $35.38M | 7.55% |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | $32.36M | 6.91% |
| 5 | Italy | $29.84M | 6.37% |
| 6 | Other Asia, nes | $18.31M | 3.91% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $14.49M | 3.09% |
| 8 | France | $11.44M | 2.44% |
| 9 | Austria | $11.38M | 2.43% |
| 10 | Venezuela | $10.45M | 2.23% |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | $9.14M | 1.95% |
| 12 | Netherlands | $8.99M | 1.92% |
| 13 | Barbados | $7.79M | 1.66% |
| 14 | Colombia | $7.01M | 1.50% |
| 15 | Jamaica | $6.86M | 1.47% |
| 16 | Japan | $6.59M | 1.41% |
| 17 | Dominican Rep. | $6.45M | 1.38% |
| 18 | Canada | $6.34M | 1.35% |
| 19 | Brazil | $5.74M | 1.23% |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $5.72M | 1.22% |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | $4.87M | 1.04% |
| 22 | Türkiye | $4.30M | 0.92% |
| 23 | Egypt | $3.72M | 0.80% |
| 24 | Grenada | $3.56M | 0.76% |
| 25 | Thailand | $3.55M | 0.76% |
| 26 | Guyana | $3.41M | 0.73% |
| 27 | India | $3.40M | 0.73% |
| 28 | Belize | $2.70M | 0.58% |
| 29 | Lithuania | $2.35M | 0.50% |
| 30 | Panama | $2.15M | 0.46% |
| 31 | Belgium | $2.11M | 0.45% |
| 32 | Spain | $2.10M | 0.45% |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | $2.10M | 0.45% |
| 34 | Morocco | $1.97M | 0.42% |
| 35 | Bahamas | $1.74M | 0.37% |
| 36 | Norway | $1.64M | 0.35% |
| 37 | Malaysia | $1.48M | 0.32% |
| 38 | Mexico | $1.45M | 0.31% |
| 39 | Poland | $1.38M | 0.29% |
| 40 | Germany | $1.23M | 0.26% |
| 41 | Cayman Isds | $1.16M | 0.25% |
| 42 | Denmark | $1.12M | 0.24% |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | $922,251 | 0.20% |
| 44 | Singapore | $847,806 | 0.18% |
| 45 | Hungary | $745,622 | 0.16% |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $728,152 | 0.16% |
| 47 | Curaçao | $704,933 | 0.15% |
| 48 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $696,142 | 0.15% |
| 49 | Switzerland | $690,149 | 0.15% |
| 50 | Rep. of Korea | $689,515 | 0.15% |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | $670,759 | 0.14% |
| 52 | Cyprus | $592,213 | 0.13% |
| 53 | Greece | $573,471 | 0.12% |
| 54 | Costa Rica | $562,512 | 0.12% |
| 55 | Sweden | $554,163 | 0.12% |
| 56 | Portugal | $373,113 | 0.08% |
| 57 | Chile | $372,970 | 0.08% |
| 58 | Guatemala | $257,923 | 0.06% |
| 59 | Honduras | $235,750 | 0.05% |
| 60 | Czechia | $208,356 | 0.04% |
| 61 | Peru | $168,303 | 0.04% |
| 62 | Ireland | $153,541 | 0.03% |
| 63 | Argentina | $150,957 | 0.03% |
| 64 | Anguilla | $143,216 | 0.03% |
| 65 | Ecuador | $127,359 | 0.03% |
| 66 | Pakistan | $121,203 | 0.03% |
| 67 | Suriname | $120,409 | 0.03% |
| 68 | Kenya | $111,419 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Estonia | $86,614 | 0.02% |
| 70 | South Africa | $70,428 | 0.02% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | $66,211 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Lebanon | $60,984 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Namibia | $55,165 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Australia | $51,895 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Viet Nam | $49,535 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Luxembourg | $42,762 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Iceland | $42,593 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Paraguay | $32,047 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Romania | $28,708 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Br. Virgin Isds | $27,735 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $26,087 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $25,319 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Cuba | $24,734 | 0.01% |
| 84 | China, Macao SAR | $23,802 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Aruba | $23,653 | 0.01% |
| 86 | Haiti | $21,642 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Fiji | $19,971 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Slovenia | $13,698 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Samoa | $13,307 | 0.00% |
| 90 | El Salvador | $12,649 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Uganda | $11,422 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Nigeria | $5,502 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Eswatini | $5,159 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Philippines | $5,063 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Cambodia | $5,042 | 0.00% |
| 96 | North Macedonia | $3,658 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Latvia | $3,539 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Guinea | $3,019 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Qatar | $2,437 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Israel | $2,278 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Saint Helena | $1,903 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | $1,620 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Finland | $1,568 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | $1,015 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Russian Federation | $541 | 0.00% |
| 106 | New Caledonia | $396 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Gabon | $376 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Ukraine | $345 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Ghana | $333 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Bulgaria | $285 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Sudan | $213 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Bermuda | $212 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Cameroon | $156 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Saint Barthélemy | $118 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $111 | 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 | $51.80M | 11.06% |
| 2 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $27.55M | 5.88% |
| 3 | 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | $20.98M | 4.48% |
| 4 | 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $18.26M | 3.90% |
| 5 | 721119 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, less than 4.75mm thick, excluding those of item no. 7211.13 | $15.59M | 3.33% |
| 6 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $8.86M | 1.89% |
| 7 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.75M | 1.87% |
| 8 | 847940 | Machines: for making rope or cable | $6.04M | 1.29% |
| 9 | 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $5.23M | 1.12% |
| 10 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $4.33M | 0.93% |
| 11 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.32M | 0.92% |
| 12 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.15M | 0.89% |
| 13 | 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 | $4.09M | 0.87% |
| 14 | 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 | $3.91M | 0.83% |
| 15 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.90M | 0.83% |
| 16 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $3.89M | 0.83% |
| 17 | 842860 | Teleferics, chair-lifts, ski-draglines, traction mechanisms for funiculars | $3.61M | 0.77% |
| 18 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $3.61M | 0.77% |
| 19 | 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) | $3.47M | 0.74% |
| 20 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $2.93M | 0.62% |
| 21 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $2.84M | 0.61% |
| 22 | 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 | $2.83M | 0.60% |
| 23 | 842940 | Tamping machines and road rollers: self-propelled | $2.75M | 0.59% |
| 24 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.40M | 0.51% |
| 25 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $2.21M | 0.47% |
| 26 | 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 | $2.03M | 0.43% |
| 27 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $2.01M | 0.43% |
| 28 | 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 | $1.99M | 0.42% |
| 29 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.94M | 0.41% |
| 30 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.93M | 0.41% |
| 31 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.87M | 0.40% |
| 32 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.81M | 0.39% |
| 33 | 040229 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $1.78M | 0.38% |
| 34 | 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 | $1.75M | 0.37% |
| 35 | 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.75M | 0.37% |
| 36 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $1.74M | 0.37% |
| 37 | 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 | $1.70M | 0.36% |
| 38 | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | $1.66M | 0.35% |
| 39 | 220600 | Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake) | $1.53M | 0.33% |
| 40 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $1.51M | 0.32% |
| 41 | 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" | $1.42M | 0.30% |
| 42 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.40M | 0.30% |
| 43 | 190490 | Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared | $1.38M | 0.29% |
| 44 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.36M | 0.29% |
| 45 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.31M | 0.28% |
| 46 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $1.28M | 0.27% |
| 47 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.26M | 0.27% |
| 48 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $1.24M | 0.26% |
| 49 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.21M | 0.26% |
| 50 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $1.20M | 0.26% |
| 51 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.19M | 0.25% |
| 52 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $1.17M | 0.25% |
| 53 | 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 | $1.16M | 0.25% |
| 54 | 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 | $1.16M | 0.25% |
| 55 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $1.15M | 0.24% |
| 56 | 841989 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating food | $1.13M | 0.24% |
| 57 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $1.13M | 0.24% |
| 58 | 440311 | Wood: coniferous species, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives | $1.11M | 0.24% |
| 59 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $1.09M | 0.23% |
| 60 | 901819 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1 | $1.05M | 0.22% |
| 61 | 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 | $1.03M | 0.22% |
| 62 | 440799 | Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $1.01M | 0.22% |
| 63 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $997,995 | 0.21% |
| 64 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $972,188 | 0.21% |
| 65 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $948,757 | 0.20% |
| 66 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $944,699 | 0.20% |
| 67 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $920,838 | 0.20% |
| 68 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $918,594 | 0.20% |
| 69 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $898,421 | 0.19% |
| 70 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $888,086 | 0.19% |
| 71 | 030481 | Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $884,602 | 0.19% |
| 72 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $875,023 | 0.19% |
| 73 | 721430 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, including those twisted after rolling, of free-cutting steel | $856,716 | 0.18% |
| 74 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $853,931 | 0.18% |
| 75 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $853,222 | 0.18% |
| 76 | 841821 | Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other | $846,696 | 0.18% |
| 77 | 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 | $845,908 | 0.18% |
| 78 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $845,432 | 0.18% |
| 79 | 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $834,629 | 0.18% |
| 80 | 151590 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $816,956 | 0.17% |
| 81 | 842911 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying | $804,597 | 0.17% |
| 82 | 391732 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | $791,015 | 0.17% |
| 83 | 441820 | Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds | $789,788 | 0.17% |
| 84 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $784,802 | 0.17% |
| 85 | 030559 | Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5 | $783,930 | 0.17% |
| 86 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $774,587 | 0.17% |
| 87 | 840290 | Boilers: parts of steam or other vapour generating boilers | $771,038 | 0.16% |
| 88 | 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 | $765,801 | 0.16% |
| 89 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $763,956 | 0.16% |
| 90 | 847910 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $761,911 | 0.16% |
| 91 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $760,180 | 0.16% |
| 92 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $749,948 | 0.16% |
| 93 | 847432 | Machines: for mixing mineral substances with bitumen | $737,851 | 0.16% |
| 94 | 853630 | Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $732,394 | 0.16% |
| 95 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $732,006 | 0.16% |
| 96 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $726,393 | 0.16% |
| 97 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $719,617 | 0.15% |
| 98 | 330790 | Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations n.e.c. in heading no. 3307 | $716,004 | 0.15% |
| 99 | 382479 | Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane: n.e.c. in item no. 3827.7 | $715,759 | 0.15% |
| 100 | 271500 | Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs) | $705,679 | 0.15% |