Dominican Rep.

Dominican Rep. Imports 2023

Complete list of Dominican Rep.'s 190 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$30.60B
Total imports (2023)
#70
Global import rank
190
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Dominican Rep. imported $30.60 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #70 largest importer. Goods came from 190 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 78.8% 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 $2.74 billion 9.0% 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

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1USA$12.78B41.76%
2China$5.20B17.00%
3Brazil$1.14B3.71%
4Mexico$1.13B3.69%
5Spain$1.12B3.66%
6Italy$791.50M2.59%
7Colombia$609.77M1.99%
8Japan$475.59M1.55%
9Germany$458.04M1.50%
10India$427.29M1.40%
11Canada$387.91M1.27%
12Costa Rica$338.52M1.11%
13Rep. of Korea$338.00M1.10%
14Argentina$328.32M1.07%
15Netherlands$314.57M1.03%
16Guatemala$252.47M0.82%
17United Kingdom$228.90M0.75%
18France$225.07M0.74%
19Türkiye$215.90M0.71%
20Honduras$203.86M0.67%
21Indonesia$203.65M0.67%
22Peru$184.15M0.60%
23Belgium$184.05M0.60%
24Chile$182.75M0.60%
25Trinidad and Tobago$182.16M0.60%
26Thailand$151.95M0.50%
27Panama$148.67M0.49%
28Ecuador$135.10M0.44%
29Norway$129.68M0.42%
30Bahamas$124.57M0.41%
31Viet Nam$118.36M0.39%
32El Salvador$116.91M0.38%
33Other Asia, nes$115.22M0.38%
34Denmark$109.50M0.36%
35Sweden$88.63M0.29%
36Poland$78.48M0.26%
37Oman$64.76M0.21%
38Switzerland$63.65M0.21%
39Nigeria$62.58M0.20%
40Portugal$61.20M0.20%
41Malaysia$56.95M0.19%
42China, Hong Kong SAR$54.53M0.18%
43Algeria$54.08M0.18%
44Ireland$53.15M0.17%
45Russian Federation$53.07M0.17%
46Austria$49.13M0.16%
47Egypt$46.34M0.15%
48Venezuela$42.82M0.14%
49Uruguay$41.86M0.14%
50South Africa$37.05M0.12%
51Australia$35.50M0.12%
52Ukraine$34.85M0.11%
53Nicaragua$34.25M0.11%
54Philippines$28.58M0.09%
55Finland$27.21M0.09%
56United Arab Emirates$25.47M0.08%
57Israel$25.46M0.08%
58Pakistan$23.22M0.08%
59Singapore$22.64M0.07%
60New Zealand$22.24M0.07%
61Czechia$22.17M0.07%
62Bangladesh$20.50M0.07%
63Morocco$18.25M0.06%
64Hungary$17.81M0.06%
65Curaçao$16.21M0.05%
66Guyana$15.64M0.05%
67Saudi Arabia$15.61M0.05%
68Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$15.12M0.05%
69Haiti$14.95M0.05%
70Antigua and Barbuda$14.92M0.05%
71Slovakia$13.32M0.04%
72Malawi$12.74M0.04%
73Greece$12.71M0.04%
74Gabon$11.19M0.04%
75Romania$9.80M0.03%
76Jamaica$8.73M0.03%
77Cameroon$8.60M0.03%
78Luxembourg$8.49M0.03%
79Lithuania$8.31M0.03%
80Paraguay$7.95M0.03%
81Sri Lanka$7.93M0.03%
82Cambodia$7.82M0.03%
83Cuba$6.77M0.02%
84Tunisia$6.63M0.02%
85Malta$6.62M0.02%
86Côte d'Ivoire$6.13M0.02%
87Bulgaria$5.45M0.02%
88Barbados$4.72M0.02%
89Slovenia$4.52M0.01%
90Latvia$3.52M0.01%
91Ghana$3.38M0.01%
92Mozambique$2.49M0.01%
93Equatorial Guinea$2.22M0.01%
94Estonia$2.12M0.01%
95Bahrain$1.60M0.01%
96Madagascar$1.34M0.00%
97Serbia$1.32M0.00%
98Jordan$1.28M0.00%
99Fiji$1.12M0.00%
100Ethiopia$1.04M0.00%
101Dominica$933,7440.00%
102Belize$880,3310.00%
103Myanmar$837,9820.00%
104Comoros$793,9200.00%
105Bosnia Herzegovina$774,2970.00%
106Congo$640,4530.00%
107United Rep. of Tanzania$609,1770.00%
108Croatia$603,9600.00%
109Montenegro$556,3390.00%
110Uganda$542,8290.00%
111Kazakhstan$531,0880.00%
112Lebanon$516,7440.00%
113Syria$470,4510.00%
114Albania$443,2110.00%
115Zimbabwe$403,9140.00%
116Qatar$343,8450.00%
117Kenya$335,2240.00%
118Br. Virgin Isds$327,8980.00%
119Iceland$266,5490.00%
120Uzbekistan$231,2610.00%
121Iran$209,3480.00%
122Cyprus$208,4680.00%
123North Macedonia$200,3320.00%
124Papua New Guinea$187,9060.00%
125Eswatini$182,4180.00%
126Afghanistan$176,9760.00%
127Zambia$172,5140.00%
128Senegal$170,6240.00%
129Azerbaijan$146,3540.00%
130Belarus$145,6910.00%
131Georgia$142,6360.00%
132Gibraltar$139,3040.00%
133Mauritius$97,2680.00%
134Marshall Isds$84,5400.00%
135Namibia$79,1760.00%
136Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$58,6700.00%
137Suriname$58,1570.00%
138Chad$54,7150.00%
139Aruba$54,3040.00%
140Nepal$41,8300.00%
141Rep. of Moldova$39,8640.00%
142Lesotho$38,2740.00%
143Saint Kitts and Nevis$36,8000.00%
144Sudan$36,4090.00%
145Central African Rep.$35,9730.00%
146Armenia$33,8260.00%
147Saint Lucia$29,4530.00%
148Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$27,8050.00%
149Yemen$26,6870.00%
150Sao Tome and Principe$12,5860.00%
151Grenada$11,0450.00%
152Kyrgyzstan$10,6760.00%
153Bermuda$10,5990.00%
154Cabo Verde$8,7340.00%
155Mauritania$7,5130.00%
156Wallis and Futuna Isds$5,7500.00%
157Turks and Caicos Isds$5,5550.00%
158Angola$5,2960.00%
159State of Palestine$5,2150.00%
160French Polynesia$4,0150.00%
161China, Macao SAR$4,0120.00%
162Kuwait$3,9200.00%
163Mongolia$3,3930.00%
164Nauru$2,7920.00%
165Tokelau$2,4420.00%
166Christmas Isds$2,2570.00%
167New Caledonia$2,0650.00%
168Palau$2,0250.00%
169Libya$1,7720.00%
170Rwanda$1,7280.00%
171Tajikistan$1,6730.00%
172Turkmenistan$1,4410.00%
173Cayman Isds$1,1570.00%
174Botswana$1,0610.00%
175Seychelles$1,0000.00%
176Anguilla$5710.00%
177Burundi$3490.00%
178Niger$3260.00%
179Guinea$2700.00%
180Liberia$2590.00%
181Kiribati$2570.00%
182Timor-Leste$2540.00%
183Andorra$1780.00%
184Gambia$1700.00%
185Sierra Leone$1680.00%
186Guam$1490.00%
187Benin$1430.00%
188Norfolk Isds$580.00%
189FS Micronesia$450.00%
190Iraq$410.00%

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$2.74B8.95%
2271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$881.42M2.88%
3270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$735.42M2.40%
4870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$702.41M2.30%
5711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$600.62M1.96%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$452.02M1.48%
7271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$381.74M1.25%
8100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$360.03M1.18%
9720720Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon$348.83M1.14%
10240110Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped)$339.30M1.11%
11270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$324.94M1.06%
12392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$314.56M1.03%
13851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$308.03M1.01%
14901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$263.64M0.86%
15870421Vehicles: 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$259.68M0.85%
16230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$237.59M0.78%
17100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$233.20M0.76%
18870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$219.44M0.72%
19870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$218.15M0.71%
20210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$212.87M0.70%
21020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$199.29M0.65%
22520512Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$175.84M0.57%
23100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$174.16M0.57%
24854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$153.53M0.50%
25150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$146.01M0.48%
26853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$140.49M0.46%
27730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$130.98M0.43%
28854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$130.86M0.43%
29850164Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA$130.39M0.43%
30330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$128.03M0.42%
31871120Motorcycles (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$126.81M0.41%
32710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$118.51M0.39%
33870422Vehicles: 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$114.71M0.37%
34020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$114.08M0.37%
35190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$113.55M0.37%
36870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$112.83M0.37%
37961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$107.42M0.35%
38841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$102.68M0.34%
39690721Ceramic 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%$96.02M0.31%
40870360Vehicles: 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$95.06M0.31%
41020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$89.42M0.29%
42440711Wood: 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$86.15M0.28%
43852872Reception 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$85.22M0.28%
44851762Communication 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$84.86M0.28%
45220830Whiskies$84.65M0.28%
46271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$84.04M0.27%
47480411Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803$83.85M0.27%
48701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$83.18M0.27%
49850440Electrical static converters$81.55M0.27%
50847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$80.26M0.26%
51721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$80.06M0.26%
52720711Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness$79.17M0.26%
53721420Iron 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$78.51M0.26%
54732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$77.92M0.25%
55290110Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated$77.06M0.25%
56870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$77.05M0.25%
57853620Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$75.64M0.25%
58520513Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale$74.23M0.24%
59252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$73.15M0.24%
60848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$69.75M0.23%
61220299Non-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$69.57M0.23%
62040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$69.01M0.23%
63030551Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)$66.30M0.22%
64040610Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd$65.42M0.21%
65870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$65.40M0.21%
66390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$65.00M0.21%
67240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion$64.75M0.21%
68853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$64.48M0.21%
69841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$63.86M0.21%
70390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$63.71M0.21%
71190590Food 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$63.64M0.21%
72240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped$62.87M0.21%
73950300Tricycles, 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$62.54M0.20%
74071339Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$61.89M0.20%
75870431Vehicles: 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$61.42M0.20%
76392010Plastics: 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$61.17M0.20%
77390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$60.98M0.20%
78040210Dairy 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)$60.18M0.20%
79030553Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod$59.62M0.19%
80870340Vehicles: 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$57.60M0.19%
81870390Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703$57.52M0.19%
82870210Vehicles: 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$57.51M0.19%
83392490Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles$57.51M0.19%
84020322Meat: of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen$57.48M0.19%
85170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$57.19M0.19%
86850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$55.09M0.18%
87690722Ceramic 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%$53.49M0.17%
88220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$53.46M0.17%
89220300Beer: made from malt$53.19M0.17%
90392321Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods$51.76M0.17%
91845020Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg$51.75M0.17%
92850720Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$51.59M0.17%
93551219Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached$51.43M0.17%
94721320Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel$51.13M0.17%
95902830Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof$50.86M0.17%
96200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$50.48M0.16%
97040221Dairy 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)$48.73M0.16%
98151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$47.33M0.15%
99090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$47.23M0.15%
100401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$46.91M0.15%