
Montserrat Imports 2023
Complete list of Montserrat's 58 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
Montserrat imported $52.49 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #219 largest importer. Goods came from 58 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 88.0% 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 $7.17 million — 13.7% 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
58 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $32.49M | 61.89% |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | $2.64M | 5.04% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $2.52M | 4.80% |
| 4 | Belgium | $2.18M | 4.15% |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | $1.82M | 3.47% |
| 6 | Japan | $1.09M | 2.08% |
| 7 | Netherlands | $1.06M | 2.02% |
| 8 | China | $865,950 | 1.65% |
| 9 | France | $824,398 | 1.57% |
| 10 | Switzerland | $678,620 | 1.29% |
| 11 | Curaçao | $535,236 | 1.02% |
| 12 | Jamaica | $499,597 | 0.95% |
| 13 | Barbados | $380,684 | 0.73% |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $352,448 | 0.67% |
| 15 | Panama | $337,924 | 0.64% |
| 16 | Türkiye | $298,126 | 0.57% |
| 17 | Dominica | $290,042 | 0.55% |
| 18 | Anguilla | $269,899 | 0.51% |
| 19 | Italy | $250,339 | 0.48% |
| 20 | Romania | $247,502 | 0.47% |
| 21 | Dominican Rep. | $233,872 | 0.45% |
| 22 | Canada | $230,041 | 0.44% |
| 23 | Brazil | $228,416 | 0.44% |
| 24 | Ireland | $209,577 | 0.40% |
| 25 | Singapore | $183,938 | 0.35% |
| 26 | Thailand | $170,546 | 0.32% |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | $167,084 | 0.32% |
| 28 | Sweden | $153,071 | 0.29% |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | $152,432 | 0.29% |
| 30 | India | $137,727 | 0.26% |
| 31 | Guyana | $128,094 | 0.24% |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $103,829 | 0.20% |
| 33 | Denmark | $88,961 | 0.17% |
| 34 | Germany | $87,698 | 0.17% |
| 35 | Mexico | $71,022 | 0.14% |
| 36 | Iceland | $65,253 | 0.12% |
| 37 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $61,812 | 0.12% |
| 38 | Austria | $47,501 | 0.09% |
| 39 | Colombia | $40,936 | 0.08% |
| 40 | Indonesia | $39,012 | 0.07% |
| 41 | Grenada | $37,320 | 0.07% |
| 42 | Other Asia, nes | $33,820 | 0.06% |
| 43 | Guatemala | $31,322 | 0.06% |
| 44 | Finland | $27,821 | 0.05% |
| 45 | Poland | $21,806 | 0.04% |
| 46 | Spain | $20,349 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Br. Virgin Isds | $18,358 | 0.03% |
| 48 | Luxembourg | $17,966 | 0.03% |
| 49 | Bermuda | $12,701 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Peru | $9,807 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Pakistan | $8,631 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Slovakia | $8,422 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Namibia | $5,662 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Australia | $1,811 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Belize | $1,686 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Portugal | $732 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Ukraine | $440 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | $319 | 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 | $7.17M | 13.67% |
| 2 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $1.82M | 3.46% |
| 3 | 902212 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatus | $884,502 | 1.68% |
| 4 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $868,720 | 1.65% |
| 5 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $794,285 | 1.51% |
| 6 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $727,608 | 1.39% |
| 7 | 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 | $673,452 | 1.28% |
| 8 | 850164 | Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $621,246 | 1.18% |
| 9 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $612,032 | 1.17% |
| 10 | 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 | $592,006 | 1.13% |
| 11 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $569,006 | 1.08% |
| 12 | 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 | $521,780 | 0.99% |
| 13 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $489,879 | 0.93% |
| 14 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $425,157 | 0.81% |
| 15 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $424,353 | 0.81% |
| 16 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $373,182 | 0.71% |
| 17 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $333,521 | 0.64% |
| 18 | 940389 | Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | $327,808 | 0.62% |
| 19 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $316,074 | 0.60% |
| 20 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $313,136 | 0.60% |
| 21 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $308,230 | 0.59% |
| 22 | 847480 | Machines: for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand | $302,609 | 0.58% |
| 23 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $290,914 | 0.55% |
| 24 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $286,711 | 0.55% |
| 25 | 848060 | Moulds: for mineral materials | $285,409 | 0.54% |
| 26 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $282,673 | 0.54% |
| 27 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $267,373 | 0.51% |
| 28 | 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 | $250,278 | 0.48% |
| 29 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $246,464 | 0.47% |
| 30 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $236,195 | 0.45% |
| 31 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $233,249 | 0.44% |
| 32 | 843010 | Pile-drivers and pile-extractors | $230,666 | 0.44% |
| 33 | 847141 | Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 | $229,908 | 0.44% |
| 34 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $217,143 | 0.41% |
| 35 | 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $214,044 | 0.41% |
| 36 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $202,849 | 0.39% |
| 37 | 251710 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated | $202,356 | 0.39% |
| 38 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $200,910 | 0.38% |
| 39 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $187,864 | 0.36% |
| 40 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $185,043 | 0.35% |
| 41 | 843890 | Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink | $184,932 | 0.35% |
| 42 | 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 | $183,958 | 0.35% |
| 43 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $180,854 | 0.34% |
| 44 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $180,656 | 0.34% |
| 45 | 252321 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | $180,652 | 0.34% |
| 46 | 844332 | Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | $180,649 | 0.34% |
| 47 | 870490 | Vehicles: for transport of goods, n.e.c. in heading no. 8704 | $180,414 | 0.34% |
| 48 | 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 | $180,391 | 0.34% |
| 49 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $178,753 | 0.34% |
| 50 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $176,490 | 0.34% |
| 51 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $174,791 | 0.33% |
| 52 | 030559 | Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5 | $172,481 | 0.33% |
| 53 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $169,742 | 0.32% |
| 54 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $165,739 | 0.32% |
| 55 | 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 | $159,328 | 0.30% |
| 56 | 847432 | Machines: for mixing mineral substances with bitumen | $158,333 | 0.30% |
| 57 | 251620 | Sandstone:. whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | $157,748 | 0.30% |
| 58 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $154,760 | 0.29% |
| 59 | 841821 | Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other | $152,989 | 0.29% |
| 60 | 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 | $151,772 | 0.29% |
| 61 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $150,122 | 0.29% |
| 62 | 903180 | Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $148,384 | 0.28% |
| 63 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $144,661 | 0.28% |
| 64 | 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $143,060 | 0.27% |
| 65 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $142,784 | 0.27% |
| 66 | 870530 | Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $142,422 | 0.27% |
| 67 | 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 | $141,504 | 0.27% |
| 68 | 902214 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed tomography apparatus | $138,409 | 0.26% |
| 69 | 853720 | 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $133,880 | 0.26% |
| 70 | 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) | $130,246 | 0.25% |
| 71 | 850422 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA | $128,912 | 0.25% |
| 72 | 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" | $128,703 | 0.25% |
| 73 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $124,983 | 0.24% |
| 74 | 330491 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: powders, whether or not compressed (excluding lip, eye, manicure or pedicure preparations) | $121,299 | 0.23% |
| 75 | 853650 | Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $119,718 | 0.23% |
| 76 | 250590 | Sands: natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26) | $117,804 | 0.22% |
| 77 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $117,703 | 0.22% |
| 78 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $115,368 | 0.22% |
| 79 | 890790 | Floating structures: tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | $112,387 | 0.21% |
| 80 | 621149 | Track suits and other garments n.e.c.: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6211.4 (not knitted or crocheted) | $112,140 | 0.21% |
| 81 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $111,324 | 0.21% |
| 82 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $111,186 | 0.21% |
| 83 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $111,024 | 0.21% |
| 84 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $110,047 | 0.21% |
| 85 | 320990 | Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $108,977 | 0.21% |
| 86 | 843141 | Machinery parts: buckets, shovels, grabs and grips, for the machinery of heading no. 8426 and 8430 | $106,389 | 0.20% |
| 87 | 071290 | Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $106,124 | 0.20% |
| 88 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $105,669 | 0.20% |
| 89 | 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 | $105,278 | 0.20% |
| 90 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $104,162 | 0.20% |
| 91 | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $103,776 | 0.20% |
| 92 | 870340 | Vehicles: 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 | $103,159 | 0.20% |
| 93 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $102,774 | 0.20% |
| 94 | 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $101,854 | 0.19% |
| 95 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $97,616 | 0.19% |
| 96 | 871640 | Trailers and semi-trailers: n.e.c. in item no. 8716.3 | $96,030 | 0.18% |
| 97 | 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 | $94,695 | 0.18% |
| 98 | 220600 | Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake) | $94,156 | 0.18% |
| 99 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $92,428 | 0.18% |
| 100 | 020727 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen | $91,549 | 0.17% |