Saint Kitts and Nevis Imports 2023
Complete list of Saint Kitts and Nevis's 67 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$312.43M
Total imports (2023)
#201
Global import rank
67
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Saint Kitts and Nevis imported $312.43 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #201 largest importer. Goods came from 67 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 83.9% 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 $41.74 million — 13.4% 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
67 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $158.76M | 50.82% |
| 2 | Italy | $33.35M | 10.68% |
| 3 | China | $25.24M | 8.08% |
| 4 | Japan | $7.34M | 2.35% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $7.25M | 2.32% |
| 6 | Türkiye | $7.17M | 2.30% |
| 7 | Brazil | $6.13M | 1.96% |
| 8 | Jamaica | $6.02M | 1.93% |
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $5.44M | 1.74% |
| 10 | Barbados | $5.39M | 1.73% |
| 11 | Greece | $5.10M | 1.63% |
| 12 | Canada | $5.05M | 1.62% |
| 13 | Dominican Rep. | $4.42M | 1.42% |
| 14 | India | $4.29M | 1.37% |
| 15 | Thailand | $3.82M | 1.22% |
| 16 | France | $2.97M | 0.95% |
| 17 | Guyana | $2.48M | 0.79% |
| 18 | Netherlands | $2.47M | 0.79% |
| 19 | Indonesia | $2.45M | 0.78% |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | $2.23M | 0.71% |
| 21 | Switzerland | $1.87M | 0.60% |
| 22 | Denmark | $1.71M | 0.55% |
| 23 | Germany | $1.25M | 0.40% |
| 24 | Slovenia | $1.18M | 0.38% |
| 25 | Colombia | $964,498 | 0.31% |
| 26 | Dominica | $954,677 | 0.31% |
| 27 | Belize | $889,204 | 0.28% |
| 28 | Spain | $745,147 | 0.24% |
| 29 | Peru | $727,003 | 0.23% |
| 30 | Ireland | $696,231 | 0.22% |
| 31 | Other Asia, nes | $521,370 | 0.17% |
| 32 | Singapore | $486,191 | 0.16% |
| 33 | Hungary | $477,889 | 0.15% |
| 34 | Poland | $339,199 | 0.11% |
| 35 | Belgium | $317,285 | 0.10% |
| 36 | Cyprus | $208,011 | 0.07% |
| 37 | Czechia | $204,942 | 0.07% |
| 38 | Australia | $198,817 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Malaysia | $185,846 | 0.06% |
| 40 | Guatemala | $155,282 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Sweden | $154,754 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Austria | $138,582 | 0.04% |
| 43 | Chile | $82,793 | 0.03% |
| 44 | Estonia | $82,478 | 0.03% |
| 45 | Ecuador | $66,979 | 0.02% |
| 46 | Latvia | $64,191 | 0.02% |
| 47 | Morocco | $52,712 | 0.02% |
| 48 | Pakistan | $44,743 | 0.01% |
| 49 | Argentina | $42,410 | 0.01% |
| 50 | South Africa | $34,378 | 0.01% |
| 51 | Ukraine | $33,470 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Costa Rica | $32,594 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Namibia | $28,100 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Iceland | $22,480 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Portugal | $21,871 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $13,141 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Romania | $11,434 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Malta | $9,245 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Bulgaria | $5,506 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Rep. of Moldova | $4,100 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Honduras | $3,980 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Slovakia | $3,495 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Finland | $2,076 | 0.00% |
| 64 | El Salvador | $1,481 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | $1,351 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Mauritius | $1,010 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | $946 | 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 | $41.74M | 13.36% |
| 2 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $33.05M | 10.58% |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $8.53M | 2.73% |
| 4 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.12M | 2.28% |
| 5 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $6.22M | 1.99% |
| 6 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $5.70M | 1.82% |
| 7 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $5.13M | 1.64% |
| 8 | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $3.00M | 0.96% |
| 9 | 711620 | Stones: precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of | $2.79M | 0.89% |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.59M | 0.83% |
| 11 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $2.45M | 0.78% |
| 12 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.27M | 0.73% |
| 13 | 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 | 0.64% |
| 14 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.77M | 0.57% |
| 15 | 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 | $1.73M | 0.55% |
| 16 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $1.67M | 0.53% |
| 17 | 950430 | Games: operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than billiard articles and accesssories, and automatic bowling alley equipment | $1.64M | 0.52% |
| 18 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.62M | 0.52% |
| 19 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $1.62M | 0.52% |
| 20 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $1.61M | 0.52% |
| 21 | 732620 | Iron or steel: wire articles | $1.53M | 0.49% |
| 22 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $1.49M | 0.48% |
| 23 | 711311 | Jewellery: of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.37M | 0.44% |
| 24 | 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 | $1.35M | 0.43% |
| 25 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $1.30M | 0.42% |
| 26 | 901720 | Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments | $1.29M | 0.41% |
| 27 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.26M | 0.40% |
| 28 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.26M | 0.40% |
| 29 | 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 | $1.25M | 0.40% |
| 30 | 910121 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $1.25M | 0.40% |
| 31 | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural: asphaltites and asphaltic rock | $1.24M | 0.40% |
| 32 | 851210 | Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539 | $1.23M | 0.39% |
| 33 | 701010 | Glass: ampoules, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.22M | 0.39% |
| 34 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.22M | 0.39% |
| 35 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $1.21M | 0.39% |
| 36 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.21M | 0.39% |
| 37 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $1.20M | 0.39% |
| 38 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $1.20M | 0.39% |
| 39 | 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 | $1.17M | 0.37% |
| 40 | 854130 | Electrical apparatus: thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devices | $1.15M | 0.37% |
| 41 | 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 | $1.13M | 0.36% |
| 42 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $1.12M | 0.36% |
| 43 | 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 | $1.06M | 0.34% |
| 44 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.05M | 0.34% |
| 45 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $1.04M | 0.33% |
| 46 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $1.02M | 0.33% |
| 47 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $1.02M | 0.33% |
| 48 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.02M | 0.33% |
| 49 | 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 | $1.00M | 0.32% |
| 50 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $998,281 | 0.32% |
| 51 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $973,501 | 0.31% |
| 52 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $973,233 | 0.31% |
| 53 | 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 | $966,307 | 0.31% |
| 54 | 910211 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only | $935,657 | 0.30% |
| 55 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $915,957 | 0.29% |
| 56 | 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 | $893,609 | 0.29% |
| 57 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $893,321 | 0.29% |
| 58 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $890,171 | 0.28% |
| 59 | 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 | $882,458 | 0.28% |
| 60 | 701690 | Multicellular or foam glass: in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms: paving blocks, slabs, bricks and other articles of pressed or moulded glass | $874,505 | 0.28% |
| 61 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $873,096 | 0.28% |
| 62 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $853,770 | 0.27% |
| 63 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $846,301 | 0.27% |
| 64 | 890120 | Tankers | $818,974 | 0.26% |
| 65 | 420310 | Apparel: articles of apparel, of leather or of composition leather | $791,729 | 0.25% |
| 66 | 853649 | Electrical apparatus: relays, for a voltage exceeding 60 volts | $791,541 | 0.25% |
| 67 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $790,652 | 0.25% |
| 68 | 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 | $782,509 | 0.25% |
| 69 | 220870 | Liqueurs and cordials | $774,392 | 0.25% |
| 70 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $756,441 | 0.24% |
| 71 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $747,884 | 0.24% |
| 72 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $741,287 | 0.24% |
| 73 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $731,459 | 0.23% |
| 74 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $721,557 | 0.23% |
| 75 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $721,308 | 0.23% |
| 76 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $720,051 | 0.23% |
| 77 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $712,742 | 0.23% |
| 78 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $686,414 | 0.22% |
| 79 | 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $685,082 | 0.22% |
| 80 | 847330 | Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | $681,424 | 0.22% |
| 81 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $669,540 | 0.21% |
| 82 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $669,455 | 0.21% |
| 83 | 950490 | Games: articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, special tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, n.e.c. in heading 9504 | $668,030 | 0.21% |
| 84 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $660,750 | 0.21% |
| 85 | 940599 | Lamps and light fittings: parts thereof, of materials other than glass or plastics | $654,695 | 0.21% |
| 86 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $652,588 | 0.21% |
| 87 | 850434 | Transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVA | $649,434 | 0.21% |
| 88 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $647,817 | 0.21% |
| 89 | 401211 | Retreaded tyres : of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $646,860 | 0.21% |
| 90 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $623,434 | 0.20% |
| 91 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $623,169 | 0.20% |
| 92 | 854411 | Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copper | $621,903 | 0.20% |
| 93 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $613,128 | 0.20% |
| 94 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $610,750 | 0.20% |
| 95 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $590,976 | 0.19% |
| 96 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $590,762 | 0.19% |
| 97 | 850164 | Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $587,819 | 0.19% |
| 98 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $581,444 | 0.19% |
| 99 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $580,056 | 0.19% |
| 100 | 950699 | Equipment for outdoor games and recreation n.e.c. in heading no. 9506 | $575,248 | 0.18% |