Saint Lucia Imports 2023
Complete list of Saint Lucia's 72 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$981.95M
Total imports (2023)
#183
Global import rank
72
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Saint Lucia imported $981.95 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #183 largest importer. Goods came from 72 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 89.6% 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 $401.47 million — 40.9% 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
72 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $581.84M | 59.25% |
| 2 | Guyana | $80.10M | 8.16% |
| 3 | Brazil | $70.64M | 7.19% |
| 4 | China | $44.68M | 4.55% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $30.13M | 3.07% |
| 6 | Barbados | $19.53M | 1.99% |
| 7 | Japan | $18.69M | 1.90% |
| 8 | Thailand | $13.39M | 1.36% |
| 9 | Jamaica | $11.20M | 1.14% |
| 10 | Canada | $9.87M | 1.00% |
| 11 | Germany | $9.56M | 0.97% |
| 12 | France | $9.41M | 0.96% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $8.87M | 0.90% |
| 14 | Dominican Rep. | $7.44M | 0.76% |
| 15 | India | $6.51M | 0.66% |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $6.16M | 0.63% |
| 17 | Indonesia | $5.07M | 0.52% |
| 18 | Austria | $5.06M | 0.52% |
| 19 | Türkiye | $3.76M | 0.38% |
| 20 | Peru | $3.20M | 0.33% |
| 21 | Italy | $3.19M | 0.33% |
| 22 | Spain | $3.08M | 0.31% |
| 23 | Belgium | $2.53M | 0.26% |
| 24 | Colombia | $2.37M | 0.24% |
| 25 | New Zealand | $2.24M | 0.23% |
| 26 | Honduras | $2.06M | 0.21% |
| 27 | Finland | $1.85M | 0.19% |
| 28 | Costa Rica | $1.82M | 0.19% |
| 29 | Belize | $1.64M | 0.17% |
| 30 | Dominica | $1.57M | 0.16% |
| 31 | Australia | $1.50M | 0.15% |
| 32 | Switzerland | $1.06M | 0.11% |
| 33 | Chile | $957,482 | 0.10% |
| 34 | Portugal | $858,482 | 0.09% |
| 35 | Other Asia, nes | $816,993 | 0.08% |
| 36 | Denmark | $806,580 | 0.08% |
| 37 | El Salvador | $784,256 | 0.08% |
| 38 | Malaysia | $626,390 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Hungary | $602,560 | 0.06% |
| 40 | Lithuania | $540,621 | 0.06% |
| 41 | Singapore | $533,565 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Ecuador | $489,852 | 0.05% |
| 43 | Norway | $476,542 | 0.05% |
| 44 | Guatemala | $425,275 | 0.04% |
| 45 | Ireland | $416,657 | 0.04% |
| 46 | Panama | $406,106 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Romania | $377,415 | 0.04% |
| 48 | Pakistan | $353,885 | 0.04% |
| 49 | Sweden | $353,436 | 0.04% |
| 50 | Slovakia | $304,334 | 0.03% |
| 51 | Poland | $274,636 | 0.03% |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | $223,866 | 0.02% |
| 53 | South Africa | $179,551 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Slovenia | $173,962 | 0.02% |
| 55 | Argentina | $165,156 | 0.02% |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | $160,846 | 0.02% |
| 57 | Latvia | $127,002 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Morocco | $118,579 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Egypt | $64,830 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Bulgaria | $50,479 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Mexico | $48,955 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Cyprus | $38,422 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Greece | $36,805 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Bahrain | $30,559 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Czechia | $26,016 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Philippines | $24,912 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Luxembourg | $17,428 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Ghana | $14,491 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Croatia | $12,531 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Uruguay | $7,250 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Estonia | $3,156 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Serbia | $92 | 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 | $401.47M | 40.88% |
| 2 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $143.12M | 14.58% |
| 3 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $14.98M | 1.53% |
| 4 | 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 | $9.51M | 0.97% |
| 5 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.63M | 0.88% |
| 6 | 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 | $7.09M | 0.72% |
| 7 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $6.07M | 0.62% |
| 8 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $6.05M | 0.62% |
| 9 | 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 | $5.86M | 0.60% |
| 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 | $5.54M | 0.56% |
| 11 | 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 | $5.08M | 0.52% |
| 12 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $4.67M | 0.48% |
| 13 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.36M | 0.44% |
| 14 | 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 | $4.30M | 0.44% |
| 15 | 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 | $4.24M | 0.43% |
| 16 | 842641 | Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426 | $4.22M | 0.43% |
| 17 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $4.12M | 0.42% |
| 18 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $4.11M | 0.42% |
| 19 | 970300 | Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material | $3.90M | 0.40% |
| 20 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $3.74M | 0.38% |
| 21 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $3.56M | 0.36% |
| 22 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $3.22M | 0.33% |
| 23 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $3.15M | 0.32% |
| 24 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $2.80M | 0.28% |
| 25 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $2.75M | 0.28% |
| 26 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $2.63M | 0.27% |
| 27 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.60M | 0.26% |
| 28 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $2.54M | 0.26% |
| 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 | $2.53M | 0.26% |
| 30 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $2.43M | 0.25% |
| 31 | 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 | $2.39M | 0.24% |
| 32 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $2.38M | 0.24% |
| 33 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $2.37M | 0.24% |
| 34 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $2.33M | 0.24% |
| 35 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $2.28M | 0.23% |
| 36 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $2.26M | 0.23% |
| 37 | 870210 | Vehicles: 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 | $2.20M | 0.22% |
| 38 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $2.12M | 0.22% |
| 39 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $2.10M | 0.21% |
| 40 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.10M | 0.21% |
| 41 | 853630 | Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.08M | 0.21% |
| 42 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.08M | 0.21% |
| 43 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $2.05M | 0.21% |
| 44 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $1.94M | 0.20% |
| 45 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $1.92M | 0.20% |
| 46 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $1.88M | 0.19% |
| 47 | 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" | $1.88M | 0.19% |
| 48 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.87M | 0.19% |
| 49 | 480411 | Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | $1.84M | 0.19% |
| 50 | 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 | $1.75M | 0.18% |
| 51 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $1.71M | 0.17% |
| 52 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $1.67M | 0.17% |
| 53 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.65M | 0.17% |
| 54 | 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 | $1.61M | 0.16% |
| 55 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $1.56M | 0.16% |
| 56 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $1.55M | 0.16% |
| 57 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.54M | 0.16% |
| 58 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $1.52M | 0.16% |
| 59 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.50M | 0.15% |
| 60 | 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 | $1.49M | 0.15% |
| 61 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.46M | 0.15% |
| 62 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.45M | 0.15% |
| 63 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $1.45M | 0.15% |
| 64 | 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 | $1.42M | 0.14% |
| 65 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.41M | 0.14% |
| 66 | 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $1.40M | 0.14% |
| 67 | 842720 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $1.33M | 0.14% |
| 68 | 020727 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen | $1.27M | 0.13% |
| 69 | 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $1.27M | 0.13% |
| 70 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $1.26M | 0.13% |
| 71 | 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 | $1.24M | 0.13% |
| 72 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $1.23M | 0.13% |
| 73 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $1.21M | 0.12% |
| 74 | 845020 | Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg | $1.20M | 0.12% |
| 75 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.19M | 0.12% |
| 76 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.17M | 0.12% |
| 77 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $1.16M | 0.12% |
| 78 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $1.16M | 0.12% |
| 79 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $1.15M | 0.12% |
| 80 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $1.13M | 0.11% |
| 81 | 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 | $1.10M | 0.11% |
| 82 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $1.10M | 0.11% |
| 83 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.10M | 0.11% |
| 84 | 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 | $1.09M | 0.11% |
| 85 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.09M | 0.11% |
| 86 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $1.09M | 0.11% |
| 87 | 160250 | Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $1.09M | 0.11% |
| 88 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $1.08M | 0.11% |
| 89 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $1.07M | 0.11% |
| 90 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $1.05M | 0.11% |
| 91 | 330590 | Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305 | $1.05M | 0.11% |
| 92 | 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.05M | 0.11% |
| 93 | 391990 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm | $1.04M | 0.11% |
| 94 | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.03M | 0.10% |
| 95 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $1.02M | 0.10% |
| 96 | 392520 | Plastics: builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $1.01M | 0.10% |
| 97 | 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 | $1.01M | 0.10% |
| 98 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $996,504 | 0.10% |
| 99 | 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 | $986,815 | 0.10% |
| 100 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $982,648 | 0.10% |