
Saint Maarten Imports 2023
Complete list of Saint Maarten's 54 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
Saint Maarten imported $979.37 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #184 largest importer. Goods came from 54 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 97.3% of total import value. The leading import was of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof, valued at $178.94 million — 18.3% 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
54 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $808.44M | 82.55% |
| 2 | Netherlands | $66.29M | 6.77% |
| 3 | France | $35.00M | 3.57% |
| 4 | Brazil | $13.70M | 1.40% |
| 5 | Switzerland | $9.89M | 1.01% |
| 6 | Germany | $4.86M | 0.50% |
| 7 | Spain | $4.04M | 0.41% |
| 8 | Jamaica | $3.87M | 0.40% |
| 9 | Canada | $3.65M | 0.37% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $3.63M | 0.37% |
| 11 | Austria | $3.43M | 0.35% |
| 12 | New Zealand | $2.44M | 0.25% |
| 13 | Thailand | $2.32M | 0.24% |
| 14 | Ireland | $2.07M | 0.21% |
| 15 | Poland | $2.07M | 0.21% |
| 16 | Sweden | $1.87M | 0.19% |
| 17 | Bulgaria | $1.74M | 0.18% |
| 18 | Belgium | $1.56M | 0.16% |
| 19 | Hungary | $1.49M | 0.15% |
| 20 | Denmark | $863,497 | 0.09% |
| 21 | Portugal | $799,789 | 0.08% |
| 22 | Barbados | $712,655 | 0.07% |
| 23 | Greece | $661,079 | 0.07% |
| 24 | Czechia | $544,358 | 0.06% |
| 25 | Costa Rica | $510,932 | 0.05% |
| 26 | Peru | $471,849 | 0.05% |
| 27 | Other Asia, nes | $426,707 | 0.04% |
| 28 | Nicaragua | $294,761 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Estonia | $229,785 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Cyprus | $220,439 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Slovenia | $178,249 | 0.02% |
| 32 | South Africa | $173,981 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Guyana | $119,083 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Latvia | $109,032 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Panama | $85,117 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Argentina | $76,689 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Slovakia | $69,675 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Romania | $59,407 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Norway | $54,105 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Belize | $50,298 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Malaysia | $48,528 | 0.00% |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $47,677 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Finland | $45,196 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Ukraine | $33,575 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Lithuania | $31,705 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Ecuador | $28,470 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Uruguay | $25,610 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Pakistan | $14,306 | 0.00% |
| 49 | India | $10,853 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | $7,615 | 0.00% |
| 51 | North Macedonia | $6,210 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Croatia | $3,824 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Bahamas | $405 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Serbia | $215 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $178.94M | 18.27% |
| 2 | 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 | $117.44M | 11.99% |
| 3 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $95.21M | 9.72% |
| 4 | 711620 | Stones: precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of | $70.48M | 7.20% |
| 5 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $38.80M | 3.96% |
| 6 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $14.52M | 1.48% |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $14.17M | 1.45% |
| 8 | 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 | $13.90M | 1.42% |
| 9 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $8.66M | 0.88% |
| 10 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $8.51M | 0.87% |
| 11 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $8.40M | 0.86% |
| 12 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $7.97M | 0.81% |
| 13 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $7.57M | 0.77% |
| 14 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $7.37M | 0.75% |
| 15 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.34M | 0.65% |
| 16 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $6.16M | 0.63% |
| 17 | 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 | $5.82M | 0.59% |
| 18 | 711311 | Jewellery: of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, and parts thereof | $5.67M | 0.58% |
| 19 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $5.60M | 0.57% |
| 20 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $4.61M | 0.47% |
| 21 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.32M | 0.44% |
| 22 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $4.26M | 0.44% |
| 23 | 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 | $4.20M | 0.43% |
| 24 | 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) | $4.18M | 0.43% |
| 25 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $3.98M | 0.41% |
| 26 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $3.93M | 0.40% |
| 27 | 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 | $3.89M | 0.40% |
| 28 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $3.65M | 0.37% |
| 29 | 853620 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.62M | 0.37% |
| 30 | 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $3.55M | 0.36% |
| 31 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $3.44M | 0.35% |
| 32 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $3.42M | 0.35% |
| 33 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $3.37M | 0.34% |
| 34 | 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 | $3.00M | 0.31% |
| 35 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $2.99M | 0.31% |
| 36 | 910211 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only | $2.97M | 0.30% |
| 37 | 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 | $2.92M | 0.30% |
| 38 | 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $2.90M | 0.30% |
| 39 | 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $2.87M | 0.29% |
| 40 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $2.77M | 0.28% |
| 41 | 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $2.64M | 0.27% |
| 42 | 700800 | Glass: multiple-walled insulating units of glass | $2.63M | 0.27% |
| 43 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $2.60M | 0.27% |
| 44 | 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $2.50M | 0.26% |
| 45 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $2.50M | 0.25% |
| 46 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.44M | 0.25% |
| 47 | 482390 | Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823 | $2.36M | 0.24% |
| 48 | 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $2.20M | 0.22% |
| 49 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $2.16M | 0.22% |
| 50 | 902219 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses | $2.15M | 0.22% |
| 51 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $2.06M | 0.21% |
| 52 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.05M | 0.21% |
| 53 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $2.02M | 0.21% |
| 54 | 330790 | Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations n.e.c. in heading no. 3307 | $1.99M | 0.20% |
| 55 | 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 | $1.98M | 0.20% |
| 56 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.95M | 0.20% |
| 57 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $1.93M | 0.20% |
| 58 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.88M | 0.19% |
| 59 | 220830 | Whiskies | $1.85M | 0.19% |
| 60 | 900410 | Sunglasses: corrective, protective or other | $1.79M | 0.18% |
| 61 | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | $1.75M | 0.18% |
| 62 | 911390 | Watch straps, watch bands, watch bracelets, and parts thereof: n.e.c. in heading no. 9113 | $1.75M | 0.18% |
| 63 | 040620 | Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | $1.74M | 0.18% |
| 64 | 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 | $1.73M | 0.18% |
| 65 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $1.73M | 0.18% |
| 66 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.71M | 0.18% |
| 67 | 060290 | Plants, live: n.e.c. in heading no. 0602 | $1.69M | 0.17% |
| 68 | 330590 | Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305 | $1.69M | 0.17% |
| 69 | 220870 | Liqueurs and cordials | $1.59M | 0.16% |
| 70 | 870530 | Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $1.45M | 0.15% |
| 71 | 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 | $1.44M | 0.15% |
| 72 | 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 | $1.42M | 0.15% |
| 73 | 420310 | Apparel: articles of apparel, of leather or of composition leather | $1.42M | 0.14% |
| 74 | 190410 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $1.40M | 0.14% |
| 75 | 842833 | Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, for goods or materials, belt type, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20 or 8428.31 | $1.38M | 0.14% |
| 76 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $1.38M | 0.14% |
| 77 | 841583 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit | $1.36M | 0.14% |
| 78 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $1.36M | 0.14% |
| 79 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.34M | 0.14% |
| 80 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.34M | 0.14% |
| 81 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $1.32M | 0.13% |
| 82 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $1.30M | 0.13% |
| 83 | 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $1.30M | 0.13% |
| 84 | 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 | $1.29M | 0.13% |
| 85 | 640590 | Footwear: n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $1.27M | 0.13% |
| 86 | 220510 | Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, flavoured with plants or aromatic substances, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.27M | 0.13% |
| 87 | 441820 | Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds | $1.26M | 0.13% |
| 88 | 910111 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display only | $1.24M | 0.13% |
| 89 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $1.24M | 0.13% |
| 90 | 220860 | Vodka | $1.21M | 0.12% |
| 91 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $1.17M | 0.12% |
| 92 | 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 | $1.16M | 0.12% |
| 93 | 060319 | Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums or lillies | $1.12M | 0.11% |
| 94 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $1.10M | 0.11% |
| 95 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $1.10M | 0.11% |
| 96 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $1.09M | 0.11% |
| 97 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.07M | 0.11% |
| 98 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.06M | 0.11% |
| 99 | 321390 | Colours: (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters | $1.05M | 0.11% |
| 100 | 070999 | Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $1.03M | 0.11% |