Trinidad and Tobago Imports 2023
Complete list of Trinidad and Tobago's 96 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$7.12B
Total imports (2023)
#130
Global import rank
96
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Trinidad and Tobago imported $7.12 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #130 largest importer. Goods came from 96 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 80.8% of total import value. The leading import was (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport, valued at $1.19 billion — 16.7% 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
96 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $2.06B | 28.97% |
| 2 | Guyana | $1.90B | 26.75% |
| 3 | China | $557.80M | 7.84% |
| 4 | Brazil | $289.30M | 4.07% |
| 5 | Canada | $199.35M | 2.80% |
| 6 | Japan | $182.26M | 2.56% |
| 7 | Germany | $151.84M | 2.13% |
| 8 | Belgium | $148.61M | 2.09% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $130.43M | 1.83% |
| 10 | New Zealand | $127.09M | 1.79% |
| 11 | France | $126.11M | 1.77% |
| 12 | Thailand | $111.05M | 1.56% |
| 13 | India | $108.89M | 1.53% |
| 14 | Netherlands | $87.66M | 1.23% |
| 15 | Türkiye | $83.91M | 1.18% |
| 16 | Italy | $69.88M | 0.98% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | $60.82M | 0.85% |
| 18 | Malaysia | $57.43M | 0.81% |
| 19 | Denmark | $55.25M | 0.78% |
| 20 | Dominican Rep. | $51.08M | 0.72% |
| 21 | Colombia | $40.90M | 0.57% |
| 22 | Indonesia | $39.85M | 0.56% |
| 23 | Jamaica | $35.81M | 0.50% |
| 24 | Ireland | $34.34M | 0.48% |
| 25 | Barbados | $33.71M | 0.47% |
| 26 | Chile | $22.39M | 0.31% |
| 27 | Austria | $21.66M | 0.30% |
| 28 | Spain | $21.15M | 0.30% |
| 29 | Guatemala | $20.62M | 0.29% |
| 30 | Other Asia, nes | $19.83M | 0.28% |
| 31 | Singapore | $19.18M | 0.27% |
| 32 | Uruguay | $18.73M | 0.26% |
| 33 | Peru | $17.67M | 0.25% |
| 34 | Australia | $16.79M | 0.24% |
| 35 | Belize | $15.51M | 0.22% |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | $13.52M | 0.19% |
| 37 | Sweden | $12.59M | 0.18% |
| 38 | Norway | $12.46M | 0.18% |
| 39 | Ecuador | $11.34M | 0.16% |
| 40 | El Salvador | $8.80M | 0.12% |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $8.30M | 0.12% |
| 42 | Hungary | $8.30M | 0.12% |
| 43 | Czechia | $7.85M | 0.11% |
| 44 | Argentina | $7.84M | 0.11% |
| 45 | Switzerland | $6.80M | 0.10% |
| 46 | Slovakia | $6.74M | 0.09% |
| 47 | Fiji | $6.42M | 0.09% |
| 48 | South Africa | $6.13M | 0.09% |
| 49 | Pakistan | $5.31M | 0.07% |
| 50 | Honduras | $5.25M | 0.07% |
| 51 | Morocco | $4.62M | 0.06% |
| 52 | Mexico | $4.31M | 0.06% |
| 53 | Egypt | $3.86M | 0.05% |
| 54 | Israel | $3.37M | 0.05% |
| 55 | Poland | $3.24M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Greece | $2.58M | 0.04% |
| 57 | Luxembourg | $2.47M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2.36M | 0.03% |
| 59 | Panama | $2.20M | 0.03% |
| 60 | Finland | $2.13M | 0.03% |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | $1.85M | 0.03% |
| 62 | Portugal | $1.62M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Bulgaria | $1.20M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Estonia | $1.09M | 0.02% |
| 65 | Latvia | $1.03M | 0.01% |
| 66 | Oman | $986,726 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Lithuania | $965,563 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Cyprus | $805,505 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | $799,064 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Slovenia | $728,931 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Serbia | $610,553 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Croatia | $595,308 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | $561,622 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | $433,170 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Dominica | $364,099 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Ukraine | $359,839 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Romania | $321,965 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Philippines | $284,491 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Cambodia | $216,017 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Myanmar | $167,115 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Lebanon | $156,972 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Senegal | $140,604 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Nicaragua | $120,857 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Ghana | $75,097 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $36,399 | 0.00% |
| 86 | North Macedonia | $35,550 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Angola | $26,246 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Nigeria | $9,645 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Namibia | $9,359 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | $5,859 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Central African Rep. | $2,294 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | $1,835 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Gabon | $965 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Kenya | $839 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Botswana | $56 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Togo | $27 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $1.19B | 16.74% |
| 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 | $686.39M | 9.64% |
| 3 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $273.11M | 3.84% |
| 4 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $239.23M | 3.36% |
| 5 | 270730 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: xylol (xylenes) | $144.75M | 2.03% |
| 6 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $131.94M | 1.85% |
| 7 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $105.65M | 1.48% |
| 8 | 848410 | Gaskets and similar joints: of metal sheeting combined with other material or two or more layers of metal | $102.08M | 1.43% |
| 9 | 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 | $98.66M | 1.39% |
| 10 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $73.60M | 1.03% |
| 11 | 830710 | Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel | $69.27M | 0.97% |
| 12 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $55.68M | 0.78% |
| 13 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $52.47M | 0.74% |
| 14 | 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 | $49.38M | 0.69% |
| 15 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $47.25M | 0.66% |
| 16 | 381129 | Lubricating oil additives: not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $42.92M | 0.60% |
| 17 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $41.39M | 0.58% |
| 18 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $40.05M | 0.56% |
| 19 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $38.18M | 0.54% |
| 20 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $37.64M | 0.53% |
| 21 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $36.35M | 0.51% |
| 22 | 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 | $35.96M | 0.51% |
| 23 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $34.95M | 0.49% |
| 24 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $30.63M | 0.43% |
| 25 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $26.63M | 0.37% |
| 26 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $25.90M | 0.36% |
| 27 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $25.70M | 0.36% |
| 28 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $25.27M | 0.36% |
| 29 | 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 | $25.04M | 0.35% |
| 30 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $25.02M | 0.35% |
| 31 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $23.86M | 0.34% |
| 32 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $23.36M | 0.33% |
| 33 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $22.63M | 0.32% |
| 34 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $21.69M | 0.30% |
| 35 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $21.62M | 0.30% |
| 36 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $21.43M | 0.30% |
| 37 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $18.93M | 0.27% |
| 38 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $18.68M | 0.26% |
| 39 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $18.43M | 0.26% |
| 40 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $18.33M | 0.26% |
| 41 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $18.18M | 0.26% |
| 42 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $17.96M | 0.25% |
| 43 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $17.96M | 0.25% |
| 44 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $16.83M | 0.24% |
| 45 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $16.70M | 0.23% |
| 46 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $16.64M | 0.23% |
| 47 | 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) | $16.47M | 0.23% |
| 48 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $16.27M | 0.23% |
| 49 | 721632 | Iron or non-alloy steel: I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $16.07M | 0.23% |
| 50 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $15.84M | 0.22% |
| 51 | 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 | $15.71M | 0.22% |
| 52 | 842890 | Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428 | $15.56M | 0.22% |
| 53 | 848420 | Seals: mechanical | $15.23M | 0.21% |
| 54 | 040221 | Dairy 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) | $15.21M | 0.21% |
| 55 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $15.14M | 0.21% |
| 56 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $15.14M | 0.21% |
| 57 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $15.07M | 0.21% |
| 58 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $14.43M | 0.20% |
| 59 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $14.15M | 0.20% |
| 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 | $14.12M | 0.20% |
| 61 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $13.93M | 0.20% |
| 62 | 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 | $13.85M | 0.19% |
| 63 | 392010 | Plastics: 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 | $13.79M | 0.19% |
| 64 | 392350 | Plastics: stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $13.54M | 0.19% |
| 65 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $13.41M | 0.19% |
| 66 | 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $13.41M | 0.19% |
| 67 | 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 | $13.40M | 0.19% |
| 68 | 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $13.33M | 0.19% |
| 69 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $13.14M | 0.18% |
| 70 | 120810 | Flours and meals: of soya beans | $13.13M | 0.18% |
| 71 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $13.10M | 0.18% |
| 72 | 901580 | Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses) | $12.93M | 0.18% |
| 73 | 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $12.91M | 0.18% |
| 74 | 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 | $12.89M | 0.18% |
| 75 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $12.84M | 0.18% |
| 76 | 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 | $12.58M | 0.18% |
| 77 | 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 | $12.53M | 0.18% |
| 78 | 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $12.48M | 0.18% |
| 79 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $12.12M | 0.17% |
| 80 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $11.96M | 0.17% |
| 81 | 853710 | 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 not exceeding 1000 volts | $11.90M | 0.17% |
| 82 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $11.90M | 0.17% |
| 83 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $11.67M | 0.16% |
| 84 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $11.42M | 0.16% |
| 85 | 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 | $11.41M | 0.16% |
| 86 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $11.26M | 0.16% |
| 87 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $11.15M | 0.16% |
| 88 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $11.10M | 0.16% |
| 89 | 480300 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state | $10.90M | 0.15% |
| 90 | 840690 | Turbines: parts of steam and other vapour turbines | $10.83M | 0.15% |
| 91 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $10.49M | 0.15% |
| 92 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $10.47M | 0.15% |
| 93 | 690721 | Ceramic 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% | $10.29M | 0.14% |
| 94 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $10.23M | 0.14% |
| 95 | 330590 | Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305 | $10.11M | 0.14% |
| 96 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $10.00M | 0.14% |
| 97 | 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 | $9.96M | 0.14% |
| 98 | 950300 | Tricycles, 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 | $9.92M | 0.14% |
| 99 | 843890 | Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink | $9.91M | 0.14% |
| 100 | 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $9.89M | 0.14% |