# Barbados exports to the United States: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Barbados to the United States, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BRB-USA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Barbados reported $30.8M in goods exports to the United States. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $30.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 14.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 20.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $162.0M | 20.8% | Stable |
| 2 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 903031 | Multimeters: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device | $110.8M | 37.6% | Watch |
| 4 | 871680 | Vehicles: n.e.s. in heading no. 8716 | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 220870 | Liqueurs and cordials | $1.4B | 0% | Stable |
| 6 | 482110 | Paper and paperboard: labels or all kinds, printed | $317.5M | 29.5% | Stable |
| 7 | 711291 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $486.2M | 73.4% | Watch |
| 8 | 630630 | Sails: of synthetic fibres or other textile materials | $34.4M | 39.9% | Watch |
| 9 | 030232 | Fish: fresh or chilled, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $148.5M | 69% | Watch |
| 10 | 630629 | Tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles): of textile materials other than synthetic fibres | $73.1M | 0% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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