# Canada exports to Nicaragua: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CAN-NIC/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Canada reported $44.0M in goods exports to Nicaragua. The overall review level is High attention.

## 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 | $44.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 39.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $19.4M | 29.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $46.9M | 66.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $62.1M | 40.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $283.8M | 44% | Stable |
| 5 | 271019 | Not reported | $505.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $13.2M | 59.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 870530 | Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $10.4M | 16.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $15.1M | 5.2% | Watch |
| 9 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $18.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 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), nes in item no 8704.1 | $48.6M | 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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