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

Understand reported exports from Jamaica 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/JAM-USA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Jamaica reported $462.2M in goods exports to the United States. 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 | $462.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 20.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $33.7B | 29.2% | Stable |
| 2 | 260600 | Aluminium ores and concentrates | $159.2M | 55.6% | Watch |
| 3 | 071430 | Vegetable roots and tubers: yams (Dioscorea spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets | $100.8M | 2.6% | Stable |
| 4 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $910.0M | 50.4% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.3B | 8.6% | Stable |
| 6 | 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $609.1M | 89.5% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 281830 | Aluminium hydroxide | $242.7M | 11.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 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 | $7.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | 50.3% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $162.0M | 19.4% | Stable |

## 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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