# Nicaragua exports to Dominican Republic: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Nicaragua reported $27.9M in goods exports to Dominican Republic. 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 | $27.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 35% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 10.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $345.0M | 10.9% | Watch |
| 2 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $123.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $466.5M | 15.5% | Stable |
| 4 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $94.8M | 25.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 240210 | Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $22.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $64.8M | 2.3% | Watch |
| 7 | 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 | $37.5M | 45.8% | Watch |
| 8 | 200811 | Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $15.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 550953 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail sale | $13.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $31.6M | 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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