# El Salvador exports to Jamaica: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SLV-JAM/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, El Salvador reported $15.4M in goods exports to Jamaica. 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 | $15.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 28.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 27.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $43.9M | 24.3% | Stable |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $538.5M | 10.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 170310 | Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | $17.4M | 79.1% | Watch |
| 4 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $19.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $48.7M | 69.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $14.3M | 16.1% | Watch |
| 7 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $16.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $19.4M | 46.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $18.2M | 90.9% | Watch |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $105.2M | 85.1% | 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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