# United States exports to El Salvador: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United States reported $3.5B in goods exports to El Salvador. 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 | $3.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 87.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 13 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 82 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 21% | 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 | $889.5M | 16.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $735.3M | 6.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $207.5M | 22.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $186.4M | 23.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $99.1M | 25.3% | High attention |
| 6 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $86.0M | 23.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $228.4M | 0% | Stable |
| 8 | 550953 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail sale | $63.4M | 30.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $152.6M | 6.7% | Stable |
| 10 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $49.6M | 13.3% | High attention |

## 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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