# Bahamas Import Opportunities

Explore Bahamas's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $8.8B
- Import CAGR: +5.6%
- Trade openness: 115.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.4B | +12.7% | 14 | 7689 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.7B | +8.6% | 35 | 4089 |
| 3 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $712.0M | +8.4% | 10 | 9671 |
| 4 | HS 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $271.4M | +40.7% | 2 | 9970 |
| 5 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $343.4M | +6.7% | 11 | 8304 |
| 6 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $136.2M | +2.4% | 3 | 7620 |
| 7 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $246.0M | +2.8% | 6 | 3096 |
| 8 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $279.2M | +0.9% | 8 | 3232 |
| 9 | HS 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $64.3M | +15.7% | 6 | 9718 |
| 10 | HS 970300 | Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material | $59.4M | +15.9% | 12 | 9152 |
| 11 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $61.9M | +7.0% | 24 | 5410 |
| 12 | HS 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $37.1M | +9.9% | 22 | 9755 |
| 13 | HS 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 | $39.5M | +7.3% | 34 | 8993 |
| 14 | HS 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $23.6M | +25.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 15 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $62.3M | +3.4% | 24 | 4537 |
| 16 | HS 830241 | Mountings, fittings and similar articles: of base metal, suitable for buildings | $27.4M | +15.0% | 23 | 9738 |
| 17 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $82.3M | +10.6% | 34 | 2721 |
| 18 | HS 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $26.3M | +8.3% | 22 | 8778 |
| 19 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $25.0M | +7.6% | 6 | 9604 |
| 20 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $43.8M | +9.4% | 20 | 3746 |
| 21 | HS 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $28.8M | +5.5% | 40 | 7205 |
| 22 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $37.3M | +0.6% | 45 | 5605 |
| 23 | HS 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $24.5M | +7.4% | 13 | 7917 |
| 24 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $22.5M | +6.7% | 11 | 8957 |
| 25 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $21.0M | +7.1% | 25 | 9433 |
| 26 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $22.1M | +7.1% | 52 | 7456 |
| 27 | HS 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $21.7M | +7.7% | 27 | 7330 |
| 28 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $24.9M | +9.9% | 25 | 5212 |
| 29 | HS 440910 | Wood: coniferous (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed | $18.9M | +4.9% | 39 | 9322 |
| 30 | HS 390422 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substances | $10.7M | +25.6% | 4 | 9983 |
| 31 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $19.1M | +6.9% | 43 | 7343 |
| 32 | HS 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $15.6M | +10.4% | 14 | 8860 |
| 33 | HS 970200 | Engravings, prints and lithographs: original | $13.0M | +17.8% | 6 | 8414 |
| 34 | HS 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $13.3M | +11.6% | 8 | 9922 |
| 35 | HS 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $16.2M | +3.1% | 7 | 9904 |
| 36 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $13.5M | +21.6% | 10 | 5521 |
| 37 | HS 761010 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $18.2M | +4.9% | 22 | 6506 |
| 38 | HS 850153 | Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW | $9.2M | +23.2% | 8 | 8375 |
| 39 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $35.1M | +5.5% | 31 | 2367 |
| 40 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $15.4M | +4.5% | 26 | 7445 |
| 41 | HS 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $15.0M | +6.6% | 17 | 6735 |
| 42 | HS 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, not containing an outer ply of non-coniferous or tropical wood (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff) | $13.4M | +5.7% | 11 | 8440 |
| 43 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $35.8M | +5.1% | 15 | 2233 |
| 44 | HS 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $7.9M | +25.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 45 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $13.0M | +6.3% | 60 | 8014 |
| 46 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $13.5M | +7.9% | 12 | 6887 |
| 47 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.9M | +9.2% | 18 | 9204 |
| 48 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $14.8M | +7.1% | 15 | 5535 |
| 49 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $15.3M | +1.9% | 10 | 6782 |
| 50 | HS 440799 | Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $9.9M | +10.2% | 7 | 9502 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.