# Barbados Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $2.4B
- Import CAGR: +10.6%
- Trade openness: 59.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $233.8M | +28.6% | 2 | 10000 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $379.5M | +8.0% | 42 | 3104 |
| 3 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $56.1M | +38.6% | 18 | 9394 |
| 4 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $69.3M | +8.1% | 10 | 8640 |
| 5 | HS 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $46.8M | +20.3% | 23 | 9381 |
| 6 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $31.6M | +147.4% | 2 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $44.5M | +36.2% | 18 | 3846 |
| 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 | $42.0M | +16.2% | 3 | 5892 |
| 9 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $22.8M | +42.3% | 4 | 10000 |
| 10 | 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 | $30.1M | +4.4% | 54 | 4805 |
| 11 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $31.2M | +28.4% | 13 | 2332 |
| 12 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $10.4M | +35.0% | 5 | 9588 |
| 13 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $12.6M | +5.8% | 38 | 8869 |
| 14 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $23.9M | +5.6% | 58 | 3258 |
| 15 | HS 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $8.6M | +12.0% | 6 | 9905 |
| 16 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $10.0M | +10.3% | 28 | 6695 |
| 17 | HS 680293 | Granite: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) | $5.4M | +28.5% | 5 | 9632 |
| 18 | HS 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $9.5M | +2.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 19 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $20.4M | +1.6% | 16 | 2983 |
| 20 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $4.6M | +30.6% | 4 | 9983 |
| 21 | 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 | $8.5M | +3.7% | 42 | 8412 |
| 22 | HS 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $11.9M | +3.9% | 18 | 4236 |
| 23 | 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 | $8.4M | +1.1% | 10 | 8294 |
| 24 | HS 070410 | Vegetables, brassica: cauliflowers and headed broccoli, fresh or chilled | $4.4M | +17.7% | 7 | 9880 |
| 25 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $14.8M | +4.8% | 16 | 3032 |
| 26 | HS 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $8.4M | +7.6% | 6 | 5061 |
| 27 | 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 | $8.0M | +9.1% | 20 | 4916 |
| 28 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $6.2M | +1.8% | 6 | 9882 |
| 29 | HS 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $4.5M | +29.5% | 6 | 5823 |
| 30 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $13.7M | +6.4% | 14 | 2873 |
| 31 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $5.0M | +9.1% | 11 | 8626 |
| 32 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $10.1M | +1.6% | 9 | 5051 |
| 33 | HS 940599 | Lamps and light fittings: parts thereof, of materials other than glass or plastics | $4.4M | +14.8% | 37 | 7728 |
| 34 | HS 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $6.2M | +8.9% | 34 | 5236 |
| 35 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $9.0M | +6.6% | 26 | 3637 |
| 36 | HS 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $7.1M | +9.0% | 12 | 4138 |
| 37 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $6.8M | +4.8% | 25 | 5443 |
| 38 | HS 940110 | Seats: of a kind used for aircraft | $2.7M | +24.9% | 3 | 9992 |
| 39 | HS 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $5.3M | +6.7% | 38 | 6547 |
| 40 | HS 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $6.7M | +11.9% | 11 | 4168 |
| 41 | HS 481810 | Paper: toilet paper | $5.8M | +7.1% | 18 | 5512 |
| 42 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $9.5M | +7.4% | 27 | 2645 |
| 43 | HS 940390 | Furniture: parts | $4.9M | +7.5% | 23 | 6700 |
| 44 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $8.7M | +5.0% | 37 | 3420 |
| 45 | HS 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $3.5M | +14.6% | 22 | 8237 |
| 46 | 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 | $9.3M | +7.8% | 23 | 3121 |
| 47 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.3M | +3.9% | 29 | 9211 |
| 48 | HS 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $6.1M | +4.8% | 6 | 5372 |
| 49 | HS 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $2.9M | +29.6% | 9 | 6450 |
| 50 | HS 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $5.1M | +8.1% | 42 | 5004 |

## 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.