# Costa Rica Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $23.4B
- Import CAGR: +9.4%
- Trade openness: 77.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.3B | +12.7% | 49 | 7160 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $942.7M | +8.7% | 18 | 7441 |
| 3 | HS 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $625.9M | +9.9% | 64 | 4424 |
| 4 | HS 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $330.8M | +18.8% | 62 | 5644 |
| 5 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $308.4M | +33.8% | 22 | 4587 |
| 6 | HS 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $385.6M | +12.4% | 73 | 4622 |
| 7 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $512.3M | +20.0% | 45 | 2614 |
| 8 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $256.1M | +13.4% | 94 | 4439 |
| 9 | HS 854160 | Crystals: mounted piezo-electric | $115.5M | +28.2% | 17 | 9809 |
| 10 | HS 391732 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, other than those of item no. 3917.31, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | $153.6M | +16.1% | 56 | 7628 |
| 11 | HS 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $211.5M | +24.0% | 23 | 4015 |
| 12 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $302.9M | +12.7% | 29 | 2340 |
| 13 | HS 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $184.5M | +13.1% | 24 | 4495 |
| 14 | HS 854150 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels | $100.0M | +17.3% | 29 | 9589 |
| 15 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $216.7M | +5.6% | 9 | 5090 |
| 16 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $107.6M | +13.3% | 8 | 8806 |
| 17 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $143.2M | +11.0% | 6 | 5295 |
| 18 | HS 722300 | Steel, stainless: wire | $100.6M | +30.5% | 30 | 4601 |
| 19 | HS 100610 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $138.1M | +8.5% | 9 | 5347 |
| 20 | HS 853400 | Circuits: printed | $131.0M | +11.6% | 44 | 4993 |
| 21 | 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 | $177.2M | +10.9% | 59 | 3445 |
| 22 | HS 902139 | Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints | $93.7M | +21.4% | 49 | 5127 |
| 23 | HS 391739 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.s. in item no. 3917.30 | $71.3M | +20.5% | 51 | 8475 |
| 24 | HS 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 | $61.3M | +39.8% | 5 | 8644 |
| 25 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $301.8M | +6.8% | 32 | 1652 |
| 26 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $62.9M | +18.4% | 8 | 9831 |
| 27 | HS 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $84.9M | +16.8% | 57 | 5969 |
| 28 | HS 722592 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) | $51.4M | +40.7% | 7 | 9987 |
| 29 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $87.6M | +24.4% | 3 | 5084 |
| 30 | 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 | $244.2M | +9.8% | 26 | 2006 |
| 31 | 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 | $96.9M | +13.3% | 50 | 5548 |
| 32 | HS 722830 | Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | $47.2M | +22.5% | 11 | 9660 |
| 33 | HS 480411 | Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | $88.8M | +0.3% | 14 | 8845 |
| 34 | HS 901819 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.s. in item no. 9018.1 | $62.2M | +14.7% | 41 | 7644 |
| 35 | 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 | $413.9M | +8.3% | 73 | 627 |
| 36 | HS 480593 | Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight 225/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805 | $52.8M | +15.5% | 16 | 9848 |
| 37 | HS 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $116.1M | +3.9% | 6 | 5231 |
| 38 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $118.2M | +12.2% | 22 | 3399 |
| 39 | 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 | $132.0M | +8.4% | 74 | 3053 |
| 40 | HS 711019 | Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured | $51.0M | +48.3% | 8 | 5080 |
| 41 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $158.8M | +10.5% | 69 | 1674 |
| 42 | HS 903090 | Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations | $70.8M | +20.0% | 33 | 3957 |
| 43 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $34.8M | +24.7% | 5 | 9084 |
| 44 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $70.3M | +9.9% | 21 | 5166 |
| 45 | 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 | $45.4M | +17.0% | 7 | 7593 |
| 46 | HS 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $39.5M | +16.7% | 14 | 9678 |
| 47 | HS 711590 | Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 | $48.1M | +16.6% | 11 | 6578 |
| 48 | HS 480519 | Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets | $45.2M | +12.8% | 17 | 8021 |
| 49 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $78.9M | +11.8% | 80 | 3207 |
| 50 | HS 720916 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm | $59.9M | +7.8% | 3 | 6372 |

## 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.