Largest market shown
Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen
$381.7M of latest reported imports and $441.4M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Cuba import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Cuba's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$5.2B2024 reported value
Import CAGR-8.8%Three-year reported change
GDP$107.4BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$9.6KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
Cuba import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$5.2B in imports
Cuba recorded $5.2B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -8.8%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Cuba imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $5.2B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $381.7MLatest imports | +12.9% | 16 | 6613 | USADeclining | $549.2M |
| 2 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $297.8MLatest imports | -0.9% | 37 | 2038 | BELAccelerating | $289.4M |
| 3 | HS 300215Blood, 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 | $42.0MLatest imports | +21.5% | 10 | 9970 | CRIDeclining | $75.3M |
| 4 | HS 150790Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $90.9MLatest imports | +10.5% | 17 | 3986 | BRAAccelerating | $122.7M |
| 5 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $70.8MLatest imports | +4.3% | 13 | 6546 | ARGDeclining | $80.3M |
| 6 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $38.2MLatest imports | +22.7% | 20 | 8101 | CHNDeclining | $70.5M |
| 7 | HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $129.4MLatest imports | +10.5% | 45 | 2135 | ESPSlowing | $174.6M |
| 8 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $173.6MLatest imports | -1.8% | 37 | 2316 | ITAAccelerating | $164.6M |
| 9 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $55.4MLatest imports | +5.6% | 20 | 5998 | USADeclining | $65.2M |
| 10 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $48.8MLatest imports | +1.6% | 4 | 8258 | ARGDeclining | $51.1M |
| 11 | HS 851761Base stations | $24.2MLatest imports | +21.0% | 6 | 9947 | CHNAccelerating | $42.9M |
| 12 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $97.9MLatest imports | +3.5% | 33 | 2422 | BRADeclining | $108.6M |
| 13 | HS 871160Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $21.0MLatest imports | +23.8% | 11 | 9306 | CHNGrowing | $39.8M |
| 14 | HS 850213Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $24.1MLatest imports | +15.2% | 7 | 9398 | VENAccelerating | $36.8M |
| 15 | HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $22.8MLatest imports | +59.9% | 25 | 6280 | BRAStable | $44.5M |
| 16 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $104.5MLatest imports | +1.1% | 10 | 2641 | ARGDeclining | $108.0M |
| 17 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $28.7MLatest imports | +17.5% | 21 | 4847 | BRADeclining | $46.6M |
| 18 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $43.0MLatest imports | +2.0% | 34 | 4315 | TURDeclining | $45.7M |
| 19 | HS 071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $33.6MLatest imports | +4.5% | 16 | 5917 | CANDeclining | $38.3M |
| 20 | HS 250300Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $56.8MLatest imports | +7.4% | 4 | 2662 | QATDeclining | $70.5M |
| 21 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $34.0MLatest imports | +5.6% | 33 | 3660 | CHNSlowing | $40.0M |
| 22 | HS 160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $17.2MLatest imports | +17.1% | 8 | 7099 | USADeclining | $27.6M |
| 23 | HS 160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $43.2MLatest imports | +7.6% | 23 | 2973 | BRADeclining | $53.7M |
| 24 | HS 847529Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereof | $13.1MLatest imports | +27.0% | 2 | 6809 | ITASlowing | $25.5M |
| 25 | HS 020329Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $43.9MLatest imports | +13.5% | 9 | 2772 | USADeclining | $64.2M |
| 26 | HS 845590Metal-rolling mills: parts thereof | $11.3MLatest imports | +21.9% | 4 | 9261 | RUSStable | $20.5M |
| 27 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $83.4MLatest imports | +0.9% | 38 | 1530 | JAMDeclining | $85.6M |
| 28 | HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $36.6MLatest imports | +7.8% | 39 | 2159 | ESPDeclining | $45.9M |
| 29 | HS 190230Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $13.2MLatest imports | +22.6% | 25 | 6263 | VENGrowing | $24.4M |
| 30 | HS 851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $18.9MLatest imports | +2.8% | 29 | 8494 | CHNSlowing | $20.5M |
| 31 | HS 440398Wood: of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $9.6MLatest imports | +78.8% | 1 | 10000 | URYAccelerating | $18.7M |
| 32 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $25.7MLatest imports | +6.8% | 43 | 3655 | CHNDeclining | $31.4M |
| 33 | HS 040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $53.7MLatest imports | +4.3% | 25 | 1730 | NZLDeclining | $60.9M |
| 34 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $22.6MLatest imports | +5.1% | 15 | 4242 | CHNDeclining | $26.2M |
| 35 | HS 761290Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $17.2MLatest imports | +4.1% | 15 | 6939 | MEXDeclining | $19.4M |
| 36 | HS 151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $27.1MLatest imports | +4.9% | 24 | 3367 | TURDeclining | $31.3M |
| 37 | HS 870110Tractors: pedestrian controlled | $8.5MLatest imports | +28.2% | 8 | 8942 | BLRDeclining | $16.6M |
| 38 | HS 261690Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $8.1MLatest imports | +67.6% | 1 | 10000 | VENAccelerating | $15.8M |
| 39 | HS 340120Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $30.7MLatest imports | +4.0% | 27 | 2582 | MEXDeclining | $34.6M |
| 40 | HS 850152Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW | $12.1MLatest imports | +9.9% | 21 | 7770 | VENGrowing | $16.1M |
| 41 | HS 390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $32.9MLatest imports | +7.8% | 21 | 1903 | SAUDeclining | $41.2M |
| 42 | HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $30.9MLatest imports | +7.4% | 26 | 2664 | ESPDeclining | $38.3M |
| 43 | HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $18.1MLatest imports | +2.1% | 7 | 5000 | RUSAccelerating | $19.2M |
| 44 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $15.4MLatest imports | +9.8% | 52 | 4228 | CHNDeclining | $20.3M |
| 45 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $7.6MLatest imports | +22.0% | 9 | 8347 | CHNDeclining | $13.8M |
| 46 | HS 870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $17.0MLatest imports | +0.3% | 14 | 5562 | CHNDeclining | $17.2M |
| 47 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $17.6MLatest imports | -0.6% | 33 | 5171 | CHNDeclining | $17.3M |
| 48 | HS 490199Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $12.4MLatest imports | +5.9% | 34 | 6578 | MEXDeclining | $14.7M |
| 49 | HS 852872Reception 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 | $14.0MLatest imports | +7.3% | 35 | 4865 | CHNGrowing | $17.3M |
| 50 | HS 071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $18.8MLatest imports | -0.6% | 20 | 4548 | ARGDeclining | $18.5M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 2 | $425.6M | $461.6M | +13.2% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 8 | $172.7M | $217.5M | +11.9% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 6 | $132.0M | $145.5M | +14.2% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 3 | $273.2M | $138.7M | +3.0% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 1 | $297.8M | $110.9M | -0.9% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 3 | $136.1M | $99.6M | +5.8% |
| BeveragesHS2 22 | 2 | $166.0M | $75.5M | +9.2% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $257.0M | $75.2M | -0.4% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 1 | $42.0M | $75.2M | +21.5% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 2 | $51.5M | $65.4M | +38.7% |
| Food industry residuesHS2 23 | 1 | $48.8M | $46.2M | +1.6% |
| Prepared meat and fishHS2 16 | 2 | $60.3M | $45.6M | +12.3% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 440398Wood: of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $9.6M | 1 | 10000 | URY | 100.0% |
| HS 261690Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $8.1M | 1 | 10000 | VEN | 97.2% |
| HS 300215Blood, 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 | $42.0M | 10 | 9970 | CRI | 99.8% |
| HS 851761Base stations | $24.2M | 6 | 9947 | CHN | 99.7% |
| HS 850213Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $24.1M | 7 | 9398 | VEN | 96.9% |
| HS 871160Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $21.0M | 11 | 9306 | CHN | 96.4% |
| HS 845590Metal-rolling mills: parts thereof | $11.3M | 4 | 9261 | RUS | 96.2% |
| HS 870110Tractors: pedestrian controlled | $8.5M | 8 | 8942 | BLR | 94.5% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
4 screened products
$534.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
12 screened products
$283.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
5 screened products
$199.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARG
Argentina
4 screened products
$155.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBEL
Belgium
1 screened products
$110.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsESP
Spain
3 screened products
$88.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsVEN
Venezuela
4 screened products
$84.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsITA
Italy
2 screened products
$76.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Cuba import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Cuba's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Cuba.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.