Largest market shown
Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable
$33.1M of latest reported imports and $64.5M of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Dominica import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Dominica'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$332.4M2024 reported value
Import CAGR-20.1%Three-year reported change
GDP$688.9MLatest reported value
GDP per capita$10.4KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
Dominica 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
$332.4M in imports
Dominica recorded $332.4M in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -20.1%.
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.
Dominica imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $332.4M 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 890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $33.1MLatest imports | +38.4% | 4 | 9964 | ITAGrowing | $64.6M |
| 2 | HS 392190Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $18.5MLatest imports | +28.3% | 18 | 9946 | TWNDeclining | $36.2M |
| 3 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $18.3MLatest imports | +189.6% | 1 | 10000 | USADeclining | $35.7M |
| 4 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $11.3MLatest imports | +16.0% | 12 | 9861 | GUYGrowing | $17.6M |
| 5 | HS 721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $7.7MLatest imports | +22.8% | 4 | 8949 | EGYDeclining | $14.3M |
| 6 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $12.5MLatest imports | +4.9% | 12 | 3569 | TTOAccelerating | $14.5M |
| 7 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $15.3MLatest imports | +6.1% | 25 | 2568 | TTOGrowing | $18.3M |
| 8 | HS 847990Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $4.8MLatest imports | +16.4% | 10 | 9784 | USADeclining | $7.6M |
| 9 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.1MLatest imports | +3.9% | 12 | 4646 | USADeclining | $8.0M |
| 10 | HS 252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $4.9MLatest imports | +5.3% | 9 | 5874 | CHNDeclining | $5.7M |
| 11 | HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $1.9MLatest imports | +24.3% | 4 | 9999 | NORGrowing | $3.6M |
| 12 | HS 382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.9MLatest imports | +56.0% | 20 | 8539 | USAGrowing | $3.8M |
| 13 | HS 870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $2.1MLatest imports | +15.2% | 6 | 9570 | CHNSlowing | $3.2M |
| 14 | HS 252390Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $1.4MLatest imports | +25.8% | 6 | 7589 | COLDeclining | $2.8M |
| 15 | HS 850490Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof | $1.7MLatest imports | +11.2% | 13 | 9861 | USADeclining | $2.3M |
| 16 | HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $3.7MLatest imports | +1.6% | 14 | 4274 | VCTDeclining | $3.9M |
| 17 | HS 721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $4.9MLatest imports | +6.0% | 14 | 2598 | DOMDeclining | $5.8M |
| 18 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.6MLatest imports | +3.4% | 21 | 4798 | JPNDeclining | $2.9M |
| 19 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $3.8MLatest imports | +2.3% | 15 | 2998 | IDNSlowing | $4.1M |
| 20 | HS 870421Vehicles: 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 | $2.8MLatest imports | -2.9% | 22 | 5050 | THASlowing | $2.5M |
| 21 | HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $1.8MLatest imports | +7.9% | 13 | 5798 | NLDDeclining | $2.3M |
| 22 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $1.7MLatest imports | +4.7% | 13 | 7242 | CHNDeclining | $1.9M |
| 23 | HS 440711Wood: 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 | $1.7MLatest imports | +2.8% | 6 | 7463 | USADeclining | $1.8M |
| 24 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.0MLatest imports | +17.8% | 14 | 8319 | CHNDeclining | $1.7M |
| 25 | HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $3.7MLatest imports | +2.5% | 16 | 2749 | VCTDeclining | $4.0M |
| 26 | HS 410411Tanned or crust hides and skins: without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet blue), full grains, unsplit: grain splits | $735.2KLatest imports | +27.7% | 1 | 10000 | USASlowing | $1.4M |
| 27 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.2MLatest imports | +9.9% | 33 | 7333 | USADeclining | $1.6M |
| 28 | HS 870331Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc | $985.9KLatest imports | +11.8% | 5 | 9756 | MARDeclining | $1.4M |
| 29 | HS 843110Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425 | $1.2MLatest imports | +4.3% | 3 | 9997 | USADeclining | $1.3M |
| 30 | HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.2MLatest imports | +4.3% | 14 | 4124 | GRDDeclining | $2.5M |
| 31 | HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.6MLatest imports | +5.3% | 40 | 2667 | LTUDeclining | $3.1M |
| 32 | HS 842911Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying | $1.1MLatest imports | +14.3% | 2 | 6585 | CHNSlowing | $1.6M |
| 33 | HS 730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $1.6MLatest imports | -1.2% | 24 | 6087 | CHNDeclining | $1.5M |
| 34 | HS 852859Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: other than of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of heading 84.71 | $829.7KLatest imports | +14.3% | 13 | 8757 | CHNGrowing | $1.2M |
| 35 | HS 847910Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $588.4KLatest imports | +26.2% | 2 | 10000 | CHNDeclining | $1.1M |
| 36 | HS 853630Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $799.9KLatest imports | +11.1% | 14 | 9527 | GBRDeclining | $1.1M |
| 37 | HS 850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $798.6KLatest imports | +10.0% | 10 | 8993 | ISRDeclining | $1.1M |
| 38 | HS 852352Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $515.8KLatest imports | +30.6% | 5 | 9890 | USASlowing | $1.0M |
| 39 | HS 841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $789.7KLatest imports | +16.1% | 20 | 6611 | USAGrowing | $1.2M |
| 40 | 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 | $935.5KLatest imports | +1.9% | 7 | 9969 | BLZDeclining | $988.6K |
| 41 | HS 842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $899.6KLatest imports | +14.4% | 10 | 5478 | CHNSlowing | $1.3M |
| 42 | HS 840721Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $920.6KLatest imports | +8.6% | 8 | 6691 | JPNStable | $1.2M |
| 43 | HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.9MLatest imports | +5.6% | 21 | 2788 | LCADeclining | $2.2M |
| 44 | HS 170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $698.6KLatest imports | +15.1% | 10 | 7707 | BLZDeclining | $1.1M |
| 45 | HS 390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $1.2MLatest imports | +10.8% | 4 | 5084 | CHNDeclining | $1.6M |
| 46 | HS 392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.2MLatest imports | +6.8% | 23 | 4202 | BRBDeclining | $1.4M |
| 47 | HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $972.7KLatest imports | +1.1% | 10 | 7749 | GBRDeclining | $1.0M |
| 48 | HS 190590Food 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 | $1.3MLatest imports | +2.6% | 24 | 4158 | TTODeclining | $1.4M |
| 49 | HS 160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.1MLatest imports | +5.0% | 16 | 4154 | USAGrowing | $1.3M |
| 50 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.6MLatest imports | +3.4% | 28 | 1582 | BRBDeclining | $2.9M |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipsHS2 89 | 1 | $33.1M | $64.5M | +38.4% |
| PlasticsHS2 39 | 3 | $20.9M | $37.9M | +15.3% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 1 | $18.3M | $35.2M | +189.6% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 1 | $11.3M | $17.5M | +16.0% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $27.8M | $15.7M | +5.5% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 2 | $12.6M | $15.5M | +14.4% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 7 | $10.3M | $14.2M | +14.3% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 5 | $12.3M | $10.1M | +6.0% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 7 | $6.9M | $9.4M | +15.0% |
| Salt, sulphur, earths and stoneHS2 25 | 2 | $6.3M | $6.5M | +15.6% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 1 | $7.1M | $4.8M | +3.9% |
| Fish and crustaceansHS2 03 | 1 | $1.9M | $3.6M | +24.3% |
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 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $18.3M | 1 | 10000 | USA | 98.8% |
| HS 410411Tanned or crust hides and skins: without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet blue), full grains, unsplit: grain splits | $735.2K | 1 | 10000 | USA | 95.9% |
| HS 847910Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $588.4K | 2 | 10000 | CHN | 100.0% |
| HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $1.9M | 4 | 9999 | NOR | 100.0% |
| HS 843110Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425 | $1.2M | 3 | 9997 | USA | 100.0% |
| 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 | $935.5K | 7 | 9969 | BLZ | 99.8% |
| HS 890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $33.1M | 4 | 9964 | ITA | 99.8% |
| HS 392190Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $18.5M | 18 | 9946 | TWN | 99.7% |
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.
ITA
Italy
1 screened products
$64.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
12 screened products
$61.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsTWN
Taiwan
1 screened products
$36.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsGUY
Guyana
1 screened products
$17.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
10 screened products
$17.0MCalculated opportunity across these rowsTTO
Trinidad and Tobago
3 screened products
$16.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsEGY
Egypt
1 screened products
$13.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsNOR
Norway
1 screened products
$3.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Dominica 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 Dominica'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 Dominica.
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.