# Dominica Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $332.4M
- Import CAGR: -20.1%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $33.1M | +38.4% | 4 | 9964 |
| 2 | HS 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $18.5M | +28.3% | 18 | 9946 |
| 3 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $18.3M | +189.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 4 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $11.3M | +16.0% | 12 | 9861 |
| 5 | HS 721391 | Iron 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 | $7.7M | +22.8% | 4 | 8949 |
| 6 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $12.5M | +4.9% | 12 | 3569 |
| 7 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $15.3M | +6.1% | 25 | 2568 |
| 8 | HS 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $4.8M | +16.4% | 10 | 9784 |
| 9 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $7.1M | +3.9% | 12 | 4646 |
| 10 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $4.9M | +5.3% | 9 | 5874 |
| 11 | HS 030481 | Fish 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 | +24.3% | 4 | 9999 |
| 12 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.9M | +56.0% | 20 | 8539 |
| 13 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: 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 | $2.1M | +15.2% | 6 | 9570 |
| 14 | HS 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $1.4M | +25.8% | 6 | 7589 |
| 15 | HS 850490 | Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof | $1.7M | +11.2% | 13 | 9861 |
| 16 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.7M | +1.6% | 14 | 4274 |
| 17 | HS 721420 | Iron 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 | $4.9M | +6.0% | 14 | 2598 |
| 18 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.6M | +3.4% | 21 | 4798 |
| 19 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $3.8M | +2.3% | 15 | 2998 |
| 20 | 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 | $2.8M | -2.9% | 22 | 5050 |
| 21 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $1.8M | +7.9% | 13 | 5798 |
| 22 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $1.7M | +4.7% | 13 | 7242 |
| 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 | $1.7M | +2.8% | 6 | 7463 |
| 24 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.0M | +17.8% | 14 | 8319 |
| 25 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $3.7M | +2.5% | 16 | 2749 |
| 26 | HS 410411 | Tanned 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 | +27.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 27 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.2M | +9.9% | 33 | 7333 |
| 28 | HS 870331 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc | $985.9K | +11.8% | 5 | 9756 |
| 29 | HS 843110 | Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425 | $1.2M | +4.3% | 3 | 9997 |
| 30 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.2M | +4.3% | 14 | 4124 |
| 31 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.6M | +5.3% | 40 | 2667 |
| 32 | HS 842911 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying | $1.1M | +14.3% | 2 | 6585 |
| 33 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $1.6M | -1.2% | 24 | 6087 |
| 34 | HS 852859 | Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: other than of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of heading 84.71 | $829.7K | +14.3% | 13 | 8757 |
| 35 | HS 847910 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $588.4K | +26.2% | 2 | 10000 |
| 36 | HS 853630 | Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $799.9K | +11.1% | 14 | 9527 |
| 37 | HS 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $798.6K | +10.0% | 10 | 8993 |
| 38 | HS 852352 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $515.8K | +30.6% | 5 | 9890 |
| 39 | HS 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $789.7K | +16.1% | 20 | 6611 |
| 40 | HS 170114 | Sugars: 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 | +1.9% | 7 | 9969 |
| 41 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $899.6K | +14.4% | 10 | 5478 |
| 42 | HS 840721 | Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $920.6K | +8.6% | 8 | 6691 |
| 43 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.9M | +5.6% | 21 | 2788 |
| 44 | HS 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $698.6K | +15.1% | 10 | 7707 |
| 45 | HS 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $1.2M | +10.8% | 4 | 5084 |
| 46 | HS 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.2M | +6.8% | 23 | 4202 |
| 47 | HS 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $972.7K | +1.1% | 10 | 7749 |
| 48 | 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 | $1.3M | +2.6% | 24 | 4158 |
| 49 | HS 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $1.1M | +5.0% | 16 | 4154 |
| 50 | 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 | $2.6M | +3.4% | 28 | 1582 |

## 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.