# Dominican Republic Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $30.5B
- Import CAGR: +6.9%
- Trade openness: 42.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $2.0B | +8.8% | 39 | 5409 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.5B | +13.6% | 55 | 6868 |
| 3 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $724.6M | +64.3% | 5 | 7466 |
| 4 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $730.5M | +5.5% | 6 | 9309 |
| 5 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $377.1M | +10.4% | 8 | 9691 |
| 6 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $489.3M | +17.3% | 25 | 4908 |
| 7 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $661.2M | +8.4% | 29 | 2805 |
| 8 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $350.0M | +17.6% | 6 | 5028 |
| 9 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $200.9M | +26.7% | 7 | 8048 |
| 10 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $209.5M | +24.7% | 4 | 6959 |
| 11 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $364.7M | +13.3% | 103 | 4167 |
| 12 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $356.5M | +5.3% | 5 | 5839 |
| 13 | HS 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $277.0M | +8.9% | 57 | 5624 |
| 14 | 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 | $202.6M | +5.4% | 3 | 9888 |
| 15 | HS 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | $342.6M | +11.2% | 11 | 2990 |
| 16 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $152.3M | +20.4% | 36 | 7830 |
| 17 | HS 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $107.2M | +28.3% | 8 | 9986 |
| 18 | HS 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $345.0M | +6.3% | 37 | 2604 |
| 19 | HS 520512 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $124.8M | +13.9% | 7 | 9768 |
| 20 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $206.8M | +10.1% | 37 | 4850 |
| 21 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $94.8M | +28.0% | 6 | 9464 |
| 22 | HS 120810 | Flours and meals: of soya beans | $91.0M | +43.0% | 2 | 9994 |
| 23 | HS 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $124.1M | +19.8% | 11 | 6801 |
| 24 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $207.7M | +9.9% | 15 | 3936 |
| 25 | HS 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $185.9M | +4.5% | 9 | 5514 |
| 26 | HS 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $112.8M | +13.0% | 35 | 8440 |
| 27 | HS 220830 | Whiskies | $126.3M | +7.2% | 19 | 9171 |
| 28 | HS 020322 | Meat: of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen | $74.2M | +32.4% | 7 | 9117 |
| 29 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $113.3M | +21.4% | 6 | 5585 |
| 30 | HS 520710 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, put up for retail sale | $74.8M | +20.0% | 9 | 9938 |
| 31 | HS 880390 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88 | $64.5M | +38.5% | 19 | 9787 |
| 32 | 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 | $138.6M | +11.0% | 24 | 4777 |
| 33 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $143.3M | +4.1% | 3 | 6184 |
| 34 | HS 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $64.8M | +30.9% | 11 | 8735 |
| 35 | HS 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $130.6M | +3.9% | 58 | 6552 |
| 36 | HS 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $123.6M | +14.6% | 22 | 3751 |
| 37 | HS 071339 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $74.2M | +13.1% | 4 | 9694 |
| 38 | 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 | $466.5M | +12.1% | 74 | 706 |
| 39 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $73.5M | +12.1% | 12 | 9594 |
| 40 | HS 853521 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV | $52.4M | +32.0% | 12 | 9640 |
| 41 | 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 | $247.5M | +8.9% | 24 | 1614 |
| 42 | HS 853620 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $91.4M | +8.5% | 45 | 6277 |
| 43 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $107.2M | +13.5% | 13 | 4418 |
| 44 | HS 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $55.8M | +15.7% | 7 | 9897 |
| 45 | HS 040610 | Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | $75.4M | +30.7% | 15 | 3864 |
| 46 | HS 520513 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $58.7M | +14.1% | 4 | 9087 |
| 47 | 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 | $81.7M | +10.8% | 21 | 5895 |
| 48 | 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 | $84.3M | +1.9% | 11 | 8589 |
| 49 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $79.5M | +15.4% | 32 | 4361 |
| 50 | HS 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $54.0M | +21.0% | 5 | 6691 |

## 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.