# Saint Lucia Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $1.6B
- Import CAGR: +2.1%
- Trade openness: 118.9%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $491.7M | +13.4% | 38 | 9284 |
| 2 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $206.0M | +3.8% | 3 | 6060 |
| 3 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $67.8M | +7.7% | 3 | 5407 |
| 4 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $16.2M | +20.6% | 8 | 8264 |
| 5 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $13.0M | +42.8% | 9 | 6485 |
| 6 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $19.9M | +3.6% | 7 | 6083 |
| 7 | HS 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $9.7M | +10.2% | 4 | 8055 |
| 8 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $18.9M | +5.8% | 21 | 3285 |
| 9 | 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 | $5.6M | +27.7% | 6 | 7996 |
| 10 | HS 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $12.2M | +8.3% | 2 | 5127 |
| 11 | HS 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $5.0M | +29.7% | 5 | 7786 |
| 12 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $6.7M | +6.7% | 20 | 8726 |
| 13 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $5.9M | +12.6% | 11 | 7570 |
| 14 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $4.1M | +14.8% | 12 | 9189 |
| 15 | 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 | $9.4M | +8.6% | 11 | 3036 |
| 16 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $5.7M | +12.2% | 36 | 5655 |
| 17 | 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 | $6.5M | +5.1% | 38 | 6137 |
| 18 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $9.6M | +5.2% | 49 | 3083 |
| 19 | HS 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $3.6M | +21.1% | 5 | 7276 |
| 20 | 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 | $11.3M | +7.0% | 63 | 1958 |
| 21 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $5.1M | +3.5% | 6 | 7272 |
| 22 | 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 | $5.7M | +8.4% | 32 | 5024 |
| 23 | HS 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $4.5M | +8.7% | 9 | 6398 |
| 24 | 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 | $6.5M | +1.7% | 6 | 5532 |
| 25 | 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 | $2.5M | +20.0% | 2 | 9914 |
| 26 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $10.2M | +5.0% | 16 | 2225 |
| 27 | 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 | $5.0M | +20.0% | 9 | 3816 |
| 28 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $2.3M | +37.8% | 2 | 7813 |
| 29 | 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 | $6.3M | +4.9% | 28 | 4111 |
| 30 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $2.5M | +59.1% | 32 | 6030 |
| 31 | HS 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $4.2M | +6.7% | 13 | 5635 |
| 32 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $8.3M | +6.5% | 17 | 2396 |
| 33 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $4.0M | +3.5% | 23 | 6303 |
| 34 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $10.3M | +2.7% | 41 | 2360 |
| 35 | HS 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $3.0M | +12.8% | 35 | 6592 |
| 36 | HS 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, not containing an outer ply of non-coniferous or tropical wood (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff) | $4.9M | +2.6% | 12 | 4569 |
| 37 | HS 847480 | Machines: for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand | $2.3M | +17.3% | 5 | 8029 |
| 38 | HS 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.6M | +9.2% | 25 | 5181 |
| 39 | HS 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $3.4M | +6.0% | 8 | 6408 |
| 40 | HS 950430 | Games n.e.c. in heading 9504, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment | $1.8M | +23.2% | 6 | 8969 |
| 41 | HS 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $5.5M | +6.3% | 32 | 2726 |
| 42 | 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 | $2.9M | +6.2% | 6 | 8382 |
| 43 | HS 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $2.6M | +13.4% | 8 | 6629 |
| 44 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $5.1M | +6.1% | 20 | 3005 |
| 45 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.8M | +16.2% | 4 | 9923 |
| 46 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $2.6M | +9.6% | 8 | 6570 |
| 47 | HS 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $3.1M | +5.3% | 8 | 5905 |
| 48 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $2.4M | +7.4% | 5 | 8845 |
| 49 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $5.3M | +4.9% | 38 | 2521 |
| 50 | HS 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.6M | +15.8% | 12 | 4651 |

## 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.