# El Salvador Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $14.5B
- Import CAGR: +3.4%
- Trade openness: 76.9%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $889.5M | +9.8% | 59 | 7610 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $735.3M | +9.9% | 17 | 9931 |
| 3 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $272.4M | +8.3% | 6 | 7897 |
| 4 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $207.5M | +14.7% | 6 | 9295 |
| 5 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $208.2M | +15.8% | 48 | 4456 |
| 6 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $142.0M | +25.7% | 17 | 4699 |
| 7 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $186.4M | +7.9% | 9 | 5790 |
| 8 | HS 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $126.6M | +9.8% | 8 | 9542 |
| 9 | HS 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $97.6M | +18.2% | 5 | 8030 |
| 10 | HS 722599 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, (other than plated or coated with zinc) | $66.1M | +30.6% | 7 | 9746 |
| 11 | 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 | $96.8M | +10.6% | 58 | 7171 |
| 12 | HS 550953 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail sale | $63.4M | +24.6% | 13 | 8049 |
| 13 | 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 | $99.1M | +6.4% | 6 | 7807 |
| 14 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $60.3M | +21.8% | 7 | 9045 |
| 15 | HS 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $86.0M | +4.5% | 4 | 9879 |
| 16 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $107.9M | +16.0% | 5 | 5154 |
| 17 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $46.8M | +23.7% | 5 | 9951 |
| 18 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $228.4M | +9.5% | 64 | 1864 |
| 19 | HS 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $50.7M | +28.1% | 16 | 6923 |
| 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 | $244.6M | +7.0% | 26 | 1929 |
| 21 | HS 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $36.0M | +24.8% | 2 | 9622 |
| 22 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $91.9M | +9.2% | 10 | 4789 |
| 23 | HS 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $43.3M | +17.4% | 4 | 9160 |
| 24 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $49.6M | +10.9% | 40 | 9252 |
| 25 | 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 | $44.3M | +22.0% | 12 | 6681 |
| 26 | 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 | $297.1M | +6.7% | 65 | 840 |
| 27 | 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 | $71.8M | +12.6% | 17 | 5034 |
| 28 | HS 080440 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $40.1M | +14.9% | 7 | 9375 |
| 29 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $47.2M | +13.0% | 27 | 6979 |
| 30 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $59.5M | +11.6% | 10 | 4813 |
| 31 | 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 | $74.8M | +7.8% | 65 | 3797 |
| 32 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $152.6M | +3.6% | 34 | 2234 |
| 33 | HS 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $40.0M | +9.8% | 5 | 9995 |
| 34 | HS 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $57.0M | +11.5% | 14 | 4904 |
| 35 | HS 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $55.1M | +18.6% | 15 | 4196 |
| 36 | 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 | $66.6M | +14.6% | 42 | 3154 |
| 37 | HS 761290 | Aluminium: 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 | $40.4M | +8.6% | 20 | 9519 |
| 38 | HS 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $44.0M | +17.5% | 9 | 5157 |
| 39 | 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 | $58.2M | +9.0% | 25 | 5169 |
| 40 | 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 | $68.7M | +19.3% | 29 | 2609 |
| 41 | HS 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel: ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | $30.8M | +12.6% | 2 | 9762 |
| 42 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $65.7M | +26.3% | 9 | 2260 |
| 43 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $43.3M | +12.1% | 32 | 5167 |
| 44 | HS 610711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $23.1M | +22.4% | 28 | 8749 |
| 45 | HS 722592 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) | $21.1M | +72.1% | 4 | 8838 |
| 46 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $67.6M | +3.2% | 4 | 4973 |
| 47 | HS 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $40.7M | +6.7% | 64 | 5979 |
| 48 | HS 100610 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $30.6M | +6.7% | 3 | 9986 |
| 49 | HS 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $23.9M | +20.9% | 4 | 7735 |
| 50 | HS 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $48.4M | +6.7% | 19 | 4913 |

## 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.