# Dominican Republic Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Dominican Republic HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Dominican Republic (DOM)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $330.4M
- Products: 61
- Buyer markets: 17
- Average CAGR: +11.5%
- Global sector size: $207.3B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $15.5B | $753.3K | $13.4B | +83.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $17.2B | $41.4M | $9.6B | +11.7% | 5 | +0.1% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $8.7B | $3.3M | $8.5B | +8.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $12.1B | $27.9M | $7.9B | +15.6% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $1.4M | $6.6B | +12.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $14.8B | $2.4M | $6.1B | -6.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440 - Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $3.7B | $64.0M | $5.8B | +10.7% | 1 | +1.7% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $6.2B | $22.2M | $5.3B | +14.6% | 3 | +0.3% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $10.7B | $1.5M | $5.0B | +29.4% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910 - Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $6.4B | $4.1K | $3.6B | -38.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 151419 - Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified | $2.6B | $48.9K | $3.4B | +35.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.3B | $51.7 | $3.0B | +26.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $4.7B | $164.2K | $2.9B | -6.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $8.2B | $67.4M | $2.9B | +28.8% | 3 | +0.7% |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $3.6B | $1.9K | $2.8B | +23.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $5.4B | $26.4K | $2.7B | +93.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $1.8B | $880.9 | $2.7B | +79.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.2B | $4.2 | $2.7B | -20.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $3.2B | $1.1K | $2.7B | +16.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $3.9B | $27.9M | $2.6B | +14.9% | 2 | +0.7% |
| HS 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $2.2B | $2.1K | $2.5B | -10.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410 - Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.2B | $37.0K | $2.5B | +9.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $3.5B | $3.7M | $2.3B | -2.5% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 030441 - Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho) | $2.6B | $3.1 | $2.2B | -1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400 - Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $3.3B | $482.9K | $2.1B | -4.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151800 - Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $2.4B | $33.8 | $2.1B | -25.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $4.6B | $140.9K | $2.0B | +5.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.6B | $267.2K | $2.0B | +17.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319 - Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $2.2B | $75.7K | $1.9B | -18.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $18.7M | $1.8B | +10.5% | 1 | +0.9% |
| HS 081020 - Fruit, edible: raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh | $1.2B | $9.6 | $1.7B | -14.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $1.5M | $1.6B | +2.1% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.1B | $173.4K | $1.5B | +6.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $808.6K | $1.5B | +7.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620 - Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $1.4B | $943.4K | $1.4B | +2.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $1.5B | $3.9 | $1.3B | -33.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081010 - Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $957.9M | $10.1 | $1.3B | +23.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $2.2B | $1.2K | $1.1B | +41.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030614 - Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $1.0B | $62.7 | $1.1B | -18.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.6B | $3.2 | $1.1B | -22.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180310 - Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $952.0M | $0.7 | $1.1B | -31.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550 - Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $1.2M | $1.1B | +8.8% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 220410 - Wine: sparkling | $1.7B | $398.1 | $1.1B | +15.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070700 - Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | $1.4B | $7.9M | $1.1B | +15.5% | 1 | +0.5% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $1.7B | $193.2 | $1.1B | +6.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $1.1M | $1.0B | +24.8% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | $3.8K | $997.3M | +18.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200912 - Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $790.6M | $29.0K | $985.5M | +0.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $3.9 | $970.6M | -2.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610 - Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $2.1B | $65.6 | $969.6M | -23.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $774.0M | $134.7K | $915.2M | -6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $4.8M | $888.4M | +33.5% | 1 | +0.9% |
| HS 160232 - Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $546.6M | $35.3 | $841.5M | +1.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170260 - Sugars: fructose, other than chemically pure fructose, and fructose syrup (containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose), excluding invert sugar | $568.3M | $8.1 | $822.7M | -3.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080232 - Nuts, edible: walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled | $503.7M | $3.6K | $803.3M | +45.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.7B | $7.6M | $794.5M | +24.7% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 200899 - Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $19.9M | $788.6M | +6.3% | 1 | +1.1% |
| HS 030612 - Crustaceans: lobsters (homarus spp.), frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $633.4M | $7.6K | $775.5M | -1.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410 - Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $32.7K | $765.0M | +2.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $796.7M | $274.1K | $762.1M | +25.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040610 - Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | $969.9M | $157.6 | $747.2M | +18.0% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $90.1B calculated opportunity across 46 products.
- China (CHN): $16.2B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Germany (DEU): $14.3B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- Canada (CAN): $5.2B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Spain (ESP): $4.7B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Saudi Arabia (SAU): $3.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- France (FRA): $3.4B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Italy (ITA): $2.7B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $2.6B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Russia (RUS): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 2 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 040690: +93.2% average CAGR, $2.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: +83.9% average CAGR, $13.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: +79.3% average CAGR, $2.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080232: +45.7% average CAGR, $803.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 230910: +41.5% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151419: +35.9% average CAGR, $3.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 070993: +33.5% average CAGR, $888.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: +29.4% average CAGR, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: +28.8% average CAGR, $2.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100590: +26.6% average CAGR, $3.0B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 5 buyer markets, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 4 buyer markets, $6.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: 4 buyer markets, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 3 buyer markets, $7.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 070200: 3 buyer markets, $5.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 150910: 3 buyer markets, $3.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 3 buyer markets, $2.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080390: 3 buyer markets, $2.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: 2 buyer markets, $13.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220300: 2 buyer markets, $8.5B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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)

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