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

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Nicaragua (NIC)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $1.3B
- Products: 70
- Buyer markets: 20
- Average CAGR: +80.2%
- Global sector size: $209.2B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $17.7B | $168.3M | $14.9B | +9.6% | 4 | +0.9% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $18.0B | $4.9M | $9.7B | +10.6% | 7 | +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 | $13.4B | $1.1M | $8.9B | +11.0% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $8.7B | $6.3M | $8.5B | +39.6% | 2 | +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 | $9.5B | $1.3M | $6.7B | -3.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $456.4 | $6.6B | -12.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $16.3B | $359.0M | $6.2B | +8.6% | 5 | +1.9% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $8.1B | $219.4M | $5.0B | +14.0% | 4 | +2.8% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $5.4B | $721.8 | $4.6B | -8.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $7.4B | $12.5M | $3.3B | +11.7% | 4 | +0.2% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $8.2B | $61.0M | $3.2B | +2095.0% | 4 | +0.9% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $4.7B | $892.8K | $3.1B | +14.1% | 3 | +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 | $4.2B | $45.5M | $3.1B | -2.7% | 3 | +0.9% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.2B | $27.3K | $2.7B | +17.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $5.4B | $130.1K | $2.5B | +17.5% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $3.3B | $555.6K | $2.5B | +15.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $3.3B | $85.0K | $2.4B | +153.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.8B | $261.1K | $2.1B | +14.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.7B | $1.1K | $2.0B | -14.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.6B | $7.5 | $2.0B | -34.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.4B | $2.5M | $1.9B | +19.7% | 3 | +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 | $22.8K | $1.9B | +4.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 081020 - Fruit, edible: raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh | $1.2B | $5.6 | $1.7B | -3.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $2.3B | $66.8K | $1.7B | -7.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $4.0K | $1.6B | -4.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180310 - Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $1.6B | $27.5K | $1.6B | +4.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.7B | $2.7M | $1.6B | +7.5% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $6.9K | $1.5B | +6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $22.9K | $1.5B | +24.8% | 2 | +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 | $21.4K | $1.4B | +50.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.2B | $78.9K | $1.4B | +4.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $1.7B | $29.7K | $1.2B | -21.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400 - Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.9B | $96.0K | $1.2B | +2.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $2.5B | $19.5K | $1.2B | +2.7% | 2 | +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 | $34.5K | $1.1B | -5.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550 - Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $16.2K | $1.1B | -7.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070700 - Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | $1.4B | $0.2 | $1.1B | -43.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | $228.8 | $997.3M | -9.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $64.7 | $970.6M | -19.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $774.0M | $40.7K | $915.3M | -0.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $22.1K | $897.4M | -3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $155.1K | $815.5M | +7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $654.0 | $775.5M | -12.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410 - Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $23.2 | $765.1M | -6.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210 - Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $380.9M | $763.7M | +22.8% | 1 | +26.1% |
| HS 220190 - Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow | $637.5M | $45.2 | $723.1M | -5.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020120 - Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $1.1B | $9.8M | $709.6M | +33.5% | 1 | +0.9% |
| HS 190532 - Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.0B | $145.5 | $677.7M | -12.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $1.5M | $654.5M | +3.6% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.2B | $39.5 | $646.5M | -22.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160414 - Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.1B | $149.8 | $625.6M | +31.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180632 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $49.9K | $611.4M | +43.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030743 - Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $1.1B | $0.0 | $601.3M | -82.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219 - Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $924.5M | $4.5 | $597.4M | -2.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410 - Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $508.0M | $325.7 | $592.1M | +28.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $540.5M | $1.3K | $585.4M | +30.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030541 - Fish: Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka/gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/kisutch/masou/rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and Danube salmon (hucho hucho), including fillets, smoked (whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) | $597.6M | $1.8K | $580.4M | -39.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190190 - Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $770.8M | $775.6K | $575.8M | +27.4% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $466.3M | $246.1 | $546.9M | -8.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.0B | $7.4M | $527.1M | +46.9% | 1 | +0.6% |
| HS 150810 - Vegetable oils: ground-nut oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $410.6M | $3.4M | $524.2M | +16.9% | 1 | +0.8% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $45.5K | $519.0M | +7.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $524.5M | $7.8 | $518.9M | +0.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150210 - Tallow: other than those of heading 1503 | $924.1M | $10.2 | $507.2M | -31.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071333 - Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $454.8M | $41.2K | $499.4M | +58.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151590 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $734.9M | $123.2K | $481.9M | +23.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210111 - Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $937.5M | $118.2K | $479.8M | +3.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160530 - Crustacean preparations: lobster, prepared or preserved | $385.8M | $207.9K | $466.0M | +16.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 040490 - Dairy produce: natural milk constituents (excluding whey), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.c. in chapter 04 | $385.3M | $15.1 | $461.2M | +8.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070490 - Vegetables, brassica: edible, n.e.s. in heading no. 0704, fresh or chilled | $423.3M | $12.3K | $458.9M | +58.7% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $75.0B calculated opportunity across 52 products.
- China (CHN): $18.6B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Germany (DEU): $16.5B calculated opportunity across 16 products.
- Canada (CAN): $9.0B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $4.0B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- France (FRA): $4.0B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $3.2B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $3.1B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $2.0B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Japan (JPN): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Austria (AUT): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 2 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 040690: +2095.0% average CAGR, $3.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 060290: +153.8% average CAGR, $2.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 071333: +58.7% average CAGR, $499.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070490: +58.7% average CAGR, $458.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180620: +50.7% average CAGR, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170199: +46.9% average CAGR, $527.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180632: +43.8% average CAGR, $611.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 220300: +39.6% average CAGR, $8.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020120: +33.5% average CAGR, $709.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 160414: +31.6% average CAGR, $625.6M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 7 buyer markets, $9.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 5 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 5 buyer markets, $6.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: 4 buyer markets, $14.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020130: 4 buyer markets, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 4 buyer markets, $3.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 040690: 4 buyer markets, $3.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180690: 4 buyer markets, $2.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030617: 3 buyer markets, $6.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 3 buyer markets, $3.1B 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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