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

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

## Overview

- Exporter: El Salvador (SLV)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $316.7M
- Products: 45
- Buyer markets: 14
- Average CAGR: +14.7%
- Global sector size: $132.3B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $17.5B | $41.0M | $9.4B | +0.5% | 6 | +0.1% |
| 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 | $8.0B | $111.5M | $8.1B | +20.7% | 6 | +3.4% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | $350.9K | $7.6B | -1.5% | 1 | +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 | $9.1B | $34.3M | $7.2B | +21.4% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $1.9K | $6.6B | -11.1% | 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 | $9.1B | $55.6K | $6.2B | -4.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $14.8B | $88.2M | $6.0B | -1.8% | 4 | +0.5% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $6.6B | $168.2K | $2.8B | +32.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $3.9B | $1.0M | $2.6B | +16.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $62.2K | $2.2B | +93.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030633 - Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not | $1.7B | $97.2 | $2.1B | +29.8% | 1 | +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 | $55.8K | $2.1B | +23.8% | 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 | $10.9K | $2.0B | +35.3% | 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 | $12.7K | $1.9B | +18.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $3.0M | $1.9B | +52.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $9.0M | $1.6B | +15.2% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $5.8M | $1.5B | +21.3% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $6.6M | $1.4B | +15.2% | 2 | +0.1% |
| 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 | $113.4K | $1.4B | +14.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.2B | $1.9K | $1.4B | +38.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $2.2B | $3.2M | $1.4B | +9.1% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 190219 - Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.6B | $269.0K | $1.3B | +0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210 - Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $245.1K | $1.3B | +6.6% | 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 | $316.5 | $1.1B | +7.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550 - Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $8.9K | $1.1B | -4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $1.6M | $1.0B | +23.9% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | $68.0 | $997.3M | -3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4B | $59.2K | $996.6M | +9.2% | 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 | $43.5K | $985.4M | +15.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $2.5K | $970.6M | -9.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $774.0M | $5.9 | $915.4M | -38.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $88.3K | $897.2M | +12.4% | 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 | $1.3M | $814.0M | +37.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.1B | $4.5K | $792.2M | +25.7% | 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 | $2.3K | $775.5M | -27.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410 - Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $347.0K | $764.6M | +18.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 190532 - Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.0B | $3.6M | $672.9M | +14.7% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $32.0K | $656.4M | +33.1% | 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 | $805.7K | $624.6M | +23.1% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 180632 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $1.1M | $610.0M | +32.3% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $741.0M | $121.4K | $608.6M | -1.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410 - Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $508.0M | $597.2 | $592.1M | +0.5% | 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 | $1.4K | $585.4M | +5.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311 - Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $852.7M | $196.8K | $574.0M | +89.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 190190 - Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $770.8M | $2.5M | $573.5M | +31.2% | 1 | +0.3% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $63.3B calculated opportunity across 39 products.
- China (CHN): $8.1B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $7.0B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Germany (DEU): $4.9B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Indonesia (IDN): $2.3B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $2.1B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $1.8B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Algeria (DZA): $1.4B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- France (FRA): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $994.2M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 030441: +93.8% average CAGR, $2.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 060311: +89.0% average CAGR, $574.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070960: +52.0% average CAGR, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220820: +38.3% average CAGR, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 200899: +37.5% average CAGR, $814.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: +35.3% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080450: +33.1% average CAGR, $656.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: +32.5% average CAGR, $2.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180632: +32.3% average CAGR, $610.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 190190: +31.2% average CAGR, $573.5M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 6 buyer markets, $9.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: 6 buyer markets, $8.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 4 buyer markets, $6.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 3 buyer markets, $2.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 2 buyer markets, $7.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030617: 2 buyer markets, $6.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 2 buyer markets, $2.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 060319: 2 buyer markets, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210390: 2 buyer markets, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220210: 2 buyer markets, $1.4B calculated opportunity.

## Method

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## 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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