Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand

Explore Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

VCTHS 01-2468 products2024 trade year
Sector exports$945.2K2024 reported value
Products68Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets12Markets represented
Average CAGR+15.0%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$131.5BReported buyer imports

Agriculture and food capability

How strong is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in this sector?

Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.

Sector footprint

$945.2K in exports

Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 68 qualifying HS6 products.

Global demand

$131.5B buyer imports

The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.

How to use the guide

Find the next credible move

Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.

Product portfolio

Which products anchor the sector?

Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.

ProductGlobal sizeYour exportsOpportunityCAGRMarketsShare
HS 190590Food 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$513.4$8.0B-1.9%3+0.0%
HS 220300Beer: made from malt$7.8B$418.3$7.7B+7.7%2+0.0%
HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10$12.6B$683.2$6.8B-3.3%5+0.0%
HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208$4.9B$4.0K$6.6B+39.2%1+0.0%
HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried$4.6B$429.5$6.5B-1.5%3+0.0%
HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled$3.6B$43.8$3.6B+10.0%1+0.0%
HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$9.3B$60.1$3.6B-22.0%3+0.0%
HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta$3.6B$14.0K$2.8B+0.0%4+0.0%
HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted$6.0B$348.3K$2.7B+11.7%4+0.0%
HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$4.1B$37.0K$2.2B+9.9%5+0.0%
HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$4.9B$26.0K$2.1B+511.5%3+0.0%
HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$4.0B$10.9K$1.7B+9.1%3+0.0%
HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$2.6B$151.9K$1.6B-8.2%4+0.0%
HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums$1.8B$513.8$1.5B-28.5%3+0.0%
HS 220830Whiskies$2.1B$77.2$1.5B+6.0%1+0.0%
HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried$4.1B$129.9$1.5B-25.1%4+0.0%
HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602$2.1B$2.8K$1.4B+30.0%3+0.0%
HS 180620Chocolate & 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$12.8$1.4B+32.8%1+0.0%
HS 220820Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc$1.2B$43.7$1.4B+11.2%1+0.0%
HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled$728.9M$148.6$1.1B-10.4%2+0.0%
HS 030614Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water)$1.0B$11.3$1.1B+7.1%1+0.0%
HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried$1.0B$3.8$1.1B-9.9%1+0.0%
HS 220410Wine: sparkling$1.7B$2.5K$1.1B-6.8%1+0.0%
HS 070700Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled$1.4B$74.8$1.1B-25.6%1+0.0%
HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$1.9B$174.2$1.0B-1.3%1+0.0%
HS 080430Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried$774.0M$2.9$915.4M-6.5%1+0.0%
HS 190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa$1.5B$52.7$900.7M-39.5%2+0.0%
HS 200899Fruit, 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$193.5$815.7M+13.6%1+0.0%
HS 180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less$1.7B$133.8$790.2M-7.1%2+0.0%
HS 220299Non-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$2.3B$255.7$782.0M-2.6%2+0.0%
HS 030612Crustaceans: lobsters (homarus spp.), frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water)$633.4M$2.2K$775.5M+0.5%1+0.0%
HS 080510Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried$937.2M$434.4$659.7M-27.1%2+0.0%
HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried$879.5M$37.7$656.4M-25.4%1+0.0%
HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$606.6M$18.7K$613.7M+13.3%1+0.0%
HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled$661.4M$3.6K$511.0M-40.5%2+0.0%
HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured)$786.4M$20.7K$435.3M+65.2%1+0.0%
HS 151319Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$479.0M$811.5$424.8M+20.4%1+0.0%
HS 030487Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)$1.1B$67.1K$424.4M+34.2%2+0.0%
HS 220870Liqueurs and cordials$1.4B$12.6$423.8M+0.9%1+0.0%
HS 160419Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604$429.4M$77.8$422.7M+3.3%1+0.0%
HS 200989Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$1.0B$19.2$378.7M-9.0%1+0.0%
HS 220860Vodka$1.1B$2.6K$376.9M-8.1%1+0.0%
HS 030632Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, lobsters (Homarus spp.), whether in shell or not$335.1M$17.3K$366.1M+7.3%1+0.0%
HS 081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$818.9M$12.6K$348.6M+115.8%1+0.0%
HS 200819Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures)$693.9M$828.8$343.6M+13.9%1+0.0%
HS 220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength$248.6M$1.6K$323.9M+3.8%1+0.0%
HS 160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products$937.1M$16.0$316.0M-7.9%1+0.0%
HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)$368.8M$11.8$312.7M-26.1%1+0.0%
HS 030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8$674.2M$5.5K$312.7M-26.1%1+0.0%
HS 071290Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried$396.1M$10.6$300.6M-38.7%1+0.0%
HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$1.0B$149.6$295.0M+1.9%1+0.0%
HS 081040Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh$404.1M$5.0K$251.3M+16.4%1+0.0%
HS 090411Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground$310.9M$0.3$251.2M-30.5%1+0.0%
HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901$231.9M$69.5$244.0M-70.3%1+0.0%
HS 220190Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow$271.2M$568.1$235.1M-2.6%1+0.0%
HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$328.1M$77.0$230.9M-80.0%1+0.0%
HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$715.3M$163.1K$217.6M+125.3%1+0.0%
HS 080521Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried$452.8M$73.0$208.0M+12.6%1+0.0%
HS 220600Beverages, fermented: (eg cider, perry, mead)$450.7M$66.7$205.3M-11.0%1+0.0%
HS 220429Wine: still, in containers holding more than 2 litres$620.2M$70.7$201.3M+5.7%1+0.0%
HS 030482Fish fillets: frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)$238.2M$0.1$193.5M-26.1%1+0.0%
HS 121190Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered$526.5M$319.3$190.8M+28.7%1+0.0%
HS 190490Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared$459.0M$1.0K$187.4M+30.4%1+0.0%
HS 081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh$358.5M$173.7$181.6M-16.2%1+0.0%
HS 030391Fish: frozen, livers, roes and milt$360.7M$11.0K$174.1M+22.4%1+0.0%
HS 200799Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes: of fruit or nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$600.0M$888.5$160.2M+3.7%1+0.0%
HS 051199Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5$704.3M$7.4$157.8M+84.0%1+0.0%
HS 200897Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19): prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in headings 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c.$158.9M$7.0K$153.2M+113.1%1+0.0%

Best markets

Where does sector demand concentrate?

Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.

USA

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

54 products represented in the sector.

$65.9B$88.3B reported buyer imports

CAN

Canada

14 products represented in the sector.

$7.9B$10.2B reported buyer imports

GBR

United Kingdom

18 products represented in the sector.

$6.2B$17.7B reported buyer imports

FRA

France

8 products represented in the sector.

$2.2B$4.1B reported buyer imports

NLD

Netherlands

1 products represented in the sector.

$1.4B$3.7B reported buyer imports

JPN

Japan

5 products represented in the sector.

$1.2B$2.3B reported buyer imports

IRL

Ireland

3 products represented in the sector.

$700.8M$946.2M reported buyer imports

BEL

Belgium

1 products represented in the sector.

$646.9M$1.2B reported buyer imports

DEU

Germany

2 products represented in the sector.

$610.8M$1.4B reported buyer imports

WXD

World excl. Intra-EU

2 products represented in the sector.

$508.6M$636.3M reported buyer imports

ITA

Italy

1 products represented in the sector.

$262.2M$369.0M reported buyer imports

DNK

Denmark

1 products represented in the sector.

$155.2M$584.5M reported buyer imports

Growth stars

Which products show the strongest growth?

Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.

ProductAverage CAGROpportunityMarkets
HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa+511.5%$2.1B3
HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa+125.3%$217.6M1
HS 081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter+115.8%$348.6M1
HS 200897Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19): prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in headings 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c.+113.1%$153.2M1
HS 051199Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5+84.0%$157.8M1
HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured)+65.2%$435.3M1
HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208+39.2%$6.6B1
HS 030487Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)+34.2%$424.4M2
HS 180620Chocolate & 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+32.8%$1.4B1
HS 190490Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared+30.4%$187.4M1

Diversification opportunities

Which products reach the widest buyer base?

Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.

HS 210690

Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10

5 markets$6.8B calculated opportunity

HS 220210

Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured

5 markets$2.2B calculated opportunity

HS 070960

Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta

4 markets$2.8B calculated opportunity

HS 180100

Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted

4 markets$2.7B calculated opportunity

HS 100630

Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed

4 markets$1.6B calculated opportunity

HS 080390

Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried

4 markets$1.5B calculated opportunity

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

3 markets$8.0B calculated opportunity

HS 080440

Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried

3 markets$6.5B calculated opportunity

Frequently asked questions

Using the Agriculture and food export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.

How strong is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in this sector?

Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.

What are growth stars?

Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.

What does diversification mean here?

Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.