Top Import Products of Jamaica

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Jamaica
 

> Mineral Fuels: 25%

> Machinery: 15%

> Electrical Equipment: 12%

> Vehicles: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Pharmaceuticals: 7%

> Chemicals: 6%

> Plastics: 5%

> Iron and Steel: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 97% of Jamaica's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Jamaica's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Mineral Fuels (USD 1.5 billion), Machinery (USD 900 million), and Electrical Equipment (USD 720 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Vehicles, Foodstuffs, Pharmaceuticals, as well as Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Jamaica’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of jamaica
Import Products of Jamaica
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Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share


HSN Code:   
Importers : Jamaica Importers 4,951
Jamaica Importers Shipment 89,926
Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 35,730 35,215 greenUpArrow 1.46% 34.31%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049099   30041090   30049079  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 189
Jamaica Importers Shipment 13,312
Value $51,567,746.01 $48,917,639.98 greenUpArrow 5.42% 2.59%
Shipment 4,970 4,195 greenUpArrow 18.47% 4.77%


HSN Code:  0  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 899
Jamaica Importers Shipment 10,732
Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 0 0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94035000   94039100   94037000  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 358
Jamaica Importers Shipment 4,813
Value $59,040,214.56 $28,410,412.01 greenUpArrow 107.81% 2.97%
Shipment 1,613 953 greenUpArrow 69.25% 1.55%
Unglazed ceramic flags and paving, Hearth or wall tiles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, Whether or not on a backing

HSN Code:  69072200   69072100  69072300  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 267
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,850
Value $137,434,378.63 $237,305,054.92 redDownArrow -42.09% 6.90%
Shipment 1,048 2,489 redDownArrow -57.89% 1.01%
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, Fresh, Dried, Dyed, Bleached, Impregnated or otherwise prepared - fresh:

HSN Code:  06031100   06031990   06031290  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 216
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,824
Value $25,580,079.36 $6,963,187.36 greenUpArrow 267.36% 1.28%
Shipment 1,211 1,161 greenUpArrow 4.31% 1.16%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87088000  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 99
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,800
Value $4,365,969.02 $27,468,555.5 redDownArrow -84.11% 0.22%
Shipment 1,105 1,762 redDownArrow -37.29% 1.06%
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), Surface-active preparations, Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, Whether or not containing soap, Other than those of heading 3401 - organic surface-act

HSN Code:  34025000   34029099   34025099  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 77
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,474
Value $7,010,924.22 $14,830,551.05 redDownArrow -52.73% 0.35%
Shipment 1,330 1,216 greenUpArrow 9.38% 1.28%
Tubes, Pipes and hoses, And fittings therefor (for example, Joints, Elbows, Flanges), Of plastics - artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials:

HSN Code:  39174001   39172304   39174000  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 81
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,430
Value $7,180,541.05 $13,751,338.75 redDownArrow -47.78% 0.36%
Shipment 2,173 914 greenUpArrow 137.75% 2.09%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39233010   39235030   39235001  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 233
Jamaica Importers Shipment 3,256
Value $36,447,010.73 $31,452,462.23 greenUpArrow 15.88% 1.83%
Shipment 1,417 936 greenUpArrow 51.39% 1.36%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85362099   85366902   85365099  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 110
Jamaica Importers Shipment 2,861
Value $17,957,789.98 $4,056,004.49 greenUpArrow 342.75% 0.90%
Shipment 1,001 990 greenUpArrow 1.11% 0.96%
Instruments and appliances used in medical, Surgical, Dental or veterinary sciences, Including scientigraphic apparatus, Other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional explorat

HSN Code:  90189099   90183990   90189029  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 110
Jamaica Importers Shipment 2,828
Value $3,151,414.56 $3,362,711.18 redDownArrow -6.28% 0.16%
Shipment 1,188 811 greenUpArrow 46.49% 1.14%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181599   73181401   73181606  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 132
Jamaica Importers Shipment 2,728
Value $1,102,993.46 $1,670,724.43 redDownArrow -33.98% 0.06%
Shipment 1,041 987 greenUpArrow 5.47% 1.00%
Sugar confectionery (including white choco-late), Not containing cocoa

HSN Code:  17049010   17049020   17049065  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 84
Jamaica Importers Shipment 2,529
Value $6,975,219.85 $33,989,228.74 redDownArrow -79.48% 0.35%
Shipment 787 1,252 redDownArrow -37.14% 0.76%
Orthopaedic appliances, Including crutches, Surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, Or implanted in the body, To compensate for a defect

HSN Code:  90211000   90219090   90213900  
Importers : Jamaica Importers 32
Jamaica Importers Shipment 2,450
Value $338,473.14 $306,618.36 greenUpArrow 10.39% 0.02%
Shipment 1,005 520 greenUpArrow 93.27% 0.96%