Full trade & compliance profile
Jamaica — Trade & Compliance
Jamaica's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
3
trade agreements
10
cargo treaties
8.43%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1USA33.4%
- 2Iceland14.1%
- 3Netherlands13.0%
- 4Canada8.8%
- 5United Kingdom6.5%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Inorganic chemicals38.6%
- 2Beverages & spirits14.9%
- 3Vegetables5.7%
- 4Ores, slag, ash5.1%
- 5Misc edible preparations5.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils23.1%
- 2Vehicles10.4%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.4%
- 4Electrical machinery5.4%
- 5Plastics4.3%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Iceland+12.16pp
- 2Netherlands+11.88pp
- 3Rep. of Korea+3.53pp
Declining export markets
- 1USA−13.89pp
- 2Russian Federation−6.62pp
- 3Latvia−2.21pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Inorganic chemicals+22.93pp
- 2Ships & boats+4.54pp
- 3Vegetables+2.44pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−34.09pp
- 2Iron & steel−0.48pp
- 3Vegetable/fruit preparations−0.28pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - CARIFORUM States2021
EU - CARIFORUM States2008
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)1973
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
JMD
Jamaican Dollar
MFN applied tariff
8.43%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
428.9K t
Top mineral output
bauxite
6M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 89 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗