Countries
Antigua & Barbuda: trade by HS code
- US$217mExports 2024
- US$996mImports 2024
- 625HS6 · Exports
- Latin AmericaRegion
- Small island developing stateCountry groups
- East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)Currency
Antigua & Barbuda exported goods worth US$217m and imported US$996m in 2024, in 625 and 2,770 different six-digit products.
Its main exports were cargo ships and other goods vessels (8901.90), cruise ships and ferries (8901.10) and tugs and pusher craft (8904.00).
Its largest customer was Poland and its largest supplier the United States.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £3.2m from Antigua & Barbuda (+140% on the year before), above all other industrial fatty acids, other rare gases and paintings, drawings and pastels, and exported £18.5m to it.
Under CARIFORUM, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Antigua & Barbuda that meet the rules of origin.
Antigua & Barbuda and the UK
Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM
What the UK imports from Antigua & Barbuda
- 3823.19Other industrial fatty acids
- 2804.29Other rare gases
- 9701.91Paintings, drawings and pastels (hand-made)
- 2923.20Lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids
- 0713.33Dried kidney beans
- 2204.29Wine in containers over 2 litres
- 0713.35Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata)
- 0713.20Dried chickpeas
- 7304.19Seamless line pipe (non-stainless)
- 2208.40Rum
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
Antigua & Barbuda and the EU
Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM
What the EU imports from Antigua & Barbuda
- 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vessels
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 8901.20Tankers
- 6306.30Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds: sails
- 8409.99Diesel engine parts
- 8205.90Other, including sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading
- 0306.31Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
- 8903.22Sailboats 7.5-24 m
- 2308.00Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included
- 2208.40Rum
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vessels
- 8901.10Cruise ships and ferries
- 8904.00Tugs and pusher craft
- 9701.91Paintings, drawings and pastels (hand-made)
- 0306.31Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
- 8411.81Gas turbines up to 5,000 kW
- 7318.15Other steel screws and bolts
- 8903.22Sailboats 7.5-24 m
- 8714.10Motorcycle parts and accessories
- 9703.90Original sculptures (up to 100 years old)
- 1005.90Maize (corn), not for sowing
- 1201.90Soybeans (not for sowing)
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 7404.00Copper scrap
- 6310.90Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables: other
- 7308.90Other steel structures and parts
- 7204.49Other ferrous scrap
- 8409.91Petrol engine parts
- 8483.10Transmission shafts and crankshafts
- 7326.90Other articles of iron or steel
Top imports
- 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vessels
- 8903.32Motorboats 7.5-24 m
- 7308.90Other steel structures and parts
- 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 cc
- 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offal
- 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 cc
- 3926.90Other plastic articles
- 8409.99Diesel engine parts
- 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 t
- 7610.10Aluminium doors, windows and frames
- 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail sale
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 4407.11Sawn pine
- 8903.22Sailboats 7.5-24 m
- 8487.90Other machinery parts (non-electrical)
- 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valves
- 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)
- 9403.40Wooden kitchen furniture
- 8421.99Parts of filtering and purifying machinery
- 8903.99Other pleasure and sports vessels
Main buyers from Antigua & Barbuda
Main suppliers of Antigua & Barbuda
Economy, trade and logistics
Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||
| Population | 94,209 | 2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | US$2.3bn | 2025 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | US$24,819 | 2025 |
| Trade in goods and services, % of GDP | 118% | 2022 |
| Trade | ||
| Share of world goods exports | 0% | 2025 |
| Share of world goods imports | 0% | 2025 |
| Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups) | 16 | 2025 |
| Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product | 0.445 | 2025 |
| Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products | 12.4% | 2021 |
| Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products | 13.1% | 2021 |
| Logistics | ||
| Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high) | 2.9 | 2022 |
| LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance | 2.2 | 2022 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 127 in the world | 25.5 | 2026 Q3 |
| Container port throughput (TEU) | 28,000 | 2024 |
Time and cost at the border (2019)
For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.
| Indicator | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Border compliance (hours) | 61.3 | 61.3 |
| Documentary compliance (hours) | 48 | 50.7 |
| Border compliance (US$) | US$546 | US$546 |
| Documentary compliance (US$) | US$100 | US$121 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Questions and answers
What does Antigua & Barbuda export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was cargo ships and other goods vessels (HS 8901.90), worth US$89m.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with Antigua & Barbuda?
Yes: goods from Antigua & Barbuda can enter at preferential rates under CARIFORUM, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.