Countries

The Dominican Republic: trade by HS code

  • US$15bnExports 2024
  • US$33bnImports 2024
  • 3,337HS6 · Exports
  • Latin AmericaRegion
  • Small island developing stateCountry groups
  • Dominican Peso (DOP)Currency

In 2024, exports from the Dominican Republic came to US$15bn and imports to US$33bn.

Its main exports were other medical and surgical instruments (9018.90), unwrought gold (non-monetary) (7108.12) and cigars and cigarillos (2402.10).

Its largest customer was the United States and its largest supplier the United States.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £157.6m from the Dominican Republic (+1% on the year before), above all bananas (other than plantains), other medical and surgical instruments and mangoes, guavas and mangosteens, and exported £170.5m to it.

Under CARIFORUM, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from the Dominican Republic that meet the rules of origin.

Dominican Republic and the UK

UK imports£157.6m+1% · last 12 months
UK exports£170.5m-1% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM

What the UK imports from Dominican Republic

  1. 0803.90Bananas (other than plantains)£53.7m
  2. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instruments£28.2m
  3. 0804.50Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens£10.4m
  4. 2208.40Rum£9.6m
  5. 9018.19Other electrodiagnostic apparatus£5.9m
  6. 6109.10Cotton T-shirts and vests, knitted£5.1m
  7. 8536.50Other switches, up to 1000 V£5m
  8. 8536.90Other electrical apparatus, up to 1000 V£4.8m
  9. 9018.39Catheters, cannulae and similar£4.6m
  10. 0804.40Avocados£4m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Dominican Republic and the EU

EU imports€1.3bn+6% · last 12 months
EU exports€3bn-3% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM

What the EU imports from Dominican Republic

  1. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instruments€279.1m
  2. 1801.00Cocoa beans€200.6m
  3. 0803.90Bananas (other than plantains)€153.8m
  4. 9018.39Catheters, cannulae and similar€71.4m
  5. 2402.10Cigars and cigarillos€69.1m
  6. 2208.40Rum€65.1m
  7. 9018.19Other electrodiagnostic apparatus€46.9m
  8. 3006.10Sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics€36.7m
  9. 3926.90Other plastic articles€36.1m
  10. 3006.91Ostomy appliances€35.5m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instrumentsUS$2bn
  2. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$2bn
  3. 2402.10Cigars and cigarillosUS$1bn
  4. 8536.20Automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 VUS$784m
  5. 6109.10Cotton T-shirts and vests, knittedUS$463m
  6. 9018.39Catheters, cannulae and similarUS$449m
  7. 1801.00Cocoa beansUS$441m
  8. 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)US$411m
  9. 9018.19Other electrodiagnostic apparatusUS$321m
  10. 0803.90Bananas (other than plantains)US$258m
  11. 3926.90Other plastic articlesUS$210m
  12. 3006.91Ostomy appliancesUS$208m
  13. 6307.90Other made-up textile articlesUS$151m
  14. 1701.14Raw cane sugar (other)US$148m
  15. 9603.90Other brushes, brooms and mopsUS$128m
  16. 2208.40RumUS$128m
  17. 8421.21Water filtering and purifying machineryUS$123m
  18. 0804.40AvocadosUS$116m
  19. 1701.13Raw cane sugar (non-centrifugal)US$115m
  20. 2401.10Tobacco leaf, not stemmedUS$114m

Top imports

  1. 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)US$910m
  2. 2709.00Crude oilUS$741m
  3. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$731m
  4. 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)US$518m
  5. 2711.12Liquefied propaneUS$430m
  6. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$416m
  7. 2701.12Bituminous coalUS$366m
  8. 1005.90Maize (corn), not for sowingUS$337m
  9. 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 tUS$310m
  10. 2401.10Tobacco leaf, not stemmedUS$298m
  11. 7207.20Steel semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbonUS$291m
  12. 3926.90Other plastic articlesUS$278m
  13. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$260m
  14. 2304.00Soybean mealUS$252m
  15. 1001.19Durum wheat (not seed)US$233m
  16. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$232m
  17. 0203.29Other frozen porkUS$220m
  18. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instrumentsUS$197m
  19. 8703.24Petrol cars over 3000 ccUS$182m
  20. 1507.10Crude soybean oilUS$178m

Main buyers from Dominican Republic

  1. United States US$8bn
  2. Haiti US$802m
  3. Switzerland US$753m
  4. India US$746m
  5. China US$602m
  6. Netherlands US$343m
  7. Canada US$323m
  8. Germany US$252m
  9. United Kingdom US$183m
  10. Mexico US$179m

Main suppliers of Dominican Republic

  1. United States US$10bn
  2. China US$5bn
  3. Mexico US$993m
  4. Brazil US$978m
  5. Spain US$947m
  6. Italy US$550m
  7. Colombia US$534m
  8. Japan US$483m
  9. Germany US$407m
  10. Trinidad & Tobago US$390m

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.

IndicatorValueYear
Economy
Population11.5m2025
GDP (current US$)US$127.4bn2025
GDP per person (current US$)US$11,0592025
Trade in goods and services, % of GDP51%2025
Trade
Share of world goods exports0.06%2025
Share of world goods imports0.11%2025
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)2332025
Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product0.1972025
Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products4.5%2022
Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products4%2022
Logistics
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high)2.62022
LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance2.62022
Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 41 in the world1322026 Q3
Container port throughput (TEU)2.1m2024

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.

IndicatorImportExport
Border compliance (hours)2416
Documentary compliance (hours)13.510
Border compliance (US$)US$579US$488
Documentary compliance (US$)US$40US$15

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

Questions and answers

What does the Dominican Republic export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was other medical and surgical instruments (HS 9018.90), worth US$2bn.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with the Dominican Republic?

Yes: goods from the Dominican Republic 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.