Countries

Jamaica: trade by HS code

  • US$1bnExports 2024
  • US$6bnImports 2024
  • 1,369HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Jamaica came to US$1bn and imports to US$6bn.

Its main exports were aluminium oxide (alumina) (2818.20), rum (2208.40) and aluminium ores (bauxite) (2606.00).

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 £57m from Jamaica (+10% on the year before), above all cider, perry, mead and sake, motor yachts over 24 m and rum, and exported £65.2m to it.

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

Jamaica and the UK

UK imports£57m+10% · last 12 months
UK exports£65.2m+3% · 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 Jamaica

  1. 2206.00Cider, perry, mead and sake£18m
  2. 8903.33Motor yachts over 24 m£7.4m
  3. 2208.40Rum£5.7m
  4. 2202.99Other non-alcoholic beverages£5m
  5. 2208.70Liqueurs and cordials£3.3m
  6. 2103.90Other sauces, condiments and seasonings£3.1m
  7. 0813.40Other dried fruit£2.3m
  8. 2008.99Other prepared or preserved fruit£2.1m
  9. 1905.90Other bakery products£1.9m
  10. 2203.00Beer£1.4m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Jamaica and the EU

EU imports€154.9m-23% · last 12 months
EU exports€417.5m-2% · 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 Jamaica

  1. 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)€114.1m
  2. 8903.99Other pleasure and sports vessels€8.2m
  3. 2208.40Rum€7.8m
  4. 0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)€5.8m
  5. 8903.33Motor yachts over 24 m€4.2m
  6. 0307.84Frozen stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)€4m
  7. 2206.00Cider, perry, mead and sake€1.5m
  8. 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other€1.3m
  9. 1211.90Other medicinal and aromatic plants€1.1m
  10. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)€787.2k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)US$381m
  2. 2208.40RumUS$56m
  3. 2606.00Aluminium ores (bauxite)US$54m
  4. 0714.30Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: yams (Dioscorea spp.)US$53m
  5. 8901.20TankersUS$40m
  6. 2103.90Other sauces, condiments and seasoningsUS$34m
  7. 1905.90Other bakery productsUS$29m
  8. 2203.00BeerUS$28m
  9. 2206.00Cider, perry, mead and sakeUS$27m
  10. 2818.30Aluminium hydroxideUS$27m
  11. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)US$24m
  12. 2208.70Liqueurs and cordialsUS$14m
  13. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$13m
  14. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$12m
  15. 2202.99Other non-alcoholic beveragesUS$12m
  16. 2008.99Other prepared or preserved fruitUS$11m
  17. 0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)US$10m
  18. 2005.99Other preserved vegetablesUS$9m
  19. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$8m
  20. 8903.33Motor yachts over 24 mUS$8m

Top imports

  1. 2709.00Crude oilUS$307m
  2. 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)US$209m
  3. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$160m
  4. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$97m
  5. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$94m
  6. 8703.40Hybrid cars, petrol (non-plug-in)US$86m
  7. 2815.12Caustic soda solution (soda lye)US$79m
  8. 1005.90Maize (corn), not for sowingUS$70m
  9. 2304.00Soybean mealUS$56m
  10. 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)US$53m
  11. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$51m
  12. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$50m
  13. 2207.10Undenatured ethanol, 80% or moreUS$49m
  14. 0407.11Fertilised hatching eggs (chicken)US$48m
  15. 1701.99Refined sugar (other)US$47m
  16. 3923.30Plastic bottles and flasksUS$38m
  17. 7228.30Hot-rolled alloy steel bars and rodsUS$37m
  18. 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 tUS$36m
  19. 0202.30Frozen boneless beefUS$35m
  20. 4407.11Sawn pineUS$35m

Main buyers from Jamaica

  1. United States US$323m
  2. Iceland US$149m
  3. Netherlands US$137m
  4. Canada US$84m
  5. United Kingdom US$60m
  6. South Korea US$40m
  7. France US$21m
  8. Japan US$19m
  9. Egypt US$12m
  10. Taiwan US$9m

Main suppliers of Jamaica

  1. United States US$1bn
  2. China US$832m
  3. Japan US$312m
  4. Brazil US$202m
  5. Colombia US$194m
  6. Türkiye US$101m
  7. Dominican Republic US$92m
  8. Nigeria US$79m
  9. Thailand US$73m
  10. India US$61m

Questions and answers

What does Jamaica export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was aluminium oxide (alumina) (HS 2818.20), worth US$381m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Jamaica?

Yes: goods from Jamaica 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.