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U.S. Exports
$74.7M
U.S. Imports: $3.0M
Surplus of $71.6M (net exporter)
The United States imported $3.0M/month and exported $74.7M/month with Barbados as of April 2026, covering 48 product categories.
In April 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $71.6M with Barbados, exporting 24.6× as much as it imported.
Barbados is a high-income Eastern Caribbean economy and CARICOM member whose trade profile is characterized by significant imports of machinery, food, chemicals, and fuel, offset by exports of rum, sugar, chemicals, electrical components, and tourism-related services. The country serves as a regional financial and business hub, influencing re-export and transshipment activity. Barbados maintains preferential trade access through CARICOM, the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative.
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Barbados exports rum, sugar, chemicals, electrical components, and refined petroleum products, with rum being among the most recognized export goods internationally.
The United States, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and China are among the leading sources of imports into Barbados, covering machinery, food, fuel, and manufactured goods.
As a CARICOM member, Barbados applies the Common External Tariff to non-CARICOM imports and grants duty-free access to goods originating from other CARICOM member states.
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Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$627.0M
Services Imports
$3.4B
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUM AND TAFIA | $1.2M |
| 2 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, NO CHANGE | $340K |
| 3 | WASTE & SCRAP GOLD EXCL SWPNGS CNTNG OTH PREC MTLS | $259K |
| 4 | ARTIFICIAL JOINTS & PARTS & ACCESSORIES THEROF,NES | $228K |
| 5 | MULTIMETERS WITHOUT A RECORDING DEVICE) | $217K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETROL OIL BITUM MINERAL (NT CRUD) ETC NT BIODIESL | $12.5M |
| 2 | LOW VALUE EXP SHP; CANADIAN EST LATE RECEIPTS | $6.6M |
| 3 | NONREFRACTORY SURFACING PREP FOR FACADES ETC. | $1.9M |
| 4 | PORT DIGTL AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS MACH NOT > 10 KG |
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| $1.3M |
| 5 | PINE WOOD SAWN/CHIPPED LNGTW, THICKNESS GT 6MM | $991K |