Trade partner
U.S. Imports
$4.2M
August 2026
U.S. Exports
$52.9M
August 2026
Trade surplus
$48.7M
August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports
In August 2026 the United States imported $4.2M from Barbados and exported $52.9M to it, across 79 imported product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $39.4M from Barbados and exported $699.9M to it. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $48.7M with Barbados, exporting 12.7× as much as it imported. U.S. goods imports from Barbados of $4.2M in August 2026 ran 27% above the year-to-date monthly average of $3.3M.
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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The top U.S. imports from Barbados are Rum and Tafia, US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement and Other Spirituous Beverages, by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1.5M | |
| 2 | US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without AdvancementChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $696K |
| 3 | $395K | |
| 4 | $377K | |
| 5 | $202K | |
| 6 | $174K | |
| 7 | $146K | |
| 8 | $144K | |
| 9 | $116K | |
| 10 | $91K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5.8M | |
| 2 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $4.7M |
| 3 |
| $1.8M |
| 4 | $1.7M |
| 5 | $1.5M |
| 6 | $752K |
| 7 | $707K |
| 8 | $678K |
| 9 | $634K |
| 10 | $532K |
Annual data from BEA | 2025
Services Exports
$503.0M
Services Imports
$8.6B