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U.S. Exports
$51.8M
U.S. Imports: $3.0M
Surplus of $48.8M (net exporter)
The United States imported $3.0M/month and exported $51.8M/month with Barbados as of February 2026, covering 35 product categories.
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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.
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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Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUM AND TAFIA | $811K |
| 2 | CORDIALS, LIQUEURS, KIRSCHWASSER, RATAFIA, ETC. | $394K |
| 3 | WASTE & SCRAP GOLD EXCL SWPNGS CNTNG OTH PREC MTLS | $382K |
| 4 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, NO CHANGE | $289K |
| 5 | COOKIES (SWEET BISCUITS) | $235K |
| 6 | MULTIMETERS WITHOUT A RECORDING DEVICE) | $178K |
| 7 | PTS & ACC PRINT MACH BY MEANS OF PLATE, CYLNDR ETC | $129K |
| 8 | DEAD HORSES, SWINE ETC (INEDIBLE) & PRODUCTS NESOI | $92K |
| 9 | WAFFLES AND WAFERS | $79K |
| 10 | LIQUEURS AND CORDIALS | $74K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOW VALUE EXP SHP; CANADIAN EST LATE RECEIPTS | $4.2M |
| 2 | CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, AND PARTS | $2.5M |
| 3 | SOYBEAN OILCAKE & OTH SOLID RESIDUE, WH/NOT GROUND | $1.9M |
| 4 | PTS & ACC OF PRINTERS, COPIERS AND FAX MACH, NESOI | $1.3M |
| 5 | SOYBEAN OIL & FRACTIONS, CRUDE, WHETH/NOT DEGUMMED | $1.1M |
| 6 | MACH FOR RECP/CONVR/TRANS/REGN OF VOICE/IMAGE/DATA | $1.1M |
| 7 | FOOD PREPARATIONS NESOI | $1.0M |
| 8 | CORN (MAIZE), OTHER THAN SEED CORN | $939K |
| 9 | NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED | $848K |
| 10 | MACHINERY FOR PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDING OR THE LIKE | $720K |
Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$627.0M
Services Imports
$3.4B