Trade partner
U.S. Imports
$1.6M
August 2026
U.S. Exports
$18.3M
August 2026
Trade surplus
$16.7M
August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports
In August 2026 the United States imported $1.6M from St Kitts and Nevis and exported $18.3M to it, across 92 imported product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $19.8M from St Kitts and Nevis and exported $232.3M to it. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $16.7M with St Kitts and Nevis, exporting 11.4× as much as it imported. U.S. goods imports from St Kitts and Nevis of $1.6M in August 2026 ran 14% below the year-to-date monthly average of $1.9M.
St Kitts and Nevis is a small twin-island federation in the Eastern Caribbean and a full member of CARICOM, with an economy transitioning from sugar production to tourism and financial services. The country imports a wide range of manufactured goods, food, and fuel, primarily from the United States and other CARICOM partners. Export activity includes electronic components, beverages, and small quantities of agricultural products.
AI-written summary of the official U.S. Census Bureau trade figures on this page — verify before relying on it.
St Kitts and Nevis is a full member of CARICOM and participates in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and also benefits from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) for preferential access to the US market.
St Kitts and Nevis exports include electronic components assembled in the country, beverages, and small volumes of agricultural products; the economy is predominantly service-oriented with limited goods exports.
St Kitts and Nevis applies the CARICOM Common External Tariff (CET) to goods from non-CARICOM countries including the United States; rates vary by product and traders should verify current CET schedules before shipping.
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Annual data from BEA | 2025
Services Exports
$187.0M
Services Imports
$398.0M
The top U.S. imports from St Kitts and Nevis are US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement, Non-Optical Measuring & Checking Instruments and Machines and Electrical Transformers (Other Than Liquid Dielectric), by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without AdvancementChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $452K |
| 2 | $230K | |
| 3 | $177K | |
| 4 | $164K | |
| 5 | $139K | |
| 6 | $70K | |
| 7 | Estimated Imports of Low-Valued TransactionsChapter 99 · Special Import Reporting Provisions | $58K |
| 8 | $51K | |
| 9 | $45K | |
| 10 | $41K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4.4M | |
| 2 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $2.1M |
| 3 |
| $1.3M |
| 4 | $349K |
| 5 | $328K |
| 6 | $319K |
| 7 | $250K |
| 8 | $209K |
| 9 | $181K |
| 10 | $167K |