Trade partner
U.S. Exports
$165.5M
U.S. Imports: $1.4M
Surplus of $164.1M (net exporter)
The United States imported $1.4M/month and exported $165.5M/month with St Lucia as of August 2026, covering 38 product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $13.1M from St Lucia. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $164.1M with St Lucia, exporting 119.5× as much as it imported.
St Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean island nation and full CARICOM member with a mixed economy anchored by tourism, banana exports, and a growing manufacturing sector. The country exports bananas, clothing, cocoa, avocados, and manufactured goods, while importing food, machinery, chemicals, and fuel primarily from the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom. St Lucia participates in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy and benefits from Caribbean Basin Initiative preferences for exports to the US market.
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St Lucia's leading exports include bananas, clothing and apparel, cocoa, avocados, and various manufactured goods; tourism services are the dominant foreign exchange earner, but agricultural and light manufacturing exports remain significant.
St Lucia applies the CARICOM Common External Tariff (CET) to imports from non-CARICOM countries such as the United States, with rates varying by product category; a Value Added Tax (VAT) is also levied on most imported goods.
Yes, St Lucia benefits from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), which grants duty-free or reduced-duty access to the US market for a wide range of eligible goods meeting the program's origin and other qualifying criteria.
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Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$127.0M
Services Imports
$507.0M
The top U.S. imports from St Lucia are US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement, Sauces, Mixed Condiments & Seasonings (Other) and Parts and Accessories for Automatic Data Processing Machines, by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without AdvancementChapter 98 · SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS, NESOI | $1.0M |
| 2 | $118K | |
| 3 | $98K | |
| 4 | $43K | |
| 5 | Estimated Imports of Low-Valued TransactionsChapter 99 · SPECIAL IMPORT PROVISIONS, NESOI | $36K |
| 6 | $21K | |
| 7 | $19K | |
| 8 | $16K | |
| 9 | $9K | |
| 10 | $7K |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $123.9M | |
| 2 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS, NESOI | $20.9M |
| 3 |
| $6.5M |
| 4 | $849K |
| 5 | $656K |
| 6 | $310K |
| 7 | $299K |
| 8 | Articles Donated for Relief or Charity (Exports, NESOI) | $291K |
| 9 | $282K |
| 10 | $275K |