What Jamaica buys from China.
Jamaica imported USD 1.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from China in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022. That is 27 per cent of everything Jamaica imported in these lines, and China is its number 2 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where China dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Jamaica paid China for it at the border, China's share of everything Jamaica imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 41 per cent of the lane.
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of Jamaica's imports80 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,631 a tonne, 8,860 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
2
Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of Jamaica's imports84 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,824 a tonne, 3,358 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
3
Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872
Share of Jamaica's imports77 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 18min 2024 -
4
Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410
Share of Jamaica's imports70 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,646 a tonne, 6,141 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
5
Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Jamaica's imports84 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 255 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,829 a tonne, 1,203 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Jamaica's imports90 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,174 a tonne, 6,202 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Jamaica's imports49 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,694 a tonne, 7,890 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125WHS 841451
Share of Jamaica's imports86 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 216 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,045 a tonne, 2,614 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900
Share of Jamaica's imports66 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,815 a tonne, 4,382 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 640299
Share of Jamaica's imports96 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or usedHS 870290
Share of Jamaica's imports82 per cent, 5 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 8,087 a tonne, 1,514 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrudedHS 722830
Share of Jamaica's imports30 per cent, 2 source countriesChangefrom USD 865k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
13
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300
Share of Jamaica's imports95 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
14
Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721420
Share of Jamaica's imports20 per cent, 2 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 10min 2024 -
15
Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423
Share of Jamaica's imports97 per cent, 4 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 10min 2024 -
16
Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Jamaica's imports59 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 285 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,458 a tonne, 381 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of Jamaica's imports46 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,676 a tonne, 1,553 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
18
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Jamaica's imports9 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,576 a tonne, 984 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 392321
Share of Jamaica's imports81 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,518 a tonne, 5,495 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsHS 761010
Share of Jamaica's imports93 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 124 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
21
Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250
Share of Jamaica's imports47 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 397 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 608 a tonne, 13,389 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
22
Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bambooHS 482369
Share of Jamaica's imports83 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,849 a tonne, 4,389 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
23
Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Jamaica's imports29 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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Mattress supportsHS 940410
Share of Jamaica's imports97 per cent, 4 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
25
Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320
Share of Jamaica's imports63 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,976 a tonne, 1,970 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsHS 730830
Share of Jamaica's imports80 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,774 a tonne, 2,757 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
27
Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular...HS 480300
Share of Jamaica's imports80 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,075 a tonne, 7,084 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
28
Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or chinaHS 691010
Share of Jamaica's imports69 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,499 a tonne, 2,959 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
29
Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or otherHS 841810
Share of Jamaica's imports65 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 495 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,892 a tonne, 2,509 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
30
Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422
Share of Jamaica's imports28 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,342 a tonne, 1,348 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
31
Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of Jamaica's imports87 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 344 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
32
Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articlesHS 392490
Share of Jamaica's imports59 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,892 a tonne, 1,462 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
33
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Jamaica's imports4 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 480 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,100 a tonne, 658 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
34
Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143
Share of Jamaica's imports97 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
35
T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crochetedHS 610990
Share of Jamaica's imports88 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 320 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
36
Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161
Share of Jamaica's imports69 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 374 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,118 a tonne, 1,190 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
37
Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 420212
Share of Jamaica's imports98 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
38
Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510
Share of Jamaica's imports91 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,467 a tonne, 1,098 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
39
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Jamaica's imports55 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,249 a tonne, 1,848 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
40
Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Jamaica's imports27 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,347 a tonne, 1,717 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
41
Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%HS 690721
Share of Jamaica's imports31 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 248 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 360 a tonne, 15,001 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
42
Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the...HS 761090
Share of Jamaica's imports52 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,287 a tonne, 1,002 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
43
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Jamaica's imports28 per cent, 37 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,402 a tonne, 561 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
44
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crochetedHS 610343
Share of Jamaica's imports99 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 233 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
45
Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances: of synthetic fibres, not knitted or crochetedHS 630392
Share of Jamaica's imports86 per cent, 5 source countriesChangeup 451 per cent on 2022 (USD 919k in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
46
Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429
Share of Jamaica's imports92 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,304 a tonne, 1,466 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
47
Aluminium: alloys, hollow profilesHS 760421
Share of Jamaica's imports93 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
48
Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacityHS 841830
Share of Jamaica's imports94 per cent, 4 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
49
Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 940340
Share of Jamaica's imports79 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,302 a tonne, 1,414 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
50
Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steelHS 732111
Share of Jamaica's imports49 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 434 per cent on 2022 (USD 853k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,604 a tonne, 1,263 tonnesUSD 5min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449USD 9m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 46 per cent of the line.
- Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590USD 20m in 2024, up 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). China supplies 84 per cent of the line.
- Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bambooHS 482369USD 8m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). China supplies 83 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110USD 23m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). China supplies 80 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120USD 13m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). China supplies 90 per cent of the line.
- Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 640299USD 12m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). China supplies 96 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320USD 8m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 63 per cent of the line.
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872USD 18m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). China supplies 77 per cent of the line.
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900USD 12m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). China supplies 66 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721420USD 10m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). China supplies 20 per cent of the line.
- Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular...HS 480300USD 8m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 80 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423USD 10m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). China supplies 97 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890USD 13m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). China supplies 49 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 5m in 2024, level with 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). China supplies 28 per cent of the line.
Lines where China supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where China ships at least 60 per cent of what Jamaica imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 40111080 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 23m; 11 source countries in all.
- Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 84159084 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 20m; 19 source countries in all.
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 85287277 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 18m; 6 source countries in all.
- Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 39241070 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 16m; 24 source countries in all.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 85076084 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 15m; 12 source countries in all.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 40112090 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 13m; 9 source countries in all.
- Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125WHS 84145186 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 13m; 10 source countries in all.
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 96190066 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 12m; 12 source countries in all.
- Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 64029996 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 12m; 10 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or usedHS 87029082 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 12m; 5 source countries in all.
- Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 95030095 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 11m; 19 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 87042397 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 10m; 4 source countries in all.
- Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 39232181 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 15 source countries in all.
- Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsHS 76101093 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 13 source countries in all.
- Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bambooHS 48236983 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 11 source countries in all.
- Mattress supportsHS 94041097 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 4 source countries in all.
- Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 94032063 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 21 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsHS 73083080 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 8 source countries in all.
- Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular...HS 48030080 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 8m; 9 source countries in all.
- Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or chinaHS 69101069 per cent of Jamaica's imports of the line, USD 7m; 9 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where China's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Jamaica at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
No line on this lane where another source ships USD 5m or more at a unit value 20 per cent lower.
What Jamaica buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Jamaica with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is China's part of everything Jamaica imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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