Trade lane
What the United States buys from Costa Rica.
The United States imported USD 7.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from Costa Rica in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything the United States imported in these lines, and Costa Rica is its number 32 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Costa Rica 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.
USD 7.8bnfrom Costa Rica in 2024 (USD 5.3bn in 2022)
under 1 per centof the United States's imports in these lines, USD 2.6tn from every source
166product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#32Costa Rica's rank among the United States's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United States paid Costa Rica for it at the border, Costa Rica's share of everything the United States imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 93 per cent of the lane.
-
1
Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of the United States's imports11 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 161,451 a tonne, 13,387 tonnesUSD 2.2bnin 2024 -
2
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of the United States's imports20 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 104,808 a tonne, 17,782 tonnesUSD 1.9bnin 2024 -
3
Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of the United States's imports28 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 622m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 434 tonnesUSD 885min 2024 -
4
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819
Share of the United States's imports10 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 259m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 320,526 a tonne, 1,557 tonnesUSD 499min 2024 -
5
Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 210m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 67 tonnesUSD 311min 2024 -
6
Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110
Share of the United States's imports6 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 775,263 a tonne, 228 tonnesUSD 177min 2024 -
7
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 107m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,849 a tonne, 25,291 tonnesUSD 123min 2024 -
8
Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 169 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,579 a tonne, 3,669 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
9
Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853650
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 117 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 69,496 a tonne, 986 tonnesUSD 69min 2024 -
10
Mechano-therapy appliances: massage apparatus and psychological aptitude-testing apparatusHS 901910
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,674 a tonne, 3,088 tonnesUSD 67min 2024 -
11
Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130
Share of the United States's imports8 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 175,751 a tonne, 364 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
12
Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 28 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
13
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832
Share of the United States's imports8 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 281,101 a tonne, 199 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
14
Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubberHS 401693
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 131 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,917 a tonne, 6,620 tonnesUSD 52min 2024 -
15
Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 99,203 a tonne, 518 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
16
Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 497 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 53,364 a tonne, 908 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
17
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008HS 200899
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 104 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,466 a tonne, 32,705 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
18
Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200919
Share of the United States's imports16 per cent, 46 source countriesChangeup 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,977 a tonne, 11,375 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
19
Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 122 source countriesChangeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 81,953 a tonne, 499 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
20
Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of vinyl chloride, cellularHS 392112
Share of the United States's imports12 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,328 a tonne, 4,697 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
21
Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductorsHS 854420
Share of the United States's imports4 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 27min 2024 -
22
Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200949
Share of the United States's imports31 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,396 a tonne, 10,790 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
23
Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 132 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,155 a tonne, 11,832 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
24
Balls: (other than inflatable or for lawn-tennis, golf or table-tennis)HS 950669
Share of the United States's imports14 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,993 a tonne, 1,973 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
25
Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 116 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,836 a tonne, 877 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
26
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,607 a tonne, 4,522 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
27
Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853669
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 100 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 80,530 a tonne, 252 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
28
Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90: parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903300
Share of the United States's imports6 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 20min 2024 -
29
Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200941
Share of the United States's imports34 per cent, 38 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 862 a tonne, 23,324 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
30
Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)HS 160414
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,148 a tonne, 4,393 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
31
Fishing tackle n.e.c., butterfly nets, decoy birds (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisitesHS 950790
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 139 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,526 a tonne, 582 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
32
Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cablesHS 853670
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 98,112 a tonne, 172 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
33
Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 873 a tonne, 19,089 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
34
Iron or steel: wire articlesHS 732620
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
35
Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502HS 850300
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 229 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
36
Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors)HS 853329
Share of the United States's imports15 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
37
Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 124 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 306,214 a tonne, 50 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
38
Nickel: wire, of nickel alloysHS 750522
Share of the United States's imports6 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 15min 2024 -
39
Graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins), knitted or crochetedHS 611510
Share of the United States's imports19 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 74,650 a tonne, 201 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
40
Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articlesHS 962000
Share of the United States's imports16 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 2024 -
41
Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 3917.30HS 391739
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 88 source countriesChangeup 178 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,286 a tonne, 397 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
42
Electrical resistors: variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating)HS 853340
Share of the United States's imports4 per cent, 75 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 608,230 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
43
Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 129 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,281 a tonne, 777 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
44
Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cablesHS 854470
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 79,599 a tonne, 159 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
45
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 140 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,855 a tonne, 2,042 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
46
Dental fittings: artificial teethHS 902121
Share of the United States's imports4 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 479,347 a tonne, 25 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
47
Amplifier sets: electric soundHS 851850
Share of the United States's imports10 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 72,884 a tonne, 156 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
48
Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852352
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 77 source countriesChangefrom USD 9k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
49
Ink: for printing, black, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321511
Share of the United States's imports9 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,993 a tonne, 1,504 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
50
Thermometers and pyrometers: (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instrumentsHS 902519
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 202 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 71,111 a tonne, 146 tonnesUSD 10min 2024
Fastest growing
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.
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220USD 48m in 2024, up 497 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 3917.30HS 391739USD 14m in 2024, up 178 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Fishing tackle n.e.c., butterfly nets, decoy birds (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisitesHS 950790USD 18m in 2024, up 139 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832USD 56m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130USD 64m in 2024, up 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cablesHS 853670USD 17m in 2024, up 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110USD 177m in 2024, up 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: wire articlesHS 732620USD 17m in 2024, up 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442USD 41m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819USD 499m in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 259m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Dental fittings: artificial teethHS 902121USD 12m in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200919USD 45m in 2024, up 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910USD 9m in 2024, up 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 1.9bn in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 20 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 87m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699USD 22m in 2024, up 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 2.2bn in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.4bn in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231USD 311m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 210m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Amplifier sets: electric soundHS 851850USD 11m in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 885m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 622m in 2022). Costa Rica supplies 28 per cent of the line.
Where Costa Rica dominates
Lines where Costa Rica supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Costa Rica ships at least 60 per cent of what the United States imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
No line worth USD 1m or more where Costa Rica supplies 60 per cent of the United States's imports.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Costa Rica's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to the United States 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.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Costa Rica: USD 2.2bn at USD 161,451 a tonne. Mexico: USD 7.0bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 13,948 a tonne, 91 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 67,207 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Costa Rica: USD 1.9bn at USD 104,808 a tonne. China: USD 412m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 78,163 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 181,648 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139Costa Rica: USD 885m at USD 2.0m a tonne. Mexico: USD 235m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.2m a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Costa Rica: USD 499m at USD 320,526 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 96m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 243,258 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 389,826 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Costa Rica: USD 311m at USD 4.6m a tonne. China: USD 973m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
- Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110Costa Rica: USD 177m at USD 775,263 a tonne. Poland: USD 27m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 146,010 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 260,832 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Costa Rica: USD 123m at USD 4,849 a tonne. Cambodia: USD 413m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2,383 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,856 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Costa Rica: USD 87m at USD 23,579 a tonne. China: USD 4.6bn (39 per cent of the line) at USD 16,447 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,727 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853650Costa Rica: USD 69m at USD 69,496 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 32m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 32,690 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 94,327 a tonne.
- Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130Costa Rica: USD 64m at USD 175,751 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 9m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 116,822 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 189,328 a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Costa Rica: USD 62m at USD 2.2m a tonne. Ireland: USD 501m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 1.2m a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 995,623 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832Costa Rica: USD 56m at USD 281,101 a tonne. Mexico: USD 101m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 16,965 a tonne, 94 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,493 a tonne.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920Costa Rica: USD 51m at USD 99,203 a tonne. China: USD 677m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 76,622 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 101,543 a tonne.
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220Costa Rica: USD 48m at USD 53,364 a tonne. Mexico: USD 2.1bn (44 per cent of the line) at USD 40,915 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,164 a tonne.
- Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008HS 200899Costa Rica: USD 48m at USD 1,466 a tonne. Guatemala: USD 22m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 985 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,074 a tonne.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442Costa Rica: USD 41m at USD 81,953 a tonne. China: USD 2.6bn (33 per cent of the line) at USD 53,607 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 53,283 a tonne.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of vinyl chloride, cellularHS 392112Costa Rica: USD 39m at USD 8,328 a tonne. China: USD 62m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 1,507 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,690 a tonne.
- Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200949Costa Rica: USD 26m at USD 2,396 a tonne. Guatemala: USD 8m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 1,572 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,885 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Costa Rica: USD 25m at USD 2,155 a tonne. Peru: USD 9m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 1,720 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,600 a tonne.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699Costa Rica: USD 22m at USD 24,836 a tonne. China: USD 458m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 4,683 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,253 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United States buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
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 the United States 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 Costa Rica's part of everything the United States 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.
What it does not say
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.
Want to know when this lane moves?
A sourcing alert for Costa Rica to the United States is not built yet. If it is built, it would tell you when a line on this lane shifts: a new source country, a share that moves, a unit value that changes sharply. Leave an address and you will hear when it exists, and nothing else.
Run a company? Check it against the developments BuzzBaboon follows, free.