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Costa Rica

All products

Applied tariffs

Simple average MFN applied 2024
6.4 %
Trade-weighted MFN average 2024
5.6 %
Share of MFN duty-free 2024
2.2 %

Source of data: WTO IDB, Trade Data Monitor

* Ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) used

Bound tariffs

Simple average bound
43.0 %
Binding coverage
100.0 %
Share of bound duty-free
2.0 %

Source of data: CTS

* Ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) used

Imports

Total imports: 24,369.5 million USD in 2024

Imports by partner

United States of America
38.7 % 9,424.1 million USD
China
15.7 % 3,836.0 million USD
European Union
9.2 % 2,236.5 million USD
Mexico
5.6 % 1,374.3 million USD
Malaysia
3.1 % 765.3 million USD
Japan
2.7 % 663.8 million USD
Brazil
2.5 % 603.8 million USD
Guatemala
2.3 % 560.3 million USD
Colombia
1.6 % 392.5 million USD
Panama
1.4 % 352.5 million USD
Rest of the World
17.1 % 4,160.4 million USD

Source of data: Trade Data Monitor

Imports by products HS 2022

271019 Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.
5.1 % 1,252.1 million USD
271012 Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210°C "ASTM D 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel)
4.5 % 1,089.9 million USD
854231 Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
3.7 % 912.8 million USD
300490 Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steroids used as hormones, alkaloids, provitamins, vitamins, their derivatives, antimalarial active principles and blinded clinical trial kits)
2.1 % 521.0 million USD
851713 Smartphones for wireless networks
1.9 % 465.1 million USD
860900 Containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
1.9 % 462.6 million USD
722300 Wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)
1.4 % 347.1 million USD
901839 Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (excl. syringes, tubular metal needles and needles for sutures)
1.4 % 335.8 million USD
870380 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only electric motor for propulsion (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and other specially designed vehicles of subheading 8703.10)
1.3 % 310.9 million USD
870322 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 1.000 cm³ but <= 1.500 cm³ (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and other specially designed vehicles of subheading 8703.10)
1.3 % 307.1 million USD
Rest of the products
75.4 % 18,365.1 million USD

Source of data: Trade Data Monitor

Exports

Total exports: 19,873.2 million USD in 2024

Exports by destination

United States of America
46.8 % 9,294.1 million USD
European Union
17.2 % 3,422.5 million USD
Guatemala
5.1 % 1,013.1 million USD
Nicaragua
3.7 % 728.8 million USD
Panama
3.1 % 622.0 million USD
Honduras
3.0 % 602.7 million USD
China
3.0 % 593.4 million USD
El Salvador
2.6 % 510.2 million USD
Mexico
1.8 % 359.2 million USD
Dominican Republic
1.6 % 318.0 million USD
Rest of the World
12.1 % 2,409.0 million USD

Source of data: Trade Data Monitor

Exports by products HS 2022

901839 Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (excl. syringes, tubular metal needles and needles for sutures)
15.0 % 2,977.1 million USD
901890 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
13.3 % 2,639.6 million USD
902139 Artificial parts of the body (excl. artificial teeth and dental fittings and artificial joints)
6.5 % 1,282.2 million USD
854231 Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
6.1 % 1,217.9 million USD
080430 Fresh or dried pineapples
5.9 % 1,170.4 million USD
210690 Food preparations, n.e.s.
4.6 % 909.5 million USD
080390 Fresh or dried bananas (excl. plantains)
3.9 % 783.4 million USD
901819 Electro-diagnostic apparatus, incl. apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters (excl. electro-cardiographs, ultrasonic scanning apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scintigraphic apparatus)
2.4 % 480.5 million USD
090111 Coffee (excl. roasted and decaffeinated)
1.7 % 331.6 million USD
300490 Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steroids used as hormones, alkaloids, provitamins, vitamins, their derivatives, antimalarial active principles and blinded clinical trial kits)
1.0 % 198.8 million USD
Rest of the products
39.7 % 7,882.1 million USD

Source of data: Trade Data Monitor

Preferential regimes provided by Costa Rica

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Costa Rica as a beneficiary based on other economies reported preferential regimes

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