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The 17 imports Guyana is best placed to replace.

Guyana imported USD 3.6bn of manufactured goods in 2024 and exported USD 56m. These are the 17 that sit closest to what it already makes well, with how concentrated the supply of each is.

USD 627mthe 17, imported in 2024
17products imported at scale, not yet exported well, and close to existing strengths
36products Guyana already exports well
50product lines imported at USD 10m or more
The 17

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Each line shows the import bill, where it comes from, the nearest thing Guyana already exports well, and how many countries make it. It does not say whether a plant in Guyana would pay. That reason is not in any trade record, and it is the maker's question.

This edition is trade and capability only, scored out of 8. The UK edition adds which public bodies buy each product and which region holds the capability; those layers are built only where a country publishes contract awards and regional trade, and Guyana does not publish them in a form this record can read yet.

  1. 1

    Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143

    Comes fromUnited States 49%, 30 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 2m; 1 more line in the heading, USD 21m
    Countries that export it well26

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 92m, top 8 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 14 per cent (2); United States supplies 49 per cent (1).

    USD 92mdown 13% on 2022
  2. 2

    Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially colouredHS 252329

    Comes fromTurkey 61%, 5 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well54

    Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 57m, top 26 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 4 per cent (3); Turkey supplies 61 per cent (2).

    USD 57mup 164% on 2022
  3. 3

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890

    Comes fromItaly 27%, 30 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 483k
    Countries that export it well33

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 110m, top 6 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 22 per cent (2).

    USD 110mup 335% on 2022
  4. 4

    Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): casing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas (not seamless), having circular...HS 730520

    Comes fromBrazil 99%, 2 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well9

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 73m, top 16 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 42 per cent (1); Brazil supplies 99 per cent (2).

    USD 73mup 39% on 2022
  5. 5

    Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182

    Comes fromSweden 86%, 2 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well19

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 72m, top 20 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 42 per cent (1); Sweden supplies 86 per cent (2).

    USD 72ma year
  6. 6

    Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves...HS 721420

    Comes fromChina 41%, 8 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well45

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 51m, top 28 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 4 per cent (3); China supplies 41 per cent (1).

    USD 51mup 82% on 2022
  7. 7

    Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210

    Comes fromPoland 61%, 20 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 265k
    Countries that export it well60

    Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 16m, top 64 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 6 per cent (3); Poland supplies 61 per cent (2).

    USD 16mup 64% on 2022
  8. 8

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300490

    Comes fromUnited Kingdom 53%, 25 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 166k
    Countries that export it well32

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 26m, top 40 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 24 per cent (2); United Kingdom supplies 53 per cent (1).

    USD 26mup 73% on 2022
  9. 9

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Comes fromUnited States 37%, 26 source countries
    Nearest export strengthRum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane... (exports USD 21m)
    Exports of this lineUSD 172k
    Countries that export it well51

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 25m, top 46 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 8 per cent (3).

    USD 25mup 9% on 2022
  10. 10

    Bromides: of sodium or of potassiumHS 282751

    Comes fromUnited States 89%, 2 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well12

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 22m, top 48 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 38 per cent (1); United States supplies 89 per cent (2).

    USD 22mup 36% on 2022
  11. 11

    Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690

    Comes fromChina 73%, 9 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 47k
    Countries that export it well38

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 16m, top 66 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 20 per cent (2); China supplies 73 per cent (2).

    USD 16mup 25% on 2022
  12. 12

    Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological...HS 901580

    Comes fromUnited States 74%, 15 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 818k
    Countries that export it well27

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 11m, top 88 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 12 per cent (2); United States supplies 74 per cent (2).

    USD 11mup 124% on 2022
  13. 13

    Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no....HS 340290

    Comes fromUnited States 76%, 15 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 41k
    Countries that export it well39

    Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 11m, top 90 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 12 per cent (2); United States supplies 76 per cent (2).

    USD 11mup 131% on 2022
  14. 14

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Comes fromUnited States 85%, 19 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well18

    Score 3 of 8: import bill USD 13m, top 74 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 34 per cent (1); United States supplies 85 per cent (2).

    USD 13mdown 16% on 2022
  15. 15

    Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900

    Comes fromTurkey 48%, 10 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded
    Countries that export it well34

    Score 3 of 8: import bill USD 12m, top 82 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 20 per cent (2); Turkey supplies 48 per cent (1).

    USD 12mup 9% on 2022
  16. 16

    Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substancesHS 847420

    Comes fromChina 89%, 6 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this linenone recorded; 1 more line in the heading, USD 17m
    Countries that export it well23

    Score 3 of 8: import bill USD 11m, top 94 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 44 per cent (1); China supplies 89 per cent (2).

    USD 11mup 33% on 2022
  17. 17

    Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and...HS 851762

    Comes fromUnited States 69%, 24 source countries
    Nearest export strengthnone named
    Exports of this lineUSD 65k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 16m
    Countries that export it well17

    Score 3 of 8: import bill USD 10m, top 96 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Guyana's export strengths in the top 26 per cent (1); United States supplies 69 per cent (2).

    USD 10mdown 32% on 2022

The bill and its path, the sources and their unit values, who exports the line well, the nearest strengths, the public buyers where a country publishes them, and the method. We reply by email. Privacy

One line per customs heading. Products Guyana already exports well and still imports are below, because they are a different conversation. No employment figures appear on this page, by decision.

Made here already, still imported

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

No line where the country already exports well and still imports more than it sells abroad.

How the 17 were chosen

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

Import bill, 0 to 3, by percentile among the 50 lines imported at USD 10m or more: above the median one point, top quarter two, top tenth three.

Proximity to export strengths, 0 to 3, on the same percentiles: the product-space method (Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabasi and Hausmann, Science 2007) on CEPII's BACI file of every bilateral trade flow for 2024, 157 countries and 5,388 products. Two products are close when the countries that export one well tend to export the other well. Only products in the upper half for proximity can enter the list at all: best placed is a proximity claim.

Supply concentration, 0 to 2: one point when a single country supplies 40 per cent or more, two at 60 per cent.

Scope. Manufactured goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, excluding ores, fuels and precious metals. Primary agriculture is out of scope for a page about manufacture.

What it cannot tell you

A map of where to look.

Trade data says what crossed the border, not why. Cost, scale, patents, tariffs and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. The world file reconciles what each pair of countries reports, so a national customs file would differ in detail. Nothing on this page is a forecast or a promise.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601, years 2022 to 2024. Edition of 2026-11-03. The UK edition with its procurement and regional layers is at /made-here/.

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