Export from the Cayman Islands

• Goods exportsEstimate

  Merchandise exports were 56,396,845.868 Cayman Islands dollars in 2024, as UN Comtrade reports them (flow X, which includes re-exports).

  Source: UN Comtrade, Cayman Islands exports by destination, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024

• Services exports

  US$4.77 billion

  Services exports were US$4,766.7 million in 2024, on the WTO-UNCTAD-ITC basis published by UNCTADstat.

  Source: UNCTADstat, trade in services by category, Cayman Islands, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of 2024

• Arrangement for import duty on trade in goods from certain British Overseas Territories

  A seller can ship goods that originate in the Cayman Islands to the United Kingdom free of import duty.

  Rules-based preference: goods must meet the arrangement's origin rules and carry a EUR.1 certificate or origin declaration. Check the November 9, 2020 text before you claim it.

  Source: United Kingdom, arrangement for Overseas Territories goods, November 2020⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 9, 2020

• United Kingdom-European Union Trade and Cooperation Agreement

  A seller cannot rely on this agreement for Cayman goods: its Article 774(4) says it does not apply to the Cayman Islands.

  The treaty's territorial scope article excludes the United Kingdom's Overseas Territories. Check the importing country's own treatment of Cayman goods before you quote.

  Source: United Kingdom Treaty Series, European Union agreement text, 2021⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of April 30, 2021

• Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)

  The territory is not on the United States list of 17 beneficiary countries, so Cayman goods do not gain this duty-free program.

  Based on USTR's list as read on the access date; check for later changes.

  Source: USTR, Caribbean Basin Initiative page, read November 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

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• The Cayman Islands has 75,844 residents, so this guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; it has 12 organizations. Source⁠ (opens in a new tab)

• Merchandise export data

  The Economics and Statistics Office compiles exports mainly from partner records of the United States, Jamaica and the United Kingdom, so the official total may miss other buyers.

  What to do: Check the importing country's own import statistics before you quote an export figure.

  Sources: Economics and Statistics Office, foreign trade report, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab); UN Comtrade, partners' imports from the Cayman Islands, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Services lead exports

  Services receipts were CI$3,972.2 million in 2024, against CI$56.4 million of goods exports, on the Economics and Statistics Office's preliminary balance of payments.

  What to do: Check which regulator licenses your service before you sell it abroad.

  Source: Economics and Statistics Office, balance of payments report, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

• Currency and settlement

  The Cayman Islands dollar is pegged to the United States dollar under a currency board, and United States dollar deposits are about 65 percent of liquidity.

  What to do: Confirm with your bank which currency you will invoice and settle in before you set prices.

  Source: Economics and Statistics Office, annual economic report, 2024⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of July 1, 2025

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