Trade News from El Salvador

Guides on Trade

• Trade Agreements of El Salvador: CAFTA-DR and Beyond

  The trade agreements El Salvador has in force in 2026: CAFTA-DR with the United States, free trade agreements with Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Korea, the asso...

• Customs Duties in El Salvador

  Import duties in El Salvador: the common Central American tariff (SAC), DAI rates from 0% to 40% on CIF value, IVA at 13% on imports, free trade agreements including CAFTA-DR, and how to loo...

• Coffee and Sugar in El Salvador

  Coffee and sugar in El Salvador in 2026: coffee export income, volume and buyers for the 2025–26 cycle, yields, jobs and the long effect of coffee rust, specialty coffee and the Cup of Excel...

• Textiles and Apparel in El Salvador

  The textile and apparel industry of El Salvador in 2026: USD 1,926.97 million of exports in 2025, its 30% share of goods exports, more than 60,000 direct jobs, the main products and markets,...