Costa Rica: Exporter Guide

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CS2022-0024

With a stable democracy, predictable business climate, and economic growth fueled by a resurgent tourism industry, Costa Rica presents excellent export opportunities for U.S. food and beverage exporters in 2023. After record-setting exports in 2021, shipments of U.S. agricultural and related products to Costa Rica were 10 percent higher through October 2022, with growth in all major product categories. The Exporter Guide is a great place to begin your research into this dynamic Central American market.

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