Republic of China's Trade with Costa Rica 2005-2009

Item Costa Rica
Total Area
(sq. km)
51,100
Population (Million) 4.3
Capital San Jose
Language(s) Spanish
National Day Sep. 15
Country Code 506
Currency Costa Rican Colon
Exchange Rate (Per US$, 2009 avg) CRC 580.01
GDP (US$ Billion) 29.3
Economic Growth Rate (%) -2.5
Consumer Price Inflation (%) 8.3
GDP Per Capita (US$) 11,300
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.4
Global Merchandise Exports (US$ Million) 8,096
Global Merchandise Imports (US$ Million) 10,530
ROC Exports
(US$ Million)
68.0
ROC Imports
(US$ Million)
125.1
*Estimate

Major Trade Items 2008

Total: 68.0 Total: 125.1
20.8 
1
 92.1

Printed circuit

Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies
HS Code: 8534
HS Code: 8542
4.1 
2
 11.7

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05

Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
HS Code: 8708
HS Code: 7204
2.1 
3
7.9

Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments
HS Code: 8714
HS Code: 9018
2.0 
4
 4.0

Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel

Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes; mounted piezo-electric crystals
HS Code: 7318
HS Code: 8541
1.9 
5
 2.4

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 84.69 to 84.72
HS Code: 8523
HS Code: 8473

Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

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