# Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN)

**Capital:** Basseterre  
**Currency:** East Caribbean dollar (XCD) (XCD)  
**Population:** 46'843  
**Area:** 261 km²

> Saint Kitts and Nevis is a small Eastern Caribbean island state (CARICOM/OECS) with an import-dependent economy. Cargo moves mainly through the Bird Rock Deep Water Port in Basseterre and Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB); cruise traffic via Port Zante. Import VAT is 17 percent, the CARICOM common external tariff applies and clearance runs through ASYCUDA World.

Saint Kitts and Nevis (ISO code: KN) lies in the Eastern Caribbean and belongs to the Lesser Antilles, north of Antigua and south of Puerto Rico. It is a federal parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth, CARICOM and the OECS. The climate is tropical with a pronounced rainy and hurricane season from June to November. The economy rests on tourism, financial services, light manufacturing and agriculture, and the islands depend heavily on imports for consumer goods, fuel and industrial products while exporting agricultural goods, beverages and services. Logistically the country is served by Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) and Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), by the Bird Rock Deep Water Port for cargo and by Port Zante for cruise traffic. The currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD), pegged to the US dollar at 2.70.

**Top Import Partners:** US, TT, CN, CA, GB

**Top Export Partners:** US, GB, TT, DO, CA

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Treibstoffe, Konsumgüter, Baumaterialien, Fahrzeuge

**Top Export Goods:** Elektronikmontage, Agrarprodukte, Getränke, Dienstleistungen

**Key Airports:**
- [Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/robert-l-bradshaw-international-airport-skb)
- [Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/vance-w-amory-international-airport-nev)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** VAT-Normalsatz 17 Prozent auf CIF-Wert plus Zoll  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Abfertigung über ASYCUDA World; Einfuhranmeldung per Single Administrative Document (SAD) durch Importeur oder Zollagent.  
**Customs authority:** [St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department](https://www.skncustoms.com)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Inselstaat / Tourismus- und Importmarkt der Ostkaribik  
**Economic area:** CARICOM / OECS / ECCU (Ostkaribische Währungsunion)  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** gering bis mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** gering bis mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.skncustoms.com](https://www.skncustoms.com)
- [https://www.gov.kn/cat_doc/customs-excise/](https://www.gov.kn/cat_doc/customs-excise/)
- [https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/currency](https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/currency)
- [https://www.scaspa.com/company-profile.html](https://www.scaspa.com/company-profile.html)
- [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL)
- [https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/saint-kitts-and-nevis](https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/saint-kitts-and-nevis)
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Bradshaw_International_Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Bradshaw_International_Airport)
- [https://www.vatcalc.com/st-kitts/](https://www.vatcalc.com/st-kitts/)

*Last verified: 2026-06-28*

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