Belizean Exporters Monitor US Tariffs as Rum and Pepper Sauce Among Top Concerns

As the government work at deciphering if and how the US tariffs would impact Belize, there are local business owners who are also contemplating supplementary moves.  According to data from the Statistical Institute of Belize, sugar along with its by-products saw 45 point 2 million dollars’ worth of exports into the US.  Meanwhile, bottled rum and tafia was registered at a value of fifteen point seven million dollars.  For pepper sauces shipped to the US, the value of those exports for last year alone, stood at just over four million dollars.  Reporter Benjamin Flowers took a look at the list and spoke with Marie Sharps and Truly Turmeric.  Here is his report.

Turmeric is an up and coming industry that saw its exports into the US, for 2024, valued at just over thirty three thousand dollars.