# Guatemala exports to Taiwan: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Guatemala to Taiwan, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/GTM-TWN/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Guatemala reported $127.6M in goods exports to Taiwan. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $127.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 26.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 5.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $163.5M | 4.5% | Watch |
| 2 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $134.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $188.3M | 6.1% | Stable |
| 4 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $345.8M | 6.3% | Watch |
| 5 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $879.5M | 21% | High attention |
| 6 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $176.5M | 2.2% | Stable |
| 7 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $101.2M | 23.2% | Stable |
| 8 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $618.4M | 62.9% | Watch |
| 9 | 420330 | Clothing accessories: belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leather | $36.8M | 48.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $87.8M | 34.7% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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