# Palau exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 1,667 screened market and product opportunities for Palau. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $18.7M
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $668.3B
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 0
- Profile year: 2024

## Top Opportunities

| Rank | Buyer market | Product | Addressable 3-year value | Buyer CAGR | Exporter share | Share gap | Signal |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | 0% | 48.2% | Declining |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847150 Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $45.6B | +11.1% | 0% | 61.8% | Declining |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $33.3B | +3.8% | 0% | 69.8% | Accelerating |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $28.7B | +3.9% | 0% | 28.1% | Declining |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.9B | +19.1% | 0% | 63.8% | Accelerating |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $16.3B | +14.1% | 0% | 21.3% | Accelerating |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $14.3B | +1.2% | 0% | 42.4% | Declining |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950300 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $13.8B | +3.8% | 0% | 77.3% | Growing |
| 9 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | 0% | 73.4% | Growing |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 852872 Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $10.8B | +5.5% | 0% | 75.4% | Declining |
| 11 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | 0% | 53.5% | Declining |
| 12 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 840820 Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $9.3B | +18.2% | 0% | 91.8% | Accelerating |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $7.5B | +10.9% | 0% | 31.9% | Accelerating |
| 14 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 852351 Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $7.4B | +12.3% | 0% | 33.6% | Accelerating |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 999999 Commodities not specified according to kind | $6.8B | +11.1% | 0% | 80.3% | Accelerating |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | 0% | 24.2% | Stable |
| 17 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $6.0B | +8.6% | 0% | 26% | Growing |
| 18 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 392690 Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $5.9B | +6.4% | 0% | 40.2% | Accelerating |
| 19 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 870899 Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $5.9B | +6.2% | 0% | 64.8% | Slowing |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 870840 Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $5.2B | +10.1% | 0% | 56.9% | Stable |
| 21 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | 0% | 92.6% | Declining |
| 22 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 841191 Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $5.1B | +7.2% | 0% | 20.6% | Accelerating |
| 23 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854370 Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $5.0B | +9.1% | 0% | 25.4% | Declining |
| 24 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $4.8B | +20.1% | 0% | 54.4% | Growing |
| 25 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 852351 Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $4.6B | +16.2% | 0% | 59.2% | Growing |
| 26 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $4.5B | +18.4% | 0% | 36% | Growing |
| 27 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 392410 Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $4.5B | +8.7% | 0% | 79.6% | Declining |
| 28 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $4.1B | +5.8% | 0% | 41.5% | Declining |
| 29 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $4.0B | +12.6% | 0% | 56.9% | Declining |
| 30 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850980 Electro-mechanical domestic appliances: with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08, n.e.c. in heading no. 8509 | $3.9B | +24.7% | 0% | 86% | Growing |
| 31 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 870829 Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $3.8B | +5.5% | 0% | 53.6% | Stable |
| 32 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 901890 Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $3.8B | +15% | 0% | 76.4% | Accelerating |
| 33 | Japan (JPN) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.7B | +8.2% | 0% | 24.6% | Declining |
| 34 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940490 Bedding and similar furnishing articles: n.e.c. in heading no. 9404 (e.g. quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) | $3.6B | +10% | 0% | 73.7% | Accelerating |
| 35 | Japan (JPN) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $3.6B | +3.7% | 0% | 65.6% | Growing |
| 36 | Japan (JPN) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $3.6B | +11.2% | 0% | 44.2% | Declining |
| 37 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850440 Electrical static converters | $3.6B | +7.5% | 0% | 16.9% | Slowing |
| 38 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 392690 Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $3.4B | +5.2% | 0% | 57.4% | Accelerating |
| 39 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950510 Christmas festivity articles | $3.4B | +4.2% | 0% | 88% | Accelerating |
| 40 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940320 Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $3.4B | +8% | 0% | 43.5% | Growing |
| 41 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950691 Athletics and gymnastics equipment | $3.2B | +7% | 0% | 79.1% | Declining |
| 42 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940161 Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $3.1B | +8.9% | 0% | 36.9% | Declining |
| 43 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 640419 Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $3.1B | +7.4% | 0% | 53.7% | Declining |
| 44 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853890 Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $3.1B | +8% | 0% | 56.2% | Growing |
| 45 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 847170 Data processing machines: storage units | $3.0B | +13.7% | 0% | 38.7% | Growing |
| 46 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 732690 Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $3.0B | +5.4% | 0% | 73.8% | Growing |
| 47 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 840734 Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $3.0B | +7.5% | 0% | 60.3% | Accelerating |
| 48 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854442 Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $2.9B | +6% | 0% | 31.9% | Declining |
| 49 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847149 Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), presented in the form of systems, n.e.s. in item no. 8471.41 | $2.9B | +6.9% | 0% | 50.8% | Slowing |
| 50 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 392490 Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $2.9B | +6.6% | 0% | 77.3% | Declining |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $228.8B across 360 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $214.3B across 531 screened opportunities.
- Vehicles (HS2 87): $63.9B across 48 screened opportunities.
- Toys and sports equipment (HS2 95): $23.3B across 23 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $21.4B across 39 screened opportunities.
- Furniture and lighting (HS2 94): $21.1B across 30 screened opportunities.
- Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90): $13.1B across 52 screened opportunities.
- HS2 sector 99 (HS2 99): $12.9B across 13 screened opportunities.
- Articles of iron or steel (HS2 73): $8.1B across 33 screened opportunities.
- Other or unclassified products (Other or unclassified products): $7.7B across 11 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- Italy (ITA): $9.4M reported exports; YoY +1,550%.
- Greece (GRC): $5.1M reported exports; YoY +4,991.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $2.1M reported exports; YoY +319.7%.
- Taiwan (TWN): $514.3K reported exports; YoY -2.3%.
- Turkey (TUR): $479.8K reported exports; YoY -63.4%.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $363.5K reported exports; YoY +81.2%.
- Poland (POL): $264.8K reported exports; YoY +9,129.3%.
- Japan (JPN): $167.0K reported exports; YoY -38.5%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- Italy (ITA): High attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Greece (GRC): High attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): Stable; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Turkey (TUR): Stable; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- El Salvador (SLV): Stable; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Sweden (SWE): Historical only; No qualifying lane in this corridor remains active through 2024.

## Region View

- North America: $494.2B across 2 buyer markets.
- East Asia: $145.7B across 5 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $12.8B across 6 buyer markets.
- Europe: $6.5B across 16 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $4.6B across 3 buyer markets.
- Latin America and Caribbean: $1.8B across 8 buyer markets.
- Oceania: $1.4B across 6 buyer markets.
- Other markets: $576.7M across 2 buyer markets.

## How to Read

Addressable opportunity is a calculated screening indicator, not a reported order value. Opportunities are included when latest buyer imports exceed $50.0K and at least 3 trade years are available.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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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