# Antigua and Barbuda Export Playbook for Latin America and Caribbean

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Latin America and Caribbean. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 10
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $28.1B
- Reported FTA markets: 6
- Average reported distance: 1,644 km
- Average business entry indicator: 33 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $6.9B | 9 | Not reported | 4,818 km | 17 | Electrical static converters |
| Panama | PAN | $4.6B | 2 | Not reported | 2,119 km | 6 | Product not reported |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $4.0B | 3 | Reported | 856 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Venezuela | VEN | $3.9B | 2 | Not reported | 914 km | 230 | Product not reported |
| Bahamas | BHS | $3.0B | 2 | Reported | 1,834 km | 12 | Product not reported |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | $2.5B | 3 | Reported | 724 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| Colombia | COL | $1.6B | 1 | Not reported | 2,004 km | 10 | Product not reported |
| Saint Lucia | LCA | $689.9M | 1 | Reported | 359 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| Jamaica | JAM | $523.8M | 1 | Reported | 1,591 km | 3 | Product not reported |
| Guyana | GUY | $314.2M | 1 | Reported | 1,221 km | 18 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $3.3B | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Panama (PAN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.0B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +8.8% | +0.7% |
| 4 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +13.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Bahamas (BHS) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +12.7% | +0.7% |
| 6 | Colombia (COL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Panama (PAN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +11.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Bahamas (BHS) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.3B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.1B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 842129 - Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2 | $1.1B | +14.2% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $995.8M | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | HS 860900 - Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $982.3M | +35.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $923.6M | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $689.9M | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $669.7M | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 871120 - Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $554.8M | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Jamaica (JAM) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $523.8M | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 852580 - Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $481.4M | +10.5% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $471.7M | +6.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 13 | $19.9B | $19.3B | +12.0% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 5 | $5.7B | $4.5B | +9.4% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 4 | $3.6B | $2.4B | +8.1% |
| HS2 86 - HS2 sector 86 | 1 | $512.0M | $982.3M | +35.1% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $352.3M | $554.8M | +17.4% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $364.7M | $327.8M | +13.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Antigua and Barbuda focus on Latin America and Caribbean?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.