# Burundi 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: Burundi (BDI)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $4.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,893 km
- Average business entry indicator: 49 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Chile | CHL | $2.7B | 6 | Not reported | 10,732 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Honduras | HND | $523.6M | 3 | Not reported | 12,973 km | 42 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Brazil | BRA | $432.7M | 4 | Not reported | 8,434 km | 17 | Ball bearings |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $393.3M | 2 | Not reported | 11,096 km | 17 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Argentina | ARG | $100.2M | 1 | Not reported | 9,604 km | 12 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated |
| Venezuela | VEN | $86.2M | 1 | Not reported | 10,769 km | 230 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $81.7M | 1 | Not reported | 12,644 km | 23 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $327.8M | +13.3% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Chile (CHL) | HS 843149 - Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $296.5M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Chile (CHL) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $236.7M | +11.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Honduras (HND) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $189.2M | +9.8% | +0.1% |
| 6 | Honduras (HND) | 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 | $184.4M | +19.9% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 848210 - Ball bearings | $156.7M | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Honduras (HND) | HS 870421 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $150.0M | +9.3% | +0.4% |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 731815 - Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $146.8M | +9.9% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Argentina (ARG) | HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $100.2M | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Chile (CHL) | HS 848340 - Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | $90.2M | +7.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $86.2M | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Costa Rica (CRI) | 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 | $81.7M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 401693 - Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber | $78.7M | +7.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Chile (CHL) | HS 840999 - Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $68.9M | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $65.5M | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Chile (CHL) | HS 847170 - Data processing machines: storage units | $60.6M | +5.3% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 731816 - Iron or steel: threaded nuts | $50.5M | +10.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $2.4B | $2.2B | +12.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 5 | $1.1B | $672.9M | +5.7% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $725.5M | $523.6M | +13.0% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $364.7M | $327.8M | +13.3% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 3 | $694.4M | $262.8M | +10.7% |
| HS2 09 - HS2 sector 09 | 1 | $113.4M | $100.2M | +0.3% |
| HS2 17 - HS2 sector 17 | 1 | $85.0M | $86.2M | +7.2% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $413.9M | $81.7M | +8.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Burundi 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.