# Burundi Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Burundi (BDI)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $17.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,685 km
- Average business entry indicator: 14 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Malaysia | MYS | $5.8B | 4 | Not reported | 8,084 km | 18 | Product not reported |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $3.7B | 3 | Not reported | 8,761 km | 16 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Philippines | PHL | $3.6B | 9 | Not reported | 10,289 km | 33 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Thailand | THA | $3.0B | 9 | Not reported | 8,082 km | 6 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 |
| Singapore | SGP | $894.7M | 4 | Not reported | 8,308 km | 2 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 |
| Indonesia | IDN | $541.8M | 4 | Not reported | 8,588 km | 13 | Cotton: not carded or combed |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $5.6B | +10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $2.3B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $1.6B | +4.2% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $1.4B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $1.4B | +16.5% | +0.1% |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.0B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $652.5M | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 854290 - Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $457.3M | -2.9% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 901890 - Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $413.0M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $382.7M | +2.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $288.9M | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 901819 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.s. in item no. 9018.1 | $198.0M | +8.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Thailand (THA) | HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $158.2M | +14.4% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $154.3M | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 843149 - Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $144.8M | +2.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 901839 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $138.9M | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $123.5M | +18.0% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $95.1M | +3.2% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Thailand (THA) | HS 260900 - Tin ores and concentrates | $94.1M | +6.0% | +0.4% |
| 20 | Indonesia (IDN) | 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 | $90.8M | +5.5% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $13.8B | $5.6B | +10.6% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $4.0B | $3.4B | +10.4% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 4 | $8.8B | $2.6B | +2.1% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 3 | $3.8B | $1.8B | +4.2% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 2 | $2.5B | $1.5B | +6.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 5 | $2.5B | $965.5M | +5.9% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 3 | $1.6B | $749.9M | +8.4% |
| HS2 09 - HS2 sector 09 | 2 | $316.2M | $281.7M | +16.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Burundi focus on Southeast Asia?

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.