# Comoros Export Playbook for East Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Comoros (COM)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $2.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 9,817 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $1.3B | 10 | Not reported | 8,601 km | 2 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $1.2B | 4 | Not reported | 10,261 km | 8 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials |
| China | CHN | $257.3M | 5 | Not reported | 9,457 km | 9 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries |
| Japan | JPN | $39.0M | 4 | Not reported | 11,351 km | 11 | Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest |
| Taiwan | TWN | $24.9M | 3 | Not reported | 9,412 km | 0 | Perfumes and deodorizors: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning) |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $1.2B | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 640419 - Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $415.1M | +14.9% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854810 - Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $398.1M | +56.0% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 640399 - Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $336.3M | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $87.7M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $64.6M | +15.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | China (CHN) | HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $59.6M | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851769 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $39.0M | +13.9% | +0.0% |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 030743 - Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $36.6M | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| 10 | China (CHN) | HS 090710 - Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | $36.4M | +15.0% | +14.7% |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | HS 970500 - Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest | $17.3M | +2.9% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $17.0M | +2.1% | +0.3% |
| 13 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 330749 - Perfumes and deodorizors: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning) | $13.6M | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $9.4M | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | China (CHN) | HS 611490 - Garments: of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted, n.e.s. in chapter 61 | $9.0M | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 030787 - Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | $8.6M | +2.3% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $6.6M | +9.3% | +0.1% |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 030783 - Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen | $5.6M | -0.5% | +0.0% |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 030772 - Molluscs: clams, cockles, ark shells (Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, frozen | $5.0M | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| 20 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 030792 - Molluscs: n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $4.6M | +0.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $3.0B | $1.7B | +25.6% |
| HS2 64 - HS2 sector 64 | 2 | $1.3B | $751.5M | +13.5% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 8 | $780.6M | $260.4M | +6.7% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 8 | $120.1M | $65.4M | +0.8% |
| HS2 09 - HS2 sector 09 | 3 | $41.5M | $41.1M | +7.0% |
| HS2 97 - HS2 sector 97 | 1 | $67.8M | $17.3M | +2.9% |
| HS2 61 - HS2 sector 61 | 1 | $20.7M | $9.0M | +13.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Comoros focus on East 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.