# Comoros 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: Comoros (COM)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 11
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $1.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 12,826 km
- Average business entry indicator: 37 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $625.1M | 6 | Not reported | 9,491 km | 17 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $177.1M | 7 | Not reported | 14,281 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 |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $114.9M | 5 | Not reported | 12,836 km | 17 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |
| El Salvador | SLV | $86.2M | 2 | Not reported | 14,872 km | 17 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Peru | PER | $12.2M | 1 | Not reported | 12,929 km | 26 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground |
| Ecuador | ECU | $8.5M | 1 | Not reported | 13,465 km | 49 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) |
| Chile | CHL | $7.4M | 2 | Not reported | 11,429 km | 4 | 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 |
| Cuba | CUB | $5.7M | 1 | Not reported | 14,159 km | 0 | Lamps: light-emitting diode (LED) lamps |
| Venezuela | VEN | $3.7M | 1 | Not reported | 12,431 km | 230 | Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) |
| Colombia | COL | $2.4M | 1 | Not reported | 13,207 km | 10 | Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | $1.5M | 1 | Not reported | 11,983 km | 19 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $471.7M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 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 | $102.0M | +12.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | 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% |
| 4 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $67.3M | +10.5% | +0.0% |
| 5 | El Salvador (SLV) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $55.1M | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 853321 - Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors) | $38.7M | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854129 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $32.1M | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $31.8M | +6.5% | +0.0% |
| 9 | El Salvador (SLV) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $31.0M | +4.1% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 853222 - Electrical capacitors: fixed, aluminium electrolytic | $30.0M | +1.5% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $20.8M | +5.3% | +0.1% |
| 12 | Peru (PER) | HS 090710 - Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | $12.2M | +16.1% | +1.4% |
| 13 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 401693 - Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber | $11.0M | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 620462 - Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $8.5M | +10.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 610462 - Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $6.4M | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 620342 - Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $6.1M | -3.7% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Cuba (CUB) | HS 853950 - Lamps: light-emitting diode (LED) lamps | $5.7M | +11.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 620462 - Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $5.6M | -3.0% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Chile (CHL) | 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 | $4.7M | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 391740 - Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | $3.7M | +3.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 5 | $1.4B | $578.2M | +5.7% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $880.4M | $183.7M | +10.2% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 2 | $200.8M | $86.2M | +3.8% |
| HS2 21 - HS2 sector 21 | 1 | $158.8M | $67.3M | +10.5% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 4 | $154.3M | $57.8M | +6.5% |
| HS2 62 - HS2 sector 62 | 6 | $63.5M | $27.2M | +2.6% |
| HS2 09 - HS2 sector 09 | 2 | $14.5M | $13.7M | +15.7% |
| HS2 61 - HS2 sector 61 | 2 | $14.4M | $11.0M | +7.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Comoros 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.