# Cuba 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: Cuba (CUB)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 9
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $50.5B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 2,926 km
- Average business entry indicator: 37 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $35.4B | 22 | Not reported | 6,475 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $4.6B | 4 | Not reported | 1,410 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Chile | CHL | $3.1B | 3 | Not reported | 6,423 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Colombia | COL | $3.0B | 4 | Not reported | 2,204 km | 10 | Product not reported |
| Bahamas | BHS | $1.3B | 1 | Not reported | 561 km | 12 | Product not reported |
| Panama | PAN | $1.1B | 1 | Not reported | 1,607 km | 6 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 |
| Jamaica | JAM | $921.1M | 2 | Not reported | 819 km | 3 | Product not reported |
| Bolivia | BOL | $564.8M | 1 | Not reported | 4,674 km | 40 | Product not reported |
| Venezuela | VEN | $554.3M | 1 | Not reported | 2,157 km | 230 | 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.0B | +9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 880230 - Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $5.3B | +12.4% | +0.3% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $4.3B | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.3B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +8.8% | +1.2% |
| 7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +13.6% | +0.9% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Colombia (COL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $1.4B | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $1.4B | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Bahamas (BHS) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.3B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 300215 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $1.3B | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Panama (PAN) | HS 848790 - Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84 | $1.1B | +24.0% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 300439 - Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.1B | +12.1% | +0.1% |
| 17 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 842129 - Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2 | $1.1B | +14.2% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $873.4M | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854231 - Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $867.6M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 870333 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $834.4M | +10.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 9 | $24.2B | $16.8B | +8.0% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 10 | $15.6B | $13.8B | +9.8% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 3 | $6.3B | $7.1B | +12.1% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 6 | $4.7B | $4.6B | +11.4% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 4 | $10.7B | $4.2B | +11.6% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 4 | $2.6B | $2.3B | +10.0% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 1 | $1.6B | $713.1M | +14.0% |
| HS2 31 - HS2 sector 31 | 1 | $473.9M | $508.2M | +22.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Cuba 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.