# Djibouti 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: Djibouti (DJI)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $34.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,445 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $26.9B | 25 | Not reported | 7,770 km | 9 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining |
| Japan | JPN | $3.4B | 9 | Not reported | 9,853 km | 11 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $2.4B | 8 | Not reported | 7,591 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 | $2.1B | 7 | Not reported | 8,696 km | 8 | Seat: parts |
| Taiwan | TWN | $238.1M | 1 | Not reported | 8,314 km | 0 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 740200 - Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $4.6B | +13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $4.5B | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.0B | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 190110 - Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $2.7B | +27.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.4B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $1.6B | +18.2% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870332 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $1.3B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | 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% |
| 9 | China (CHN) | HS 392062 - Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyethylene terephthalate, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $1.2B | +18.6% | +0.0% |
| 10 | China (CHN) | HS 081090 - Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $1.1B | +18.0% | +0.0% |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $890.0M | +22.9% | +0.0% |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 901839 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $815.6M | +21.1% | +0.0% |
| 13 | China (CHN) | HS 251512 - Marble and travertine: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more | $653.1M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | China (CHN) | HS 250610 - Quartz: other than natural sands | $632.9M | +29.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030312 - Fish: frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $597.4M | +2.9% | +0.1% |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 120242 - Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $541.4M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 071331 - Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $484.7M | +29.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 940190 - Seat: parts | $463.9M | +12.0% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Japan (JPN) | HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $431.4M | +3.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | 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 | $393.4M | +56.0% | +0.7% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 4 | $25.3B | $9.6B | +13.2% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $8.8B | $4.6B | +24.3% |
| HS2 19 - HS2 sector 19 | 2 | $4.0B | $3.1B | +20.6% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 2 | $3.3B | $2.7B | +5.7% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 6 | $3.8B | $2.4B | +8.7% |
| HS2 21 - HS2 sector 21 | 2 | $5.8B | $1.7B | +10.5% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 4 | $2.7B | $1.7B | +18.6% |
| HS2 25 - HS2 sector 25 | 2 | $1.5B | $1.3B | +25.4% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Djibouti 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.