# Dominica 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: Dominica (DMA)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $373.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 14,362 km
- Average business entry indicator: 7 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $289.1B | 50 | Not reported | 13,884 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Taiwan | TWN | $29.1B | 20 | Not reported | 15,528 km | 0 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Japan | JPN | $27.7B | 32 | Not reported | 13,940 km | 11 | 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 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $25.2B | 18 | Not reported | 14,092 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Mongolia | MNG | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 12,903 km | 12 | Product not reported |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $924.3M | 1 | Not reported | 15,824 km | 2 | Jewellery: of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, and parts thereof |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 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 | $93.1B | +18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 720260 - Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel | $24.7B | +40.3% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $9.9B | +7.9% | +0.0% |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 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 | $7.6B | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 10 | China (CHN) | HS 253090 - Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25 | $5.6B | +23.6% | +0.0% |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 853224 - Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer | $4.7B | +21.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $4.5B | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $4.1B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $3.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $3.6B | +10.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 847180 - Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $3.3B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 17 | 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% |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $3.0B | +46.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $2.8B | +5.9% | +0.0% |
| 20 | China (CHN) | HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $2.6B | +11.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 36 | $417.7B | $254.5B | +10.1% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 3 | $15.4B | $25.7B | +15.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 13 | $61.8B | $25.6B | +8.0% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 11 | $24.3B | $9.4B | +10.3% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 5 | $14.2B | $6.2B | +13.3% |
| HS2 64 - HS2 sector 64 | 8 | $7.9B | $5.7B | +13.7% |
| HS2 25 - HS2 sector 25 | 1 | $4.4B | $5.6B | +23.6% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 2 | $8.7B | $5.0B | +26.6% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Dominica 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.