# Dominica 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: Dominica (DMA)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $7.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 3
- Average reported distance: 2,382 km
- Average business entry indicator: 14 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $2.9B | 4 | Not reported | 4,610 km | 17 | Electrical static converters |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | $2.1B | 2 | Reported | 520 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $779.8M | 2 | Not reported | 2,532 km | 23 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like |
| Saint Lucia | LCA | $689.9M | 1 | Reported | 149 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $327.8M | 1 | Reported | 963 km | 17 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Chile | CHL | $326.0M | 1 | Not reported | 5,520 km | 4 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.1B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | HS 860900 - Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $982.3M | +35.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $689.9M | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $669.7M | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 901839 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $414.1M | +18.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 901890 - Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $365.7M | +12.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $352.6M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $327.8M | +13.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Chile (CHL) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $326.0M | +4.9% | +0.1% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 841360 - Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.s. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $300.3M | +11.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $1.3B | $1.8B | +15.1% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 1 | $1.6B | $1.6B | +10.7% |
| HS2 86 - HS2 sector 86 | 1 | $512.0M | $982.3M | +35.1% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $1.4B | $970.0M | +6.8% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 2 | $716.4M | $779.8M | +15.6% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 2 | $1.2B | $680.4M | +10.8% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $331.6M | $326.0M | +4.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Dominica 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.