# Guinea-Bissau 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: Guinea-Bissau (GNB)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $25.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 13,100 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $11.7B | 11 | Not reported | 12,441 km | 9 | Commodities not specified according to kind |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $11.0B | 6 | Not reported | 13,297 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $1.4B | 11 | Not reported | 13,369 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 |
| Taiwan | TWN | $661.3M | 6 | Not reported | 13,830 km | 0 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Japan | JPN | $413.6M | 11 | Not reported | 14,144 km | 11 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 |
| China, Macao SAR | MAC | $39.4M | 1 | Not reported | 13,316 km | 0 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 |
| Mongolia | MNG | $47.5K | 1 | Not reported | 11,302 km | 12 | Fruit, edible: kiwifruit, fresh |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | 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 | $10.5B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 440729 - Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $2.4B | +40.3% | +0.0% |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.5B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | 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% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 854121 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of less than 1W | $726.3M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | China (CHN) | HS 490700 - Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $545.6M | +25.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | China (CHN) | HS 440399 - Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $482.1M | +4.1% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $477.6M | +6.9% | +0.1% |
| 10 | China (CHN) | HS 731815 - Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $406.0M | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 440349 - Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $291.5M | +6.7% | +0.4% |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 440799 - Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $203.2M | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 030743 - Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $197.5M | +7.8% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 030389 - Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $190.1M | +6.8% | +0.1% |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030389 - Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $168.1M | -1.6% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030344 - Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $132.2M | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $98.5M | +14.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $86.4M | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $77.2M | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $67.3M | +0.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 4 | $31.6B | $14.0B | +8.4% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 3 | $2.9B | $5.3B | +21.0% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 7 | $3.6B | $3.3B | +3.7% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 19 | $1.6B | $840.1M | -2.8% |
| HS2 49 - HS2 sector 49 | 2 | $835.1M | $562.6M | +16.1% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 2 | $903.0M | $487.3M | +3.1% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 2 | $1.1B | $431.8M | +12.7% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 1 | $195.1M | $86.4M | -0.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Guinea-Bissau 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.