# Guinea-Bissau Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Southeast 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: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $18.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 12,794 km
- Average business entry indicator: 10 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Thailand | THA | $15.2B | 10 | Not reported | 12,435 km | 6 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $3.2B | 4 | Not reported | 12,668 km | 16 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried |
| Malaysia | MYS | $244.7M | 5 | Not reported | 12,906 km | 18 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Myanmar | MMR | $186.4M | 4 | Not reported | 11,885 km | 7 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |
| Indonesia | IDN | $139.0M | 1 | Not reported | 13,680 km | 13 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Singapore | SGP | $39.1M | 4 | Not reported | 13,189 km | 2 | Gasket sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints: dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $15.0B | +8.4% | +0.4% |
| 2 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $1.7B | +25.1% | +0.3% |
| 3 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.4B | +23.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Myanmar (MMR) | 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 | $180.5M | +11.5% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $139.0M | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $136.4M | +17.8% | +0.3% |
| 7 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $135.7M | +3.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $64.2M | -3.7% | +0.2% |
| 9 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 720429 - Ferrous waste and scrap: of alloy steel (excluding stainless) | $53.4M | +2.8% | +0.1% |
| 10 | Thailand (THA) | HS 710310 - Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $53.1M | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 848390 - Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: parts | $41.6M | +2.9% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 848490 - Gasket sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints: dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings | $35.5M | +5.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Thailand (THA) | HS 720410 - Ferrous waste and scrap: of cast iron | $27.3M | +12.2% | +0.1% |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | HS 490199 - Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $19.6M | +1.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 848360 - Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | $12.6M | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Myanmar (MMR) | HS 901819 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.s. in item no. 9018.1 | $5.6M | +12.9% | +0.1% |
| 17 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $3.0M | -1.5% | +0.4% |
| 18 | Thailand (THA) | HS 490290 - Newspapers, journals and periodicals: whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material, appearing less frequently than four times a week | $1.6M | -1.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $1.4M | -1.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $847.5K | -3.8% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $28.4B | $15.0B | +8.4% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 3 | $2.5B | $1.8B | +21.9% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 5 | $2.4B | $1.7B | +9.1% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $294.0M | $180.7M | +8.0% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 3 | $206.2M | $89.8M | +5.1% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 1 | $177.4M | $64.2M | -3.7% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $134.1M | $53.1M | +5.8% |
| HS2 49 - HS2 sector 49 | 2 | $63.0M | $21.2M | -0.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Guinea-Bissau focus on Southeast 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.