Regional export playbook

Grenada in Latin America and Caribbean
where to look next

Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across Latin America and Caribbean. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

GRD8 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$8.3BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets8Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets6Reported access indicator
Avg. distance1,353 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days14Business entry indicator

Latin America and Caribbean regional view

Should Grenada focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

Trinidad and Tobago

$2.5B calculated opportunity across 3 screened products.

Regional footprint

8 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
Trinidad and TobagoTTO$2.5B3Reported161 km11Product not reported
Costa RicaCRI$2.1B3Not reported2,450 km23Product not reported
BrazilBRA$1.5B6Not reported4,290 km17Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431
Saint LuciaLCA$689.9M1Reported232 km11Product not reported
JamaicaJAM$523.8M1Reported1,747 km3Product not reported
Dominican RepublicDOM$477.1M2Reported1,122 km17Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39
Antigua and BarbudaATG$267.2M1Reported564 km19Product not reported
BarbadosBRB$220.7M1Reported257 km16Product not reported

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1Costa RicaCRIHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.6B+12.7%+0.0%
2Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.1B+16.8%+0.0%
3Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 860900Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport$982.4M+35.1%+0.0%
4Saint LuciaLCAHS 271019Product description unavailable$689.9M+13.4%+0.0%
5JamaicaJAMHS 271019Product description unavailable$523.8M+4.3%+0.0%
6BrazilBRAHS 843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$451.6M+9.3%+0.0%
7Trinidad and TobagoTTOHS 271012Product description unavailable$391.1M+23.5%+0.0%
8BrazilBRAHS 848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$365.9M+8.7%+0.0%
9Dominican RepublicDOMHS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39$327.8M+13.3%+0.0%
10Costa RicaCRIHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$323.4M+20.0%+0.0%
11Antigua and BarbudaATGHS 271019Product description unavailable$267.2M+12.2%+0.0%
12Costa RicaCRIHS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39$243.6M+13.4%+0.0%
13BarbadosBRBHS 271019Product description unavailable$220.7M+8.0%+0.0%
14BrazilBRAHS 732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326$197.9M+9.9%+0.0%
15BrazilBRAHS 840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$173.7M+7.4%+0.0%
16BrazilBRAHS 851220Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)$162.0M+12.2%+0.0%
17Dominican RepublicDOMHS 841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$149.2M+13.0%+0.0%
18BrazilBRAHS 870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$147.5M+5.7%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

7 screened products with $4.4B of reported buyer imports.

$4.8BCalculated opportunity · +13.0% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

4 screened products with $2.8B of reported buyer imports.

$1.1BCalculated opportunity · +9.6% average growth

HS2 86

HS2 sector 86

1 screened products with $512.0M of reported buyer imports.

$982.4MCalculated opportunity · +35.1% average growth

HS2 39

HS2 sector 39

2 screened products with $620.8M of reported buyer imports.

$571.5MCalculated opportunity · +13.3% average growth

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

2 screened products with $1.0B of reported buyer imports.

$485.4MCalculated opportunity · +16.1% average growth

HS2 73

HS2 sector 73

1 screened products with $544.9M of reported buyer imports.

$197.9MCalculated opportunity · +9.9% average growth

HS2 87

HS2 sector 87

1 screened products with $476.4M of reported buyer imports.

$147.5MCalculated opportunity · +5.7% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the Latin America and Caribbean export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Grenada focus on this region?

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.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.