# Haiti 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: Haiti (HTI)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $12.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 1
- Average reported distance: 2,523 km
- Average business entry indicator: 13 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $5.1B | 7 | Reported | 269 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Chile | CHL | $4.1B | 7 | Not reported | 5,796 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Colombia | COL | $1.2B | 2 | Not reported | 1,577 km | 10 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display |
| Brazil | BRA | $824.3M | 2 | Not reported | 5,452 km | 17 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $567.1M | 2 | Not reported | 1,583 km | 23 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Nicaragua | NIC | $557.6M | 2 | Not reported | 1,661 km | 14 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted |
| Panama | PAN | $275.8M | 1 | Not reported | 1,319 km | 6 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +13.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $883.3M | +11.2% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Chile (CHL) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $658.4M | +9.0% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $471.7M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $427.0M | +9.7% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $413.8M | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Nicaragua (NIC) | HS 610910 - T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $366.5M | +24.0% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $352.6M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $327.8M | +13.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | 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 | $326.3M | +4.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Colombia (COL) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $326.0M | +4.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $323.4M | +20.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Panama (PAN) | HS 640299 - Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $275.8M | +6.0% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 901890 - Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $265.2M | +8.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $243.6M | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Chile (CHL) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $236.6M | +11.0% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $234.2M | +20.4% | +0.1% |
| 20 | Chile (CHL) | HS 640299 - Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $232.5M | +8.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 7 | $5.5B | $4.0B | +12.4% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $3.5B | $3.7B | +11.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $1.4B | $1.5B | +10.1% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $1.4B | $924.1M | +11.6% |
| HS2 61 - HS2 sector 61 | 2 | $453.0M | $566.8M | +17.3% |
| HS2 64 - HS2 sector 64 | 2 | $531.7M | $508.2M | +7.2% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $661.2M | $413.8M | +8.4% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $331.6M | $326.3M | +4.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Haiti 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.