# Indonesia 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: Indonesia (IDN)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 9
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $61.7B
- Reported FTA markets: 1
- Average reported distance: 17,841 km
- Average business entry indicator: 23 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $26.2B | 11 | Not reported | 15,644 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Panama | PAN | $10.1B | 3 | Not reported | 19,276 km | 6 | Commodities not specified according to kind |
| Chile | CHL | $9.2B | 2 | Reported | 15,614 km | 4 | Product not reported |
| Ecuador | ECU | $3.9B | 1 | Not reported | 19,116 km | 49 | Product not reported |
| Peru | PER | $3.8B | 2 | Not reported | 17,961 km | 26 | Product not reported |
| Colombia | COL | $3.3B | 2 | Not reported | 19,772 km | 10 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Paraguay | PRY | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 16,155 km | 35 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Honduras | HND | $1.7B | 1 | Not reported | 18,266 km | 42 | Product not reported |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $1.6B | 1 | Not reported | 18,767 km | 23 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Chile (CHL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.2B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.0B | +9.0% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $4.3B | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.9B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Panama (PAN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $3.6B | +10.3% | +47.2% |
| 6 | Panama (PAN) | HS 890190 - Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $3.4B | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Panama (PAN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.0B | +9.8% | +0.1% |
| 8 | Peru (PER) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.5B | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.2B | +3.9% | +0.3% |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.1B | +8.4% | +5.1% |
| 11 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Paraguay (PRY) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.9B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 841191 - Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.7B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Colombia (COL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.7B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Honduras (HND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +10.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 270112 - Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $1.7B | +7.0% | +0.2% |
| 17 | Colombia (COL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.2% |
| 19 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $1.6B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +12.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 8 | $32.3B | $28.6B | +10.6% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 8 | $15.1B | $16.4B | +12.5% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 2 | $11.0B | $3.8B | +5.5% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $5.4B | $3.6B | +10.3% |
| HS2 89 - HS2 sector 89 | 1 | $6.0B | $3.4B | -0.0% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $2.0B | $1.7B | +10.7% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $4.3B | $1.4B | +11.8% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 1 | $1.9B | $1.4B | +10.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Indonesia 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.