# Kiribati Export Playbook for North America

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Kiribati (KIR)
- Region: North America
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $209.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,947 km
- Average business entry indicator: 5 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | USA | $120.8B | 54 | Not reported | 11,816 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Canada | CAN | $49.5B | 80 | Not reported | 11,304 km | 2 | Product not reported |
| Mexico | MEX | $39.1B | 39 | Not reported | 9,723 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $53.8B | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | 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 | $19.0B | +14.0% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $10.1B | +10.8% | +0.0% |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 901890 - Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $7.8B | +9.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $6.8B | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Mexico (MEX) | 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 | $6.0B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $5.9B | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $5.5B | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $4.8B | +20.1% | +0.0% |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $4.0B | -1.6% | +0.0% |
| 11 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | 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 | $3.9B | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $3.6B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $3.4B | +5.2% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | HS 870829 - Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $3.4B | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $3.2B | +1.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $3.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Canada (CAN) | HS 841191 - Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $2.8B | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.4B | +6.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 640399 - Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $2.4B | +1.3% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.3B | +13.0% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 53 | $158.7B | $100.9B | +4.7% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $77.8B | $19.4B | +11.6% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $35.1B | $15.6B | +9.0% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 26 | $24.8B | $14.2B | +4.5% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $19.3B | $10.6B | +5.6% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 5 | $21.6B | $9.4B | +5.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 6 | $12.6B | $9.0B | +2.9% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $6.8B | $7.2B | +11.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Kiribati focus on North America?

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.