# Saint Kitts and Nevis Export Playbook for East Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $44.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 14,423 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Japan | JPN | $19.8B | 13 | Not reported | 13,682 km | 11 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| China | CHN | $16.1B | 10 | Not reported | 13,667 km | 9 | Commodities not specified according to kind |
| Taiwan | TWN | $4.4B | 6 | Not reported | 15,296 km | 0 | Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $3.2B | 9 | Not reported | 13,852 km | 8 | Data processing machines: storage units |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $696.7M | 1 | Not reported | 15,619 km | 2 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $8.3B | +2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 847170 - Data processing machines: storage units | $4.3B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 848690 - Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories | $2.7B | +30.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.7B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | HS 611030 - Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $1.7B | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| 7 | China (CHN) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.5B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $1.4B | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $1.3B | -2.7% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870332 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $1.3B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 903180 - Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $1.1B | +9.2% | +0.0% |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 903289 - Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic | $1.1B | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | China (CHN) | HS 850450 - Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 | $942.7M | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870829 - Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $906.5M | +6.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | China (CHN) | HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $848.3M | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $829.3M | +3.1% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $720.6M | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $696.7M | +2.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870322 - Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $685.8M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $603.7M | +3.8% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 18 | $40.0B | $19.6B | +6.1% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 6 | $22.3B | $8.8B | +8.0% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $2.9B | $5.2B | +42.1% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 5 | $8.2B | $4.8B | +4.6% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 3 | $8.3B | $2.4B | +7.4% |
| HS2 61 - HS2 sector 61 | 1 | $2.2B | $1.7B | +3.0% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $749.0M | $696.7M | +2.7% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 1 | $879.5M | $478.1M | +6.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Saint Kitts and Nevis focus on East 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.