# Liberia 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: Liberia (LBR)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $3.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,348 km
- Average business entry indicator: 50 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Colombia | COL | $1.7B | 2 | Not reported | 7,122 km | 10 | Product not reported |
| Brazil | BRA | $420.1M | 2 | Not reported | 5,122 km | 17 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | $336.1M | 2 | Not reported | 5,676 km | 19 | Product not reported |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $327.5M | 1 | Not reported | 6,528 km | 17 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Barbados | BRB | $301.9M | 2 | Not reported | 5,403 km | 16 | Product not reported |
| Venezuela | VEN | $158.5M | 2 | Not reported | 6,194 km | 230 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa |
| Honduras | HND | $151.9M | 1 | Not reported | 8,390 km | 42 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.6B | +6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $352.6M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $327.5M | +13.3% | +0.1% |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $267.2M | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Barbados (BRB) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $220.6M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Honduras (HND) | HS 870421 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $151.9M | +9.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $86.2M | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Barbados (BRB) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $81.2M | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Colombia (COL) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $76.1M | +7.0% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Venezuela (VEN) | 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 | $72.2M | +2.1% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $68.9M | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 400122 - Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets) | $67.5M | +2.5% | +0.1% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 5 | $2.3B | $2.3B | +9.6% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $1.3B | $756.3M | +9.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $346.6M | $151.9M | +9.3% |
| HS2 17 - HS2 sector 17 | 1 | $85.0M | $86.2M | +7.2% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $72.1M | $72.2M | +2.1% |
| HS2 40 - HS2 sector 40 | 1 | $182.7M | $67.5M | +2.5% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Liberia 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.