# Liberia Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Liberia (LBR)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $46.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 12,674 km
- Average business entry indicator: 13 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Singapore | SGP | $27.2B | 11 | Not reported | 12,721 km | 2 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Thailand | THA | $11.2B | 13 | Not reported | 12,121 km | 6 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $4.4B | 11 | Not reported | 12,477 km | 16 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Malaysia | MYS | $2.0B | 7 | Not reported | 12,456 km | 18 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted |
| Indonesia | IDN | $2.0B | 6 | Not reported | 13,125 km | 13 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted |
| Myanmar | MMR | $88.8M | 1 | Not reported | 11,597 km | 7 | Slide fasteners: other than those fitted with chain scoops of base metal |
| Philippines | PHL | $77.0M | 1 | Not reported | 14,220 km | 33 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $13.0B | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $5.7B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $5.6B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $2.8B | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| 5 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $2.4B | +18.4% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $1.6B | -1.4% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $1.4B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.4B | +23.5% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 400129 - Rubber: natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $1.1B | +26.7% | +0.4% |
| 10 | Thailand (THA) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.1B | +25.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.1B | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Thailand (THA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.0B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 391990 - Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm | $860.5M | +19.5% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $789.8M | +5.4% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $660.5M | +16.4% | +3.2% |
| 16 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $613.8M | +40.0% | +2.8% |
| 17 | Indonesia (IDN) | 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 | $575.1M | +11.3% | +2.4% |
| 18 | Malaysia (MYS) | HS 400110 - Rubber: natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $562.3M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $405.8M | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Thailand (THA) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $277.0M | +0.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 6 | $51.0B | $27.6B | +9.0% |
| HS2 89 - HS2 sector 89 | 8 | $10.0B | $4.1B | +8.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 6 | $8.0B | $3.4B | +2.6% |
| HS2 40 - HS2 sector 40 | 5 | $2.0B | $2.2B | +10.5% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 5 | $2.9B | $2.0B | +10.1% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $2.7B | $1.9B | +12.0% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 1 | $2.3B | $1.4B | +7.4% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 2 | $1.6B | $1.3B | +20.5% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Liberia focus on Southeast 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.