# Montserrat 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: Montserrat (MSR)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 8
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $6.3B
- Reported FTA markets: 3
- Average reported distance: 1,515 km
- Average business entry indicator: 43 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $2.3B | 5 | Not reported | 4,788 km | 17 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Colombia | COL | $1.6B | 1 | Not reported | 1,942 km | 10 | Product not reported |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | $1.1B | 1 | Reported | 679 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | $453.3M | 3 | Reported | 63 km | 19 | Product not reported |
| Barbados | BRB | $326.8M | 2 | Reported | 489 km | 16 | Product not reported |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $243.6M | 1 | Not reported | 2,479 km | 23 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $102.0M | 1 | Not reported | 827 km | 17 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |
| Venezuela | VEN | $88.8M | 1 | Not reported | 851 km | 230 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |

## 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 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.1B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $867.6M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $669.7M | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $471.7M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $267.2M | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $243.6M | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Barbados (BRB) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $220.7M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $197.9M | +9.9% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $117.2M | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850131 - Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750W | $107.1M | +9.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Barbados (BRB) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $106.1M | +38.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 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 | $102.0M | +12.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Venezuela (VEN) | 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 | $88.8M | +4.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $68.9M | +13.0% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 5 | $3.1B | $3.3B | +11.4% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $4.4B | $1.4B | +7.0% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $978.3M | $669.7M | +1.7% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $256.1M | $243.6M | +13.4% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $159.6M | $223.4M | +22.9% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 1 | $544.9M | $197.9M | +9.9% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $637.4M | $190.8M | +8.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Montserrat 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.