# Montserrat Export Playbook for South Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Montserrat (MSR)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 2
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $2.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 13,667 km
- Average business entry indicator: 18 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $2.5B | 3 | Not reported | 14,639 km | 20 | Product not reported |
| Pakistan | PAK | $237.6M | 2 | Not reported | 12,696 km | 17 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 150710 - Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $483.0M | +4.7% | +0.2% |
| 3 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $275.3M | +11.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 390110 - Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $156.9M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $80.7M | +5.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $6.0B | $2.1B | +11.8% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 1 | $632.0M | $483.0M | +4.7% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $332.7M | $156.9M | +9.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $138.5M | $80.7M | +5.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Montserrat focus on South 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.