# Palau 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: Palau (PLW)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $145.3B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 3,168 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $92.5B | 12 | Not reported | 4,048 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $22.9B | 30 | Not reported | 3,442 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Japan | JPN | $20.0B | 60 | Not reported | 3,199 km | 11 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |
| Taiwan | TWN | $9.7B | 37 | Not reported | 2,408 km | 0 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $177.6M | 2 | Not reported | 2,741 km | 2 | Aluminium: waste and scrap |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 - Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.9B | +19.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $4.1B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $4.0B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $3.7B | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.6B | +3.7% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $3.6B | +11.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | HS 852580 - Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $1.7B | +14.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.4B | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | 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 | $1.3B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $1.2B | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 847150 - Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $1.0B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Taiwan (TWN) | 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 | $965.3M | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Japan (JPN) | HS 852351 - Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $816.3M | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $723.2M | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Japan (JPN) | HS 640419 - Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $715.9M | +3.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $605.2M | +11.8% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 13 | $111.6B | $79.9B | +11.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 17 | $52.8B | $30.9B | +5.1% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $3.0B | $5.3B | +21.3% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $10.5B | $5.0B | +4.2% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 5 | $14.4B | $4.5B | +4.9% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $5.8B | $4.4B | +8.9% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 7 | $6.1B | $1.9B | +6.1% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 3 | $1.4B | $1.4B | +4.5% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Palau 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.