# Paraguay 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: Paraguay (PRY)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 10
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $86.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 4
- Average reported distance: 2,971 km
- Average business entry indicator: 39 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $54.4B | 41 | Reported | 1,135 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Chile | CHL | $13.2B | 8 | Reported | 1,558 km | 4 | Product not reported |
| Peru | PER | $6.3B | 6 | Not reported | 2,508 km | 26 | Product not reported |
| Colombia | COL | $4.8B | 4 | Not reported | 3,821 km | 10 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed |
| Panama | PAN | $3.0B | 1 | Not reported | 4,482 km | 6 | Product not reported |
| Argentina | ARG | $2.2B | 3 | Reported | 1,051 km | 12 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Venezuela | VEN | $554.8M | 1 | Not reported | 4,113 km | 230 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars |
| Ecuador | ECU | $549.2M | 1 | Not reported | 3,574 km | 49 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil |
| Bolivia | BOL | $468.1M | 1 | Reported | 1,462 km | 40 | Product not reported |
| Cuba | CUB | $441.2M | 1 | Not reported | 6,009 km | 0 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Chile (CHL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.2B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.0B | +9.0% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 880230 - Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $5.4B | +12.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $4.3B | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $3.8B | +7.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Panama (PAN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.0B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.5B | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.3B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Colombia (COL) | HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.8B | +8.4% | +0.3% |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 310420 - Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $1.8B | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Colombia (COL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.7B | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 380893 - Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $1.7B | +11.7% | +2.4% |
| 15 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $1.6B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $1.4B | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 870322 - Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.2B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Peru (PER) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.2B | +14.5% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.1B | +4.3% | +7.1% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 8 | $33.1B | $23.9B | +9.6% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 18 | $24.5B | $22.3B | +11.2% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 9 | $13.1B | $9.9B | +7.1% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 1 | $4.0B | $5.4B | +12.4% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 7 | $5.1B | $5.3B | +10.2% |
| HS2 10 - HS2 sector 10 | 5 | $5.1B | $4.9B | +6.4% |
| HS2 31 - HS2 sector 31 | 3 | $6.4B | $3.1B | +14.9% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 2 | $3.6B | $2.4B | +12.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Paraguay 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.