Regional export playbook

French Polynesia in East Asia
where to look next

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

PYF5 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$413.0BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets5Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance10,765 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days6Business entry indicator

East Asia regional view

Should French Polynesia focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

China

$313.0B calculated opportunity across 31 screened products.

Regional footprint

5 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
ChinaCHN$313.0B31Not reported11,591 km9Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
JapanJPN$58.0B36Not reported9,502 km11Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG$16.8B7Not reported11,371 km2Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof
Republic of KoreaKOR$15.0B9Not reported10,636 km8Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
TaiwanTWN$10.1B5Not reported10,727 km0Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1ChinaCHNHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$93.1B+18.1%+0.0%
2ChinaCHNHS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$65.7B+17.4%+0.0%
3ChinaCHNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$61.4B+15.9%+0.0%
4ChinaCHNHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$26.3B+15.4%+0.0%
5JapanJPNHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$19.3B+12.3%+0.0%
6Republic of KoreaKORHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$10.5B+5.7%+0.0%
7China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$10.2B+10.1%+0.0%
8ChinaCHNHS 852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$9.9B+7.9%+0.0%
9JapanJPNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$8.3B+2.6%+0.0%
10ChinaCHNHS 851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$7.6B+8.7%+0.0%
11TaiwanTWNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$7.3B+5.8%+0.0%
12ChinaCHNHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$6.7B+9.1%+0.0%
13ChinaCHNHS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$6.7B+19.4%+0.0%
14ChinaCHNHS 847170Data processing machines: storage units$4.3B+15.9%+0.0%
15ChinaCHNHS 854233Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiers$4.2B+16.9%+0.0%
16ChinaCHNHS 330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$4.1B+24.7%+0.0%
17JapanJPNHS 271019Product description unavailable$3.6B+3.7%+0.0%
18JapanJPNHS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$3.4B+16.8%+0.0%
19ChinaCHNHS 851762Communication 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$3.4B+11.8%+0.0%
20ChinaCHNHS 852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$2.5B+17.0%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

30 screened products with $528.3B of reported buyer imports.

$344.7BCalculated opportunity · +12.4% average growth

HS2 71

HS2 sector 71

7 screened products with $29.8B of reported buyer imports.

$17.8BCalculated opportunity · +13.5% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

10 screened products with $43.7B of reported buyer imports.

$17.0BCalculated opportunity · +7.1% average growth

HS2 33

HS2 sector 33

5 screened products with $14.5B of reported buyer imports.

$6.9BCalculated opportunity · +16.1% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

1 screened products with $4.9B of reported buyer imports.

$3.6BCalculated opportunity · +3.7% average growth

HS2 39

HS2 sector 39

5 screened products with $7.3B of reported buyer imports.

$3.3BCalculated opportunity · +5.8% average growth

HS2 21

HS2 sector 21

3 screened products with $7.3B of reported buyer imports.

$2.8BCalculated opportunity · +11.5% average growth

HS2 90

HS2 sector 90

2 screened products with $7.6B of reported buyer imports.

$2.4BCalculated opportunity · +7.2% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the East Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should French Polynesia focus on this region?

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.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.