Regional export playbook

French Polynesia in Latin America and Caribbean
where to look next

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

PYF4 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$11.1BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets4Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance8,512 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days17Business entry indicator

Latin America and Caribbean 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

Chile

$7.2B calculated opportunity across 1 screened products.

Regional footprint

4 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
ChileCHL$7.2B1Not reported7,944 km4Product not reported
BrazilBRA$2.8B3Not reported10,499 km17Electrical static converters
PeruPER$644.2M1Not reported7,783 km26Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display
Costa RicaCRI$414.1M1Not reported7,824 km23Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like

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
1ChileCHLHS 271019Product description unavailable$7.2B+13.8%+0.0%
2BrazilBRAHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.6B+10.7%+0.0%
3BrazilBRAHS 854231Electronic 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%
4PeruPERHS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$644.2M+12.8%+0.1%
5Costa RicaCRIHS 901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$414.1M+18.8%+0.0%
6BrazilBRAHS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39$352.6M+8.3%+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 00

HS2 sector 00

1 screened products with $6.2B of reported buyer imports.

$7.2BCalculated opportunity · +13.8% average growth

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

2 screened products with $4.5B of reported buyer imports.

$2.5BCalculated opportunity · +8.4% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

1 screened products with $517.9M of reported buyer imports.

$644.2MCalculated opportunity · +12.8% average growth

HS2 90

HS2 sector 90

1 screened products with $330.8M of reported buyer imports.

$414.1MCalculated opportunity · +18.8% average growth

HS2 39

HS2 sector 39

1 screened products with $828.6M of reported buyer imports.

$352.6MCalculated opportunity · +8.3% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the Latin America and Caribbean 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.