# French Polynesia 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: French Polynesia (PYF)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $11.1B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,512 km
- Average business entry indicator: 17 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Chile | CHL | $7.2B | 1 | Not reported | 7,944 km | 4 | Product not reported |
| Brazil | BRA | $2.8B | 3 | Not reported | 10,499 km | 17 | Electrical static converters |
| Peru | PER | $644.2M | 1 | Not reported | 7,783 km | 26 | Data 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 Rica | CRI | $414.1M | 1 | Not reported | 7,824 km | 23 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like |

## 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 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.6B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854231 - Electronic 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% |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | HS 847130 - Data 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% |
| 5 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 901839 - Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $414.1M | +18.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $352.6M | +8.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $6.2B | $7.2B | +13.8% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $4.5B | $2.5B | +8.4% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $517.9M | $644.2M | +12.8% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 1 | $330.8M | $414.1M | +18.8% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $828.6M | $352.6M | +8.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should French Polynesia 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.