# Solomon Islands 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: Solomon Islands (SLB)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $523.8M
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 14,382 km
- Average business entry indicator: 75 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $173.7M | 1 | Not reported | 15,359 km | 17 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) |
| Venezuela | VEN | $164.4M | 1 | Not reported | 14,899 km | 230 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen |
| Ecuador | ECU | $138.9M | 3 | Not reported | 13,470 km | 49 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) |
| Uruguay | URY | $46.8M | 1 | Not reported | 13,801 km | 7 | 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 840999 - Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $173.7M | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 852872 - Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $164.4M | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 840999 - Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $74.2M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Uruguay (URY) | 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 | $46.8M | +7.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 030343 - Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $33.9M | +7.8% | +0.3% |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 030342 - Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $30.8M | +8.3% | +0.1% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $1.0B | $247.8M | +7.3% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $231.1M | $211.2M | +6.4% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 2 | $122.1M | $64.7M | +8.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Solomon Islands 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)

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