# Solomon Islands Export Playbook for South Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Solomon Islands (SLB)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $5.0B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 9,718 km
- Average business entry indicator: 19 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $2.7B | 10 | Not reported | 9,821 km | 18 | Product not reported |
| Nepal | NPL | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 9,025 km | 23 | Product not reported |
| Pakistan | PAK | $466.1M | 3 | Not reported | 10,308 km | 17 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Nepal (NPL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $847.5M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.7M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 850300 - Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $542.4M | +4.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $399.3M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 260600 - Aluminium ores and concentrates | $377.0M | +16.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $117.0M | +10.5% | +0.0% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 440711 - Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $76.0M | +22.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 440349 - Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $56.5M | +4.1% | +5.4% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 440729 - Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $47.2M | +52.0% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 440399 - Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $45.0M | +1.7% | +6.8% |
| 12 | Pakistan (PAK) | 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 | $44.3M | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 440799 - Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $31.9M | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 870829 - Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $22.5M | +6.8% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $3.6B | $2.7B | +8.2% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 2 | $3.6B | $944.9M | +14.7% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 1 | $673.0M | $542.4M | +4.1% |
| HS2 26 - HS2 sector 26 | 1 | $251.4M | $377.0M | +16.3% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 5 | $741.3M | $256.6M | +18.5% |
| HS2 23 - HS2 sector 23 | 1 | $338.8M | $117.0M | +10.5% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $225.0M | $44.3M | +4.3% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $46.6M | $22.5M | +6.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Solomon Islands focus on South Asia?

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.