# El Salvador Export Playbook for East Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: El Salvador (SLV)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $611.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 2
- Average reported distance: 13,819 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $354.9B | 53 | Not reported | 13,508 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $109.9B | 14 | Not reported | 15,294 km | 2 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $58.2B | 24 | Reported | 13,199 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Taiwan | TWN | $52.9B | 14 | Reported | 14,584 km | 0 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories |
| Japan | JPN | $36.0B | 19 | Not reported | 12,510 km | 11 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 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 | $93.1B | +18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $65.7B | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $32.7B | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $29.1B | +7.1% | +0.0% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $23.1B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | 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 | $21.3B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | 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 | $10.5B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 11 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $8.8B | +5.2% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $8.3B | +2.6% | +0.0% |
| 13 | China (CHN) | HS 851770 - Telephone 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% |
| 14 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 15 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | 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 | $6.8B | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 854129 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $6.7B | +19.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $6.7B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.0B | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Taiwan (TWN) | 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 | $5.6B | +6.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 57 | $779.3B | $485.2B | +10.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 16 | $83.1B | $47.1B | +8.6% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 3 | $28.3B | $12.7B | +6.4% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 7 | $18.4B | $7.0B | +7.2% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $10.5B | $6.7B | +10.0% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 2 | $6.1B | $6.3B | +22.5% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 3 | $9.2B | $5.9B | +34.7% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 2 | $3.6B | $4.9B | +28.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should El Salvador focus on East 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.