# Sao Tome and Principe 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: Sao Tome and Principe (STP)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $7.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,360 km
- Average business entry indicator: 9 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $3.9B | 23 | Not reported | 6,334 km | 17 | 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 |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $3.8B | 23 | Not reported | 8,586 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Cuba | CUB | $63.3M | 1 | Not reported | 9,919 km | 0 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | $49.0M | 1 | Not reported | 7,634 km | 11 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes |
| Aruba | ABW | $41.1M | 1 | Not reported | 8,580 km | 0 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof |
| Colombia | COL | $37.2M | 1 | Not reported | 9,104 km | 10 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $923.6M | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $635.2M | +4.2% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851660 - Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $485.0M | +17.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $413.9M | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $352.6M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $327.8M | +13.3% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 961700 - Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases: parts thereof other than glass inners | $207.2M | +12.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 870324 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $163.0M | +9.9% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392410 - Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $158.8M | +6.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 841590 - Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $149.2M | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851679 - Electro-thermic appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes | $146.8M | +11.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 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 | $138.9M | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 701349 - Glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes (not drinking glasses or of glass-ceramics), of glass n.e.c. in item no. 7013.4 | $103.7M | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 732393 - Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $100.4M | +7.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 870421 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $94.3M | +8.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 761699 - Aluminium: n.e.c. in heading no. 7616 | $93.8M | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 392490 - Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $93.7M | +7.9% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 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 | $82.8M | +10.8% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $72.0M | +4.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 10 | $1.8B | $1.9B | +12.5% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $2.0B | $1.9B | +8.8% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 6 | $1.5B | $1.0B | +9.0% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 4 | $1.2B | $725.3M | +7.9% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 2 | $682.2M | $676.6M | +4.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 6 | $490.7M | $433.3M | +8.2% |
| HS2 96 - HS2 sector 96 | 1 | $153.4M | $207.2M | +12.3% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 3 | $237.1M | $192.4M | +8.7% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Sao Tome and Principe 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.