Regional export playbook

Suriname in East Asia
where to look next

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

SUR5 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$433.4BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets5Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance15,698 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days6Business entry indicator

East Asia regional view

Should Suriname focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

China

$314.9B calculated opportunity across 58 screened products.

Regional footprint

5 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
ChinaCHN$314.9B58Not reported14,867 km9Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG$50.3B6Not reported16,696 km2Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
JapanJPN$47.9B28Not reported15,153 km11Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542
TaiwanTWN$12.4B7Not reported16,571 km0Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542
Republic of KoreaKOR$8.0B8Not reported15,202 km8Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1ChinaCHNHS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$64.4B+33.7%+0.3%
2ChinaCHNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$61.4B+15.9%+0.0%
3China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$32.7B+11.6%+0.0%
4ChinaCHNHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$26.3B+15.4%+0.0%
5ChinaCHNHS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$20.4B+31.4%+0.9%
6ChinaCHNHS 847180Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471$16.9B+19.1%+0.0%
7ChinaCHNHS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc$13.9B+13.2%+0.0%
8ChinaCHNHS 852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$9.9B+7.9%+0.0%
9China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$8.8B+5.2%+0.0%
10JapanJPNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$8.3B+2.6%+0.0%
11JapanJPNHS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$8.1B+4.2%+0.0%
12ChinaCHNHS 851770Telephone 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%
13TaiwanTWNHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$7.3B+5.8%+0.0%
14ChinaCHNHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$6.7B+9.1%+0.0%
15ChinaCHNHS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$6.7B+19.4%+0.0%
16ChinaCHNHS 271019Product description unavailable$6.7B+8.8%+0.0%
17China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHS 860900Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport$6.3B+9.3%+0.0%
18ChinaCHNHS 853224Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer$4.7B+21.4%+0.0%
19ChinaCHNHS 740400Copper: waste and scrap$4.5B+12.9%+0.0%
20ChinaCHNHS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$4.2B+13.8%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

33 screened products with $309.0B of reported buyer imports.

$199.3BCalculated opportunity · +10.0% average growth

HS2 71

HS2 sector 71

2 screened products with $98.5B of reported buyer imports.

$84.8BCalculated opportunity · +32.6% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

24 screened products with $109.5B of reported buyer imports.

$67.9BCalculated opportunity · +7.8% average growth

HS2 87

HS2 sector 87

7 screened products with $35.8B of reported buyer imports.

$20.0BCalculated opportunity · +7.0% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

1 screened products with $17.9B of reported buyer imports.

$6.7BCalculated opportunity · +8.8% average growth

HS2 86

HS2 sector 86

1 screened products with $4.8B of reported buyer imports.

$6.3BCalculated opportunity · +9.3% average growth

HS2 03

HS2 sector 03

2 screened products with $5.0B of reported buyer imports.

$4.9BCalculated opportunity · +14.3% average growth

HS2 33

HS2 sector 33

2 screened products with $10.6B of reported buyer imports.

$4.8BCalculated opportunity · +22.9% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the East Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Suriname focus on this region?

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.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.