# Eswatini 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: Eswatini (SWZ)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $571.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 11,746 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $386.4B | 50 | Not reported | 11,486 km | 9 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $77.5B | 46 | Not reported | 12,248 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $65.4B | 10 | Not reported | 10,446 km | 2 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Taiwan | TWN | $23.4B | 14 | Not reported | 11,260 km | 0 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Japan | JPN | $18.7B | 13 | Not reported | 13,290 km | 11 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 260111 - Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $119.1B | +18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | 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% |
| 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 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $29.1B | +7.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 6 | 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% |
| 7 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | 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% |
| 9 | China (CHN) | HS 852990 - Reception 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% |
| 10 | 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% |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 854129 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $6.7B | +19.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $6.7B | +20.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.0B | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 14 | 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% |
| 15 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 853224 - Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer | $4.7B | +21.4% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $4.1B | +24.7% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $4.1B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | China (CHN) | 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 | $3.8B | +15.1% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $3.7B | +8.2% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 55 | $577.8B | $346.9B | +10.3% |
| HS2 26 - HS2 sector 26 | 1 | $111.0B | $119.1B | +18.9% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 21 | $69.9B | $39.0B | +10.1% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 5 | $34.7B | $9.9B | +12.6% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 9 | $16.9B | $6.8B | +14.0% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $2.9B | $5.2B | +42.1% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 2 | $11.9B | $4.9B | +16.5% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 2 | $7.9B | $4.9B | +35.4% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Eswatini 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.