# Tuvalu Export Playbook for North America

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Tuvalu (TUV)
- Region: North America
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 2
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $155.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,756 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Mexico | MEX | $90.4B | 262 | Not reported | 9,464 km | 8 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | USA | $65.4B | 12 | Not reported | 12,047 km | 4 | 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | 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 | $33.3B | +3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $16.3B | +14.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $6.8B | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) | 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 | $6.0B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $4.8B | +20.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 852351 - Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $4.6B | +16.2% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $4.5B | +18.4% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $3.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) | 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 | $2.6B | +13.7% | +0.0% |
| 11 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940360 - Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $2.4B | +5.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.4B | +6.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.3B | +13.0% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $2.3B | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $2.2B | +5.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 852580 - Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $2.0B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $1.9B | +4.5% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $1.9B | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 850790 - Electric accumulators: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507 | $1.7B | +10.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 854449 - Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $1.5B | +6.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 247 | $193.4B | $104.5B | +6.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 10 | $50.7B | $37.8B | +7.6% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $6.8B | $7.2B | +11.1% |
| HS2 94 - HS2 sector 94 | 1 | $7.1B | $2.4B | +5.3% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 11 | $3.5B | $2.3B | +8.0% |
| HS2 64 - HS2 sector 64 | 1 | $3.3B | $1.2B | +2.5% |
| HS2 49 - HS2 sector 49 | 1 | $375.6M | $221.5M | +6.4% |
| HS2 97 - HS2 sector 97 | 1 | $546.8M | $193.6M | +8.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Tuvalu focus on North America?

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.