# Tuvalu Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Tuvalu (TUV)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $26.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,288 km
- Average business entry indicator: 14 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Singapore | SGP | $14.1B | 5 | Not reported | 8,427 km | 2 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Thailand | THA | $11.9B | 13 | Not reported | 9,036 km | 6 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $530.4M | 2 | Not reported | 8,656 km | 16 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 |
| Philippines | PHL | $77.0M | 2 | Not reported | 6,922 km | 33 | Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 |
| Indonesia | IDN | $14.7M | 1 | Not reported | 7,991 km | 13 | Fishing tackle n.e.s., butterfly nets, decoy ""birds"" (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisites |
| Malaysia | MYS | $1.4M | 1 | Not reported | 8,696 km | 18 | Commodities not specified according to kind |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $13.0B | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $5.7B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 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 | $3.3B | +7.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 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 | $1.3B | +10.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.1B | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854290 - Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $1.0B | +3.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $435.0M | +13.9% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | HS 392490 - Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $201.6M | +14.2% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | HS 030359 - Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $160.8M | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Thailand (THA) | HS 030343 - Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $145.7M | +5.2% | +5.0% |
| 11 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 870895 - Vehicle parts: safety airbags with inflater system: parts thereof | $95.5M | +16.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Thailand (THA) | HS 890400 - Tugs and pusher craft | $48.8M | +13.1% | +9.9% |
| 13 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 030343 - Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $46.8M | +8.0% | +1.8% |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | HS 030341 - Fish: albacore or longfinned tunas (thunnus alalunga), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $33.1M | +3.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 030342 - Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $30.2M | +9.2% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Thailand (THA) | HS 030342 - Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $22.9M | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 17 | Thailand (THA) | HS 490199 - Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $19.6M | +1.6% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 950790 - Fishing tackle n.e.s., butterfly nets, decoy ""birds"" (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisites | $14.7M | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Thailand (THA) | HS 030389 - Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $7.0M | +4.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 610442 - Dresses: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $5.9M | +2.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 5 | $50.7B | $24.3B | +6.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $4.1B | $1.1B | -1.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 2 | $859.9M | $530.4M | +15.2% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 8 | $1.6B | $450.7M | +5.8% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $151.1M | $201.6M | +14.2% |
| HS2 89 - HS2 sector 89 | 1 | $183.3M | $48.8M | +13.1% |
| HS2 49 - HS2 sector 49 | 1 | $57.0M | $19.6M | +1.6% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $16.5M | $14.7M | +11.6% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Tuvalu focus on Southeast 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.