# Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $100.5B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 14,592 km
- Average business entry indicator: 7 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $93.1B | 4 | Not reported | 14,117 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Japan | JPN | $4.5B | 10 | Not reported | 14,163 km | 11 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Taiwan | TWN | $1.8B | 6 | Not reported | 15,762 km | 0 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $1.2B | 2 | Not reported | 14,326 km | 8 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $5.2B | +42.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $1.3B | -2.7% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870322 - Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $685.8M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 420292 - Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $667.6M | +14.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $603.7M | +3.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | HS 840991 - Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $517.9M | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $486.0M | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $478.1M | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Taiwan (TWN) | 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 | $335.7M | +4.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $314.0M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030481 - Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $312.7M | +5.2% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030489 - Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $312.7M | +5.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $235.4M | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $225.1M | +12.7% | +0.1% |
| 17 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 761699 - Aluminium: n.e.c. in heading no. 7616 | $214.3M | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 610910 - T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $213.1M | +14.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Taiwan (TWN) | 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) | $204.2M | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Japan (JPN) | HS 030482 - Fish fillets: frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | $193.5M | +4.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $116.4B | $87.7B | +15.6% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $2.9B | $5.2B | +42.1% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 4 | $5.4B | $2.8B | +5.1% |
| HS2 03 - HS2 sector 03 | 5 | $2.3B | $1.2B | +3.9% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 2 | $1.5B | $964.1M | +3.4% |
| HS2 42 - HS2 sector 42 | 1 | $668.0M | $667.6M | +14.1% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $970.9M | $517.9M | +5.8% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $403.0M | $335.7M | +4.5% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.