# Samoa 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: Samoa (WSM)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $346.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 7,303 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $260.5B | 35 | Not reported | 8,268 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Taiwan | TWN | $38.6B | 51 | Not reported | 6,957 km | 0 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Japan | JPN | $32.3B | 26 | Not reported | 6,455 km | 11 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $12.9B | 11 | Not reported | 7,379 km | 8 | Product not reported |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $2.5B | 5 | Not reported | 7,454 km | 2 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | 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% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $65.7B | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $8.3B | +2.6% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $6.2B | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 8 | 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% |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $4.7B | +3.9% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $4.2B | +13.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | 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% |
| 12 | 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% |
| 13 | 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% |
| 14 | China (CHN) | HS 847150 - Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $3.6B | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | 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 | $3.6B | +11.2% | +0.0% |
| 16 | China (CHN) | 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 | $3.4B | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $3.3B | +12.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $2.8B | +5.9% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854430 - Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $2.8B | +10.8% | +0.0% |
| 20 | China (CHN) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.5B | +12.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 37 | $438.8B | $274.2B | +9.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 16 | $57.6B | $23.8B | +6.0% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 5 | $45.0B | $15.3B | +6.1% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $26.0B | $7.5B | +11.6% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 5 | $5.4B | $2.9B | +7.7% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 6 | $5.4B | $2.7B | +3.4% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 10 | $6.2B | $2.6B | +5.9% |
| HS2 42 - HS2 sector 42 | 4 | $3.4B | $2.1B | +10.7% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Samoa 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.