# Samoa Export Playbook for South Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Samoa (WSM)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $45.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,454 km
- Average business entry indicator: 15 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $43.4B | 29 | Not reported | 11,182 km | 18 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $1.9B | 4 | Not reported | 9,779 km | 20 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $484.7M | 1 | Not reported | 10,402 km | 8 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.8B | +18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | 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 | $6.2B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $6.2B | +21.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $3.8B | +11.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.9B | +14.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.3B | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $1.3B | +14.5% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.3B | +27.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $847.5M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 391990 - Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm | $605.7M | +17.6% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $569.0M | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 851830 - Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers | $554.9M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.7M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka (LKA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $484.7M | +12.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $457.2M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | 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 | $402.3M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 850450 - Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 | $363.7M | +13.5% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 851829 - Loudspeakers: not mounted in their enclosures | $361.5M | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $354.8M | -0.2% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 19 | $39.0B | $38.0B | +14.0% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 2 | $4.0B | $1.8B | +17.9% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 3 | $3.6B | $1.6B | +10.3% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $2.4B | $1.5B | +8.1% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 3 | $2.1B | $1.4B | +13.0% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 2 | $1.3B | $641.2M | +11.7% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 2 | $337.9M | $365.0M | +9.2% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $368.3M | $354.8M | -0.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Samoa focus on South 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.