# Afghanistan exports to Pakistan: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Afghanistan to Pakistan, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AFG-PAK/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Afghanistan reported $562.4M in goods exports to Pakistan. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $562.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 58.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 16 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $1.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $118.2M | 56.3% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $65.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $38.3M | 54.3% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 070200 | Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $40.8M | 15.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $464.0M | 80.1% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 520300 | Cotton: carded or combed | $31.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $15.9M | 48% | High attention |
| 9 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $70.9M | 49.6% | Watch |
| 10 | 570110 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up | $13.9M | 86.9% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [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)

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