# Australia exports to Laos: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AUS-LAO/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Australia reported $27.1M in goods exports to Laos. The overall review level is High 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 | $27.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 80.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $25.4M | 13.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $13.0M | 53.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $32.6M | 19.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $15.1M | 15.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $10.0M | 39.9% | High attention |
| 6 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $17.0M | 4.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $12.0M | 19.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 732591 | Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron | $21.0M | 65.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 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 | $25.4M | 8.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $25.7M | 63.5% | Watch |

## 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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