# Benin exports to India: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BEN-IND/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Benin reported $102.6M in goods exports to India. 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 | $102.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 48% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $257.8M | 79.4% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.9B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 080131 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $1.3B | 94.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 440729 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $162.4M | 48.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $295.4M | 70% | High attention |
| 6 | 120799 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken | $47.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 120110 | Soya beans: seed, whether or not broken | $17.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $3.4B | 65.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 080132 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $42.0M | 60.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $988.6M | 93.1% | High 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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