# Bangladesh exports to Nepal: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BGD-NPL/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Bangladesh reported $37.9M in goods exports to Nepal. 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 | $37.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 89.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 48.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $117.1M | 53.8% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 530310 | Jute and other textile bast fibres: raw or retted, but not spun, (excluding flax, hemp (cannabis sativa L.), and ramie) | $24.0M | 55.3% | High attention |
| 3 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $16.2M | 28.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $168.4M | 34.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $44.1M | 63.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $36.5M | 9.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 700510 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer | $10.4M | 24.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.1M | 6.6% | Watch |
| 9 | 330590 | Hair preparations: n.e.s. in heading no. 3305 | $14.7M | 62.6% | Watch |
| 10 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $13.1M | 39.1% | 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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