# India exports to Afghanistan: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, India reported $251.4M in goods exports to Afghanistan. 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 | $251.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 98.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 17 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $173.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 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 | $33.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 551511 | Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.s. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres | $104.1M | 36.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $75.2M | 19.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $18.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 090931 | Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | $15.3M | 42.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $26.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 240399 | Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $15.5M | 84% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 620443 | Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $12.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 621143 | Track suits and other garments n.e.c.: women's or girls', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $15.8M | 78.1% | 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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