# Laos exports to Australia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Laos reported $261.6M in goods exports to Australia. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $261.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 0.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $5.1B | 30.2% | Watch |
| 2 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $506.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 710691 | Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | $227.5M | 23.9% | Watch |
| 4 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $897.3M | 6.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 640391 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $152.3M | 34.6% | Watch |
| 6 | 441299 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $152.0M | 71% | Watch |
| 7 | 120999 | Seeds: n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing | $12.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 621600 | Gloves, mittens and mitts (not knitted or crocheted) | $16.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $143.8M | 69.5% | Watch |
| 10 | 851810 | Microphones and stands therefor | $54.3M | 62% | 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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