# Laos exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Laos reported $2.8B in goods exports to China. 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 | $2.8B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 53.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 24 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $3.3B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $111.0B | 7.1% | High attention |
| 3 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $62.6B | 57.3% | Watch |
| 4 | 284690 | Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metals | $1.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 480525 | Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight over 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets | $1.0B | 36.9% | High attention |
| 6 | 470200 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades | $3.3B | 45.2% | Stable |
| 7 | 400280 | Rubber: mixtures of natural and synthetic rubbers of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $5.5B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 400129 | Rubber: natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $339.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 110814 | Starch: manioc (cassava) | $2.0B | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 480524 | Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheets | $482.2M | 67.3% | 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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