# Laos exports to the United Kingdom: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Laos reported $39.1M in goods exports to the United Kingdom. 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 | $39.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 90.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $7.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 640391 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $466.0M | 49.1% | High attention |
| 3 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $1.2B | 19.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 620343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $435.4M | 55.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 851718 | Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1 | $117.3M | 18.4% | High attention |
| 6 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $1.5B | 49.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $896.3M | 58.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 620193 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, other than those of heading no. 6203 (not knitted or crocheted) | $374.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $867.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 621133 | Track suits and other garments n.e.s.: men's or boys', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $144.6M | 74.4% | 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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