# Papua New Guinea exports to India: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Papua New Guinea reported $251.5M in goods exports to India. 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 | $251.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 55.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $5.7B | 58.6% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $3.6B | 54.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 440399 | Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $120.4M | 57.9% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 440722 | Wood, tropical: virola, imbuia and balsa, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $29.3M | 49.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 151321 | Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $124.1M | 12.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $84.5M | 87.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 382319 | Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $513.5M | 4% | High attention |
| 8 | 230650 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of coconut or copra seed oils | $29.3M | 63.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $232.2M | 41% | Watch |
| 10 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $295.4M | 98.3% | 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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