# Portugal exports to Ireland: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/PRT-IRL/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Portugal reported $558.4M in goods exports to Ireland. 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 | $558.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 60.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 26 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 22.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 284590 | Isotopes (excluding those of heading no. 2844): compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined | $202.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 300390 | Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $562.5M | 57.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $98.1M | 44.5% | Stable |
| 4 | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $32.5M | 31% | High attention |
| 5 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $65.0M | 10.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $6.4B | 80.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 293410 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure | $38.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 271019 | Not reported | $3.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $772.6M | 21.6% | Stable |
| 10 | 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $196.5M | 1.4% | 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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