# Thailand exports to Laos: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Thailand reported $3.7B in goods exports to Laos. 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 | $3.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 14 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 117 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 15.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $273.7M | 0.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $215.3M | 5.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $173.5M | 55.3% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $168.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $135.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 440122 | Wood: in chips or particles, non-coniferous | $88.0M | 5.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $116.3M | 67.9% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $107.4M | 34.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 010290 | Bovine animals: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $56.5M | 41.6% | High attention |

## 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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