# Thailand exports to Madagascar: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Thailand reported $14.6M in goods exports to Madagascar. 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 | $14.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 92.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 45.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 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 | $52.6M | 40.2% | High attention |
| 2 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $53.8M | 80.3% | High attention |
| 3 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $21.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $22.6M | 0% | Stable |
| 5 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $11.5M | 95.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 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 | $22.6M | 61.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $13.5M | 70% | Watch |
| 8 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $11.5M | 92.2% | Watch |
| 9 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $14.5M | 71.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $57.3M | 46% | 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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