# United States exports to Nepal: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/USA-NPL/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United States reported $126.8M in goods exports to Nepal. 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 | $126.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 90.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 11 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $60.7M | 11.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $117.1M | 19.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $85.0M | 82.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $19.5M | 36% | High attention |
| 5 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $173.3M | 61.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $15.4M | 2.2% | High attention |
| 7 | 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $10.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $30.0M | 39.6% | Watch |
| 9 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $121.8M | 66.7% | High attention |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $168.4M | 91.3% | 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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