# Laos Import Opportunities

Explore Laos's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $9.6B
- Import CAGR: +13.6%
- Trade openness: 94.9%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.1B | +12.5% | 29 | 8170 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $273.7M | +12.1% | 8 | 8603 |
| 3 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $215.3M | +14.6% | 9 | 9946 |
| 4 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $173.5M | +18.7% | 2 | 9812 |
| 5 | HS 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 | +17.9% | 12 | 9493 |
| 6 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $135.7M | +22.3% | 4 | 8347 |
| 7 | HS 440122 | Wood: in chips or particles, non-coniferous | $88.0M | +59.9% | 11 | 8486 |
| 8 | HS 848620 | Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits | $75.1M | +37.0% | 4 | 9946 |
| 9 | HS 381800 | Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics | $71.1M | +40.4% | 5 | 9435 |
| 10 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $65.7M | +32.8% | 12 | 8381 |
| 11 | HS 010290 | Bovine animals: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $56.5M | +25.4% | 2 | 10000 |
| 12 | HS 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $107.4M | +14.5% | 24 | 4626 |
| 13 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $122.0M | +13.2% | 8 | 3416 |
| 14 | HS 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $76.7M | +14.9% | 8 | 5730 |
| 15 | HS 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $50.5M | +25.8% | 11 | 6915 |
| 16 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $51.6M | +18.9% | 5 | 8709 |
| 17 | HS 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 | +7.8% | 10 | 4223 |
| 18 | HS 470710 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard | $73.6M | +44.1% | 63 | 3262 |
| 19 | HS 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | $41.4M | +34.3% | 3 | 8200 |
| 20 | HS 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $44.4M | +25.8% | 24 | 6950 |
| 21 | HS 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $37.7M | +23.5% | 21 | 9723 |
| 22 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $53.2M | +12.4% | 3 | 8076 |
| 23 | HS 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $42.0M | +16.4% | 11 | 9712 |
| 24 | HS 320730 | Lustres: liquid lustres and similar preparations | $42.8M | +33.9% | 5 | 6244 |
| 25 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $80.6M | +15.8% | 11 | 4730 |
| 26 | HS 848640 | Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486 | $31.1M | +32.9% | 4 | 9886 |
| 27 | HS 850231 | Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines) | $30.9M | +38.8% | 2 | 9967 |
| 28 | HS 381220 | Plasticisers, compound: for rubber or plastics | $38.4M | +26.6% | 16 | 6689 |
| 29 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $39.2M | +16.4% | 11 | 8449 |
| 30 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $34.7M | +14.9% | 12 | 9352 |
| 31 | HS 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $33.7M | +19.8% | 23 | 7299 |
| 32 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $46.3M | +10.6% | 32 | 6001 |
| 33 | HS 292242 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof | $38.5M | +7.0% | 7 | 9858 |
| 34 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $37.6M | +15.1% | 8 | 6908 |
| 35 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $73.8M | +13.7% | 17 | 3554 |
| 36 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $29.6M | +16.3% | 7 | 9313 |
| 37 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $33.6M | +16.0% | 7 | 7221 |
| 38 | HS 840820 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $29.1M | +16.9% | 16 | 8437 |
| 39 | HS 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $29.6M | +24.0% | 30 | 6103 |
| 40 | HS 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $27.3M | +15.7% | 15 | 9892 |
| 41 | HS 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 | $50.6M | +10.2% | 6 | 5045 |
| 42 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $29.8M | +18.7% | 14 | 6982 |
| 43 | HS 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $38.1M | +31.3% | 4 | 4610 |
| 44 | HS 730590 | Iron or steel: tubes and pipes, n.e.s. in heading no. 7305, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $28.8M | +12.3% | 3 | 9732 |
| 45 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $37.2M | +13.5% | 34 | 5559 |
| 46 | HS 110814 | Starch: manioc (cassava) | $20.1M | +45.3% | 2 | 10000 |
| 47 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $40.0M | +11.1% | 18 | 5485 |
| 48 | HS 870110 | Tractors: pedestrian controlled | $30.5M | +10.4% | 9 | 9021 |
| 49 | HS 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $36.8M | +12.1% | 13 | 6216 |
| 50 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $38.1M | +13.5% | 20 | 5257 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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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