Largest market shown
India
$118.3B calculated opportunity across 21 screened products.
Regional export playbook
Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
South Asia regional view
The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.
Largest market shown
$118.3B calculated opportunity across 21 screened products.
Regional footprint
Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.
How to use the guide
Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.
Market comparison
Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.
| Market | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaIND | $118.3B | 21 | Not reported | 8,026 km | 18 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| PakistanPAK | $7.1B | 2 | Not reported | 7,889 km | 17 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas |
| BangladeshBGD | $3.7B | 1 | Not reported | 9,121 km | 20 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas |
Top regional opportunities
The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.
| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaIND | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $68.2B | +13.8% | +2.5% |
| 2 | IndiaIND | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $12.8B | +70.5% | +7.4% |
| 3 | IndiaIND | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.2B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | IndiaIND | HS 710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $6.7B | +9.1% | +8.1% |
| 5 | PakistanPAK | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $6.4B | +46.6% | +1.3% |
| 6 | IndiaIND | HS 271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $4.0B | +24.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | BangladeshBGD | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $3.7B | +114.8% | +1.4% |
| 8 | IndiaIND | HS 271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $2.5B | +14.4% | +0.1% |
| 9 | IndiaIND | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 10 | IndiaIND | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $1.9B | +14.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | IndiaIND | HS 851762Communication 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 | $1.3B | +16.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | IndiaIND | HS 760200Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 13 | IndiaIND | HS 847989Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $1.1B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | IndiaIND | HS 260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $1.1B | +26.8% | +0.0% |
| 15 | IndiaIND | HS 852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $1.1B | +22.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | IndiaIND | HS 740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $1.1B | +10.1% | +0.1% |
| 17 | IndiaIND | HS 382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.1B | +33.7% | +0.0% |
| 18 | IndiaIND | HS 852852Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71 | $812.0M | +21.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | IndiaIND | HS 281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $763.8M | +18.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | PakistanPAK | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $712.9M | +8.6% | +0.1% |
Sector opportunities
HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.
HS2 27
6 screened products with $161.2B of reported buyer imports.
$97.5BCalculated opportunity · +47.4% average growthHS2 84
2 screened products with $7.3B of reported buyer imports.
$9.3BCalculated opportunity · +12.6% average growthHS2 71
1 screened products with $11.1B of reported buyer imports.
$6.7BCalculated opportunity · +9.1% average growthHS2 85
5 screened products with $8.6B of reported buyer imports.
$5.7BCalculated opportunity · +17.6% average growthHS2 00
2 screened products with $8.1B of reported buyer imports.
$2.8BCalculated opportunity · +5.7% average growthHS2 76
1 screened products with $3.4B of reported buyer imports.
$1.2BCalculated opportunity · +17.8% average growthHS2 26
1 screened products with $982.3M of reported buyer imports.
$1.1BCalculated opportunity · +26.8% average growthHS2 74
1 screened products with $1.1B of reported buyer imports.
$1.1BCalculated opportunity · +10.1% average growthFrequently asked questions
Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.
Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.
It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.
Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.
Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.