Largest market shown
India
$10.6B calculated opportunity across 7 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
$10.6B calculated opportunity across 7 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 | $10.6B | 7 | Not reported | 12,154 km | 18 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| PakistanPAK | $6.4B | 1 | Not reported | 11,471 km | 17 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas |
| BangladeshBGD | $927.6M | 1 | Not reported | 13,265 km | 20 | Cotton: not carded or combed |
| Sri LankaLKA | $199.3M | 1 | Not reported | 14,283 km | 8 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 |
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 | PakistanPAK | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $6.4B | +46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2 | IndiaIND | HS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $6.2B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | IndiaIND | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.5B | +21.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | IndiaIND | HS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.3B | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 5 | BangladeshBGD | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $927.6M | +12.4% | +0.1% |
| 6 | IndiaIND | HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.5M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | IndiaIND | HS 851829Loudspeakers: not mounted in their enclosures | $361.5M | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 8 | IndiaIND | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $354.8M | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 9 | IndiaIND | HS 854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $339.0M | +12.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Sri LankaLKA | HS 271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $199.3M | +12.9% | +17.0% |
Sector opportunities
HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.
HS2 85
3 screened products with $11.8B of reported buyer imports.
$6.9BCalculated opportunity · +14.8% average growthHS2 27
2 screened products with $4.0B of reported buyer imports.
$6.6BCalculated opportunity · +29.8% average growthHS2 71
1 screened products with $2.7B of reported buyer imports.
$1.5BCalculated opportunity · +21.4% average growthHS2 84
1 screened products with $1.8B of reported buyer imports.
$1.3BCalculated opportunity · +8.1% average growthHS2 52
1 screened products with $2.8B of reported buyer imports.
$927.6MCalculated opportunity · +12.4% average growthHS2 72
1 screened products with $2.7B of reported buyer imports.
$545.5MCalculated opportunity · +8.5% average growthHS2 99
1 screened products with $368.3M of reported buyer imports.
$354.8MCalculated opportunity · -0.2% 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.