# Bhutan Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Bhutan HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Bhutan (BTN)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $17.2M
- Products: 62
- Buyer markets: 29
- Average CAGR: +19.2%
- Global sector size: $60.5B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $22.1B | $35.6K | $8.1B | +3.1% | 12 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710 - Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $4.5B | $7.8K | $4.7B | +73.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170114 - Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.5B | $44.4 | $2.0B | +22.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.9B | $612.9K | $1.8B | +8.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.6B | $490.9K | $1.6B | +86.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 121190 - Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $2.2B | $121.3K | $1.2B | +6.9% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $2.2B | $262.7 | $1.1B | -9.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $1.1B | $3.2M | $1.1B | +22.1% | 4 | +0.2% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $2.8B | $4.9K | $865.3M | +10.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 071310 - Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.2B | $0.1 | $809.3M | +63.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071331 - Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $617.9M | $314.8 | $730.4M | +6.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $341.5M | $36.9 | $593.4M | +70.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $410.1M | $16.6K | $587.1M | +1.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 071340 - Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $787.2M | $0.3 | $586.0M | -26.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.2B | $1.3K | $552.9M | -21.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $756.6M | $11.3 | $543.4M | -23.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $1.0B | $491.9 | $515.2M | -37.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071290 - Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $613.6M | $18.1 | $495.1M | +0.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080810 - Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $740.3M | $361.5K | $469.9M | +7.3% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 200599 - Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $315.1M | $175.3 | $456.3M | +284.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200911 - Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $627.1M | $30.8 | $436.3M | +32.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220110 - Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $786.4M | $12.9K | $435.4M | -25.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210320 - Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $375.8M | $31.0 | $408.6M | +50.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220720 - Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength | $224.5M | $53.5K | $391.5M | +15.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200190 - Vegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins) | $604.8M | $57.5K | $388.6M | +135.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200989 - Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.0B | $61.7 | $378.7M | +43.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090421 - Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $440.2M | $3.6 | $336.9M | +3.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410 - Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $584.9M | $202.3 | $330.2M | +40.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160100 - Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $937.1M | $9.2 | $316.0M | +124.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070959 - Vegetables: truffles and mushrooms (other than of the genus Agaricus), fresh or chilled | $159.4M | $42.1K | $293.9M | +8.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 070310 - Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $192.1M | $22.2K | $276.2M | +13.8% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 090411 - Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground | $367.2M | $1.0K | $264.1M | +2.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040900 - Honey: natural | $739.5M | $1.6K | $246.9M | +31.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $558.8M | $20.2K | $227.5M | -13.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $138.0M | $1.2K | $211.9M | +5.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 071239 - Vegetables: mushrooms, other than the genus Agaricus and truffles, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $182.8M | $11.2K | $194.6M | -0.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230230 - Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $110.3M | $32.9K | $171.1M | +48.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $130.4M | $21.2K | $154.4M | +26.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 150790 - Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $136.5M | $0.0 | $153.9M | -41.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130190 - Natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 1301 | $180.2M | $2.0K | $153.6M | -66.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $141.9M | $2.8 | $148.5M | -38.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151590 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $112.5M | $3.7K | $146.8M | +16.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $282.6M | $1.2K | $135.2M | +41.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020712 - Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $124.0M | $30.9K | $130.9M | -0.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080510 - Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $162.1M | $5.8M | $128.8M | -19.5% | 2 | +3.0% |
| HS 090931 - Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | $93.4M | $131.2K | $127.5M | +39.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 120991 - Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $537.9M | $10.4K | $127.0M | -12.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090422 - Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, crushed or ground | $331.4M | $0.9 | $122.5M | +3.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071390 - Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.s. in heading no. 0713, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $100.9M | $51.8 | $107.1M | -24.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $136.0M | $1.3M | $103.2M | +26.6% | 1 | +1.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $74.4M | $434.5K | $98.7M | +13.4% | 1 | +0.6% |
| HS 090210 - Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $120.8M | $370.4 | $84.7M | +41.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 091011 - Spices: ginger, neither crushed nor ground | $90.6M | $10.9K | $70.4M | +8.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080280 - Nuts, edible: areca nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | $151.2M | $298.1K | $70.2M | +25.9% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 070190 - Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $44.1M | $3.5 | $65.8M | -54.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090831 - Spices: cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground | $67.4M | $4.1M | $62.7M | +6.0% | 1 | +6.0% |
| HS 090220 - Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $91.6M | $2.4K | $62.1M | +47.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150300 - Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil: not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | $47.5M | $3.7 | $57.9M | +41.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219 - Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $59.3M | $103.8 | $49.3M | +9.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $111.7M | $0.0 | $48.6M | -99.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071333 - Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $133.9M | $0.6 | $46.7M | -3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999 - Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $74.9M | $82.9 | $46.0M | +216.6% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- India (IND): $13.7B calculated opportunity across 26 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $9.0B calculated opportunity across 17 products.
- Bangladesh (BGD): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 10 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $1.2B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Thailand (THA): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $994.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Germany (DEU): $869.8M calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Japan (JPN): $865.0M calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Canada (CAN): $831.0M calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- France (FRA): $821.5M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $731.9M calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $727.6M calculated opportunity across 2 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 200599: +284.6% average CAGR, $456.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070999: +216.6% average CAGR, $46.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 200190: +135.6% average CAGR, $388.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 160100: +124.7% average CAGR, $316.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: +86.0% average CAGR, $1.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 150710: +73.5% average CAGR, $4.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220710: +70.6% average CAGR, $593.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 071310: +63.1% average CAGR, $809.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 210320: +50.3% average CAGR, $408.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 230230: +48.8% average CAGR, $171.1M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 12 buyer markets, $8.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 121190: 10 buyer markets, $1.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: 6 buyer markets, $1.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220830: 4 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 040690: 3 buyer markets, $865.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 080810: 3 buyer markets, $469.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070959: 3 buyer markets, $293.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 071239: 3 buyer markets, $194.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 150710: 2 buyer markets, $4.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 2 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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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