# Cabo Verde Export Playbook for South Asia

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Cabo Verde (CPV)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $17.5B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,771 km
- Average business entry indicator: 17 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $8.0B | 13 | Not reported | 10,237 km | 18 | Product not reported |
| Pakistan | PAK | $4.6B | 3 | Not reported | 9,699 km | 17 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $2.1B | 2 | Not reported | 11,658 km | 20 | Product not reported |
| Nepal | NPL | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 11,018 km | 23 | Product not reported |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $843.7M | 1 | Not reported | 11,241 km | 8 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.5B | +17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Nepal (NPL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 741110 - Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copper | $1.1B | +17.6% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Sri Lanka (LKA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $843.7M | +8.9% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $542.8M | +8.5% | +0.1% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $489.9M | +8.7% | +0.1% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 760711 - Aluminium: foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm | $460.7M | +14.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 761090 - Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $400.7M | +14.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $399.1M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 720421 - Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $376.6M | +19.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 520942 - Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim | $366.7M | +7.5% | +0.0% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 761699 - Aluminium: n.e.c. in heading no. 7616 | $350.1M | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 120770 - Oil seeds: melon seeds, whether or not broken | $287.0M | +43.8% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 850110 - Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5W | $258.3M | +12.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 760719 - Aluminium: foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled | $252.2M | +13.3% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 852351 - Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $251.7M | +11.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 5 | $16.6B | $8.3B | +10.5% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $2.7B | $3.0B | +13.8% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 5 | $4.8B | $2.7B | +15.2% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 2 | $2.9B | $1.5B | +13.1% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 3 | $5.0B | $1.3B | +16.4% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 1 | $614.8M | $366.7M | +7.5% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 1 | $153.4M | $287.0M | +43.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Cabo Verde focus on South Asia?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

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.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.