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

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Laos (LAO)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $286.6M
- Products: 44
- Buyer markets: 22
- Average CAGR: +8.4%
- Global sector size: $174.5B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $52.4B | $69.5K | $66.7B | +22.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $10.7B | $461.5K | $11.4B | +48.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $9.3B | $118.6K | $8.9B | -14.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $19.2B | $12.1M | $8.2B | -0.8% | 9 | +0.3% |
| HS 081060 - Fruit, edible: durians, fresh | $5.8B | $5.8M | $7.2B | +32.9% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $14.0B | $53.7K | $5.1B | +0.5% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $6.9B | $41.9K | $4.4B | -24.4% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $5.7B | $90.7M | $4.3B | +21.4% | 3 | +4.2% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $6.9B | $31.6K | $3.1B | +2.7% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.2B | $184.9 | $2.7B | -8.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030441 - Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho) | $2.6B | $3.0K | $2.2B | +25.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $4.1B | $793.1K | $2.2B | +10.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.5B | $53.4K | $2.2B | +3.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.2B | $68.3K | $2.1B | +0.9% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 170290 - Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose | $1.2B | $1.0M | $2.0B | +39.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 071410 - Vegetable roots and tubers: manioc (cassava), with high starch or inulin content, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, fresh or dried | $1.4B | $38.9M | $1.9B | +74.0% | 2 | +2.6% |
| HS 020714 - Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $2.6B | $100.3K | $1.8B | +14.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100610 - Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $990.7M | $5.1M | $1.7B | +31.9% | 1 | +0.5% |
| HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $2.3B | $1.3M | $1.7B | +26.1% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 110814 - Starch: manioc (cassava) | $2.0B | $118.3M | $1.4B | +157.9% | 1 | +5.9% |
| HS 081190 - Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $849.7M | $53.4K | $1.2B | +56.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081090 - Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $1.1B | $3.4M | $1.1B | +23.3% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.7B | $799.3K | $924.2M | +25.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020329 - Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $1.7B | $44.5K | $900.5M | +30.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $5.9K | $890.0M | -6.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $658.0M | $8.1K | $816.4M | -8.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030481 - Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $1.3B | $227.2 | $745.9M | +13.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 041000 - Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | $597.5M | $2.9K | $741.8M | -13.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $836.9M | $7.0M | $734.8M | +131.5% | 1 | +0.8% |
| HS 190219 - Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $651.6M | $8.8 | $677.9M | -68.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030462 - Fish fillets: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $408.0M | $227.2 | $652.8M | +13.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 140490 - Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $613.2M | $8.6 | $615.7M | -63.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $1.1B | $11.0K | $595.3M | -10.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $798.5M | $20.0K | $559.8M | +7.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120242 - Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $529.6M | $15.7K | $541.3M | +19.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $357.2M | $18.8K | $541.0M | +4.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $559.3M | $26.6K | $503.8M | +10.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210111 - Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $937.5M | $100.6K | $479.6M | +35.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $27.9 | $456.3M | -45.8% | 1 | +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 | $406.2M | $1.2K | $429.1M | -68.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080211 - Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, in shell | $281.1M | $2.0K | $403.5M | +11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070320 - Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $232.6M | $2.3K | $379.8M | -8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190230 - Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $354.3M | $1.3K | $367.1M | +44.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430 - Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $188.6M | $5.8K | $360.2M | -0.1% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $99.7B calculated opportunity across 24 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $16.3B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $9.9B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- Germany (DEU): $7.7B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Japan (JPN): $3.5B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- France (FRA): $3.1B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Thailand (THA): $3.0B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $2.2B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Spain (ESP): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 3 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 110814: +157.9% average CAGR, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080390: +131.5% average CAGR, $734.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 071410: +74.0% average CAGR, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081190: +56.5% average CAGR, $1.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: +48.4% average CAGR, $11.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190230: +44.5% average CAGR, $367.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 170290: +39.6% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210111: +35.8% average CAGR, $479.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 081060: +32.9% average CAGR, $7.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100610: +31.9% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 090111: 9 buyer markets, $8.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 7 buyer markets, $5.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 6 buyer markets, $4.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: 4 buyer markets, $66.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 4 buyer markets, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220830: 4 buyer markets, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220300: 3 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100590: 3 buyer markets, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240120: 3 buyer markets, $2.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: 3 buyer markets, $2.2B calculated opportunity.

## Method

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## 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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