# Laos Machinery and electrical equipment Export Opportunities (HS 84-85)

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Explore Laos HS 84-85 machinery and electrical equipment export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Laos (LAO)
- Sector: Machinery and electrical equipment
- HS chapters: HS 84-85
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $768.7M
- Products: 79
- Buyer markets: 41
- Average CAGR: +139.5%
- Global sector size: $1.6T

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $183.3B | $8.3M | $173.9B | +29.0% | 20 | +0.0% |
| HS 854231 - Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $210.0B | $4.9M | $114.0B | +15.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $153.6B | $305.0K | $93.0B | +31.9% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 851762 - Communication 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 | $172.8B | $207.5M | $72.3B | +61.9% | 38 | +0.1% |
| HS 847150 - Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $86.5B | $320.1K | $60.9B | +9.0% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 847180 - Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $44.5B | $2.1M | $48.3B | +89.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $103.8B | $286.3K | $44.5B | +9.1% | 14 | +0.0% |
| HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $54.3B | $3.2M | $43.3B | +8.9% | 15 | +0.0% |
| HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $47.9B | $23.0K | $41.2B | -12.8% | 13 | +0.0% |
| HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $59.4B | $2.2M | $27.1B | +3.8% | 23 | +0.0% |
| HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $57.4B | $1.1M | $27.0B | +30.9% | 17 | +0.0% |
| HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $37.0B | $93.8M | $22.8B | +79.5% | 13 | +0.8% |
| HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $36.9B | $344.8M | $21.0B | +3711.5% | 10 | +0.3% |
| HS 852580 - Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $34.7B | $32.5M | $17.2B | +90.8% | 20 | +0.1% |
| HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $34.0B | $611.7K | $13.8B | +17.7% | 13 | +0.0% |
| HS 854442 - Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $22.9B | $16.1M | $12.2B | +39.5% | 13 | +0.1% |
| HS 841191 - Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $14.7B | $5.3K | $10.1B | +4.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $17.1B | $869.2K | $9.7B | +77.7% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $8.0B | $277.9K | $7.7B | +230.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 847170 - Data processing machines: storage units | $22.0B | $2.0K | $7.4B | -14.5% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 854449 - Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $11.1B | $541.9K | $6.9B | +5.5% | 8 | +0.0% |
| HS 851830 - Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers | $9.3B | $1.2M | $6.4B | +72.3% | 8 | +0.0% |
| HS 853400 - Circuits: printed | $9.2B | $718.8K | $5.9B | +30.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 852852 - Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71 | $6.2B | $22.1K | $5.8B | +15.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 852351 - Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $6.6B | $288.9K | $5.1B | +92.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 847989 - Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $13.2B | $240.0K | $4.8B | +42.1% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 848180 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $9.9B | $69.5K | $4.5B | -18.8% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 854290 - Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $8.6B | $11.7K | $4.4B | +34.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 841112 - Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $5.4B | $1.6M | $4.1B | +27.4% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 848690 - Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories | $6.0B | $2.9M | $4.0B | +31.7% | 2 | +0.3% |
| HS 853890 - Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $7.4B | $264.4K | $3.9B | +84.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 854430 - Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $7.2B | $2.8M | $3.9B | +123.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 840999 - Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $5.6B | $4.7K | $3.2B | +8.7% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 852872 - Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $3.3B | $150.0K | $3.1B | +110.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 850450 - Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 | $4.3B | $696.8K | $2.6B | +54.5% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 840991 - Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $5.7B | $736.7 | $2.5B | -7.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 844399 - Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $4.3B | $673.8 | $2.3B | -4.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 854470 - Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $2.9B | $106.0K | $2.3B | +114.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 842139 - Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $2.5B | $49.0 | $2.2B | -20.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 847149 - Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), presented in the form of systems, n.e.s. in item no. 8471.41 | $3.6B | $52.6K | $2.2B | +54.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 853669 - Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $4.6B | $92.5K | $2.1B | +45.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 854110 - Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light emitting diodes | $2.8B | $1.5K | $2.1B | +92.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 853950 - Lamps: light-emitting diode (LED) lamps | $1.5B | $891.4K | $1.9B | +10.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 850790 - Electric accumulators: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507 | $1.4B | $57.3K | $1.7B | +242.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 841590 - Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $2.1B | $2.2K | $1.6B | +42.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 853650 - Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.5B | $814.6K | $1.5B | +34.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 850300 - Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $2.4B | $813.9K | $1.5B | +50.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 847160 - Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing | $2.6B | $1.3K | $1.5B | -2.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 848190 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $3.8B | $52.4K | $1.5B | +4.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 851220 - Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) | $2.1B | $73.5K | $1.4B | +71.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 850490 - Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof | $1.3B | $60.7K | $1.2B | +12.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 841510 - Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $1.2B | $1.4K | $1.1B | -4.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 852329 - Magnetic media: other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $2.2B | $12.6 | $1.1B | -17.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 843149 - Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $2.7B | $7.6K | $1.1B | -14.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 851769 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $1.9B | $28.8M | $944.6M | +159.9% | 1 | +1.5% |
| HS 851660 - Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | $940.1M | $283.5K | $911.1M | -6.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 854810 - Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $457.2M | $27.4K | $892.2M | +163.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 851890 - Microphones, headphones, earphones, amplifier equipment: parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518 | $503.8M | $2.4K | $732.3M | +532.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 854190 - Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devices | $1.2B | $26.8K | $615.7M | +94.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 841430 - Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment | $632.6M | $0.0 | $571.2M | -55.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 853222 - Electrical capacitors: fixed, aluminium electrolytic | $629.1M | $16.2K | $504.0M | +44.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 852721 - Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus | $515.2M | $31.6K | $501.0M | +162.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 848390 - Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: parts | $742.8M | $5.2K | $483.3M | +15.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 853224 - Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer | $965.4M | $59.3K | $479.2M | +51.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 841480 - Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.s. in heading no. 8414 | $1.5B | $106.1K | $478.8M | +330.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 853620 - Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $524.0M | $28.5K | $471.9M | +45.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 850110 - Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5W | $886.4M | $46.5K | $454.3M | +174.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 851718 - Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1 | $682.6M | $5.0M | $432.4M | +9.0% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 841330 - Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines | $478.4M | $152.3 | $423.6M | -11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 841459 - Fans: n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51 | $640.5M | $5.5K | $423.1M | -45.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 851290 - Lighting or signalling equipment: electrical, (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters: parts, of those kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles | $924.2M | $49.0K | $407.9M | +171.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 840820 - Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $694.3M | $0.0 | $400.4M | -94.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 850140 - Electric motors: AC motors, single-phase | $451.4M | $26.6K | $389.6M | +170.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 847780 - Machinery: for working rubber or plastics n.e.s. in heading no. 8477 | $394.6M | $5.3K | $382.6M | -13.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 850131 - Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750W | $985.5M | $46.4K | $370.7M | +165.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 843390 - Harvesting machinery: parts, including parts of threshing machinery, straw or fodder balers and grass or hay mowers | $442.6M | $156.6 | $365.1M | +4.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 854129 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $647.0M | $198.0K | $364.6M | +62.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 851829 - Loudspeakers: not mounted in their enclosures | $364.2M | $63.0K | $361.4M | +28.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 848340 - Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | $311.7M | $9.4K | $358.8M | -31.6% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $227.6B calculated opportunity across 24 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $211.7B calculated opportunity across 23 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $70.9B calculated opportunity across 38 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $48.8B calculated opportunity across 17 products.
- Thailand (THA): $40.8B calculated opportunity across 29 products.
- United Arab Emirates (ARE): $36.4B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Japan (JPN): $34.8B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- Germany (DEU): $32.7B calculated opportunity across 12 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $31.8B calculated opportunity across 19 products.
- India (IND): $27.5B calculated opportunity across 10 products.
- Canada (CAN): $25.9B calculated opportunity across 22 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $22.7B calculated opportunity across 13 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 854140: +3711.5% average CAGR, $21.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 851890: +532.4% average CAGR, $732.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 841480: +330.7% average CAGR, $478.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 850790: +242.4% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 850760: +230.2% average CAGR, $7.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 850110: +174.3% average CAGR, $454.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 851290: +171.8% average CAGR, $407.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 850140: +170.6% average CAGR, $389.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 850131: +165.5% average CAGR, $370.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 854810: +163.2% average CAGR, $892.2M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 851762: 38 buyer markets, $72.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 850440: 23 buyer markets, $27.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 851712: 20 buyer markets, $173.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 852580: 20 buyer markets, $17.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 853710: 17 buyer markets, $27.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 851770: 15 buyer markets, $43.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 847330: 14 buyer markets, $44.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 847130: 13 buyer markets, $41.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 852990: 13 buyer markets, $22.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 854370: 13 buyer markets, $13.8B 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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