# Maldives 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: Maldives (MDV)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $68.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 5
- Average reported distance: 2,509 km
- Average business entry indicator: 17 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $63.3B | 59 | Reported | 2,750 km | 18 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $2.5B | 9 | Reported | 772 km | 8 | Product not reported |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.7B | 6 | Reported | 3,284 km | 17 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $533.6M | 1 | Reported | 2,832 km | 20 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Nepal | NPL | $220.1M | 1 | Reported | 2,905 km | 23 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | 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 | $14.8B | +18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | 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 | $6.2B | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 710239 - Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $4.5B | +15.2% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $4.0B | +24.3% | +0.2% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $3.8B | +11.0% | +0.0% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 880240 - Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $3.5B | +17.0% | +0.7% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $2.5B | +14.4% | +0.1% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.9B | +14.8% | +0.0% |
| 10 | India (IND) | 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 | $1.3B | +16.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.3B | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 852580 - Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $1.1B | +22.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Sri Lanka (LKA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $841.0M | +8.9% | +0.1% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 843149 - Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $627.9M | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.2M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $569.2M | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $543.7M | +5.9% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 850300 - Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $542.6M | +4.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 21 | $39.8B | $34.1B | +17.2% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 3 | $11.3B | $6.6B | +17.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 16 | $9.4B | $5.8B | +10.1% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $5.1B | $4.5B | +15.2% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 2 | $11.4B | $4.1B | +11.5% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $7.7B | $2.9B | +6.8% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 4 | $3.5B | $1.4B | +8.6% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 3 | $5.0B | $1.3B | +16.4% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Maldives 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.