Regional export playbook

Myanmar in South Asia
where to look next

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

MMR3 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$87.8BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets3Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets1Reported access indicator
Avg. distance2,098 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days18Business entry indicator

South Asia regional view

Should Myanmar focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

India

$78.4B calculated opportunity across 33 screened products.

Regional footprint

3 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
IndiaIND$78.4B33Reported2,344 km18Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts
BangladeshBGD$7.4B6Not reported979 km20Product not reported
PakistanPAK$2.1B3Not reported2,972 km17Electrical static converters

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1IndiaINDHS 851770Telephone 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%
2IndiaINDHS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$8.2B+16.6%+0.0%
3IndiaINDHS 854231Electronic 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%
4IndiaINDHS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes$6.2B+21.6%+0.0%
5IndiaINDHS 151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$4.5B+23.0%+0.0%
6IndiaINDHS 852990Reception 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%
7IndiaINDHS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$3.6B+17.0%+0.0%
8IndiaINDHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$3.0B+13.4%+0.0%
9IndiaINDHS 740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$2.2B+9.4%+0.5%
10IndiaINDHS 271019Product description unavailable$2.1B+4.8%+0.0%
11IndiaINDHS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$2.0B+10.4%+0.0%
12IndiaINDHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.9B+14.8%+0.0%
13IndiaINDHS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$1.8B+5.1%+0.0%
14BangladeshBGDHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.8B+12.2%+0.0%
15BangladeshBGDHS 270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$1.5B+14.1%+0.0%
16IndiaINDHS 851762Communication 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%
17IndiaINDHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$1.3B+8.1%+0.0%
18IndiaINDHS 853400Circuits: printed$1.3B+14.5%+0.0%
19BangladeshBGDHS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204$1.3B+27.3%+0.0%
20IndiaINDHS 760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$1.2B+17.8%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

12 screened products with $45.6B of reported buyer imports.

$41.7BCalculated opportunity · +15.6% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

5 screened products with $10.7B of reported buyer imports.

$12.0BCalculated opportunity · +11.0% average growth

HS2 15

HS2 sector 15

2 screened products with $7.6B of reported buyer imports.

$6.3BCalculated opportunity · +14.0% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

2 screened products with $11.4B of reported buyer imports.

$3.8BCalculated opportunity · +8.5% average growth

HS2 88

HS2 sector 88

1 screened products with $10.4B of reported buyer imports.

$3.6BCalculated opportunity · +17.0% average growth

HS2 17

HS2 sector 17

2 screened products with $2.2B of reported buyer imports.

$3.1BCalculated opportunity · +12.6% average growth

HS2 74

HS2 sector 74

1 screened products with $2.3B of reported buyer imports.

$2.2BCalculated opportunity · +9.4% average growth

HS2 07

HS2 sector 07

3 screened products with $2.6B of reported buyer imports.

$2.1BCalculated opportunity · +14.2% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the South Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Myanmar focus on this region?

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.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.