Sector footprint
$107.6M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 66 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Nepal Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Nepal's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$107.6M2024 reported value
Products66Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets23Markets represented
Average CAGR+11.8%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$192.2BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Nepal in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$192.2B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $26.8B | $382.6K | $12.7B | +6.9% | 11 | +0.0% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $11.5B | $559.5 | $12.5B | -13.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $8.4B | $17.3K | $9.2B | +43.2% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590Food 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 | $16.2B | $198.0K | $9.1B | +57.9% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $8.7B | $78.7K | $8.5B | -3.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $7.9B | $78.5M | $7.1B | +12.6% | 3 | +1.4% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $16.3B | $665.2K | $6.6B | +5.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 080929Fruit, edible: cherries, other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh | $3.2B | $167.3 | $6.0B | -44.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $8.1B | $21.9M | $5.2B | +18.1% | 5 | +0.2% |
| HS 151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $5.7B | $47.9 | $4.5B | -26.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.9B | $19.4 | $4.3B | -49.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $6.3B | $2.1K | $4.0B | -9.4% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 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 | $3.2B | $146.5 | $3.8B | -20.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $3.0B | $16.4K | $2.7B | +26.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.2B | $420.3 | $2.7B | +21.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $3.8B | $6.7K | $2.6B | +37.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 170290Sugars: 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 | $5.9K | $2.0B | -3.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.9B | $2.4K | $1.9B | -3.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.8B | $75.9K | $1.9B | +46.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151790Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $1.2B | $1.9K | $1.8B | -19.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $18.8K | $1.6B | +24.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $2.6B | $8.2K | $1.5B | +37.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $112.4K | $1.5B | +59.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230641Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils | $903.9M | $19.9 | $1.3B | -18.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.6B | $982.7K | $1.3B | +11.2% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $449.2K | $1.3B | +21.3% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 080211Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, in shell | $965.0M | $10.9K | $1.3B | +1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081190Fruit, 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 | $5.7K | $1.2B | +44.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $1.1B | $17.4K | $1.2B | +2.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040150Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10% | $990.2M | $1.4K | $1.1B | -16.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $1.3B | $3.6 | $1.1B | -25.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.2B | $3.3M | $1.1B | -8.9% | 2 | +0.4% |
| HS 081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $1.1B | $2.1K | $1.1B | +9.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4B | $2.0K | $996.7M | -12.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $710.7M | $135.7 | $975.6M | -4.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $404.8 | $890.0M | -5.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090421Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $470.8M | $51.3 | $859.1M | -21.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $658.0M | $16.7 | $816.4M | +18.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $44.2K | $815.7M | +32.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.2B | $204.1 | $809.3M | +4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.7B | $8.6K | $804.4M | +74.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 041000Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | $597.5M | $6.7K | $741.8M | +76.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $634.0M | $0.1 | $733.6M | -27.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071331Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $617.9M | $19.8 | $730.4M | -40.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020120Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $1.1B | $139.5 | $721.1M | +20.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $562.3M | $4.7 | $696.1M | -28.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230630Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | $620.5M | $654.8 | $676.7M | +18.4% | 1 | +13.0% |
| HS 040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $703.3M | $2.0K | $668.0M | +38.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $607.2M | $46.4K | $620.2M | -5.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 140490Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $613.2M | $456.3K | $615.1M | +6.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $741.0M | $14.9K | $608.8M | +13.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $508.0M | $3.1K | $592.1M | +68.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $770.8M | $2.1K | $576.8M | +14.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $852.7M | $21.1 | $574.7M | -9.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $466.3M | $184.8 | $546.9M | -20.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.7B | $150.3K | $540.4M | +40.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $35.4 | $519.2M | +6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $937.5M | $246.9 | $479.9M | -24.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080212Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, shelled | $337.7M | $51.0K | $461.7M | +45.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200599Vegetable 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 | $27.0K | $456.2M | +29.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $400.9M | $44.0K | $452.0M | +15.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $1.2B | $2.2K | $451.6M | -17.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $1.1B | $3.3K | $448.4M | +81.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $786.4M | $1.3 | $435.4M | -9.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $878.5M | $11.2K | $431.4M | +9.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200989Juice: 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 | $149.0 | $429.2M | -28.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
CHN
China
21 products represented in the sector.
$39.6B$37.5B reported buyer importsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
27 products represented in the sector.
$38.1B$61.7B reported buyer importsIND
India
11 products represented in the sector.
$19.8B$20.6B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
10 products represented in the sector.
$9.1B$9.6B reported buyer importsMEX
Mexico
2 products represented in the sector.
$8.9B$7.0B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
7 products represented in the sector.
$7.9B$17.6B reported buyer importsPAK
Pakistan
2 products represented in the sector.
$3.6B$3.6B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
4 products represented in the sector.
$2.7B$4.7B reported buyer importsITA
Italy
3 products represented in the sector.
$2.3B$5.3B reported buyer importsFRA
France
2 products represented in the sector.
$2.0B$3.1B reported buyer importsPOL
Poland
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.6B$2.2B reported buyer importsBEL
Belgium
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.5B$2.9B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 130219Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | +81.0% | $448.4M | 1 |
| HS 041000Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | +76.8% | $741.8M | 1 |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | +74.9% | $804.4M | 1 |
| HS 190410Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | +68.0% | $592.1M | 1 |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | +59.5% | $1.5B | 2 |
| HS 190590Food 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 | +57.9% | $9.1B | 5 |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | +46.4% | $1.9B | 2 |
| HS 080212Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, shelled | +45.5% | $461.7M | 1 |
| HS 081190Fruit, 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 | +44.1% | $1.2B | 1 |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | +43.2% | $9.2B | 4 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
11 markets$12.7B calculated opportunityHS 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
5 markets$9.1B calculated opportunityHS 090111
Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated
5 markets$6.6B calculated opportunityHS 230910
Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding
5 markets$5.2B calculated opportunityHS 090121
Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated
5 markets$4.0B calculated opportunityHS 100590
Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed
4 markets$9.2B calculated opportunityHS 151190
Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
3 markets$7.1B calculated opportunityHS 120190
Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken
3 markets$2.6B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Nepal in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
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.