Regional export playbook

Paraguay 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.

PRY3 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$17.9BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets3Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance15,862 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days18Business entry indicator

South Asia regional view

Should Paraguay 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

$14.1B calculated opportunity across 13 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$14.1B13Not reported15,567 km18Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified
BangladeshBGD$3.1B3Not reported16,799 km20Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204
PakistanPAK$709.5M1Not reported15,220 km17Cotton: not carded or combed

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 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$4.1B+17.0%+2.3%
2IndiaINDHS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$2.7B+15.6%+0.0%
3BangladeshBGDHS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204$1.3B+27.3%+0.0%
4IndiaINDHS 760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$1.2B+17.8%+0.2%
5IndiaINDHS 294190Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941$990.0M+10.0%+0.0%
6BangladeshBGDHS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed$927.8M+12.4%+0.1%
7BangladeshBGDHS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$913.1M+57.0%+0.9%
8IndiaINDHS 071331Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$730.0M+10.0%+0.0%
9PakistanPAKHS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed$709.5M+8.6%+0.3%
10IndiaINDHS 391990Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm$605.7M+17.6%+0.0%
11IndiaINDHS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39$603.1M+8.3%+0.0%
12IndiaINDHS 853690Electrical 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%
13IndiaINDHS 880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$543.7M+5.9%+0.0%
14IndiaINDHS 850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$539.7M+4.1%+0.4%
15IndiaINDHS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204$521.1M+8.5%+0.7%
16IndiaINDHS 740400Copper: waste and scrap$490.6M+8.7%+0.0%
17IndiaINDHS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$443.7M+7.9%+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 15

HS2 sector 15

2 screened products with $7.0B of reported buyer imports.

$6.8BCalculated opportunity · +16.3% average growth

HS2 72

HS2 sector 72

2 screened products with $4.0B of reported buyer imports.

$1.8BCalculated opportunity · +17.9% average growth

HS2 52

HS2 sector 52

2 screened products with $4.2B of reported buyer imports.

$1.6BCalculated opportunity · +10.5% average growth

HS2 76

HS2 sector 76

1 screened products with $3.4B of reported buyer imports.

$1.2BCalculated opportunity · +17.8% average growth

HS2 39

HS2 sector 39

2 screened products with $1.7B of reported buyer imports.

$1.2BCalculated opportunity · +12.9% average growth

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

2 screened products with $1.7B of reported buyer imports.

$1.1BCalculated opportunity · +8.5% average growth

HS2 29

HS2 sector 29

1 screened products with $883.6M of reported buyer imports.

$990.0MCalculated opportunity · +10.0% average growth

HS2 12

HS2 sector 12

1 screened products with $895.8M of reported buyer imports.

$913.1MCalculated opportunity · +57.0% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the South Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Paraguay 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.