# Paraguay 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: Paraguay (PRY)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $17.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 15,862 km
- Average business entry indicator: 18 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $14.1B | 13 | Not reported | 15,567 km | 18 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $3.1B | 3 | Not reported | 16,799 km | 20 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Pakistan | PAK | $709.5M | 1 | Not reported | 15,220 km | 17 | Cotton: not carded or combed |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 150710 - Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $4.1B | +17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 151211 - Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $2.7B | +15.6% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.3B | +27.3% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.2% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 294190 - Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $990.0M | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $927.8M | +12.4% | +0.1% |
| 7 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $913.1M | +57.0% | +0.9% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 071331 - Vegetables, 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% |
| 9 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $709.5M | +8.6% | +0.3% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 391990 - Plastics: 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% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | 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% |
| 13 | 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% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 850300 - Electric 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% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $521.1M | +8.5% | +0.7% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $490.6M | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $443.7M | +7.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 2 | $7.0B | $6.8B | +16.3% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 2 | $4.0B | $1.8B | +17.9% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 2 | $4.2B | $1.6B | +10.5% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 1 | $3.4B | $1.2B | +17.8% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 2 | $1.7B | $1.2B | +12.9% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $1.7B | $1.1B | +8.5% |
| HS2 29 - HS2 sector 29 | 1 | $883.6M | $990.0M | +10.0% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 1 | $895.8M | $913.1M | +57.0% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Paraguay 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.