# Sudan 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: Sudan (SDN)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $121.1B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 5,169 km
- Average business entry indicator: 15 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $118.5B | 43 | Not reported | 4,801 km | 18 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.3B | 4 | Not reported | 4,537 km | 17 | Cotton: not carded or combed |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $924.4M | 1 | Not reported | 6,092 km | 20 | Cotton: not carded or combed |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $358.9M | 3 | Not reported | 5,244 km | 8 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $73.0B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $924.4M | +12.4% | +0.1% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 293399 - Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $798.7M | +14.4% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $714.1M | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 071320 - Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $692.9M | +15.2% | +4.2% |
| 8 | 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% |
| 9 | 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% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.1M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $490.5M | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $457.2M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $443.7M | +7.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 390210 - Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $400.4M | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $399.1M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 720421 - Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $376.6M | +19.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 382200 - Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $371.2M | +14.5% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 470710 - Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard | $364.1M | +14.4% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $321.1M | +7.1% | +0.3% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $130.1B | $73.0B | +13.8% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $53.8B | $33.8B | +21.1% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 3 | $5.2B | $2.0B | +9.4% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 5 | $3.2B | $1.9B | +9.9% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 4 | $5.2B | $1.4B | +16.4% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 1 | $3.4B | $1.2B | +17.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 4 | $2.5B | $1.2B | +10.0% |
| HS2 07 - HS2 sector 07 | 5 | $2.3B | $1.2B | +10.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Sudan 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.