Regional export playbook

Eswatini 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.

SWZ5 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$155.5BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets5Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance7,726 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days14Business entry indicator

South Asia regional view

Should Eswatini 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

$140.4B calculated opportunity across 58 screened products.

Regional footprint

5 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$140.4B58Not reported7,850 km18Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)
PakistanPAK$9.6B5Not reported8,018 km17Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes
BangladeshBGD$3.7B5Not reported8,462 km20Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204
AfghanistanAFG$880.3M1Not reported7,872 km9Cigarettes: containing tobacco
Sri LankaLKA$843.7M1Not reported6,429 km8Product not reported

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 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$33.8B+21.1%+0.0%
2IndiaINDHS 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%
3IndiaINDHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$10.5B+20.9%+0.0%
4IndiaINDHS 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%
5IndiaINDHS 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%
6IndiaINDHS 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%
7IndiaINDHS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$4.5B+15.2%+0.0%
8IndiaINDHS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$4.4B+30.2%+0.0%
9PakistanPAKHS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes$4.0B+29.6%+0.0%
10IndiaINDHS 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%
11IndiaINDHS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$3.6B+16.7%+0.0%
12IndiaINDHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$3.0B+13.4%+0.0%
13PakistanPAKHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$2.5B+17.7%+0.0%
14IndiaINDHS 271019Product description unavailable$2.1B+4.8%+0.0%
15IndiaINDHS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$2.0B+17.1%+0.2%
16IndiaINDHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.9B+14.8%+0.0%
17PakistanPAKHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.7B+16.9%+0.0%
18IndiaINDHS 284390Inorganic or organic compounds: of precious metals (excluding gold and silver), whether or not chemically defined, amalgams of precious metals$1.7B+28.1%+0.0%
19IndiaINDHS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.5B+21.4%+0.0%
20IndiaINDHS 710692Metals: silver, semi-manufactured$1.5B+17.6%+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

21 screened products with $65.6B of reported buyer imports.

$69.2BCalculated opportunity · +17.6% average growth

HS2 71

HS2 sector 71

7 screened products with $66.9B of reported buyer imports.

$45.0BCalculated opportunity · +19.8% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

10 screened products with $16.6B of reported buyer imports.

$14.8BCalculated opportunity · +10.5% average growth

HS2 29

HS2 sector 29

7 screened products with $4.3B of reported buyer imports.

$4.9BCalculated opportunity · +20.9% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

3 screened products with $9.7B of reported buyer imports.

$4.6BCalculated opportunity · +10.2% average growth

HS2 52

HS2 sector 52

3 screened products with $4.8B of reported buyer imports.

$2.1BCalculated opportunity · +10.6% 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 39

HS2 sector 39

3 screened products with $2.4B of reported buyer imports.

$1.7BCalculated opportunity · +13.7% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the South Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Eswatini 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.