Largest market shown
India
$106.5B calculated opportunity across 13 screened products.
Regional export playbook
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.
South Asia regional view
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
$106.5B calculated opportunity across 13 screened products.
Regional footprint
Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.
How to use the guide
Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.
Market comparison
Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.
| Market | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaIND | $106.5B | 13 | Not reported | 6,673 km | 18 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| PakistanPAK | $9.4B | 21 | Not reported | 6,332 km | 17 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes |
| BangladeshBGD | $1.3B | 6 | Not reported | 8,003 km | 20 | Cotton: not carded or combed |
Top regional opportunities
The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.
| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaIND | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $72.7B | +13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2 | IndiaIND | HS 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% |
| 3 | IndiaIND | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.5B | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | IndiaIND | HS 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% |
| 5 | PakistanPAK | HS 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% |
| 6 | PakistanPAK | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.5B | +17.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | BangladeshBGD | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $906.7M | +12.4% | +0.6% |
| 8 | PakistanPAK | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $742.3M | +15.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | PakistanPAK | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $714.4M | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 10 | PakistanPAK | HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.2M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 11 | IndiaIND | HS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | IndiaIND | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $353.3M | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 13 | IndiaIND | HS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $287.8M | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | IndiaIND | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $284.8M | +7.1% | +3.3% |
| 15 | IndiaIND | HS 854110Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light emitting diodes | $238.4M | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | PakistanPAK | HS 540247Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), not partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | $171.8M | +15.2% | +0.0% |
| 17 | IndiaIND | HS 851890Microphones, headphones, earphones, amplifier equipment: parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518 | $158.8M | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 18 | IndiaIND | HS 853229Electrical capacitors: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532 | $155.0M | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 19 | IndiaIND | HS 130190Natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 1301 | $153.6M | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| 20 | BangladeshBGD | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $133.0M | +11.0% | +0.1% |
Sector opportunities
HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.
HS2 27
1 screened products with $130.1B of reported buyer imports.
$72.7BCalculated opportunity · +13.8% average growthHS2 85
11 screened products with $34.6B of reported buyer imports.
$39.6BCalculated opportunity · +15.3% average growthHS2 52
3 screened products with $5.2B of reported buyer imports.
$1.9BCalculated opportunity · +9.4% average growthHS2 39
3 screened products with $1.2B of reported buyer imports.
$696.2MCalculated opportunity · +9.3% average growthHS2 09
1 screened products with $607.2M of reported buyer imports.
$620.2MCalculated opportunity · +5.0% average growthHS2 99
2 screened products with $410.4M of reported buyer imports.
$389.4MCalculated opportunity · -2.6% average growthHS2 84
6 screened products with $345.4M of reported buyer imports.
$260.7MCalculated opportunity · +4.7% average growthHS2 87
4 screened products with $318.6M of reported buyer imports.
$199.1MCalculated opportunity · +11.0% average growthFrequently asked questions
Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.
Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.
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.
Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.
Data source
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.