# Timor-Leste 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: Timor-Leste (TLS)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $19.9B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 0 km
- Average business entry indicator: 0 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $18.6B | 10 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.1B | 15 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Yarn, 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 |
| Nepal | NPL | $112.5M | 1 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $101.0M | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 851770 - Telephone 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% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.4M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 940540 - Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $479.3M | +15.7% | +0.0% |
| 5 | 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 | $371.3M | +14.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 901890 - Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $360.9M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $354.8M | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $337.6M | +14.4% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 540247 - Yarn, 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 | $171.5M | +15.2% | +0.2% |
| 10 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 390110 - Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $156.9M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 630900 - Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $151.2M | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Nepal (NPL) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $112.5M | +4.9% | +0.1% |
| 13 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 721070 - Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $88.9M | +6.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $85.9M | +3.5% | +0.1% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka (LKA) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $81.3M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 390120 - Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $62.6M | +3.8% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $60.3M | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 940389 - Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | $57.9M | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $55.4M | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 300490 - Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $44.3M | +4.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $11.0B | $14.9B | +10.8% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 1 | $3.4B | $1.2B | +17.8% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 3 | $2.8B | $668.5M | +8.0% |
| HS2 94 - HS2 sector 94 | 3 | $422.1M | $563.4M | +15.8% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 2 | $320.4M | $418.9M | +11.5% |
| HS2 38 - HS2 sector 38 | 1 | $828.4M | $371.3M | +14.5% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 1 | $983.9M | $360.9M | +9.5% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $368.3M | $354.8M | -0.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Timor-Leste 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.