# Vanuatu 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: Vanuatu (VUT)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $6.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 10,742 km
- Average business entry indicator: 16 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $3.3B | 11 | Not reported | 11,053 km | 18 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified |
| Pakistan | PAK | $3.1B | 7 | Not reported | 11,565 km | 17 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Nepal | NPL | $243.3M | 2 | Not reported | 10,264 km | 23 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | $36.6M | 1 | Not reported | 10,086 km | 8 | Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.5B | +17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.8B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 270799 - Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $605.6M | +8.7% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | 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 | $289.3M | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Nepal (NPL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $220.1M | +20.2% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 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 | $176.4M | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 630900 - Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $151.2M | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 442191 - Wood: of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $129.4M | +26.9% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 330190 - Oils, essential: concentrates in fats, fixed oils, waxes and the like, terpenic by-products, aqueous distillates and solutions, extracted oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 | $98.0M | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 850720 - Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $90.0M | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 852990 - Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $86.0M | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 401120 - Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $84.2M | +5.4% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $60.0M | +10.1% | +0.0% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 440399 - Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $53.6M | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 870840 - Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $48.4M | +13.9% | +0.0% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 890190 - Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $44.9M | +2.0% | +1.3% |
| 17 | Sri Lanka (LKA) | HS 151311 - Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $36.6M | +15.1% | +0.4% |
| 18 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $36.1M | -5.0% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 121190 - Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $36.1M | +14.1% | +0.1% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 442199 - Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $32.2M | +15.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 5 | $2.3B | $3.1B | +11.4% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 2 | $1.9B | $1.9B | +10.1% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $618.3M | $605.6M | +8.7% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $856.7M | $289.3M | +11.8% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 3 | $211.3M | $215.2M | +14.6% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 2 | $226.0M | $158.0M | +13.4% |
| HS2 63 - HS2 sector 63 | 1 | $366.7M | $151.2M | +10.0% |
| HS2 40 - HS2 sector 40 | 1 | $93.5M | $84.2M | +5.4% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Vanuatu 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.