# World excl. Intra-EU 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: World excl. Intra-EU (WXD)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $200.0B
- 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 | $191.8B | 24 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Pakistan | PAK | $4.2B | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $4.0B | 3 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Product not reported |

## 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 | $72.9B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | +0.1% |
| 3 | 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% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.5B | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 847130 - Data 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% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 710231 - Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $7.9B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 854231 - Electronic 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% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 854140 - Electrical 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% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $4.4B | +30.2% | +0.1% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 852990 - Reception 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% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $3.6B | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $3.0B | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.5B | +17.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.9B | +14.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.5B | +21.4% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 390410 - Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | $1.4B | +15.2% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $1.3B | +16.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $130.1B | $72.9B | +13.8% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 13 | $59.2B | $60.7B | +17.9% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 3 | $67.7B | $43.2B | +17.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 4 | $12.2B | $11.7B | +11.8% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 3 | $13.4B | $5.6B | +11.3% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $2.4B | $1.4B | +15.2% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 1 | $1.4B | $1.3B | +27.3% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 1 | $3.4B | $1.2B | +17.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should World excl. Intra-EU 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.