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Country · 2019–2024 · 60,550 trade records
One dot is one manufactured product this country imports. Hover to see which; click for the pathway and what it might cost to start. Both axes are annual trade, on a log scale — each gridline is ten times the last — because the figures span three and a half orders of magnitude and a linear axis would stack all but the largest onto the origin. Computed Nov 10, 2026 · 00:00 UTC.
42 of 50 sit below the parity line — the country buys more of that product than it sells. That gap is the opportunity; the ones above it are already served by domestic makers. These are the top 50 manufactured products out of 306 scored.
| Product | HS code | Annual imports | Annual exports | Buys per unit sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 854143 | $2.8B | $1.4B | 1.9x |
| Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | 851712 | $1.5B | $4.8B | 0.3x |
| Electrical static converters | 850440 | $1.8B | $1.6B | 1.1x |
| Communication apparatus; parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds | 851779 | $13.1B | $530.8M | 24.7x |
| Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | 851713 | $502.2M | $20.1B | 0.0x |
| 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 | 851762 | $3.3B | $905.8M | 3.6x |
| Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network; parts | 851770 | $7.3B | $854M | 8.6x |
| Electronic integrated circuits; processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | 854231 | $14.4B | $162.6M | 89.0x |
| Electrical apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | 853690 | $1B | $531M | 1.9x |
| Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | 850300 | $693.4M | $1.2B | 0.5x |
| Reception and transmission apparatus; for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | 852990 | $1.2B | $203M | 6.0x |
| Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 850760 | $2.7B | $91.6M | 30.5x |
| Electrical apparatus; photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | 854140 | $4.1B | $164.5M | 25.3x |
| Circuits; printed | 853400 | $1.4B | $125.3M | 11.6x |
| Television cameras; n.e.c. in item no 8525.8 | 852589 | $1.9B | $102.7M | 19.0x |
| Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | 852580 | $1.7B | $56.5M | 31.2x |
| Electronic integrated circuits; n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | 854239 | $4.2B | $61.3M | 68.9x |
| Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases; for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | 853710 | $768.8M | $538.4M | 1.4x |
| Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | 853890 | $968.6M | $789.9M | 1.2x |
| Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatus | 853810 | $262.3M | $421.9M | 0.6x |
| Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | 854449 | $420.6M | $633.2M | 0.6x |
| Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors; parts thereof | 850490 | $777M | $490.6M | 1.5x |
| Electronic integrated circuits; memories | 854232 | $4B | $26.9M | 152.3x |
| Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens; of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuits | 852491 | $1.4B | $21.7M | 67.4x |
| Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels | 854142 | $1.5B | $34.8M | 44.2x |
| Electrical inductors; n.e.c. in heading no. 8504 | 850450 | $484.2M | $60.2M | 8.0x |
| Electrical apparatus; plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | 853669 | $475.6M | $50.2M | 9.4x |
| Electrical apparatus; switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | 853650 | $409.9M | $227.5M | 1.8x |
| Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED) | 854141 | $299.1M | $154.4M | 1.9x |
| Electrical machines and apparatus; having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | 854370 | $656.9M | $130.9M | 5.0x |
| Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | 854442 | $500.1M | $220.6M | 2.2x |
| Electric motors; of an output not exceeding 37.5W | 850110 | $377.4M | $154.9M | 2.4x |
| Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 850720 | $139M | $420.1M | 0.3x |
| Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | 854430 | $118.1M | $333.3M | 0.3x |
| Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | 853620 | $221.5M | $256.5M | 0.8x |
| Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens; of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), without drivers or control circuits | 852412 | $1.7B | $1.5M | 1114.2x |
| Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 852351 | $663.6M | $34.2M | 19.3x |
| Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens; of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), with drivers or control circuits | 852492 | $461.7M | $23.2M | 19.8x |
| Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers | 851830 | $625.3M | $47.8M | 13.0x |
| Electrical apparatus; transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | 854129 | $768.7M | $21.4M | 35.8x |
| Monitors; other than cathode-ray tube; capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71 | 852852 | $536.4M | $14.9M | 35.8x |
| Electric accumulators; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507 | 850790 | $383.7M | $29.9M | 12.8x |
| Electrical capacitors; fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532 | 853229 | $566.5M | $14.1M | 40.1x |
| Electrical apparatus; diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED) | 854110 | $438.7M | $12.1M | 36.0x |
| Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 852380 | $382.5M | $30.3M | 12.6x |
| Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output not exceeding 750W | 850131 | $309M | $43.9M | 7.0x |
| Loudspeakers; not mounted in their enclosures | 851829 | $378.3M | $23.4M | 16.1x |
| Electrical apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | 853590 | $158.5M | $121.5M | 1.3x |
| Electrical transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1kVA | 850431 | $155.3M | $129.2M | 1.2x |
| Communication apparatus; parts, aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds, part suitable for use therewith | 851771 | $173.6M | $100.9M | 1.7x |
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Categories where people are reporting problems and the country imports heavily. A coincidence worth looking at — not a combined score. The two numbers count different things and are shown separately for that reason.
No category currently clears the bar on both sides. That is a real finding: it means the problems people are reporting and the goods the country buys abroad are not pointing at the same place yet.
Joined on the research category, which is the coarsest link available — eight categories cover every commodity. Treat it as a hint about where to look, not as a match between a reported problem and a product.
A ranking is only as honest as its exclusions.