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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.
35 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 545 scored.
| Product | HS code | Annual imports | Annual exports | Buys per unit sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN | 841112 | $2.7B | $4.5B | 0.6x |
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | 848180 | $1.3B | $1.2B | 1.0x |
| Units of automatic data processing machines; processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | 847150 | $3.1B | $538.3M | 5.7x |
| Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | 847130 | $5.7B | $320.1M | 18.0x |
| Machines and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | 847989 | $1.9B | $590.4M | 3.3x |
| Gears and gearing; (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | 848340 | $641.2M | $1B | 0.6x |
| Engines; parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | 840999 | $936.4M | $1.1B | 0.8x |
| Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | 847330 | $2.5B | $222.9M | 11.5x |
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; parts thereof | 848190 | $480.9M | $840.6M | 0.5x |
| Pumps; parts thereof | 841391 | $388.9M | $624.7M | 0.6x |
| Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks | 848310 | $341.4M | $505.8M | 0.6x |
| Engines; parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | 840991 | $562M | $423.2M | 1.3x |
| Pumps and compressors; parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | 841490 | $688.3M | $485.3M | 1.4x |
| Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | 840820 | $250.3M | $482.1M | 0.5x |
| Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | 843149 | $967.8M | $763M | 1.2x |
| Machines and mechanical appliances; parts, of those having individual functions | 847990 | $601.8M | $352M | 1.7x |
| Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment; for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating food | 841989 | $297.2M | $299.1M | 0.9x |
| Heat exchange units; not used for domestic purposes | 841950 | $269.1M | $299.7M | 0.8x |
| Pumps and compressors; for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | 841480 | $951.2M | $554.1M | 1.7x |
| Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | 840890 | $295.1M | $780.9M | 0.3x |
| Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines | 842139 | $338M | $127M | 2.6x |
| Printing machinery; parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | 844399 | $567.2M | $63.9M | 8.8x |
| Metal-rolling mills; parts thereof | 845590 | $306.9M | $115.6M | 2.6x |
| Machinery; for packing or wrapping | 842240 | $256.7M | $77.1M | 3.3x |
| Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment | 841430 | $365.3M | $98.2M | 3.7x |
| Parts & accessories suited for use solely/principally with machines of headings 8456-8465; n.e.c. in heading no. 8466 | 846693 | $270.5M | $64.7M | 4.1x |
| Ball bearings | 848210 | $561.8M | $158.1M | 3.5x |
| Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | 841590 | $461.3M | $185.5M | 2.4x |
| Machinery; parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | 842199 | $530.3M | $240.1M | 2.2x |
| Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter | 847780 | $614.9M | $71.1M | 8.6x |
| Pumps; fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines | 841330 | $361.3M | $200.3M | 1.8x |
| Machinery; parts of the machines of heading no. 8477, n.e.c. in item no. 8477.90 | 847790 | $289.2M | $98.4M | 2.9x |
| Machinery; for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | 842230 | $409.7M | $135.5M | 3.0x |
| Fans; n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51 | 841459 | $360.6M | $115.1M | 3.1x |
| Moulds; for rubber or plastics, injection or compression types | 848071 | $336.1M | $92.6M | 3.6x |
| Transmission components; toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts | 848390 | $425.7M | $225.3M | 1.8x |
| Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery; n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428 | 842890 | $420M | $106.2M | 3.9x |
| Moulds; for rubber or plastics, other than injection or compression types | 848079 | $270.1M | $69.7M | 3.8x |
| Machinery; parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators) | 843139 | $297.3M | $155.3M | 1.9x |
| Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | 841869 | $252.9M | $66.1M | 3.8x |
| Engines; reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | 840734 | $223.1M | $317.2M | 0.7x |
| Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving super structure | 842952 | $210.1M | $528.4M | 0.3x |
| Pumps; centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | 841370 | $211.9M | $439.3M | 0.4x |
| Engines; parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 | 841290 | $140.3M | $277.6M | 0.5x |
| Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand; parts | 847490 | $188.9M | $486.7M | 0.3x |
| Machinery; injection-moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials | 847710 | $306.1M | $42.4M | 7.2x |
| Machining centres; for working metal | 845710 | $384.8M | $35.5M | 10.8x |
| Cranes; self-propelled derricks and cranes, on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426 | 842641 | $302.3M | $10.3M | 29.3x |
| Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | 844332 | $292.1M | $30.3M | 9.6x |
| Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units | 847170 | $833.9M | $40.7M | 20.4x |
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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.