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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.
31 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 202 scored.
| Product | HS code | Annual imports | Annual exports | Buys per unit sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodities not specified according to kind | 999999 | $1.5B | $20.1M | 74.7x |
| Ammunition; n.e.c. in chapter 93 | 930690 | $142.1M | $337.8M | 0.4x |
| Artwork; other than paintings, drawings, pastels mosaics, executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age not exceeding 100 years | 970199 | $127.3M | $217.3M | 0.5x |
| Seat; parts | 940190 | $198.3M | $90.4M | 2.1x |
| Lamps and light fittings; parts thereof, of materials other than glass or plastics | 940599 | $157.4M | $55.2M | 2.8x |
| Seats; parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the minister | 940199 | $243.5M | $133.3M | 1.8x |
| Furniture; metal, other than for office use | 940320 | $171.5M | $240.4M | 0.7x |
| Furniture; wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | 940360 | $48.4M | $696.2M | 0.0x |
| Lamps and light fittings; electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | 940540 | $225.9M | $44M | 5.1x |
| Athletics and gymnastics equipment | 950691 | $171.9M | $29.2M | 5.8x |
| Luminaires and light fittings; electric, designed for other than use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 940549 | $149.4M | $40.3M | 3.7x |
| Furniture; parts, of other than wood | 940399 | $117.8M | $26.6M | 4.4x |
| Equipment for outdoor games and recreation n.e.c. in heading no. 9506 | 950699 | $45.7M | $108.4M | 0.4x |
| Paintings, drawings and pastels; executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906, of an age not exceeding 100 years | 970191 | $55M | $59.3M | 0.9x |
| 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 | 950300 | $70.3M | $166.7M | 0.4x |
| Chandeliers and electric ceiling or wall light fittings; (excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), for use other than with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 940519 | $27.7M | $70.7M | 0.3x |
| Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings; excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares | 940510 | $38.7M | $81.3M | 0.4x |
| Paintings, drawings and pastels; executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | 970110 | $49.1M | $56.4M | 0.8x |
| Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood | 940690 | $64.3M | $78.3M | 0.8x |
| Brooms, brushes, mops, feather dusters, squeegees, hand operated mechanical floor sweepers; (not motorised), prepared knots and tufts for brooms or brush making n.e.c. | 960390 | $33M | $11.7M | 2.8x |
| Furniture; parts | 940390 | $53.1M | $30M | 1.7x |
| Seats; with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | 940161 | $31.6M | $36.9M | 0.8x |
| Furniture; wooden, for bedroom use | 940350 | $37.6M | $27.5M | 1.3x |
| Furniture; for medical, surgical, veterinary use (e.g. operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings) and parts thereof | 940290 | $54.9M | $17.6M | 3.1x |
| Furniture; metal, for office use | 940310 | $29.3M | $20.5M | 1.4x |
| Luminaires and light fittings; chandeliers and electric ceiling or wall light fittings; (excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 940511 | $27.5M | $18.4M | 1.4x |
| Sculptures and statuary; original, in any material, of an age not exceeding 100 years | 970390 | $37.6M | $18.8M | 2.0x |
| Luminaires and light fittings; electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 940542 | $40.7M | $33.4M | 1.2x |
| Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 961900 | $79.6M | $43.1M | 1.8x |
| Seats; of a kind used for motor vehicles | 940120 | $90.3M | $41M | 2.2x |
| Seats; with metal frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | 940179 | $32.9M | $17.3M | 1.8x |
| Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503) | 960200 | $10M | $154.2M | 0.0x |
| Brushes; toothbrushes | 960321 | $10.1M | $74.5M | 0.1x |
| Furniture; of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | 940389 | $10.1M | $73.8M | 0.1x |
| Pens; ball point | 960810 | $24M | $165.1M | 0.1x |
| Furniture; wooden, for office use | 940330 | $11.7M | $65.9M | 0.1x |
| Bedding and similar furnishing articles; n.e.c. in heading no. 9404 (e.g. quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) | 940490 | $4.6M | $401.2M | 0.0x |
| Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like | 670300 | $1.4M | $574.3M | 0.0x |
| Games; video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30 | 950450 | $56.6M | $5.7M | 9.8x |
| Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners | 961700 | $62.9M | $8M | 7.8x |
| Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs and parts therefor | 960610 | $32M | $2M | 15.8x |
| Seats; of a kind used for aircraft | 940110 | $36M | $6.9M | 5.1x |
| Ribbons; for typewriters and the like, inked or otherwise prepared, for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges | 961210 | $44.6M | $2.8M | 15.4x |
| Antiques; of an age exceeding 100 years but not exceeding 250 years | 970690 | $79.1M | $2.9M | 27.1x |
| Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor | 961610 | $43.6M | $4.9M | 8.8x |
| Seats; n.e.c. in heading no. 9401, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | 940180 | $49.9M | $9.8M | 5.0x |
| Seats; swivel with variable height adjustment of other than wood, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture | 940139 | $26.6M | $4M | 6.5x |
| Tennis, badminton and similar rackets; whether or not strung | 950659 | $26.9M | $1M | 24.4x |
| Combs, hair slides and the like; of other than hard rubber or plastics | 961519 | $28.9M | $1M | 26.4x |
| Slide fasteners; parts | 960720 | $30M | $7.8M | 3.8x |
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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.
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