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Lao People's Democratic Republic

All products

Applied tariffs

Simple average MFN applied 2024
8.6 %
Trade-weighted MFN average 2023
8.1 %
Share of MFN duty-free 2024
1.5 %

Source of data: WTO IDB

* Ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) used

Bound tariffs

Simple average bound
18.6 %
Binding coverage
100.0 %
Share of bound duty-free
5.7 %

Source of data: CTS

* Ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) used

Imports

Total imports: 7,188.7 million USD in 2023

Imports by partner

Thailand
46.4 % 3,334.1 million USD
China
33.3 % 2,393.1 million USD
Viet Nam
4.9 % 348.8 million USD
United States of America
3.1 % 226.3 million USD
European Union
2.6 % 189.5 million USD
Japan
2.2 % 158.8 million USD
Australia
1.2 % 86.4 million USD
Singapore
1.2 % 86.2 million USD
Korea, Republic of
1.1 % 79.7 million USD
Switzerland
0.7 % 52.5 million USD
Rest of the World
3.2 % 233.3 million USD

Source of data: WTO IDB

Imports by products HS 2017

271019 Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.
14.1 % 1,010.4 million USD
271012 Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210°C "ASTM D 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel)
3.5 % 248.4 million USD
470710 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard of unbleached kraft paper, corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard
2.8 % 203.9 million USD
220299 Non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer)
2.8 % 203.7 million USD
170199 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar)
2.6 % 187.9 million USD
870421 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel", of a gross vehicle weight <= 5 t (excl. dumpers for off-highway use of subheading 8704.10 and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8705)
1.8 % 127.3 million USD
271600 Electrical energy
1.6 % 117.8 million USD
381220 Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.s.
1.4 % 100.5 million USD
870333 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only diesel engine of a cylinder capacity > 2.500 cm³ (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and other specially designed vehicles of subheading 8703.10)
1.3 % 91.8 million USD
870410 Dumpers for off-highway use
1.2 % 87.8 million USD
Rest of the products
66.9 % 4,809.2 million USD

Source of data: WTO IDB

Exports

Total exports: 6,042.4 million USD in 2023

Exports by destination

China
38.2 % 2,310.2 million USD
Viet Nam
19.9 % 1,204.1 million USD
Thailand
13.1 % 791.9 million USD
Other Countries, n.e.s.
7.8 % 471.3 million USD
Australia
5.7 % 347.4 million USD
European Union
4.7 % 286.4 million USD
United States of America
1.6 % 99.2 million USD
Japan
1.6 % 97.6 million USD
Singapore
1.4 % 85.6 million USD
India
1.4 % 82.9 million USD
Rest of the World
4.4 % 265.8 million USD

Source of data: UN Comtrade

Exports by products HS 2017

710813 Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes
11.6 % 703.2 million USD
260300 Copper ores and concentrates
7.0 % 424.7 million USD
260111 Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates (excl. roasted iron pyrites)
6.8 % 410.0 million USD
310420 Potassium chloride for use as fertiliser (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg)
6.6 % 400.9 million USD
071410 Fresh, chilled, frozen or dried roots and tubers of manioc "cassava", whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets
5.5 % 333.6 million USD
480525 Testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing > 150 g/m²
5.0 % 303.9 million USD
470200 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
4.5 % 273.7 million USD
170199 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar)
3.7 % 225.3 million USD
220299 Non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer)
3.0 % 182.6 million USD
480524 Testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m²
2.6 % 158.6 million USD
Rest of the products
43.5 % 2,625.9 million USD

Source of data: UN Comtrade

Preferential regimes provided by Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic as a beneficiary based on other economies reported preferential regimes