Lao People's Dem. Rep. Imports 2023
Complete list of Lao People's Dem. Rep.'s 73 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$8.06B
Total imports (2023)
#126
Global import rank
73
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Lao People's Dem. Rep. imported $8.06 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #126 largest importer. Goods came from 73 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 97.7% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.24 billion — 15.4% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
73 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | $4.64B | 57.65% |
| 2 | China | $2.90B | 35.97% |
| 3 | Japan | $100.05M | 1.24% |
| 4 | Singapore | $66.16M | 0.82% |
| 5 | Germany | $44.22M | 0.55% |
| 6 | Malaysia | $29.58M | 0.37% |
| 7 | Brazil | $27.90M | 0.35% |
| 8 | USA | $21.99M | 0.27% |
| 9 | Belgium | $20.56M | 0.26% |
| 10 | France | $18.84M | 0.23% |
| 11 | Indonesia | $16.70M | 0.21% |
| 12 | Italy | $16.14M | 0.20% |
| 13 | Australia | $15.21M | 0.19% |
| 14 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $14.38M | 0.18% |
| 15 | Canada | $13.53M | 0.17% |
| 16 | Netherlands | $12.95M | 0.16% |
| 17 | India | $12.84M | 0.16% |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $11.60M | 0.14% |
| 19 | Poland | $10.36M | 0.13% |
| 20 | Spain | $7.75M | 0.10% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | $6.90M | 0.09% |
| 22 | Other Asia, nes | $6.24M | 0.08% |
| 23 | Switzerland | $5.94M | 0.07% |
| 24 | Türkiye | $5.64M | 0.07% |
| 25 | Austria | $5.47M | 0.07% |
| 26 | Cambodia | $4.06M | 0.05% |
| 27 | Finland | $2.74M | 0.03% |
| 28 | Denmark | $2.52M | 0.03% |
| 29 | Czechia | $2.22M | 0.03% |
| 30 | Philippines | $1.38M | 0.02% |
| 31 | Sweden | $1.01M | 0.01% |
| 32 | Slovenia | $966,422 | 0.01% |
| 33 | Norway | $935,117 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Slovakia | $901,224 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Serbia | $893,120 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Portugal | $890,217 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Greece | $685,693 | 0.01% |
| 38 | New Zealand | $593,823 | 0.01% |
| 39 | South Africa | $495,165 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Ireland | $493,770 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Pakistan | $493,163 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Luxembourg | $428,499 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Chile | $294,623 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Armenia | $192,206 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Lebanon | $166,360 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Georgia | $140,262 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Myanmar | $107,697 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Lithuania | $97,862 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Hungary | $90,830 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | $60,894 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Benin | $59,479 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Montenegro | $40,682 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Cyprus | $37,624 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Latvia | $23,161 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Romania | $21,441 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Nicaragua | $20,994 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $15,059 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Croatia | $8,735 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Ecuador | $8,000 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Ukraine | $7,546 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Jordan | $7,042 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | $6,829 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Oman | $6,637 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Colombia | $5,272 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Bulgaria | $3,542 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Estonia | $2,140 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Mauritius | $1,269 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Kenya | $593 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Morocco | $488 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Senegal | $398 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Namibia | $300 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Ghana | $100 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Brunei Darussalam | $38 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $1.24B | 15.44% |
| 2 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $224.27M | 2.78% |
| 3 | 848620 | Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits | $110.75M | 1.37% |
| 4 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $109.60M | 1.36% |
| 5 | 440122 | Wood: for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated | $89.07M | 1.11% |
| 6 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $88.65M | 1.10% |
| 7 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $87.05M | 1.08% |
| 8 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $85.72M | 1.06% |
| 9 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $79.16M | 0.98% |
| 10 | 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $74.31M | 0.92% |
| 11 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $69.82M | 0.87% |
| 12 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $65.86M | 0.82% |
| 13 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $65.49M | 0.81% |
| 14 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $63.48M | 0.79% |
| 15 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $62.81M | 0.78% |
| 16 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $62.72M | 0.78% |
| 17 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $62.69M | 0.78% |
| 18 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $59.59M | 0.74% |
| 19 | 381800 | Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics | $52.72M | 0.65% |
| 20 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $52.60M | 0.65% |
| 21 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $48.41M | 0.60% |
| 22 | 843031 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery: self-propelled | $46.40M | 0.58% |
| 23 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $44.33M | 0.55% |
| 24 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $43.67M | 0.54% |
| 25 | 292242 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof | $43.51M | 0.54% |
| 26 | 853710 | 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 | $42.32M | 0.53% |
| 27 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $41.82M | 0.52% |
| 28 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $41.01M | 0.51% |
| 29 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $40.06M | 0.50% |
| 30 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $39.63M | 0.49% |
| 31 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $38.73M | 0.48% |
| 32 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $37.07M | 0.46% |
| 33 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $36.53M | 0.45% |
| 34 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $36.53M | 0.45% |
| 35 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $34.80M | 0.43% |
| 36 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $34.72M | 0.43% |
| 37 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $34.60M | 0.43% |
| 38 | 840890 | 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 | $34.00M | 0.42% |
| 39 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $33.83M | 0.42% |
| 40 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $32.83M | 0.41% |
| 41 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $32.13M | 0.40% |
| 42 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $31.97M | 0.40% |
| 43 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $31.56M | 0.39% |
| 44 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $31.20M | 0.39% |
| 45 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $30.41M | 0.38% |
| 46 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $28.32M | 0.35% |
| 47 | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | $28.29M | 0.35% |
| 48 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $28.18M | 0.35% |
| 49 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $28.03M | 0.35% |
| 50 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $26.41M | 0.33% |
| 51 | 870110 | Tractors: single axle | $26.15M | 0.32% |
| 52 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $25.42M | 0.32% |
| 53 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $25.06M | 0.31% |
| 54 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $24.88M | 0.31% |
| 55 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $24.80M | 0.31% |
| 56 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $24.78M | 0.31% |
| 57 | 847150 | 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 | $24.72M | 0.31% |
| 58 | 392310 | Plastics: boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods | $24.58M | 0.31% |
| 59 | 847490 | 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 | $24.21M | 0.30% |
| 60 | 860390 | Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered other than from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604) | $23.56M | 0.29% |
| 61 | 330510 | Hair preparations: shampoos | $23.50M | 0.29% |
| 62 | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $23.19M | 0.29% |
| 63 | 870193 | Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kW | $23.16M | 0.29% |
| 64 | 730630 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron): tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $22.95M | 0.28% |
| 65 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $22.66M | 0.28% |
| 66 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $22.39M | 0.28% |
| 67 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $22.33M | 0.28% |
| 68 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $22.21M | 0.28% |
| 69 | 870192 | Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 18kW but not exceeding 37kW | $21.99M | 0.27% |
| 70 | 853720 | 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $21.92M | 0.27% |
| 71 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $21.46M | 0.27% |
| 72 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $21.33M | 0.26% |
| 73 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $21.20M | 0.26% |
| 74 | 220820 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $21.06M | 0.26% |
| 75 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $20.53M | 0.25% |
| 76 | 470710 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | $20.46M | 0.25% |
| 77 | 841290 | Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 | $20.18M | 0.25% |
| 78 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $19.70M | 0.24% |
| 79 | 280700 | Sulphuric acid: oleum | $19.22M | 0.24% |
| 80 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $18.79M | 0.23% |
| 81 | 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $18.60M | 0.23% |
| 82 | 848640 | Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486 | $18.52M | 0.23% |
| 83 | 110814 | Starch: manioc (cassava) | $18.46M | 0.23% |
| 84 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $18.34M | 0.23% |
| 85 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $18.12M | 0.22% |
| 86 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $17.85M | 0.22% |
| 87 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $17.78M | 0.22% |
| 88 | 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $17.70M | 0.22% |
| 89 | 020629 | Offal, edible: of bovine animals, (other than tongues and livers), frozen | $17.60M | 0.22% |
| 90 | 391721 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene | $17.48M | 0.22% |
| 91 | 410799 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, incl. parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, no hair, excluding leather of heading 41.14, and whole hides and skins, and sides, (full grains, unsplit and grain splits) | $17.48M | 0.22% |
| 92 | 681182 | Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles (other than corrugated sheets), not containing asbestos | $17.18M | 0.21% |
| 93 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $17.16M | 0.21% |
| 94 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $17.16M | 0.21% |
| 95 | 330610 | Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifrices | $16.99M | 0.21% |
| 96 | 851718 | Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1 | $16.53M | 0.21% |
| 97 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $16.34M | 0.20% |
| 98 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $16.24M | 0.20% |
| 99 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $15.79M | 0.20% |
| 100 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $15.24M | 0.19% |