Countries

Bhutan: trade by HS code

  • US$461.1mExports 2024
  • US$1.4bnImports 2024
  • 517HS6 · Exports

Bhutan exported goods worth US$461.1m and imported US$1.4bn in 2024, in 517 and 3,682 different six-digit products.

Its main exports were ferro-silicon (over 55% Si) (7202.21), aircraft over 15,000 kg (8802.40) and dolomite, not calcined or sintered (2518.10).

Its largest customer was India and its largest supplier India.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £27.3k from Bhutan (+0% on the year before), above all collections and collectors’ pieces of…, letter cards, plain postcards and… and other printed books, and exported £2.4m to it.

Under DCTS Comprehensive, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Bhutan that meet the rules of origin.

Bhutan and the UK

UK imports£27.3k+0% · last 12 months
UK exports£2.4m+6% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: DCTS Comprehensive

What the UK imports from Bhutan

  1. 9705.39Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other£5.2k
  2. 4817.20Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards£5.1k
  3. 4901.99Other printed books£4.4k
  4. 8409.99Diesel engine parts£3.8k
  5. 9018.90Other medical and surgical instruments£2.6k
  6. 8471.70Computer storage units£1.9k
  7. 3307.41‘Agarbatti’ and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning£1.7k
  8. 0902.40Black tea (bulk, over 3 kg)£1.3k
  9. 8544.42Electric cables with connectors, up to 1000 V£1.3k
  10. 9507.20Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled£0

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Bhutan and the EU

EU imports€6.2m+101% · last 12 months
EU exports€16.7m-1% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU97%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)

What the EU imports from Bhutan

  1. 7202.21Ferro-silicon (over 55% Si)€4.6m
  2. 7202.30Ferro-silico-manganese€1.1m
  3. 9015.80Other surveying and meteorological instruments€152.3k
  4. 2106.90Other food preparations€94.1k
  5. 7202.29Ferro-alloys, ferro-silicon, other€67.6k
  6. 9027.10Gas and smoke analysers€54.3k
  7. 7118.90Coin, other€26.4k
  8. 3301.29Other essential oils (non-citrus)€19.9k
  9. 0904.21Dried capsicum and pimenta (whole)€11.7k
  10. 8511.40Starter motors€10.7k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 7202.21Ferro-silicon (over 55% Si)US$161.1m
  2. 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kgUS$97.2m
  3. 2518.10Dolomite, not calcined or sinteredUS$46.3m
  4. 7202.30Ferro-silico-manganeseUS$30.5m
  5. 2523.29Portland cement (non-white)US$15.1m
  6. 2517.10Gravel, crushed stone and pebblesUS$14.6m
  7. 7207.19Other semi-finished steel (<0.25% carbon)US$11.6m
  8. 2203.00BeerUS$10.9m
  9. 2520.10Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum: gypsum; anhydriteUS$10.2m
  10. 2849.20Carbides, whether or not chemically defined: of siliconUS$9.9m
  11. 7202.99Ferro-alloys, other, otherUS$5.7m
  12. 0908.31Neither crushed nor groundUS$4.9m
  13. 7202.29Ferro-alloys, ferro-silicon, otherUS$4.5m
  14. 2208.30WhiskyUS$3.3m
  15. 2523.10Cement clinkerUS$2.9m
  16. 4407.11Sawn pineUS$2.7m
  17. 2202.99Other non-alcoholic beveragesUS$2.3m
  18. 2521.00Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cementUS$2.1m
  19. 4410.11Particle boardUS$2m
  20. 2811.22Silicon dioxide (silica)US$1.9m

Top imports

  1. 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)US$83.9m
  2. 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kgUS$79m
  3. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$56.6m
  4. 4402.90Wood charcoal (non-bamboo)US$31m
  5. 2704.00Coke and semi-cokeUS$30.1m
  6. 1006.30Milled riceUS$22.4m
  7. 2716.00ElectricityUS$22.3m
  8. 7203.10Direct reduced iron (DRI)US$19.1m
  9. 8537.20Electric control panels over 1000 VUS$17.6m
  10. 8544.60Electric cables over 1000 VUS$15.1m
  11. 1005.90Maize (corn), not for sowingUS$15m
  12. 1507.90Refined soybean oilUS$14.1m
  13. 8471.50Computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)US$13.7m
  14. 8504.23Liquid dielectric transformers over 10 MVAUS$13.5m
  15. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$13.3m
  16. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$11.8m
  17. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$11.4m
  18. 2402.20Cigarettes containing tobaccoUS$10.4m
  19. 2713.20Petroleum bitumenUS$8.9m
  20. 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)US$8.3m

Main buyers from Bhutan

  1. India US$427.4m
  2. South Korea US$13m
  3. United States US$3.2m
  4. Singapore US$1.1m
  5. Japan US$608.1k

Main suppliers of Bhutan

  1. India US$745.5m
  2. Singapore US$105.7m
  3. China US$40.7m
  4. Hong Kong SAR China US$28m
  5. South Korea US$3.8m
  6. Thailand US$3.7m
  7. United Kingdom US$2.7m
  8. Brazil US$2.5m
  9. Austria US$2.3m
  10. Japan US$1.1m

Questions and answers

What does Bhutan export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was ferro-silicon (over 55% Si) (HS 7202.21), worth US$161.1m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Bhutan?

Yes: goods from Bhutan can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Comprehensive, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.