Countries

Turkmenistan: trade by HS code

  • US$13bnExports 2024
  • US$4bnImports 2024
  • 742HS6 · Exports
  • Central AsiaRegion
  • Landlocked developing countryCountry groups
  • Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)Currency

In 2024, exports from Turkmenistan came to US$13bn and imports to US$4bn.

Its main exports were natural gas in gaseous state (2711.21), urea (3102.10) and potassium chloride (potash) (3104.20).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier Türkiye.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £4.6m from Turkmenistan (-35% on the year before), above all other precious metal waste and scrap, petroleum oils and oils obtained from… and cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar…, and exported £20.7m to it.

Turkmenistan has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.

Turkmenistan and the UK

UK imports£4.6m-35% · last 12 months
UK exports£20.7m-41% · last 12 months

What the UK imports from Turkmenistan

  1. 7112.99Other precious metal waste and scrap£2.2m
  2. 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other£1.4m
  3. 4415.10Cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings; cable-drums£414.7k
  4. 2803.00Carbon black£130.1k
  5. 5402.48Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding: other, of polypropylene£88.6k
  6. 6911.10Porcelain tableware and kitchenware£60.4k
  7. 0813.10Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806: apricots£47.2k
  8. 8544.30Vehicle wiring harnesses£36.7k
  9. 3924.10Plastic tableware and kitchenware£31.3k
  10. 8414.80Other air pumps and compressors£29.3k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Turkmenistan and the EU

EU imports€351.9m-13% · last 12 months
EU exports€838.6m+2% · last 12 months

What the EU imports from Turkmenistan

  1. 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other€194m
  2. 3102.10Urea€95.8m
  3. 2707.99Other coal tar distillation products€13.6m
  4. 1302.12Vegetable saps and extracts: of liquorice€10.4m
  5. 2711.19Other liquefied petroleum gases€9.8m
  6. 2503.00Sulphur (crude and other)€5.6m
  7. 2712.90Other petroleum waxes (microcrystalline etc.)€5.1m
  8. 2803.00Carbon black€3m
  9. 8438.10Bakery and pasta machinery€1.4m
  10. 2711.12Liquefied propane€1.3m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2711.21Natural gas in gaseous stateUS$11bn
  2. 3102.10UreaUS$328m
  3. 3104.20Potassium chloride (potash)US$259m
  4. 2709.00Crude oilUS$175m
  5. 2716.00ElectricityUS$103m
  6. 2801.20IodineUS$75m
  7. 5205.12Single uncombed cotton yarn (Nm 14-43)US$62m
  8. 0702.00Tomatoes, fresh or chilledUS$52m
  9. 3902.10Polypropylene, primaryUS$35m
  10. 2713.20Petroleum bitumenUS$33m
  11. 2715.00Bituminous mixturesUS$26m
  12. 5209.42Denim (heavy cotton)US$12m
  13. 5201.00Raw cotton (not carded or combed)US$12m
  14. 2503.00Sulphur (crude and other)US$12m
  15. 1302.12Vegetable saps and extracts: of liquoriceUS$10m
  16. 3402.90Other surfactant and washing preparationsUS$10m
  17. 5208.12Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2US$10m
  18. 2712.90Other petroleum waxes (microcrystalline etc.)US$10m
  19. 2711.12Liquefied propaneUS$7m
  20. 5205.32Measuring per single yarn less than 714,29 decitex but not less than 232,56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but not exceeding 43 metric number per single yarn)US$7m

Top imports

  1. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$126m
  2. 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kgUS$75m
  3. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$68m
  4. 8905.10DredgersUS$59m
  5. 7304.29Oil well casing and tubing (non-stainless)US$58m
  6. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$47m
  7. 7305.11LSAW line pipe (>406 mm)US$47m
  8. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$43m
  9. 8544.49Other electric conductors, up to 1000 VUS$41m
  10. 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valvesUS$40m
  11. 8431.43Boring and drilling machinery partsUS$38m
  12. 8705.90Other special purpose vehiclesUS$38m
  13. 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)US$37m
  14. 4011.20New bus and truck tyresUS$31m
  15. 7308.20Steel towers and lattice mastsUS$31m
  16. 8537.10Electric control panels, up to 1000 VUS$29m
  17. 9406.90Prefabricated buildings (not wood)US$29m
  18. 8414.80Other air pumps and compressorsUS$28m
  19. 8701.21Diesel road tractors for semi-trailersUS$27m
  20. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$27m

Main buyers from Turkmenistan

  1. China US$10bn
  2. Uzbekistan US$973m
  3. India US$251m
  4. Türkiye US$227m
  5. Kazakhstan US$211m
  6. Azerbaijan US$153m
  7. Greece US$114m
  8. Bulgaria US$101m
  9. Argentina US$75m
  10. Ukraine US$55m

Main suppliers of Turkmenistan

  1. Türkiye US$809m
  2. China US$789m
  3. Kazakhstan US$306m
  4. Germany US$169m
  5. Netherlands US$81m
  6. Canada US$79m
  7. Italy US$68m
  8. Azerbaijan US$67m
  9. Uzbekistan US$66m
  10. United States US$57m

Economy, trade and logistics

Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.

IndicatorValueYear
Economy
Population7.6m2025
GDP (current US$)US$49.8bn2025
GDP per person (current US$)US$6,5402025
Trade in goods and services, % of GDP28%2025
Trade
Share of world goods exports0.04%2025
Share of world goods imports0.02%2025
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)1342025
Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product0.7652025
Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products5.4%2002
Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products2.9%2002
Logistics
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high)2.42018
LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance2.42018

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

Questions and answers

What does Turkmenistan export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was natural gas in gaseous state (HS 2711.21), worth US$11bn.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Turkmenistan?

No preferential rates are recorded for Turkmenistan in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.