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The twenty imports Bolivia is best placed to replace.

Bolivia imported USD 7.0bn of manufactured goods in 2024 and exported USD 638m. These are the twenty that sit closest to what it already makes well, with how concentrated the supply of each is.

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USD 980mthe twenty, imported in 2024

49products imported at scale, not yet exported well, and close to existing strengths

199products Bolivia already exports well

152product lines imported at USD 10m or more

The twenty

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Each line shows the import bill, where it comes from, the nearest thing Bolivia already exports well, and how many countries make it. It does not say whether a plant in Bolivia would pay. That reason is not in any trade record, and it is the maker's question.

This edition is trade and capability only, scored out of 8. The UK edition adds which public bodies buy each product and which region holds the capability; those layers are built only where a country publishes contract awards and regional trade, and Bolivia does not publish them in a form this record can read yet.

1

Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

Comes fromBrazil 69%, 36 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 223k

Countries that export it well51

Score 7 of 8: import bill USD 132m, top 1 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 14 per cent (2); Brazil supplies 69 per cent (2).

USD 132mup 16% on 2022
2

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves...HS 721420

Comes fromBrazil 55%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well45

Score 7 of 8: import bill USD 77m, top 5 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 1 per cent (3); Brazil supplies 55 per cent (1).

USD 77mdown 63% on 2022
3

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to...HS 380893

Comes fromChina 62%, 22 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 105k; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 134m

Countries that export it well22

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 95m, top 4 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 38 per cent (1); China supplies 62 per cent (2).

USD 95mdown 47% on 2022
4

Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap...HS 340250

Comes fromPeru 51%, 24 source countries

Nearest export strengthHair preparations: shampoos (exports USD 5m)

Exports of this lineUSD 2m

Countries that export it well39

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 57m, top 7 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 14 per cent (2); Peru supplies 51 per cent (1).

USD 57mup 21% on 2022
5

Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or...HS 640411

Comes fromChile 63%, 28 source countries

Nearest export strengthSports footwear: (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or... (exports USD 2m)

Exports of this lineUSD 20k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 10m

Countries that export it well13

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 52m, top 10 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 49 per cent (1); Chile supplies 63 per cent (2).

USD 52mdown 9% on 2022
6

Beer: made from maltHS 220300

Comes fromBrazil 88%, 6 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 65k

Countries that export it well34

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 45m, top 13 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 11 per cent (2); Brazil supplies 88 per cent (2).

USD 45mup 114% on 2022
7

Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not...HS 392010

Comes fromPeru 65%, 30 source countries

Nearest export strengthAlkyd resins: in primary forms (exports USD 464k)

Exports of this lineUSD 4k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 20m

Countries that export it well39

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 28m, top 22 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 16 per cent (2); Peru supplies 65 per cent (2).

USD 28mup 3% on 2022
8

Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441011

Comes fromBrazil 81%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthFibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3, of wood... (exports USD 7m)

Exports of this lineUSD 10k

Countries that export it well38

Score 6 of 8: import bill USD 16m, top 47 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 8 per cent (3); Brazil supplies 81 per cent (2).

USD 16mdown 21% on 2022
9

Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not...HS 870431

Comes fromArgentina 26%, 15 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 42k; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 53m

Countries that export it well7

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 99m, top 3 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 18 per cent (2).

USD 99mdown 31% on 2022
10

Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449

Comes fromBrazil 78%, 44 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 2k

Countries that export it well35

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 43m, top 14 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 36 per cent (1); Brazil supplies 78 per cent (2).

USD 43mdown 3% on 2022
11

Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990

Comes fromBrazil 40%, 25 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 327k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 20m

Countries that export it well48

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 37m, top 16 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 2 per cent (3).

USD 37mup 0% on 2022
12

Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900

Comes fromPeru 44%, 15 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well34

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 32m, top 20 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 16 per cent (2); Peru supplies 44 per cent (1).

USD 32mdown 36% on 2022
13

Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110

Comes fromBrazil 46%, 19 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded; 1 more line in the heading, USD 41m

Countries that export it well28

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 31m, top 21 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 23 per cent (2); Brazil supplies 46 per cent (1).

USD 31mdown 19% on 2022
14

Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of...HS 470329

Comes fromBrazil 100%, 2 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well11

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 27m, top 24 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 43 per cent (1); Brazil supplies 100 per cent (2).

USD 27mup 6% on 2022
15

Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further workedHS 732611

Comes fromChina 60%, 7 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well14

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 19m, top 38 per cent of candidates (1); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 20 per cent (2); China supplies 60 per cent (2).

USD 19mdown 34% on 2022
16

Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390

Comes fromPeru 79%, 22 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 390k

Countries that export it well45

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 15m, top 55 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 3 per cent (3); Peru supplies 79 per cent (2).

USD 15mup 14% on 2022
17

Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310230

Comes fromChile 100%, 1 source country

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well22

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 15m, top 59 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 3 per cent (3); Chile supplies 100 per cent (2).

USD 15mdown 19% on 2022
18

Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112

Comes fromMalaysia 85%, 13 source countries

Nearest export strengthFood preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise... (exports USD 4m)

Exports of this lineUSD 51k; 1 more line in the heading, USD 11m

Countries that export it well25

Score 5 of 8: import bill USD 14m, top 66 per cent of candidates (0); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 5 per cent (3); Malaysia supplies 85 per cent (2).

USD 14mup 82% on 2022
19

Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300490

Comes fromIndia 18%, 53 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this lineUSD 898k; 2 more lines in the heading, USD 30m

Countries that export it well32

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 101m, top 3 per cent of candidates (3); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 39 per cent (1).

USD 101mdown 8% on 2022
20

Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210

Comes fromChina 34%, 18 source countries

Nearest export strengthnone named

Exports of this linenone recorded

Countries that export it well26

Score 4 of 8: import bill USD 45m, top 12 per cent of candidates (2); proximity to Bolivia's export strengths in the top 18 per cent (2).

USD 45mdown 24% on 2022

The whole record for one line, as a document

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One line per customs heading. Products Bolivia already exports well and still imports are below, because they are a different conversation. No employment figures appear on this page, by decision.

Made here already, still imported

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines... imports USD 16m, exports USD 7m, top source Brazil 39%
Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled imports USD 15m, exports USD 6m, top source China 86%
Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral... imports USD 15m, exports USD 6m, top source China 33%
Hair preparations: shampoos imports USD 13m, exports USD 5m, top source Mexico 37%

How the twenty were chosen

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

Import bill, 0 to 3, by percentile among the 152 lines imported at USD 10m or more: above the median one point, top quarter two, top tenth three.

Proximity to export strengths, 0 to 3, on the same percentiles: the product-space method (Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabasi and Hausmann, Science 2007) on CEPII's BACI file of every bilateral trade flow for 2024, 157 countries and 5,388 products. Two products are close when the countries that export one well tend to export the other well. Only products in the upper half for proximity can enter the list at all: best placed is a proximity claim.

Supply concentration, 0 to 2: one point when a single country supplies 40 per cent or more, two at 60 per cent.

Scope. Manufactured goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, excluding ores, fuels and precious metals. Primary agriculture is out of scope for a page about manufacture.

What it cannot tell you

A map of where to look.

Trade data says what crossed the border, not why. Cost, scale, patents, tariffs and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. The world file reconciles what each pair of countries reports, so a national customs file would differ in detail. Nothing on this page is a forecast or a promise.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601, years 2022 to 2024. Edition of 2026-11-03. The UK edition with its procurement and regional layers is at /made-here/.

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The twenty imports Bolivia is best placed to replace.

Demand, capability, exposure. Nothing else is claimed.

Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves...HS 721420

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to...HS 380893

Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap...HS 340250

Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or...HS 640411

Beer: made from maltHS 220300

Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not...HS 392010

Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441011

Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not...HS 870431

Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449

Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990

Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900

Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110

Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of...HS 470329

Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further workedHS 732611

Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390

Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310230

Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112

Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300490

Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210

Scale conversations, not capability ones.

Three scores, each from a field the record carries.

A map of where to look.

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