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Belgium (BEL) to Malawi (MWI) motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars (HS6 871190)

A country-to-country view of reported motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Belgium (BEL)Importer Malawi (MWI)HS6 871190One-way tradeCoverage 2015-2017Growing
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3-year buyer projection

$1.2MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+15.4%Full available history

Suppliers in market

4Latest reported count

Observed history

3 yearsLast year: 2017

Reported observations

What this motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars lane shows for HS 871190

Core values for Belgium (BEL) → Malawi (MWI) in HS 871190.

Buyer market

Latest imports$786.8K
Five-year projection$1.6M
Buyer CAGR+15.2%
Latest annual change-28.9%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.4K
Market share2.1%
Share change-33.8 pp
Best observed share98.7%

Market structure

Reported suppliers4
Concentration index9,751.3
Share gap+96.6 pp
SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$786.8KMalawi (MWI)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.4KBelgium (BEL)'s exports to Malawi (MWI)
Exporter market share2.1%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+15.2%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+15.4%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$1.2MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.6MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$176.4KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$1.1MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$4.3KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$11.3KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-33.8 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers4Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$12.6BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$643.0Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population19,647.7 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate16.2%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education26.8%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance7,761 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time37 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.2Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown87.4%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history3 yearsCoverage through 2017

Research reading

Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars demand and the Belgium (BEL) to Malawi (MWI) lane

Malawi (MWI) reported $786.8K of motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars imports in 2017. Belgium (BEL) accounted for 2.1% of the observed market and reported $1.4K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +15.2% buyer growth and +15.4% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 871190 include?

HS 871190 covers Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 87 and heading 8711. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a low price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 871190 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Malawi (MWI), the exporter position of Belgium (BEL), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Belgium (BEL) to Malawi (MWI) motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 871190, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Malawi (MWI) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars.

How strong is Belgium (BEL) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 3 observed years through 2017. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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