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Brazil (BRA) to Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved (HS6 160420)

A country-to-country view of reported fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Brazil (BRA)Importer Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)HS6 160420One-way tradeCoverage 2009-2018Declining
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3-year buyer projection

$3.8MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-14.4%Full available history

Suppliers in market

6Latest reported count

Observed history

10 yearsLast year: 2018

Reported observations

What this fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved lane shows for HS 160420

Core values for Brazil (BRA) → Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) in HS 160420.

Buyer market

Latest imports$2.0M
Five-year projection$5.9M
Buyer CAGR+23.8%
Latest annual change+70.4%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.5K
Market share0.5%
Share change-0.2 pp
Best observed share86.8%

Market structure

Reported suppliers6
Concentration index7,657.1
Share gap+86.4 pp
SignalDeclining

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$2.0MEquatorial Guinea (GNQ)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.5KBrazil (BRA)'s exports to Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)
Exporter market share0.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+23.8%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-14.4%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$3.8MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$5.9MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$419.5KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$2.8MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$2.9KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$6.0KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-0.2 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers6Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$12.3BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$8.5KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population1,449.9 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate29.1%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education76.7%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance6,729 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time33 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberNoBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.6Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown91.5%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history10 yearsCoverage through 2018

Research reading

Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved demand and the Brazil (BRA) to Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) lane

Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) reported $2.0M of fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved imports in 2018. Brazil (BRA) accounted for 0.5% of the observed market and reported $1.5K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +23.8% buyer growth and -14.4% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 160420 include?

HS 160420 covers Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved. 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 16 and heading 1604. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a medium price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 160420 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Equatorial Guinea (GNQ), the exporter position of Brazil (BRA), 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 Brazil (BRA) to Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 160420, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved.

How strong is Brazil (BRA) 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 10 observed years through 2018. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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