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Germany (DEU) to Burkina Faso (BFA) wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding (HS6 831120)

A country-to-country view of reported wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Germany (DEU)Importer Burkina Faso (BFA)HS6 831120Two-way horizontal tradeCoverage 2016-2021Slowing
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3-year buyer projection

$368.4KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-8.1%Full available history

Suppliers in market

9Latest reported count

Observed history

6 yearsLast year: 2021

Reported observations

What this wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding lane shows for HS 831120

Core values for Germany (DEU) → Burkina Faso (BFA) in HS 831120.

Buyer market

Latest imports$188.6K
Five-year projection$575.6K
Buyer CAGR+38%
Latest annual change+386.4%

Exporter position

Latest exports$794.8
Market share1%
Share change+0.8 pp
Best observed share58.2%

Market structure

Reported suppliers9
Concentration index4,257.1
Share gap+57.2 pp
SignalSlowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$188.6KBurkina Faso (BFA)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$794.8Germany (DEU)'s exports to Burkina Faso (BFA)
Exporter market share1%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+38%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-8.1%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$368.4KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$575.6KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$44.8KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$188.6KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$3.8KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$9.7KHighest reported lane exports
Share change+0.8 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers9Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$19.7BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$918.0Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population21,497.1 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate25.2%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education29.7%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance4,425 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time13 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.9Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown97.9%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history6 yearsCoverage through 2021

Research reading

Wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding demand and the Germany (DEU) to Burkina Faso (BFA) lane

Burkina Faso (BFA) reported $188.6K of wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding imports in 2021. Germany (DEU) accounted for 1% of the observed market and reported $794.8 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +38% buyer growth and -8.1% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 831120 include?

HS 831120 covers Wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding. 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 83 and heading 8311. The recorded trade type is two-way horizontal 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 831120 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Burkina Faso (BFA), the exporter position of Germany (DEU), 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 Germany (DEU) to Burkina Faso (BFA) wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 831120, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Burkina Faso (BFA) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for wire: cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding.

How strong is Germany (DEU) 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 6 observed years through 2021. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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