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Italy (ITA) to Sierra Leone (SLE) machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics (HS6 847720)

A country-to-country view of reported machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Italy (ITA)Importer Sierra Leone (SLE)HS6 847720One-way tradeCoverage 1999-2002Accelerating
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3-year buyer projection

$1.2MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+87%Full available history

Suppliers in market

3Latest reported count

Observed history

4 yearsLast year: 2002

Reported observations

What this machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics lane shows for HS 847720

Core values for Italy (ITA) → Sierra Leone (SLE) in HS 847720.

Buyer market

Latest imports$619.0K
Five-year projection$1.9M
Buyer CAGR+48.6%
Latest annual change+296.1%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.2K
Market share1.5%
Share change+1.3 pp
Best observed share71.6%

Market structure

Reported suppliers3
Concentration index5,935.8
Share gap+70.1 pp
SignalAccelerating

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$619.0KSierra Leone (SLE)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.2KItaly (ITA)'s exports to Sierra Leone (SLE)
Exporter market share1.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+48.6%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+87%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$1.2MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.9MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$142.7KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$619.0KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$377.3Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$1.2KHighest reported lane exports
Share change+1.3 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers3Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$4.2BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$516.0Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population8,141.3 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate16.3%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education44.6%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance4,495 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time8 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.3Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown96.5%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history4 yearsCoverage through 2002

Research reading

Machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics demand and the Italy (ITA) to Sierra Leone (SLE) lane

Sierra Leone (SLE) reported $619.0K of machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics imports in 2002. Italy (ITA) accounted for 1.5% of the observed market and reported $1.2K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +48.6% buyer growth and +87% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 847720 include?

HS 847720 covers Machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics. 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 84 and heading 8477. 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 847720 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Sierra Leone (SLE), the exporter position of Italy (ITA), 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 Italy (ITA) to Sierra Leone (SLE) machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 847720, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Sierra Leone (SLE) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for machinery: extruding, for rubber or plastics.

How strong is Italy (ITA) 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 4 observed years through 2002. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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