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Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Solomon Islands (SLB) semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37 (HS6 852352)

A country-to-country view of reported semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37 trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Papua New Guinea (PNG)Importer Solomon Islands (SLB)HS6 852352Coverage 2012-2023Growing
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3-year buyer projection

$38.5KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+11%Full available history

Suppliers in market

2Latest reported count

Observed history

12 yearsLast year: 2023

Reported observations

What this semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37 lane shows for HS 852352

Core values for Papua New Guinea (PNG) → Solomon Islands (SLB) in HS 852352.

Buyer market

Latest imports$26.6K
Five-year projection$49.3K
Buyer CAGR+13.1%
Latest annual change-69.7%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.1K
Market share1.2%
Share change-4 pp
Best observed share98.9%

Market structure

Reported suppliers2
Concentration index9,781.9
Share gap+97.7 pp
SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$26.6KSolomon Islands (SLB)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.1KPapua New Guinea (PNG)'s exports to Solomon Islands (SLB)
Exporter market share1.2%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+13.1%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+11%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$38.5KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$49.3KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$27.3KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$226.1KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$654.6Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$1.4KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-4 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers2Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$1.6BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$2.3KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population704 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate9.5%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education58.7%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance1,409 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time9 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.9Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown98.2%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history12 yearsCoverage through 2023

Research reading

Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 demand and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Solomon Islands (SLB) lane

Solomon Islands (SLB) reported $26.6K of semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37 imports in 2023. Papua New Guinea (PNG) accounted for 1.2% of the observed market and reported $1.1K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +13.1% buyer growth and +11% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 852352 include?

HS 852352 covers Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37. 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 85 and heading 8523. The recorded trade type is not reported, with a not reported classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 852352 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Solomon Islands (SLB), the exporter position of Papua New Guinea (PNG), 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 Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Solomon Islands (SLB) semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37 trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 852352, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Solomon Islands (SLB) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of chapter 37.

How strong is Papua New Guinea (PNG) 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 12 observed years through 2023. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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