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Togo (TGO) to Benin (BEN) tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits (HS6 410419)

A country-to-country view of reported tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Togo (TGO)Importer Benin (BEN)HS6 410419Coverage 2011-2014Declining
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3-year buyer projection

$35.2KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-41.5%Full available history

Suppliers in market

1Latest reported count

Observed history

4 yearsLast year: 2014

Reported observations

What this tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits lane shows for HS 410419

Core values for Togo (TGO) → Benin (BEN) in HS 410419.

Buyer market

Latest imports$18.0K
Five-year projection$55.1K
Buyer CAGR+33.2%
Latest annual change+73.5%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.4
Market share3.9%
Share change-96.1 pp
Best observed share100%

Market structure

Reported suppliers1
Concentration index10,000
Share gap+96.1 pp
SignalDeclining

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$18.0KBenin (BEN)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.4Togo (TGO)'s exports to Benin (BEN)
Exporter market share3.9%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+33.2%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-41.5%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$35.2KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$55.1KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$3.2KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$20.1KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$108.6Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$299.6Highest reported lane exports
Share change-96.1 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers1Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$17.8BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$1.4KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population12,451 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate24.4%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education38.3%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance132 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time8.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.1Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown99.5%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history4 yearsCoverage through 2014

Research reading

Tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits demand and the Togo (TGO) to Benin (BEN) lane

Benin (BEN) reported $18.0K of tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits imports in 2014. Togo (TGO) accounted for 3.9% of the observed market and reported $1.4 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +33.2% buyer growth and -41.5% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 410419 include?

HS 410419 covers Tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits. 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 41 and heading 4104. 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 410419 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Benin (BEN), the exporter position of Togo (TGO), 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 Togo (TGO) to Benin (BEN) tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 410419, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Benin (BEN) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the wet state (including wet blue), excluding full grains, unsplit: grain splits.

How strong is Togo (TGO) 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 2014. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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