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United States (USA) to Lesotho (LSO) paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles (HS6 482010)

A country-to-country view of reported paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United States (USA)Importer Lesotho (LSO)HS6 482010One-way tradeCoverage 2004-2023Declining
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3-year buyer projection

$1.5MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-20.1%Full available history

Suppliers in market

10Latest reported count

Observed history

20 yearsLast year: 2023

Reported observations

What this paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles lane shows for HS 482010

Core values for United States (USA) → Lesotho (LSO) in HS 482010.

Buyer market

Latest imports$1.3M
Five-year projection$1.6M
Buyer CAGR+4.4%
Latest annual change+30.6%

Exporter position

Latest exports$30.3
Market share0%
Share change-0.7 pp
Best observed share98.5%

Market structure

Reported suppliers10
Concentration index9,697
Share gap+98.5 pp
SignalDeclining

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$1.3MLesotho (LSO)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$30.3United States (USA)'s exports to Lesotho (LSO)
Exporter market share0%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+4.4%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-20.1%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$1.5MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.6MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$690.1KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$2.1MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$1.6KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$18.4KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-0.7 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers10Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$2.5BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$1.2KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population2,159.1 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rateNot reportedReported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary educationNot reportedReported secondary education coverage
Distance13,001 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time15 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility2.6Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown100%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history20 yearsCoverage through 2023

Research reading

Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles demand and the United States (USA) to Lesotho (LSO) lane

Lesotho (LSO) reported $1.3M of paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles imports in 2023. United States (USA) accounted for 0% of the observed market and reported $30.3 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +4.4% buyer growth and -20.1% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 482010 include?

HS 482010 covers Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles. 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 48 and heading 4820. 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 482010 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Lesotho (LSO), the exporter position of United States (USA), 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 United States (USA) to Lesotho (LSO) paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 482010, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Lesotho (LSO) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles.

How strong is United States (USA) 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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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 20 observed years through 2023. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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