# Aruba to Saudi Arabia HS 271012 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for hs 271012. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $10.5B
- Buyer market growth: -13.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 28.4%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $10.5B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $19.8B
- Supplier countries observed: 42
- Average buyer imports: $2.3B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $12.1B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +23.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -13.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Egypt
- Top supplier share: 28.4%
- Market concentration: 1,713
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 28.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,029 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 10.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $23.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 35,341k
- GDP: $833.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 26.3%
- Savings rate: 44.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $287.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Aruba to Saudi Arabia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 271012 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2005 | $10.1M | +0.0% |
| 2006 | $10.1M | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $58.0M | +472.2% |
| 2008 | $1.0M | -98.3% |
| 2009 | $2.1M | +103.9% |
| 2010 | $2.0M | -0.7% |
| 2011 | $709.9K | -65.3% |
| 2012 | $2.6M | +261.6% |
| 2013 | $3.5M | +37.8% |
| 2014 | $1.6M | -54.2% |
| 2015 | $1.7M | +7.0% |
| 2016 | $2.4M | +40.6% |
| 2017 | $983.7K | -59.6% |
| 2018 | $762.7K | -22.5% |
| 2019 | $364.3K | -52.2% |
| 2020 | $1.7M | +360.1% |
| 2021 | $2.5M | +48.1% |
| 2022 | $2.6M | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $6.1M | +136.9% |
| 2024 | $61.3M | +908.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Aruba to SGP | HS 854231 | New corridor | $27.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-sgp-854231) |
| Aruba to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940161 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-usa-940161) |
| Aruba to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 710239 | New corridor | $6.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-hkg-710239) |
| Aruba to Poland | HS 851712 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-pol-851712) |
| Aruba to Spain | HS 870899 | New corridor | $3.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-esp-870899) |
| Aruba to CHN | HS 854370 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-chn-854370) |
| Aruba to CHN | HS 390210 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-chn-390210) |
| Aruba to GBR | HS 330499 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-gbr-330499) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.