# Aruba to Taiwan HS 901890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 63/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $708.9M
- Buyer market growth: +2.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 36.6%

## 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: $708.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $837.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 61
- Average buyer imports: $345.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $708.9M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +2.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 36.6%
- Market concentration: 1,638
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 36.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 15,659 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 0 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $25.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +0.0%
- Population: 23,596k
- GDP: $610.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 0.0%
- Savings rate: 0.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Aruba to Taiwan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 901890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2001 | $14.9K | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $6.7K | -55.0% |
| 2004 | $565.9K | +8321.3% |
| 2005 | $408.5K | -27.8% |
| 2006 | $1.1M | +160.6% |
| 2007 | $1.5M | +40.9% |
| 2008 | $2.1M | +37.5% |
| 2009 | $904.1K | -56.1% |
| 2010 | $1.4M | +59.2% |
| 2011 | $2.9M | +102.3% |
| 2012 | $3.5M | +18.8% |
| 2013 | $3.7M | +8.3% |
| 2014 | $2.4M | -35.1% |
| 2015 | $921.9K | -62.1% |
| 2016 | $3.2M | +251.4% |
| 2017 | $4.5M | +38.7% |
| 2018 | $719.7K | -84.0% |
| 2019 | $808.1K | +12.3% |
| 2020 | $550.9K | -31.8% |
| 2021 | $2.4M | +332.9% |
| 2022 | $3.3M | +38.6% |
| 2023 | $3.0M | -10.1% |
| 2024 | $1.8M | -38.0% |

## 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 Saudi Arabia | HS 271012 | New corridor | $10.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/abw-sau-271012) |
| 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) |

## 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)

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