# Aruba to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 940161 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 56/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $6.6B
- Buyer market growth: +3.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 36.9%

## 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: $6.6B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $8.5B
- Supplier countries observed: 124
- Average buyer imports: $3.3B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $8.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +3.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Former Republic of Vietnam
- Top supplier share: 36.9%
- Market concentration: 2,635
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 36.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,162 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $661.3 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Aruba to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 940161 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $407.9M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $539.4M | +32.3% |
| 1997 | $591.0M | +9.6% |
| 1998 | $457.6M | -22.6% |
| 1999 | $647.6M | +41.5% |
| 2000 | $1.4B | +115.2% |
| 2001 | $937.7M | -32.7% |
| 2002 | $733.9M | -21.7% |
| 2003 | $881.6M | +20.1% |
| 2004 | $1.7B | +91.6% |
| 2005 | $2.7B | +61.3% |
| 2006 | $2.6B | -4.0% |
| 2007 | $2.8B | +5.8% |
| 2008 | $2.9B | +5.1% |
| 2009 | $1.2B | -59.7% |
| 2010 | $14.2M | -98.8% |
| 2011 | $3.0B | +21117.0% |
| 2012 | $757.5M | -74.8% |
| 2013 | $38.3M | -94.9% |
| 2014 | $58.1M | +51.5% |
| 2015 | $42.4M | -26.9% |
| 2016 | $14.4M | -66.1% |
| 2017 | $23.6M | +63.8% |
| 2018 | $28.4M | +20.3% |
| 2019 | $22.0M | -22.4% |
| 2020 | $32.4M | +47.1% |
| 2021 | $26.7M | -17.4% |
| 2022 | $16.1M | -39.7% |
| 2023 | $16.5M | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $9.5M | -42.3% |

## 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 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)

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