# ARE to Croatia HS 040690 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 68/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $151.1M
- Buyer market growth: +13.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 37.4%

## 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: $151.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $191.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 28
- Average buyer imports: $52.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $151.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +13.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 37.4%
- Market concentration: 1,968
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 37.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,168 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 19.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $17.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +2.7%
- Population: 3,899k
- GDP: $67.8B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 22.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader ARE to Croatia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 040690 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $865.1K | -35.4% |
| 1997 | $572.8K | -33.8% |
| 1998 | $344.2K | -39.9% |
| 1999 | $404.0K | +17.4% |
| 2000 | $417.4K | +3.3% |
| 2001 | $465.2K | +11.4% |
| 2002 | $1.3M | +171.3% |
| 2003 | $3.2M | +151.9% |
| 2004 | $4.6M | +45.7% |
| 2005 | $1.7M | -63.6% |
| 2006 | $4.1M | +141.9% |
| 2007 | $11.2M | +175.3% |
| 2008 | $4.1M | -63.8% |
| 2009 | $2.9M | -28.1% |
| 2010 | $9.2M | +214.2% |
| 2011 | $9.9M | +8.1% |
| 2012 | $7.3M | -26.7% |
| 2013 | $12.1M | +66.3% |
| 2014 | $10.9M | -9.8% |
| 2015 | $11.4M | +4.5% |
| 2016 | $7.2M | -37.1% |
| 2017 | $6.4M | -11.0% |
| 2018 | $10.0M | +56.5% |
| 2019 | $8.9M | -11.5% |
| 2020 | $7.5M | -15.1% |
| 2021 | $50.0M | +564.2% |
| 2022 | $35.5M | -29.0% |
| 2023 | $29.2M | -17.6% |
| 2024 | $36.6M | +25.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| ARE to Philippines | HS 270119 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-phl-270119) |
| ARE to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 441012 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-usa-441012) |
| ARE to CHN | HS 440321 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-chn-440321) |
| ARE to Italy | HS 870360 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-ita-870360) |
| ARE to Poland | HS 870120 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-pol-870120) |
| ARE to CHN | HS 440711 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-chn-440711) |
| ARE to Taiwan | HS 270119 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-twn-270119) |
| ARE to Italy | HS 120190 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/are-ita-120190) |

## 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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