# Antigua and Barbuda to India HS 730890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 42/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $390.4M
- Buyer market growth: +42.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 51.3%

## 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: $390.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $493.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 68
- Average buyer imports: $273.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $856.7M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +42.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 51.3%
- Market concentration: 3,023
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 51.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,301 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $2.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +36.0%
- Population: 1,393,409k
- GDP: $3.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 35.7%
- Savings rate: 30.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $119.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Antigua and Barbuda to India route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 730890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $6.2K | +0.0% |
| 2003 | $407.7K | +6477.9% |
| 2005 | $81.5K | -80.0% |
| 2006 | $87.5K | +7.3% |
| 2007 | $55.4K | -36.7% |
| 2008 | $1.8K | -96.7% |
| 2009 | $71.4K | +3762.5% |
| 2010 | $13.6M | +18907.0% |
| 2011 | $132.9K | -99.0% |
| 2012 | $183.9K | +38.4% |
| 2013 | $10.5K | -94.3% |
| 2014 | $301.3K | +2776.8% |
| 2015 | $118.8K | -60.6% |
| 2016 | $2.2K | -98.1% |
| 2017 | $19.4K | +769.2% |
| 2018 | $80.6K | +314.8% |
| 2019 | $142.0K | +76.2% |
| 2020 | $63.7K | -55.1% |
| 2021 | $127.5K | +100.1% |
| 2022 | $220.1K | +72.6% |
| 2023 | $819.0K | +272.1% |
| 2024 | $572.1K | -30.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Antigua and Barbuda to ARE | HS 841191 | New corridor | $12.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-are-841191) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to Germany | HS 710812 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-deu-710812) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to SGP | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-sgp-848690) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to Marshall Islands | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-mhl-271019) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to France | HS 870829 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-fra-870829) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to KOR | HS 740400 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-kor-740400) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to France | HS 870840 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-fra-870840) |
| Antigua and Barbuda to Germany | HS 711021 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/atg-deu-711021) |

## 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.