# Antigua and Barbuda to Japan HS 970300 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for sculptures and statuary: original, in any material. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 38/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $293.8M
- Buyer market growth: +376.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 92.3%

## 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: $293.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $359.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 63
- Average buyer imports: $66.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $311.9M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +376.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 92.3%
- Market concentration: 8,525
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 92.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,732 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11.1 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $39.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.9%
- Population: 125,682k
- GDP: $4.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 24.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $81.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Antigua and Barbuda to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 970300 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $247.3K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $181.1K | -26.8% |
| 1997 | $206.8K | +14.2% |
| 1999 | $73.9K | -64.3% |
| 2000 | $49.5K | -33.0% |
| 2001 | $179.8K | +263.2% |
| 2002 | $73.0K | -59.4% |
| 2003 | $185.0K | +153.3% |
| 2004 | $37.8K | -79.6% |
| 2005 | $5.2K | -86.2% |
| 2006 | $140.9K | +2595.7% |
| 2007 | $30.2K | -78.6% |
| 2008 | $102.0K | +237.8% |
| 2009 | $137.0K | +34.3% |
| 2010 | $95.1K | -30.6% |
| 2011 | $7.4K | -92.3% |
| 2012 | $77.6K | +953.5% |
| 2013 | $103.2K | +33.0% |
| 2014 | $27.0K | -73.8% |
| 2015 | $110.2K | +307.7% |
| 2016 | $1.8K | -98.3% |
| 2018 | $4.8K | +160.5% |
| 2019 | $25.0K | +421.1% |
| 2020 | $20.3K | -18.6% |
| 2021 | $12.6K | -37.9% |
| 2022 | $225.8K | +1690.8% |
| 2023 | $9.7K | -95.7% |
| 2024 | $18.5K | +91.4% |

## 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.