# Antigua and Barbuda 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: 74/100
- 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: 15,321 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 | $5.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

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

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $6.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $6.5M | -0.5% |
| 1997 | $20.7M | +220.0% |
| 1998 | $1.5K | -100.0% |
| 1999 | $46.1K | +3014.9% |
| 2000 | $3.3K | -92.9% |
| 2001 | $64.8K | +1873.6% |
| 2002 | $23.9K | -63.2% |
| 2003 | $131.4K | +450.4% |
| 2004 | $1.8K | -98.6% |
| 2005 | $12.6K | +605.0% |
| 2006 | $23.4K | +85.1% |
| 2007 | $89.1K | +280.6% |
| 2008 | $237.8K | +167.0% |
| 2009 | $155.6K | -34.6% |
| 2010 | $511.7K | +228.8% |
| 2011 | $791.9K | +54.8% |
| 2012 | $728.2K | -8.0% |
| 2013 | $1.6M | +125.7% |
| 2014 | $1.2M | -25.9% |
| 2015 | $400.6K | -67.1% |
| 2016 | $219.1K | -45.3% |
| 2017 | $185.6K | -15.3% |
| 2018 | $213.6K | +15.1% |
| 2019 | $2.7M | +1158.7% |
| 2020 | $44.5K | -98.3% |
| 2021 | $1.1M | +2271.5% |
| 2022 | $766.5K | -27.4% |
| 2023 | $292.7K | -61.8% |
| 2024 | $290.0K | -0.9% |

## 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.