# AUS to ARE HS 282200 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 78/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $86.4M
- Buyer market growth: +363.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 95.0%

## 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: $86.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $168.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 12
- Average buyer imports: $36.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $162.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +25.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +363.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Top supplier share: 95.1%
- Market concentration: 9,042
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 95.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,092 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 3.8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $36.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +11.2%
- Population: 9,991k
- GDP: $358.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 26.4%
- Savings rate: 61.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $8.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader AUS to ARE route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 282200 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $165.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $259.4M | +56.9% |
| 1997 | $399.7M | +54.1% |
| 1998 | $245.7M | -38.5% |
| 1999 | $207.0M | -15.7% |
| 2000 | $482.9M | +133.2% |
| 2001 | $617.5M | +27.9% |
| 2002 | $642.6M | +4.1% |
| 2003 | $720.2M | +12.1% |
| 2004 | $922.8M | +28.1% |
| 2005 | $986.7M | +6.9% |
| 2006 | $1.3B | +36.1% |
| 2007 | $2.5B | +86.9% |
| 2008 | $3.1B | +22.8% |
| 2009 | $1.6B | -48.6% |
| 2010 | $2.0B | +28.6% |
| 2011 | $2.5B | +22.8% |
| 2012 | $2.2B | -13.7% |
| 2013 | $2.4B | +12.9% |
| 2014 | $2.3B | -5.2% |
| 2015 | $2.2B | -5.4% |
| 2016 | $2.1B | -5.3% |
| 2017 | $2.2B | +7.8% |
| 2018 | $2.5B | +14.2% |
| 2019 | $2.9B | +12.5% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | -45.2% |
| 2021 | $2.2B | +39.1% |
| 2022 | $3.1B | +41.3% |
| 2023 | $3.0B | -2.9% |
| 2024 | $3.0B | +0.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| AUS to Armenia | HS 710812 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-arm-710812) |
| AUS to Spain | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-esp-870340) |
| AUS to SVN | HS 293590 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-svn-293590) |
| AUS to Thailand | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-tha-870380) |
| AUS to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 230641 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-usa-230641) |
| AUS to AUS | HS 281512 | New corridor | $960.7M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-aus-281512) |
| AUS to Germany | HS 180310 | New corridor | $952.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-deu-180310) |
| AUS to Portugal | HS 870332 | New corridor | $859.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aus-prt-870332) |

## 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.