# AUS to Japan HS 440712 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for wood: coniferous species, of fir (abies spp.) and spruce (picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 90/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $721.2M
- Buyer market growth: +15.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 34.2%

## 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: $721.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $718.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 29
- Average buyer imports: $760.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: -0.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +15.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Canada
- Top supplier share: 34.2%
- Market concentration: 1,806
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 34.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,831 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- 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 | $31.8K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader AUS to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 440712 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.1B | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $13.0B | -0.5% |
| 1997 | $13.1B | +0.6% |
| 1998 | $11.8B | -9.6% |
| 1999 | $11.5B | -3.0% |
| 2000 | $13.4B | +16.7% |
| 2001 | $13.0B | -3.1% |
| 2002 | $12.8B | -1.1% |
| 2003 | $14.0B | +8.9% |
| 2004 | $17.6B | +25.6% |
| 2005 | $22.7B | +29.1% |
| 2006 | $25.8B | +13.5% |
| 2007 | $28.4B | +10.2% |
| 2008 | $43.9B | +54.7% |
| 2009 | $31.6B | -28.1% |
| 2010 | $41.5B | +31.4% |
| 2011 | $52.7B | +27.1% |
| 2012 | $50.7B | -3.8% |
| 2013 | $46.6B | -8.2% |
| 2014 | $44.2B | -5.1% |
| 2015 | $31.9B | -27.9% |
| 2016 | $28.2B | -11.6% |
| 2017 | $35.6B | +26.6% |
| 2018 | $42.5B | +19.2% |
| 2019 | $41.2B | -3.1% |
| 2020 | $32.0B | -22.2% |
| 2021 | $47.9B | +49.6% |
| 2022 | $81.1B | +69.3% |
| 2023 | $59.2B | -27.0% |
| 2024 | $48.7B | -17.8% |

## 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.