# Austria to CHN HS 520100 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cotton: not carded or combed. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 50/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $4.7B
- Buyer market growth: +14.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 40.4%

## 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: $4.7B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $5.4B
- Supplier countries observed: 62
- Average buyer imports: $3.1B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $10.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +14.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: BRA
- Top supplier share: 40.4%
- Market concentration: 3,044
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 40.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,468 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $306.3 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Austria to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 520100 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $502.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $314.9M | -37.3% |
| 1997 | $298.0M | -5.4% |
| 1998 | $348.5M | +16.9% |
| 1999 | $413.9M | +18.8% |
| 2000 | $446.0M | +7.8% |
| 2001 | $616.1M | +38.1% |
| 2002 | $856.7M | +39.1% |
| 2003 | $1.0B | +21.2% |
| 2004 | $1.4B | +33.4% |
| 2005 | $1.5B | +10.3% |
| 2006 | $1.8B | +15.8% |
| 2007 | $2.3B | +31.9% |
| 2008 | $2.9B | +25.9% |
| 2009 | $3.1B | +6.9% |
| 2010 | $4.0B | +27.1% |
| 2011 | $4.4B | +10.8% |
| 2012 | $4.2B | -4.0% |
| 2013 | $4.6B | +7.5% |
| 2014 | $5.1B | +12.4% |
| 2015 | $4.3B | -16.0% |
| 2016 | $4.4B | +1.9% |
| 2017 | $5.1B | +16.0% |
| 2018 | $6.0B | +17.5% |
| 2019 | $6.3B | +5.8% |
| 2020 | $5.5B | -12.8% |
| 2021 | $6.9B | +25.2% |
| 2022 | $6.8B | -1.8% |
| 2023 | $6.5B | -3.2% |
| 2024 | $6.8B | +3.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Austria to CHN | HS 260600 | New corridor | $8.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-chn-260600) |
| Austria to NLD | HS 271111 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-nld-271111) |
| Austria to Chile | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-chl-880240) |
| Austria to Canada | HS 870490 | New corridor | $996.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-can-870490) |
| Austria to India | HS 260200 | New corridor | $982.3M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-ind-260200) |
| Austria to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 310530 | New corridor | $733.2M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-usa-310530) |
| Austria to Japan | HS 720241 | New corridor | $704.5M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-jpn-720241) |
| Austria to CHN | HS 870360 | New corridor | $691.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-chn-870360) |

## 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.