# Austria to Japan HS 400121 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for rubber: natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheets. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 41/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $213.6M
- Buyer market growth: +32.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 93.7%

## 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: $213.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $189.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 11
- Average buyer imports: $364.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $944.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: -4.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +32.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 93.7%
- Market concentration: 8,790
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 93.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,141 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 | $114.2 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Austria to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 400121 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $820.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $910.7M | +11.0% |
| 1997 | $773.3M | -15.1% |
| 1998 | $574.2M | -25.7% |
| 1999 | $768.1M | +33.8% |
| 2000 | $805.9M | +4.9% |
| 2001 | $822.5M | +2.1% |
| 2002 | $849.8M | +3.3% |
| 2003 | $974.0M | +14.6% |
| 2004 | $1.3B | +28.4% |
| 2005 | $1.3B | +1.5% |
| 2006 | $1.4B | +12.8% |
| 2007 | $1.5B | +6.7% |
| 2008 | $1.5B | -3.3% |
| 2009 | $1.2B | -19.6% |
| 2010 | $1.4B | +17.2% |
| 2011 | $1.8B | +27.2% |
| 2012 | $1.7B | -2.8% |
| 2013 | $1.7B | -2.6% |
| 2014 | $1.7B | +2.2% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -15.5% |
| 2016 | $1.5B | +3.7% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +0.9% |
| 2018 | $1.8B | +15.8% |
| 2019 | $1.9B | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $1.7B | -8.4% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +17.4% |
| 2022 | $2.0B | -3.6% |
| 2023 | $1.9B | -3.4% |
| 2024 | $1.9B | -2.1% |

## 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 CHN | HS 520100 | New corridor | $4.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/aut-chn-520100) |
| 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) |

## 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.