# Austria to South Africa HS 740311 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 51/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $367.3M
- Buyer market growth: +63.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 76.7%

## 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: $367.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $533.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 8
- Average buyer imports: $133.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $474.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +13.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +63.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Top supplier share: 76.7%
- Market concentration: 6,342
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 76.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,146 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 40 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.0K
- GDP per-person growth: -2.8%
- Population: 60,042k
- GDP: $419.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.8%
- Savings rate: 19.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $356.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Austria to South Africa route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 740311 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $245.4M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $298.6M | +21.7% |
| 2002 | $321.3M | +7.6% |
| 2003 | $361.6M | +12.5% |
| 2004 | $450.6M | +24.6% |
| 2005 | $549.9M | +22.0% |
| 2006 | $641.4M | +16.6% |
| 2007 | $777.4M | +21.2% |
| 2008 | $712.5M | -8.3% |
| 2009 | $550.7M | -22.7% |
| 2010 | $614.9M | +11.7% |
| 2011 | $722.3M | +17.5% |
| 2012 | $742.3M | +2.8% |
| 2013 | $679.6M | -8.4% |
| 2014 | $619.1M | -8.9% |
| 2015 | $543.1M | -12.3% |
| 2016 | $471.5M | -13.2% |
| 2017 | $501.9M | +6.4% |
| 2018 | $615.1M | +22.6% |
| 2019 | $672.6M | +9.4% |
| 2020 | $476.5M | -29.2% |
| 2021 | $677.2M | +42.1% |
| 2022 | $700.7M | +3.5% |
| 2023 | $853.6M | +21.8% |
| 2024 | $805.9M | -5.6% |

## 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 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.