# BDI to IRL HS 392690 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 44/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $574.1M
- Buyer market growth: +14.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 26.2%

## 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: $574.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $697.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 149
- Average buyer imports: $248.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $574.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +14.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 26.2%
- Market concentration: 1,344
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 26.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,127 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $99.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.0%
- Population: 5,028k
- GDP: $498.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 28.2%
- Savings rate: 45.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $159.0 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BDI to IRL route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 392690 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $96.0K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $195.6K | +103.8% |
| 1997 | $151.0K | -22.8% |
| 1998 | $113.5K | -24.8% |
| 1999 | $24.0K | -78.9% |
| 2000 | $62.8K | +162.0% |
| 2001 | $554.7 | -99.1% |
| 2002 | $7.1K | +1181.9% |
| 2003 | $6.0K | -15.3% |
| 2004 | $25.2K | +319.0% |
| 2005 | $30.5K | +20.7% |
| 2006 | $3.6K | -88.1% |
| 2007 | $42.7K | +1078.4% |
| 2008 | $48.5K | +13.6% |
| 2009 | $3.5K | -92.8% |
| 2010 | $2.0K | -44.5% |
| 2011 | $3.5K | +79.7% |
| 2012 | $20.9K | +494.5% |
| 2013 | $7.4K | -64.6% |
| 2014 | $82.2K | +1013.2% |
| 2015 | $45.6K | -44.5% |
| 2016 | $11.0K | -75.9% |
| 2017 | $589.3 | -94.6% |
| 2018 | $177.9 | -69.8% |
| 2019 | $12.7K | +7020.1% |
| 2021 | $16.6K | +31.2% |
| 2022 | $157.0K | +844.2% |
| 2023 | $58.0K | -63.0% |
| 2024 | $74.8K | +28.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BDI to France | HS 711319 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-fra-711319) |
| BDI to Canada | HS 870829 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-can-870829) |
| BDI to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841490 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-usa-841490) |
| BDI to France | HS 190590 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-fra-190590) |
| BDI to Germany | HS 330300 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-deu-330300) |
| BDI to Germany | HS 940161 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-deu-940161) |
| BDI to Japan | HS 740400 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-jpn-740400) |
| BDI to KOR | HS 760200 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-kor-760200) |

## 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.