# BDI to Japan HS 740400 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for copper: waste and scrap. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.8B
- Buyer market growth: +24.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 16.8%

## 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: $1.8B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.1B
- Supplier countries observed: 93
- Average buyer imports: $735.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.8B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +24.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 16.8%
- Market concentration: 706
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 16.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,076 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11.1 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## 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 | $288.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BDI to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 740400 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $19.7K | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $161.1K | +718.5% |
| 1999 | $1.9M | +1059.1% |
| 2000 | $794.0K | -57.5% |
| 2001 | $2.3M | +193.1% |
| 2002 | $185.3K | -92.0% |
| 2003 | $184.9K | -0.2% |
| 2004 | $233.6K | +26.3% |
| 2005 | $364.5K | +56.0% |
| 2006 | $790.1K | +116.8% |
| 2007 | $318.5K | -59.7% |
| 2008 | $214.1K | -32.8% |
| 2009 | $90.0K | -58.0% |
| 2010 | $83.8K | -6.9% |
| 2011 | $213.6K | +154.9% |
| 2012 | $412.1K | +93.0% |
| 2013 | $688.2K | +67.0% |
| 2014 | $600.2K | -12.8% |
| 2015 | $1.1M | +84.0% |
| 2016 | $877.1K | -20.6% |
| 2017 | $681.1K | -22.4% |
| 2018 | $859.0K | +26.1% |
| 2019 | $918.0K | +6.9% |
| 2020 | $644.0K | -29.9% |
| 2021 | $920.5K | +42.9% |
| 2022 | $1.1M | +18.3% |
| 2023 | $1.2M | +10.0% |
| 2024 | $1.6M | +32.0% |

## 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 KOR | HS 760200 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-kor-760200) |
| BDI to NLD | HS 853710 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bdi-nld-853710) |

## 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.