# Belgium to KHM HS 845221 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for sewing machines: (not household type), automatic units. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 56/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $58.6M
- Buyer market growth: +109.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 98.5%

## 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: $58.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $87.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 11
- Average buyer imports: $12.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $58.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +14.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +109.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 98.5%
- Market concentration: 9,711
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 98.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,748 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 99 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $1.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +26.4%
- Population: 16,946k
- GDP: $27.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 20.8%
- Savings rate: 17.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $641.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Belgium to KHM route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 845221 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1999 | $3.0M | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $4.6M | +54.1% |
| 2001 | $10.6M | +130.0% |
| 2002 | $16.6M | +57.5% |
| 2003 | $18.4M | +10.4% |
| 2004 | $20.8M | +13.5% |
| 2005 | $23.1M | +10.8% |
| 2006 | $25.3M | +9.8% |
| 2007 | $36.5M | +44.3% |
| 2008 | $43.7M | +19.7% |
| 2009 | $24.9M | -43.0% |
| 2010 | $32.5M | +30.3% |
| 2011 | $36.6M | +12.7% |
| 2012 | $37.5M | +2.6% |
| 2013 | $32.1M | -14.5% |
| 2014 | $51.4M | +60.1% |
| 2015 | $59.2M | +15.3% |
| 2016 | $56.2M | -5.2% |
| 2017 | $51.2M | -8.8% |
| 2018 | $59.7M | +16.6% |
| 2019 | $80.5M | +34.7% |
| 2020 | $46.8M | -41.9% |
| 2021 | $57.1M | +22.1% |
| 2022 | $95.8M | +67.9% |
| 2023 | $94.2M | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $56.4M | -40.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Belgium to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 080440 | New corridor | $3.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-usa-080440) |
| Belgium to Philippines | HS 270900 | New corridor | $3.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-phl-270900) |
| Belgium to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 030441 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-usa-030441) |
| Belgium to Mexico | HS 020312 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-mex-020312) |
| Belgium to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 080390 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-usa-080390) |
| Belgium to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 080610 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-usa-080610) |
| Belgium to Mexico | HS 870340 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-mex-870340) |
| Belgium to BRA | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bel-bra-880240) |

## 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.