# Benin to Guatemala HS 871120 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars. 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: $371.2M
- Buyer market growth: +26.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.4%

## 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: $371.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $569.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 27
- Average buyer imports: $95.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $371.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +15.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +26.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 50.4%
- Market concentration: 4,687
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,162 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 15 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $5.0K
- GDP per-person growth: +11.5%
- Population: 17,110k
- GDP: $86.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 17.1%
- Savings rate: 4.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $650.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Benin to Guatemala route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 871120 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1999 | $115.4K | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $28.9K | -74.9% |
| 2002 | $23.1K | -20.0% |
| 2008 | $47.8K | +106.6% |
| 2009 | $154.8K | +223.7% |
| 2011 | $867.6K | +460.5% |
| 2017 | $2.4K | -99.7% |
| 2018 | $1.5K | -39.7% |
| 2019 | $72.0K | +4774.2% |
| 2023 | $35.9 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | $650.8 | +1714.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Benin to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 854231 | New corridor | $33.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-hkg-854231) |
| Benin to ARE | HS 851712 | New corridor | $27.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-are-851712) |
| Benin to CHN | HS 300490 | New corridor | $14.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-chn-300490) |
| Benin to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 854239 | New corridor | $10.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-usa-854239) |
| Benin to Germany | HS 841191 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-deu-841191) |
| Benin to Canada | HS 870324 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-can-870324) |
| Benin to Canada | HS 271019 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-can-271019) |
| Benin to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 610910 | New corridor | $5.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ben-usa-610910) |

## 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.