# BHS to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 741011 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for copper: foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper. 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: $417.4M
- Buyer market growth: +9.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 23.9%

## 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: $417.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $485.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 41
- Average buyer imports: $139.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $417.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +9.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Malaysia
- Top supplier share: 23.9%
- Market concentration: 1,406
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 23.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 1,771 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.8

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $600.0 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BHS to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 741011 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $168.9M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $178.0M | +5.3% |
| 1997 | $184.5M | +3.7% |
| 1998 | $169.1M | -8.3% |
| 1999 | $236.6M | +39.9% |
| 2000 | $309.9M | +31.0% |
| 2001 | $306.7M | -1.0% |
| 2002 | $416.4M | +35.8% |
| 2003 | $426.1M | +2.3% |
| 2004 | $590.8M | +38.6% |
| 2005 | $578.8M | -2.0% |
| 2006 | $433.0M | -25.2% |
| 2007 | $508.1M | +17.4% |
| 2008 | $580.4M | +14.2% |
| 2009 | $718.4M | +23.8% |
| 2010 | $736.3M | +2.5% |
| 2011 | $712.8M | -3.2% |
| 2012 | $632.2M | -11.3% |
| 2013 | $643.3M | +1.8% |
| 2014 | $572.0M | -11.1% |
| 2015 | $435.1M | -23.9% |
| 2016 | $330.2M | -24.1% |
| 2017 | $446.8M | +35.3% |
| 2018 | $462.8M | +3.6% |
| 2019 | $450.5M | -2.6% |
| 2020 | $289.7M | -35.7% |
| 2021 | $479.9M | +65.6% |
| 2022 | $1.7B | +244.2% |
| 2023 | $1.8B | +6.1% |
| 2024 | $1.7B | -1.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BHS to ARE | HS 841191 | New corridor | $12.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-are-841191) |
| BHS to CHN | HS 210690 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-chn-210690) |
| BHS to Germany | HS 841112 | New corridor | $4.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-deu-841112) |
| BHS to Spain | HS 870899 | New corridor | $3.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-esp-870899) |
| BHS to AUS | HS 851762 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-aus-851762) |
| BHS to India | HS 851762 | New corridor | $3.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-ind-851762) |
| BHS to ARE | HS 841112 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-are-841112) |
| BHS to GBR | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhs-gbr-850760) |

## 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)

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