# BLR to CHN HS 261790 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26: other than antimony. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 52/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $338.0M
- Buyer market growth: +75.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 54.4%

## 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: $338.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $608.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 45
- Average buyer imports: $27.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $338.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +21.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +75.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: ZWE
- Top supplier share: 54.4%
- Market concentration: 4,030
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 54.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,481 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $393.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BLR to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 261790 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $46.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $55.9M | +20.2% |
| 1997 | $76.1M | +36.1% |
| 1998 | $45.9M | -39.7% |
| 1999 | $86.5M | +88.6% |
| 2000 | $96.8M | +12.0% |
| 2001 | $83.3M | -14.0% |
| 2002 | $136.3M | +63.7% |
| 2003 | $133.4M | -2.1% |
| 2004 | $219.3M | +64.4% |
| 2005 | $436.6M | +99.1% |
| 2006 | $394.3M | -9.7% |
| 2007 | $525.6M | +33.3% |
| 2008 | $532.9M | +1.4% |
| 2009 | $334.2M | -37.3% |
| 2010 | $451.8M | +35.2% |
| 2011 | $582.7M | +29.0% |
| 2012 | $530.9M | -8.9% |
| 2013 | $513.2M | -3.3% |
| 2014 | $662.7M | +29.1% |
| 2015 | $908.4M | +37.1% |
| 2016 | $403.0M | -55.6% |
| 2017 | $426.2M | +5.8% |
| 2018 | $515.7M | +21.0% |
| 2019 | $755.2M | +46.4% |
| 2020 | $855.4M | +13.3% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | +56.6% |
| 2022 | $3.4B | +150.2% |
| 2023 | $5.1B | +50.9% |
| 2024 | $4.4B | -13.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BLR to CHN | HS 271112 | New corridor | $12.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-chn-271112) |
| BLR to Canada | HS 841191 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-can-841191) |
| BLR to BGR | HS 270900 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-bgr-270900) |
| BLR to India | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-ind-850760) |
| BLR to Germany | HS 180400 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-deu-180400) |
| BLR to Germany | HS 180100 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-deu-180100) |
| BLR to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 880330 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-hkg-880330) |
| BLR to India | HS 071310 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/blr-ind-071310) |

## 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.