# BLR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 853670 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 73/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $544.8M
- Buyer market growth: +52.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 32.1%

## 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: $544.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $682.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 77
- Average buyer imports: $150.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $544.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +52.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Mexico
- Top supplier share: 32.1%
- Market concentration: 2,066
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 32.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,126 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## 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 | $4.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BLR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 853670 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $53.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $61.1M | +14.1% |
| 1997 | $78.0M | +27.7% |
| 1998 | $106.6M | +36.7% |
| 1999 | $91.0M | -14.6% |
| 2000 | $100.1M | +10.0% |
| 2001 | $94.1M | -6.0% |
| 2002 | $117.3M | +24.6% |
| 2003 | $179.1M | +52.7% |
| 2004 | $274.6M | +53.3% |
| 2005 | $304.3M | +10.8% |
| 2006 | $518.1M | +70.3% |
| 2007 | $767.2M | +48.1% |
| 2008 | $726.4M | -5.3% |
| 2009 | $378.5M | -47.9% |
| 2010 | $138.2M | -63.5% |
| 2011 | $261.7M | +89.3% |
| 2012 | $122.4M | -53.2% |
| 2013 | $105.3M | -14.0% |
| 2014 | $135.9M | +29.0% |
| 2015 | $153.1M | +12.7% |
| 2016 | $134.6M | -12.1% |
| 2017 | $242.2M | +79.9% |
| 2018 | $323.9M | +33.7% |
| 2019 | $278.6M | -14.0% |
| 2020 | $342.6M | +23.0% |
| 2021 | $504.6M | +47.3% |
| 2022 | $224.6M | -55.5% |
| 2023 | $116.0M | -48.3% |
| 2024 | $81.4M | -29.8% |

## 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.