# BLR to Former Republic of Vietnam HS 220820 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 69/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $102.6M
- Buyer market growth: +18.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 78.3%

## 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: $102.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $149.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 25
- Average buyer imports: $186.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $642.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +13.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +18.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: SGP
- Top supplier share: 78.3%
- Market concentration: 6,202
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 78.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,388 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 16 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $3.7K
- GDP per-person growth: +25.8%
- Population: 98,169k
- GDP: $362.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 32.5%
- Savings rate: 24.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.8K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BLR to Former Republic of Vietnam route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 220820 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $11.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $13.6M | +17.1% |
| 1997 | $16.5M | +20.9% |
| 1998 | $9.0M | -45.4% |
| 1999 | $16.8M | +86.3% |
| 2000 | $20.4M | +21.7% |
| 2001 | $22.6M | +10.6% |
| 2002 | $14.7M | -35.1% |
| 2003 | $16.4M | +12.2% |
| 2004 | $20.4M | +24.1% |
| 2005 | $32.4M | +58.6% |
| 2006 | $33.2M | +2.5% |
| 2007 | $53.1M | +60.2% |
| 2008 | $88.7M | +67.0% |
| 2009 | $73.2M | -17.5% |
| 2010 | $99.8M | +36.3% |
| 2011 | $171.5M | +71.8% |
| 2012 | $153.3M | -10.6% |
| 2013 | $112.3M | -26.7% |
| 2014 | $85.2M | -24.1% |
| 2015 | $109.5M | +28.5% |
| 2016 | $86.9M | -20.6% |
| 2017 | $81.4M | -6.3% |
| 2018 | $69.7M | -14.4% |
| 2019 | $97.1M | +39.3% |
| 2020 | $76.7M | -20.9% |
| 2021 | $109.4M | +42.5% |
| 2022 | $67.7M | -38.1% |
| 2023 | $58.9M | -13.1% |
| 2024 | $67.6M | +14.8% |

## 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.