# Plurinational State of Bolivia to Japan HS 847180 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 61/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $711.9M
- Buyer market growth: -2.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 48.9%

## 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: $711.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $744.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 53
- Average buyer imports: $957.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.0B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +1.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -2.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 48.9%
- Market concentration: 2,680
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 48.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 16,544 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11.1 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $39.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.9%
- Population: 125,682k
- GDP: $4.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 24.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.2K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Plurinational State of Bolivia to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847180 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.8M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $11.2M | +131.3% |
| 1997 | $9.3M | -16.5% |
| 1998 | $5.1M | -45.6% |
| 1999 | $14.2M | +179.7% |
| 2000 | $30.3M | +113.8% |
| 2001 | $25.0M | -17.6% |
| 2002 | $33.6M | +34.7% |
| 2003 | $22.3M | -33.5% |
| 2004 | $77.1M | +245.0% |
| 2005 | $97.0M | +25.9% |
| 2006 | $244.2M | +151.8% |
| 2007 | $306.4M | +25.5% |
| 2008 | $224.1M | -26.9% |
| 2009 | $266.3M | +18.9% |
| 2010 | $395.0M | +48.3% |
| 2011 | $437.8M | +10.8% |
| 2012 | $338.0M | -22.8% |
| 2013 | $351.4M | +4.0% |
| 2014 | $354.0M | +0.7% |
| 2015 | $298.6M | -15.7% |
| 2016 | $314.6M | +5.4% |
| 2017 | $429.7M | +36.6% |
| 2018 | $498.1M | +15.9% |
| 2019 | $479.4M | -3.8% |
| 2020 | $356.1M | -25.7% |
| 2021 | $670.6M | +88.3% |
| 2022 | $724.8M | +8.1% |
| 2023 | $425.2M | -41.3% |
| 2024 | $524.2M | +23.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to AUS | HS 870323 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-aus-870323) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to SGP | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-sgp-848690) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to India | HS 852990 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-ind-852990) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 870880 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-870880) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 760612 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-760612) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to GBR | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-gbr-850760) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to KOR | HS 854140 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-kor-854140) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 710813 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-710813) |

## 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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