# BRA to Albania HS 240220 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cigarettes: containing tobacco. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 97/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $101.6M
- Buyer market growth: +20.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.1%
- Share gap: 45.6%

## 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: $101.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $123.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 36
- Average buyer imports: $50.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $101.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +20.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Poland
- Top supplier share: 45.6%
- Market concentration: 2,814
- Exporter share: 0.1%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 45.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,944 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $6.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +9.9%
- Population: 2,812k
- GDP: $18.3B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 32.3%
- Savings rate: 8.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $73.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BRA to Albania route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 240220 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $312.5K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $4.5M | +1349.3% |
| 1997 | $250.6K | -94.5% |
| 1998 | $317.9K | +26.8% |
| 1999 | $232.0K | -27.0% |
| 2000 | $873.8K | +276.7% |
| 2001 | $2.9M | +235.1% |
| 2002 | $5.6M | +91.0% |
| 2003 | $10.3M | +84.0% |
| 2004 | $25.2M | +144.9% |
| 2005 | $27.2M | +7.8% |
| 2006 | $26.5M | -2.3% |
| 2007 | $48.3M | +82.1% |
| 2008 | $58.6M | +21.3% |
| 2009 | $47.3M | -19.4% |
| 2010 | $37.4M | -20.8% |
| 2011 | $54.1M | +44.5% |
| 2012 | $41.3M | -23.6% |
| 2013 | $46.9M | +13.3% |
| 2014 | $39.9M | -14.9% |
| 2015 | $35.0M | -12.3% |
| 2016 | $41.5M | +18.7% |
| 2017 | $43.9M | +5.8% |
| 2018 | $52.1M | +18.7% |
| 2019 | $47.2M | -9.5% |
| 2020 | $42.0M | -10.9% |
| 2021 | $53.4M | +26.9% |
| 2022 | $72.7M | +36.2% |
| 2023 | $93.5M | +28.6% |
| 2024 | $89.4M | -4.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BRA to GBR | HS 870360 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-gbr-870360) |
| BRA to France | HS 030214 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-fra-030214) |
| BRA to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 711291 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-hkg-711291) |
| BRA to CHN | HS 284690 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-chn-284690) |
| BRA to France | HS 870195 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-fra-870195) |
| BRA to Japan | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-jpn-870380) |
| BRA to Bangladesh | HS 841191 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-bgd-841191) |
| BRA to Belgium | HS 120510 | New corridor | $1.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bra-bel-120510) |

## 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.