# BTN to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 401290 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 59/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $413.4M
- Buyer market growth: +2.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 42.0%

## 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: $413.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $499.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 57
- Average buyer imports: $212.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $413.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +2.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Sri Lanka
- Top supplier share: 42.0%
- Market concentration: 2,483
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 42.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,251 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## 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 | $853.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BTN to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 401290 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $304.1K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $320.1K | +5.2% |
| 1997 | $1.2M | +270.2% |
| 1998 | $1.0M | -12.1% |
| 1999 | $461.9K | -55.7% |
| 2000 | $784.4K | +69.8% |
| 2001 | $944.3K | +20.4% |
| 2002 | $968.7K | +2.6% |
| 2003 | $464.5K | -52.0% |
| 2004 | $211.0K | -54.6% |
| 2005 | $613.6K | +190.8% |
| 2006 | $835.5K | +36.2% |
| 2007 | $704.0K | -15.7% |
| 2008 | $472.3K | -32.9% |
| 2009 | $251.3K | -46.8% |
| 2010 | $384.8K | +53.2% |
| 2011 | $527.1K | +37.0% |
| 2012 | $541.8K | +2.8% |
| 2013 | $590.1K | +8.9% |
| 2014 | $439.8K | -25.5% |
| 2015 | $2.6M | +500.9% |
| 2016 | $3.7M | +38.4% |
| 2017 | $915.6K | -75.0% |
| 2018 | $746.4K | -18.5% |
| 2019 | $557.7K | -25.3% |
| 2020 | $410.2K | -26.5% |
| 2021 | $328.2K | -20.0% |
| 2022 | $398.4K | +21.4% |
| 2023 | $1.3M | +231.4% |
| 2024 | $2.1M | +61.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BTN to CHN | HS 854140 | New corridor | $6.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-chn-854140) |
| BTN to AUS | HS 300490 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-aus-300490) |
| BTN to Germany | HS 901890 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-deu-901890) |
| BTN to Sweden | HS 271019 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-swe-271019) |
| BTN to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940390 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-usa-940390) |
| BTN to Germany | HS 950300 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-deu-950300) |
| BTN to Germany | HS 620342 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-deu-620342) |
| BTN to CHN | HS 903289 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/btn-chn-903289) |

## 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.