# BWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 842139 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 67/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $6.1B
- Buyer market growth: -0.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 45.7%

## 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: $6.1B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $7.8B
- Supplier countries observed: 116
- Average buyer imports: $2.4B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $6.1B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -0.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Mexico
- Top supplier share: 45.7%
- Market concentration: 2,437
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 45.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,584 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 | $2.2K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader BWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 842139 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $37.4M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $19.7M | -47.2% |
| 2002 | $22.9M | +15.9% |
| 2003 | $10.1M | -56.0% |
| 2004 | $38.4M | +281.7% |
| 2005 | $76.9M | +100.2% |
| 2006 | $146.3M | +90.2% |
| 2007 | $93.6M | -36.0% |
| 2008 | $114.6M | +22.4% |
| 2009 | $85.7M | -25.2% |
| 2010 | $103.3M | +20.5% |
| 2011 | $144.1M | +39.5% |
| 2012 | $126.6M | -12.1% |
| 2013 | $176.3M | +39.3% |
| 2014 | $261.6M | +48.4% |
| 2015 | $185.7M | -29.0% |
| 2016 | $333.1M | +79.3% |
| 2017 | $446.3M | +34.0% |
| 2018 | $335.0M | -25.0% |
| 2019 | $185.4M | -44.7% |
| 2020 | $135.2M | -27.1% |
| 2021 | $221.6M | +63.9% |
| 2022 | $347.6M | +56.9% |
| 2023 | $360.6M | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $284.6M | -21.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| BWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940171 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-usa-940171) |
| BWA to Czech Republic | HS 853710 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-cze-853710) |
| BWA to KOR | HS 760200 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-kor-760200) |
| BWA to Poland | HS 870830 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-pol-870830) |
| BWA to France | HS 844399 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-fra-844399) |
| BWA to CHN | HS 840999 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-chn-840999) |
| BWA to Portugal | HS 870899 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-prt-870899) |
| BWA to Spain | HS 330499 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bwa-esp-330499) |

## 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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