# Central African Rep. to SGP HS 730890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 35/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.2B
- Buyer market growth: +23.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 41.0%

## 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: $1.2B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.6B
- Supplier countries observed: 62
- Average buyer imports: $420.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.2B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +23.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 41.0%
- Market concentration: 3,191
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 41.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,477 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 1.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $72.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.7%
- Population: 5,454k
- GDP: $397.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 27.3%
- Savings rate: 50.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $54.2 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Central African Rep. to SGP route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 730890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1999 | $54.6K | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $9.1K | -83.4% |
| 2001 | $648.5 | -92.8% |
| 2002 | $160.3K | +24613.9% |
| 2011 | $47.0K | -70.7% |
| 2012 | $2.0M | +4224.5% |
| 2013 | $107.2K | -94.7% |
| 2014 | $403.5K | +276.3% |
| 2015 | $131.8K | -67.3% |
| 2016 | $394.8K | +199.5% |
| 2017 | $195.5K | -50.5% |
| 2018 | $249.0K | +27.4% |
| 2019 | $132.2K | -46.9% |
| 2020 | $155.4K | +17.5% |
| 2021 | $65.3K | -58.0% |
| 2022 | $46.8K | -28.2% |
| 2023 | $75.6K | +61.3% |
| 2024 | $100.7K | +33.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Central African Rep. to CHN | HS 740400 | New corridor | $15.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-chn-740400) |
| Central African Rep. to ARE | HS 271019 | New corridor | $5.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-are-271019) |
| Central African Rep. to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 330499 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-usa-330499) |
| Central African Rep. to Germany | HS 730890 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-deu-730890) |
| Central African Rep. to GBR | HS 853710 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-gbr-853710) |
| Central African Rep. to Germany | HS 853669 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-deu-853669) |
| Central African Rep. to ARE | HS 851762 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-are-851762) |
| Central African Rep. to Kenya | HS 271019 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/caf-ken-271019) |

## 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.