# Switzerland to South Africa HS 850423 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kva. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 86/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $58.9M
- Buyer market growth: +79.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 48.1%

## 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: $58.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $115.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 20
- Average buyer imports: $54.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $170.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +31.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +79.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 48.2%
- Market concentration: 3,321
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 48.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,070 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 40 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.0K
- GDP per-person growth: -2.8%
- Population: 60,042k
- GDP: $419.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.8%
- Savings rate: 19.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $20.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Switzerland to South Africa route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 850423 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $502.8M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $366.0M | -27.2% |
| 2002 | $370.9M | +1.3% |
| 2003 | $417.7M | +12.6% |
| 2004 | $467.1M | +11.8% |
| 2005 | $681.6M | +45.9% |
| 2006 | $594.0M | -12.9% |
| 2007 | $691.1M | +16.3% |
| 2008 | $732.7M | +6.0% |
| 2009 | $706.3M | -3.6% |
| 2010 | $1.1B | +50.2% |
| 2011 | $1.4B | +31.0% |
| 2012 | $838.1M | -39.7% |
| 2013 | $926.3M | +10.5% |
| 2014 | $823.7M | -11.1% |
| 2015 | $720.7M | -12.5% |
| 2016 | $730.0M | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $765.0M | +4.8% |
| 2018 | $793.0M | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $740.0M | -6.7% |
| 2020 | $756.6M | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $795.9M | +5.2% |
| 2022 | $663.9M | -16.6% |
| 2023 | $660.2M | -0.6% |
| 2024 | $756.3M | +14.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Switzerland to CHN | HS 260111 | New corridor | $111.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-chn-260111) |
| Switzerland to Liberia | HS 890190 | New corridor | $14.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-lbr-890190) |
| Switzerland to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870360 | New corridor | $9.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-usa-870360) |
| Switzerland to Japan | HS 880240 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-jpn-880240) |
| Switzerland to GBR | HS 020713 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-gbr-020713) |
| Switzerland to Chile | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-chl-880240) |
| Switzerland to BGR | HS 271121 | New corridor | $1.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-bgr-271121) |
| Switzerland to France | HS 270112 | New corridor | $934.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/che-fra-270112) |

## 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.