# Chile to BRA HS 390140 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 57/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $822.4M
- Buyer market growth: +21.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 77.4%

## 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: $822.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.3B
- Supplier countries observed: 28
- Average buyer imports: $272.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $837.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +17.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +21.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 77.4%
- Market concentration: 6,170
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 77.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,591 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 16.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.7%
- Population: 213,993k
- GDP: $1.6T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.2%
- Savings rate: 16.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $727.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Chile to BRA route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 390140 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $944.3M | -14.0% |
| 1997 | $999.6M | +5.9% |
| 1998 | $828.5M | -17.1% |
| 1999 | $718.5M | -13.3% |
| 2000 | $974.5M | +35.6% |
| 2001 | $882.1M | -9.5% |
| 2002 | $673.6M | -23.6% |
| 2003 | $830.0M | +23.2% |
| 2004 | $1.4B | +69.3% |
| 2005 | $1.8B | +28.0% |
| 2006 | $2.8B | +58.2% |
| 2007 | $3.4B | +20.6% |
| 2008 | $3.9B | +14.2% |
| 2009 | $2.7B | -30.0% |
| 2010 | $4.2B | +53.6% |
| 2011 | $4.5B | +7.6% |
| 2012 | $4.2B | -6.4% |
| 2013 | $4.4B | +2.9% |
| 2014 | $4.0B | -7.8% |
| 2015 | $3.2B | -19.3% |
| 2016 | $2.9B | -9.7% |
| 2017 | $3.4B | +17.5% |
| 2018 | $3.4B | -2.6% |
| 2019 | $3.1B | -6.2% |
| 2020 | $3.0B | -4.8% |
| 2021 | $4.5B | +50.4% |
| 2022 | $4.6B | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $4.3B | -5.9% |
| 2024 | $5.0B | +16.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Chile to Malaysia | HS 271012 | New corridor | $12.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-mys-271012) |
| Chile to CHN | HS 300215 | New corridor | $10.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-chn-300215) |
| Chile to Canada | HS 271012 | New corridor | $9.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-can-271012) |
| Chile to Canada | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-can-870380) |
| Chile to Philippines | HS 271019 | New corridor | $7.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-phl-271019) |
| Chile to NLD | HS 870380 | New corridor | $6.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-nld-870380) |
| Chile to Spain | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-esp-870340) |
| Chile to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 854233 | New corridor | $3.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chl-hkg-854233) |

## 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.