# CHN to Central African Rep. HS 040120 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 81/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $37.8M
- Buyer market growth: +5122.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 98.8%

## 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: $37.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $68.1M
- Supplier countries observed: 8
- Average buyer imports: $1.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $37.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +21.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +5122.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CMR
- Top supplier share: 98.8%
- Market concentration: 9,760
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 98.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,368 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 22 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $511.0
- GDP per-person growth: -34.6%
- Population: 4,920k
- GDP: $2.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 13.5%
- Savings rate: -1.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $11.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader CHN to Central African Rep. route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 040120 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $2.6M | +77.1% |
| 1997 | $881.7K | -65.7% |
| 1998 | $1.2M | +39.5% |
| 1999 | $1.8M | +46.1% |
| 2000 | $406.5K | -77.4% |
| 2001 | $612.5K | +50.7% |
| 2002 | $849.9K | +38.8% |
| 2003 | $2.0M | +139.7% |
| 2004 | $3.7M | +80.6% |
| 2005 | $6.9M | +88.7% |
| 2006 | $1.6M | -77.1% |
| 2007 | $9.8M | +518.2% |
| 2008 | $12.4M | +26.7% |
| 2009 | $15.0M | +20.9% |
| 2010 | $24.3M | +61.7% |
| 2011 | $15.4M | -36.9% |
| 2012 | $20.6M | +33.9% |
| 2013 | $9.8M | -52.5% |
| 2014 | $9.7M | -0.8% |
| 2015 | $17.0M | +75.3% |
| 2016 | $19.3M | +13.5% |
| 2017 | $16.6M | -14.0% |
| 2018 | $22.4M | +35.1% |
| 2019 | $37.8M | +68.5% |
| 2020 | $42.7M | +13.0% |
| 2021 | $46.5M | +8.8% |
| 2022 | $50.7M | +9.0% |
| 2023 | $71.4M | +40.9% |
| 2024 | $110.2M | +54.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| CHN to CHN | HS 270210 | New corridor | $9.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-chn-270210) |
| CHN to CHN | HS 261610 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-chn-261610) |
| CHN to Malaysia | HS 271111 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-mys-271111) |
| CHN to GBR | HS 999999 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-gbr-999999) |
| CHN to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 030214 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-usa-030214) |
| CHN to GBR | HS 020130 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-gbr-020130) |
| CHN to Spain | HS 284420 | New corridor | $875.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-esp-284420) |
| CHN to Russian Federation | HS 999999 | New corridor | $874.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/chn-rus-999999) |

## 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.