# CMR to NLD HS 180631 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 48/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $383.8M
- Buyer market growth: +10.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 43.4%

## 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: $383.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $507.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 76
- Average buyer imports: $129.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $383.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +9.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +10.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Belgium
- Top supplier share: 43.4%
- Market concentration: 2,515
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 43.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 5,432 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 3.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.4

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $58.1K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.7%
- Population: 17,533k
- GDP: $1.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.0%
- Savings rate: 30.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $246.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader CMR to NLD route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 180631 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $198.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $186.8M | -5.9% |
| 1997 | $150.6M | -19.4% |
| 1998 | $177.9M | +18.2% |
| 1999 | $141.1M | -20.7% |
| 2000 | $117.8M | -16.5% |
| 2001 | $148.1M | +25.7% |
| 2002 | $203.7M | +37.6% |
| 2003 | $258.7M | +27.0% |
| 2004 | $183.7M | -29.0% |
| 2005 | $233.8M | +27.3% |
| 2006 | $235.0M | +0.5% |
| 2007 | $247.1M | +5.1% |
| 2008 | $366.1M | +48.2% |
| 2009 | $510.1M | +39.3% |
| 2010 | $545.2M | +6.9% |
| 2011 | $462.9M | -15.1% |
| 2012 | $400.7M | -13.4% |
| 2013 | $428.7M | +7.0% |
| 2014 | $486.4M | +13.4% |
| 2015 | $490.2M | +0.8% |
| 2016 | $426.3M | -13.0% |
| 2017 | $326.1M | -23.5% |
| 2018 | $344.3M | +5.6% |
| 2019 | $618.2M | +79.6% |
| 2020 | $433.7M | -29.9% |
| 2021 | $612.4M | +41.2% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | +121.9% |
| 2023 | $1.1B | -22.5% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | +15.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| CMR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300215 | New corridor | $67.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-usa-300215) |
| CMR to Japan | HS 271111 | New corridor | $36.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-jpn-271111) |
| CMR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 710691 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-usa-710691) |
| CMR to Pakistan | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-pak-271019) |
| CMR to CHN | HS 420221 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-chn-420221) |
| CMR to Switzerland | HS 870340 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-che-870340) |
| CMR to Japan | HS 853710 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-jpn-853710) |
| CMR to Romania | HS 851712 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cmr-rou-851712) |

## 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.