# CMR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 847780 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for machinery: for working rubber or plastics n.e.s. in heading no. 8477. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 73/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.0B
- Buyer market growth: +8.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 33.0%

## 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: $1.0B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.3B
- Supplier countries observed: 63
- Average buyer imports: $399.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.0B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +8.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 33.0%
- Market concentration: 1,910
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 33.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,359 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.4

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader CMR to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847780 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $51.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $67.5M | +31.4% |
| 1997 | $56.3M | -16.7% |
| 1998 | $54.2M | -3.7% |
| 1999 | $88.2M | +62.9% |
| 2000 | $108.6M | +23.1% |
| 2001 | $74.4M | -31.5% |
| 2002 | $154.2M | +107.3% |
| 2003 | $199.0M | +29.1% |
| 2004 | $263.5M | +32.4% |
| 2005 | $145.1M | -44.9% |
| 2006 | $258.8M | +78.3% |
| 2007 | $284.0M | +9.7% |
| 2008 | $478.9M | +68.6% |
| 2009 | $227.9M | -52.4% |
| 2010 | $294.6M | +29.2% |
| 2011 | $264.1M | -10.4% |
| 2012 | $249.6M | -5.5% |
| 2013 | $256.6M | +2.8% |
| 2014 | $180.7M | -29.6% |
| 2015 | $118.3M | -34.5% |
| 2016 | $138.9M | +17.4% |
| 2017 | $107.1M | -22.9% |
| 2018 | $180.7M | +68.7% |
| 2019 | $302.4M | +67.3% |
| 2020 | $286.6M | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $163.7M | -42.9% |
| 2022 | $117.8M | -28.0% |
| 2023 | $98.0M | -16.8% |
| 2024 | $189.1M | +92.9% |

## 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.