# Democratic Republic of the Congo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 920790 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for musical instruments: (other than keyboard), the sound of which is produced or must be amplified electrically. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 84/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $329.2M
- Buyer market growth: +9.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 36.0%

## 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: $329.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $377.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 87
- Average buyer imports: $202.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $410.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +9.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 36.0%
- Market concentration: 2,166
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 36.0%

## Access profile

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

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $0.0
- GDP per-person growth: +0.0%
- Population: 0k
- GDP: $0.0
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 0.0%
- Savings rate: 0.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $15.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Democratic Republic of the Congo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 920790 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $264.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $256.1M | -3.0% |
| 1997 | $291.1M | +13.6% |
| 1998 | $178.8M | -38.6% |
| 1999 | $234.5M | +31.2% |
| 2000 | $210.5M | -10.2% |
| 2001 | $150.6M | -28.4% |
| 2002 | $205.6M | +36.5% |
| 2003 | $176.9M | -14.0% |
| 2004 | $128.7M | -27.2% |
| 2005 | $266.5M | +107.0% |
| 2006 | $85.6M | -67.9% |
| 2007 | $206.8M | +141.7% |
| 2008 | $265.9M | +28.6% |
| 2009 | $330.5M | +24.3% |
| 2010 | $531.0M | +60.7% |
| 2011 | $603.6M | +13.7% |
| 2012 | $37.5M | -93.8% |
| 2013 | $65.6M | +75.1% |
| 2014 | $137.0M | +108.8% |
| 2015 | $139.4M | +1.7% |
| 2016 | $153.7M | +10.3% |
| 2017 | $69.4M | -54.8% |
| 2018 | $28.5M | -59.0% |
| 2019 | $18.5M | -34.9% |
| 2020 | $21.0M | +13.5% |
| 2021 | $169.5M | +705.7% |
| 2022 | $121.9M | -28.1% |
| 2023 | $220.0M | +80.4% |
| 2024 | $198.5M | -9.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to TUR | HS 271019 | New corridor | $23.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-tur-271019) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium | HS 870380 | New corridor | $10.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-bel-870380) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Thailand | HS 854231 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-tha-854231) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to France | HS 711319 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-fra-711319) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to CHN | HS 853224 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-chn-853224) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-usa-848690) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Germany | HS 848180 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-deu-848180) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to CHN | HS 903149 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cod-chn-903149) |

## 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)

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