# Cuba to IRL HS 210690 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 56/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $343.6M
- Buyer market growth: +16.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 45.5%

## 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: $343.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $422.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 143
- Average buyer imports: $157.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $343.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +16.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: GBR
- Top supplier share: 45.5%
- Market concentration: 2,310
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 45.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,067 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $99.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.0%
- Population: 5,028k
- GDP: $498.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 28.2%
- Savings rate: 45.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $659.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Cuba to IRL route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 210690 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $243.0K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $783.8K | +222.6% |
| 1997 | $825.0K | +5.3% |
| 1998 | $628.8K | -23.8% |
| 1999 | $279.8K | -55.5% |
| 2000 | $349.0K | +24.8% |
| 2001 | $485.3K | +39.0% |
| 2002 | $990.6K | +104.1% |
| 2003 | $597.3K | -39.7% |
| 2004 | $413.0K | -30.9% |
| 2005 | $213.3K | -48.4% |
| 2006 | $435.4K | +104.2% |
| 2007 | $266.3K | -38.8% |
| 2008 | $218.0K | -18.1% |
| 2009 | $129.8K | -40.5% |
| 2010 | $370.9K | +185.7% |
| 2011 | $180.0K | -51.5% |
| 2012 | $622.0K | +245.5% |
| 2013 | $423.4K | -31.9% |
| 2014 | $245.4K | -42.0% |
| 2015 | $272.2K | +10.9% |
| 2016 | $303.4K | +11.5% |
| 2017 | $351.9K | +16.0% |
| 2018 | $350.6K | -0.4% |
| 2019 | $416.4K | +18.8% |
| 2020 | $351.1K | -15.7% |
| 2021 | $461.1K | +31.3% |
| 2022 | $692.8K | +50.2% |
| 2023 | $647.2K | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $1.2M | +85.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Cuba to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 392690 | New corridor | $12.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-usa-392690) |
| Cuba to France | HS 711319 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-fra-711319) |
| Cuba to Belgium | HS 300215 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-bel-300215) |
| Cuba to Hungary | HS 851712 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-hun-851712) |
| Cuba to Hungary | HS 300490 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-hun-300490) |
| Cuba to Egypt | HS 300490 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-egy-300490) |
| Cuba to Austria | HS 300215 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-aut-300215) |
| Cuba to Belgium | HS 300212 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cub-bel-300212) |

## 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.