# Czech Republic to ARE HS 730424 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas. 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: $248.6M
- Buyer market growth: +37.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 60.5%

## 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: $248.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $340.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 27
- Average buyer imports: $70.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $248.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +11.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +37.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Japan
- Top supplier share: 60.5%
- Market concentration: 4,130
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 60.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,461 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 3.8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $36.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +11.2%
- Population: 9,991k
- GDP: $358.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 26.4%
- Savings rate: 61.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $633.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Czech Republic to ARE route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 730424 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $17.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $37.3M | +113.7% |
| 1997 | $86.2M | +131.3% |
| 1998 | $97.3M | +12.9% |
| 1999 | $82.5M | -15.3% |
| 2000 | $96.9M | +17.5% |
| 2001 | $118.0M | +21.8% |
| 2002 | $204.4M | +73.2% |
| 2003 | $226.6M | +10.8% |
| 2004 | $347.0M | +53.1% |
| 2005 | $388.1M | +11.9% |
| 2006 | $387.1M | -0.3% |
| 2007 | $452.0M | +16.8% |
| 2008 | $521.4M | +15.3% |
| 2009 | $524.4M | +0.6% |
| 2010 | $515.2M | -1.8% |
| 2011 | $576.6M | +11.9% |
| 2012 | $681.2M | +18.1% |
| 2013 | $666.4M | -2.2% |
| 2014 | $814.1M | +22.2% |
| 2015 | $826.8M | +1.6% |
| 2016 | $797.3M | -3.6% |
| 2017 | $744.0M | -6.7% |
| 2018 | $717.8M | -3.5% |
| 2019 | $712.2M | -0.8% |
| 2020 | $624.2M | -12.3% |
| 2021 | $611.0M | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $727.1M | +19.0% |
| 2023 | $788.6M | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $928.9M | +17.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Czech Republic to Japan | HS 260111 | New corridor | $8.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-jpn-260111) |
| Czech Republic to Finland | HS 270900 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-fin-270900) |
| Czech Republic to CHN | HS 261000 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-chn-261000) |
| Czech Republic to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 170114 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-idn-170114) |
| Czech Republic to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 270112 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-idn-270112) |
| Czech Republic to BRA | HS 870360 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-bra-870360) |
| Czech Republic to BRA | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-bra-870380) |
| Czech Republic to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 060319 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-usa-060319) |

## 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.