# Czech Republic to CHN HS 261000 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chromium ores and concentrates. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 64/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $4.3B
- Buyer market growth: +17.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 77.0%

## 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: $4.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $6.2B
- Supplier countries observed: 31
- Average buyer imports: $1.3B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $4.3B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +12.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +17.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: South Africa
- Top supplier share: 77.0%
- Market concentration: 6,054
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 77.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,462 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Czech Republic to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 261000 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $94.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $69.0M | -27.0% |
| 1997 | $41.5M | -39.8% |
| 1998 | $37.4M | -10.1% |
| 1999 | $64.3M | +72.1% |
| 2000 | $74.7M | +16.2% |
| 2001 | $87.5M | +17.1% |
| 2002 | $151.2M | +72.9% |
| 2003 | $267.2M | +76.7% |
| 2004 | $348.9M | +30.6% |
| 2005 | $332.5M | -4.7% |
| 2006 | $454.0M | +36.5% |
| 2007 | $764.2M | +68.3% |
| 2008 | $892.7M | +16.8% |
| 2009 | $974.4M | +9.2% |
| 2010 | $1.4B | +47.2% |
| 2011 | $1.9B | +35.2% |
| 2012 | $2.0B | +3.1% |
| 2013 | $2.2B | +12.5% |
| 2014 | $2.6B | +14.1% |
| 2015 | $2.4B | -6.3% |
| 2016 | $2.5B | +4.3% |
| 2017 | $3.1B | +24.2% |
| 2018 | $3.5B | +12.1% |
| 2019 | $3.5B | -0.8% |
| 2020 | $3.7B | +6.4% |
| 2021 | $4.3B | +16.9% |
| 2022 | $3.9B | -9.4% |
| 2023 | $3.8B | -2.8% |
| 2024 | $4.2B | +11.9% |

## 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 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) |
| Czech Republic to KOR | HS 100199 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cze-kor-100199) |

## 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.