# Germany to Japan HS 722720 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of silico-manganese steel. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 77/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $20.5M
- Buyer market growth: +23.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 71.3%

## 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: $20.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $31.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 6
- Average buyer imports: $2.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $20.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +15.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +23.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: KOR
- Top supplier share: 71.4%
- Market concentration: 5,774
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 71.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,298 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 11.1 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $39.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.9%
- Population: 125,682k
- GDP: $4.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 24.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $7.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Germany to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 722720 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.1B | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $13.8B | +5.0% |
| 1997 | $11.8B | -14.3% |
| 1998 | $10.3B | -12.5% |
| 1999 | $11.0B | +6.4% |
| 2000 | $12.2B | +10.8% |
| 2001 | $11.8B | -3.3% |
| 2002 | $11.8B | +0.4% |
| 2003 | $13.4B | +13.5% |
| 2004 | $15.9B | +18.4% |
| 2005 | $16.7B | +5.1% |
| 2006 | $17.4B | +3.9% |
| 2007 | $18.0B | +3.5% |
| 2008 | $19.3B | +7.1% |
| 2009 | $15.6B | -18.9% |
| 2010 | $17.9B | +14.4% |
| 2011 | $21.6B | +21.0% |
| 2012 | $22.7B | +4.9% |
| 2013 | $22.6B | -0.3% |
| 2014 | $22.8B | +0.6% |
| 2015 | $19.1B | -16.3% |
| 2016 | $20.6B | +8.3% |
| 2017 | $22.2B | +7.5% |
| 2018 | $24.5B | +10.4% |
| 2019 | $23.6B | -3.6% |
| 2020 | $20.2B | -14.5% |
| 2021 | $22.2B | +10.1% |
| 2022 | $21.9B | -1.7% |
| 2023 | $21.0B | -4.0% |
| 2024 | $21.7B | +3.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Germany to Thailand | HS 230400 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-tha-230400) |
| Germany to Ukraine | HS 271600 | New corridor | $935.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-ukr-271600) |
| Germany to Morocco | HS 270112 | New corridor | $562.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-mar-270112) |
| Germany to NPL | HS 271012 | New corridor | $502.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-npl-271012) |
| Germany to Mexico | HS 071333 | New corridor | $454.8M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-mex-071333) |
| Germany to KHM | HS 430110 | New corridor | $358.2M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-khm-430110) |
| Germany to BRA | HS 100590 | New corridor | $279.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-bra-100590) |
| Germany to Egypt | HS 010229 | New corridor | $238.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/deu-egy-010229) |

## 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.