# DJI to KOR HS 732690 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 73/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.5B
- Buyer market growth: +4.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 51.3%

## 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: $1.5B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.0B
- Supplier countries observed: 111
- Average buyer imports: $772.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.5B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +9.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +4.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 51.3%
- Market concentration: 3,153
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 51.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 8,696 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $34.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.6%
- Population: 51,745k
- GDP: $1.8T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 32.1%
- Savings rate: 33.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader DJI to KOR route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 732690 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $241.8K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $4.2K | -98.2% |
| 1997 | $13.0K | +205.6% |
| 1998 | $1.9K | -85.6% |
| 2000 | $71.2K | +3714.0% |
| 2001 | $17.8K | -75.0% |
| 2002 | $92.7K | +420.4% |
| 2003 | $9.2K | -90.1% |
| 2004 | $177.4K | +1825.5% |
| 2005 | $57.4K | -67.6% |
| 2006 | $578.7K | +907.8% |
| 2008 | $13.1K | -97.7% |
| 2009 | $622.5 | -95.3% |
| 2010 | $64.2K | +10204.7% |
| 2011 | $8.6K | -86.6% |
| 2012 | $5.8K | -32.8% |
| 2013 | $5.9K | +3.0% |
| 2014 | $118.2K | +1892.8% |
| 2015 | $86.7K | -26.6% |
| 2016 | $539.8K | +522.3% |
| 2017 | $257.8K | -52.2% |
| 2018 | $476.6K | +84.8% |
| 2019 | $6.7M | +1314.4% |
| 2020 | $4.5M | -33.6% |
| 2021 | $2.5M | -44.9% |
| 2022 | $170.1K | -93.1% |
| 2023 | $8.5K | -95.0% |
| 2024 | $316.3K | +3607.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| DJI to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 711319 | New corridor | $14.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-usa-711319) |
| DJI to IRL | HS 300490 | New corridor | $6.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-irl-300490) |
| DJI to Germany | HS 293499 | New corridor | $5.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-deu-293499) |
| DJI to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 970110 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-usa-970110) |
| DJI to NLD | HS 901890 | New corridor | $3.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-nld-901890) |
| DJI to Germany | HS 848180 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-deu-848180) |
| DJI to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 851762 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-hkg-851762) |
| DJI to Saudi Arabia | HS 300490 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dji-sau-300490) |

## 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.