# DMA to Saudi Arabia HS 842710 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motor. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $81.6M
- Buyer market growth: +39.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap: 44.1%

## 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: $81.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $108.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 29
- Average buyer imports: $23.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $81.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +39.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 44.5%
- Market concentration: 2,349
- Exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 44.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 0.0%
- MFN tariff: 0.0%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 11,061 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 10.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $23.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 35,341k
- GDP: $833.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +6.9%
- Investment rate: 26.3%
- Savings rate: 44.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $334.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader DMA to Saudi Arabia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 842710 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $83.9K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $9.7K | -88.5% |
| 1997 | $39.3K | +306.6% |
| 1998 | $27.2K | -30.8% |
| 1999 | $40.0K | +46.9% |
| 2000 | $186.7K | +367.2% |
| 2001 | $107.4K | -42.4% |
| 2002 | $31.0K | -71.2% |
| 2003 | $874.0K | +2723.0% |
| 2004 | $1.0M | +18.9% |
| 2005 | $959.0K | -7.7% |
| 2006 | $713.4K | -25.6% |
| 2007 | $1.4M | +96.6% |
| 2008 | $10.8M | +668.1% |
| 2009 | $2.4M | -77.9% |
| 2010 | $2.7M | +15.6% |
| 2011 | $6.5M | +135.5% |
| 2012 | $6.6M | +1.2% |
| 2013 | $7.8M | +19.5% |
| 2014 | $10.9M | +39.2% |
| 2015 | $8.8M | -18.8% |
| 2016 | $6.7M | -23.8% |
| 2017 | $15.8M | +134.5% |
| 2018 | $24.9M | +57.4% |
| 2019 | $21.3M | -14.3% |
| 2020 | $7.2M | -66.2% |
| 2021 | $7.9M | +10.2% |
| 2022 | $6.2M | -22.1% |
| 2023 | $5.0M | -19.4% |
| 2024 | $3.2M | -36.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| DMA to Japan | HS 854430 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-jpn-854430) |
| DMA to Germany | HS 870324 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-deu-870324) |
| DMA to Spain | HS 851762 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-esp-851762) |
| DMA to Germany | HS 300390 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-deu-300390) |
| DMA to Germany | HS 851830 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-deu-851830) |
| DMA to NLD | HS 730890 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-nld-730890) |
| DMA to GBR | HS 382200 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-gbr-382200) |
| DMA to Japan | HS 852990 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/dma-jpn-852990) |

## 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)

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