# Egypt to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 850980 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for electro-mechanical domestic appliances: with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08, n.e.c. in heading no. 8509. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 21/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.4B
- Buyer market growth: +17.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 86.0%

## 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: $2.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $4.6B
- Supplier countries observed: 77
- Average buyer imports: $836.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +24.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +17.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 86.0%
- Market concentration: 7,417
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 86.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,028 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $10.4 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Egypt to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 850980 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $622.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $642.2M | +3.1% |
| 1997 | $640.3M | -0.3% |
| 1998 | $643.5M | +0.5% |
| 1999 | $580.5M | -9.8% |
| 2000 | $739.7M | +27.4% |
| 2001 | $718.8M | -2.8% |
| 2002 | $1.1B | +56.4% |
| 2003 | $978.7M | -12.9% |
| 2004 | $1.2B | +20.3% |
| 2005 | $1.8B | +55.5% |
| 2006 | $2.1B | +13.3% |
| 2007 | $2.1B | +0.3% |
| 2008 | $2.1B | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $2.0B | -6.1% |
| 2010 | $2.0B | +3.4% |
| 2011 | $2.0B | -1.5% |
| 2012 | $2.6B | +32.9% |
| 2013 | $1.5B | -42.3% |
| 2014 | $1.4B | -9.9% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | +2.0% |
| 2016 | $1.4B | +2.4% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | +11.1% |
| 2018 | $2.3B | +44.9% |
| 2019 | $2.9B | +27.0% |
| 2020 | $2.1B | -29.2% |
| 2021 | $3.2B | +55.2% |
| 2022 | $2.8B | -14.6% |
| 2023 | $2.3B | -17.0% |
| 2024 | $2.5B | +9.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Egypt to CHN | HS 847170 | New corridor | $12.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-chn-847170) |
| Egypt to KOR | HS 848620 | New corridor | $12.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-kor-848620) |
| Egypt to CHN | HS 300215 | New corridor | $10.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-chn-300215) |
| Egypt to Mexico | HS 850760 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-mex-850760) |
| Egypt to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 030617 | New corridor | $4.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-usa-030617) |
| Egypt to India | HS 854232 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-ind-854232) |
| Egypt to Colombia | HS 271012 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-col-271012) |
| Egypt to TUR | HS 840820 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/egy-tur-840820) |

## 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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