# Eritrea to CHN HS 903289 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 47/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.7B
- Buyer market growth: -3.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 29.6%

## 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: $2.7B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.6B
- Supplier countries observed: 98
- Average buyer imports: $1.7B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $3.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -3.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Japan
- Top supplier share: 29.6%
- Market concentration: 1,491
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 29.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,878 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 | $215.4 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Eritrea to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 903289 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1998 | $38.5K | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $21.0K | -45.4% |
| 2000 | $4.3K | -79.6% |
| 2001 | $9.8K | +128.9% |
| 2002 | $21.8K | +121.4% |
| 2003 | $2.3K | -89.3% |
| 2004 | $344.6K | +14657.3% |
| 2005 | $231.7K | -32.8% |
| 2006 | $441.7K | +90.7% |
| 2007 | $1.8M | +303.4% |
| 2008 | $1.9M | +9.0% |
| 2009 | $309.2K | -84.1% |
| 2010 | $976.0K | +215.7% |
| 2011 | $804.7K | -17.6% |
| 2012 | $1.2M | +45.2% |
| 2013 | $46.9M | +3910.8% |
| 2014 | $296.7M | +533.2% |
| 2015 | $165.8M | -44.1% |
| 2016 | $162.7M | -1.8% |
| 2017 | $157.5M | -3.2% |
| 2018 | $286.7M | +82.0% |
| 2019 | $190.6M | -33.5% |
| 2020 | $283.8M | +48.9% |
| 2021 | $358.5M | +26.3% |
| 2022 | $421.6M | +17.6% |
| 2023 | $328.1M | -22.2% |
| 2024 | $418.7M | +27.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Eritrea to SGP | HS 854239 | New corridor | $28.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-sgp-854239) |
| Eritrea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 880330 | New corridor | $13.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-usa-880330) |
| Eritrea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 847989 | New corridor | $9.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-usa-847989) |
| Eritrea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870830 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-usa-870830) |
| Eritrea to France | HS 711319 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-fra-711319) |
| Eritrea to CHN | HS 853710 | New corridor | $6.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-chn-853710) |
| Eritrea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842952 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-usa-842952) |
| Eritrea to France | HS 850760 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eri-fra-850760) |

## 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.