# Eritrea to ZMB HS 271019 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for hs 271019. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 95/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.0B
- Buyer market growth: +58.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 29.4%

## 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: $1.0B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.9B
- Supplier countries observed: 62
- Average buyer imports: $186.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.0B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +23.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +58.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: United Republic of Tanzania
- Top supplier share: 29.4%
- Market concentration: 1,869
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 29.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,621 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $1.1K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.9%
- Population: 18,921k
- GDP: $21.2B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 35.9%
- Savings rate: 34.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $57.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Eritrea to ZMB route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 271019 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1998 | $2.0K | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $8.8K | +329.5% |
| 2002 | $2.1K | -75.6% |
| 2003 | $4.6K | +115.7% |
| 2004 | $2.5K | -45.8% |
| 2005 | $6.3K | +152.4% |
| 2006 | $2.9K | -54.2% |
| 2007 | $15.5K | +437.6% |
| 2008 | $11.0K | -28.7% |
| 2009 | $871.7 | -92.1% |
| 2010 | $6.8K | +680.5% |
| 2011 | $25.5K | +274.6% |
| 2012 | $77.1K | +202.6% |
| 2013 | $16.2K | -78.9% |
| 2014 | $4.9K | -70.0% |
| 2015 | $28.9K | +491.7% |
| 2016 | $1.1K | -96.1% |
| 2017 | $22.7 | -98.0% |
| 2018 | $18.0K | +79449.0% |
| 2019 | $582.1 | -96.8% |
| 2022 | $544.9 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | $58.6K | +10651.9% |

## 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.