# Former Ethiopia to Germany HS 711291 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 37/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.1B
- Buyer market growth: +62.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 23.8%

## 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: $1.1B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.4B
- Supplier countries observed: 80
- Average buyer imports: $489.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +62.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Switzerland
- Top supplier share: 23.8%
- Market concentration: 1,580
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 23.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 5,541 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $50.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +4.6%
- Population: 83,129k
- GDP: $4.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.1%
- Savings rate: 27.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $68.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Former Ethiopia to Germany route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 711291 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $150.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $120.3M | -20.1% |
| 1997 | $113.3M | -5.8% |
| 1998 | $141.0M | +24.4% |
| 1999 | $81.8M | -41.9% |
| 2000 | $101.2M | +23.7% |
| 2001 | $33.2M | -67.2% |
| 2002 | $50.9M | +53.3% |
| 2003 | $75.4M | +48.3% |
| 2004 | $87.7M | +16.3% |
| 2005 | $120.2M | +37.0% |
| 2006 | $152.8M | +27.1% |
| 2007 | $80.2M | -47.5% |
| 2008 | $102.2M | +27.5% |
| 2009 | $115.0M | +12.5% |
| 2010 | $172.6M | +50.1% |
| 2011 | $259.0M | +50.0% |
| 2012 | $221.6M | -14.5% |
| 2013 | $168.0M | -24.2% |
| 2014 | $214.3M | +27.6% |
| 2015 | $162.3M | -24.3% |
| 2016 | $150.2M | -7.5% |
| 2017 | $160.9M | +7.1% |
| 2018 | $121.6M | -24.4% |
| 2019 | $156.3M | +28.5% |
| 2020 | $155.9M | -0.2% |
| 2021 | $237.9M | +52.6% |
| 2022 | $270.3M | +13.6% |
| 2023 | $147.7M | -45.3% |
| 2024 | $235.2M | +59.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Former Ethiopia to Malaysia | HS 854239 | New corridor | $12.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-mys-854239) |
| Former Ethiopia to Italy | HS 271019 | New corridor | $9.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-ita-271019) |
| Former Ethiopia to Germany | HS 870360 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-deu-870360) |
| Former Ethiopia to Germany | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-deu-870380) |
| Former Ethiopia to Thailand | HS 854231 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-tha-854231) |
| Former Ethiopia to Canada | HS 999999 | New corridor | $7.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-can-999999) |
| Former Ethiopia to Germany | HS 870421 | New corridor | $5.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-deu-870421) |
| Former Ethiopia to Germany | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/eth-deu-870340) |

## 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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