# Former Ethiopia to Mexico HS 640299 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 41/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $559.5M
- Buyer market growth: +24.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 57.7%

## 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: $559.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $815.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 52
- Average buyer imports: $141.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $559.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +13.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +24.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 57.7%
- Market concentration: 3,839
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 57.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 14,445 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $9.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.8%
- Population: 130,262k
- GDP: $1.3T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $115.0 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Former Ethiopia to Mexico route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 640299 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.6M | +34.2% |
| 1997 | $401.3K | -74.9% |
| 1998 | $3.2M | +701.2% |
| 1999 | $677.7K | -78.9% |
| 2000 | $2.0M | +191.7% |
| 2001 | $12.5M | +531.1% |
| 2002 | $181.8K | -98.5% |
| 2003 | $252.4K | +38.8% |
| 2004 | $552.3K | +118.9% |
| 2005 | $451.8K | -18.2% |
| 2006 | $1.3M | +184.2% |
| 2007 | $585.7K | -54.4% |
| 2008 | $2.2M | +268.0% |
| 2009 | $2.9M | +35.0% |
| 2010 | $1.7M | -40.4% |
| 2011 | $2.8M | +59.7% |
| 2012 | $2.1M | -25.3% |
| 2013 | $1.0M | -50.8% |
| 2014 | $755.6K | -25.7% |
| 2015 | $1.0M | +36.1% |
| 2016 | $1.8M | +73.4% |
| 2017 | $1.4M | -19.7% |
| 2018 | $2.8M | +97.7% |
| 2019 | $3.3M | +17.5% |
| 2020 | $3.7M | +12.5% |
| 2021 | $1.9M | -48.5% |
| 2022 | $1.9M | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $3.8M | +105.3% |
| 2024 | $2.8M | -26.7% |

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.