# Finland to Liberia HS 890190 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $14.4B
- Buyer market growth: +30.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.3%
- Share gap: 54.1%

## 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: $14.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $18.2B
- Supplier countries observed: 12
- Average buyer imports: $3.9B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $14.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +30.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 54.3%
- Market concentration: 4,012
- Exporter share: 0.3%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 54.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 11.0%
- MFN tariff: 11.0%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 6,698 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 18 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $673.0
- GDP per-person growth: +0.4%
- Population: 5,180k
- GDP: $3.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +7.6%
- Investment rate: 20.4%
- Savings rate: -56.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $36.2M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Finland to Liberia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 890190 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $7.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $61.6K | -99.2% |
| 1997 | $392.1K | +536.5% |
| 1998 | $52.3K | -86.7% |
| 1999 | $33.8K | -35.3% |
| 2000 | $12.6K | -62.8% |
| 2001 | $333.0K | +2543.1% |
| 2002 | $32.1K | -90.4% |
| 2003 | $281.3K | +776.4% |
| 2004 | $351.3K | +24.9% |
| 2005 | $171.0K | -51.3% |
| 2006 | $969.8K | +467.1% |
| 2007 | $986.5K | +1.7% |
| 2008 | $1.4M | +38.7% |
| 2009 | $849.5K | -37.9% |
| 2010 | $609.2K | -28.3% |
| 2011 | $814.0K | +33.6% |
| 2012 | $429.8K | -47.2% |
| 2013 | $2.5M | +486.6% |
| 2014 | $15.7M | +521.9% |
| 2015 | $5.5M | -64.8% |
| 2016 | $815.3K | -85.2% |
| 2017 | $2.4M | +191.5% |
| 2018 | $3.0M | +27.5% |
| 2019 | $769.0K | -74.6% |
| 2020 | $2.0M | +155.7% |
| 2021 | $2.4M | +22.4% |
| 2022 | $1.1M | -55.4% |
| 2023 | $4.4M | +310.5% |
| 2024 | $36.7M | +733.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Finland to Japan | HS 260300 | New corridor | $12.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-jpn-260300) |
| Finland to NLD | HS 271111 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-nld-271111) |
| Finland to KOR | HS 870340 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-kor-870340) |
| Finland to ARE | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-are-880240) |
| Finland to Malaysia | HS 841112 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-mys-841112) |
| Finland to Marshall Islands | HS 890120 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-mhl-890120) |
| Finland to Poland | HS 870350 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-pol-870350) |
| Finland to AUS | HS 880230 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fin-aus-880230) |

## 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.