# FSM to Austria HS 850980 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for electro-mechanical domestic appliances: with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08, n.e.c. in heading no. 8509. 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: $115.0M
- Buyer market growth: +20.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 37.8%

## 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: $115.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $188.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 72
- Average buyer imports: $50.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $115.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +17.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +20.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 37.8%
- Market concentration: 2,193
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 37.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,856 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 21 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.3

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $53.3K
- GDP per-person growth: -0.6%
- Population: 8,956k
- GDP: $477.1B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.1%
- Savings rate: 27.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $233.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader FSM to Austria route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 850980 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1997 | $920.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $11.8K | +1184.1% |
| 2000 | $3.8K | -67.6% |
| 2001 | $41.8K | +990.2% |
| 2002 | $230.6K | +451.8% |
| 2003 | $37.0K | -83.9% |
| 2004 | $2.0K | -94.6% |
| 2007 | $54.6K | +2615.1% |
| 2009 | $4.4K | -91.9% |
| 2010 | $41.2K | +831.3% |
| 2011 | $338.7K | +722.9% |
| 2015 | $579.2 | -99.8% |
| 2017 | $90.0 | -84.5% |
| 2020 | $74.6 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | $1.8K | +2276.4% |
| 2022 | $48.9K | +2662.4% |
| 2023 | $36.8K | -24.8% |
| 2024 | $59.8K | +62.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| FSM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300490 | New corridor | $76.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-usa-300490) |
| FSM to NLD | HS 851712 | New corridor | $10.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-nld-851712) |
| FSM to AUS | HS 870323 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-aus-870323) |
| FSM to CHN | HS 854140 | New corridor | $6.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-chn-854140) |
| FSM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 640411 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-usa-640411) |
| FSM to Malaysia | HS 851712 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-mys-851712) |
| FSM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 847160 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-usa-847160) |
| FSM to Germany | HS 852990 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/fsm-deu-852990) |

## 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.