# Gabon to Mexico HS 330290 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 52/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $433.4M
- Buyer market growth: +0.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 73.6%

## 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: $433.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $581.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 51
- Average buyer imports: $204.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $434.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +0.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 73.6%
- Market concentration: 5,520
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 73.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,949 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 | $393.3 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Gabon to Mexico route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 330290 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $973.0K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.7M | +76.6% |
| 1997 | $1.3M | -25.5% |
| 1998 | $1.2M | -3.7% |
| 1999 | $1.5M | +19.0% |
| 2000 | $1.7M | +17.5% |
| 2001 | $1.9M | +9.8% |
| 2002 | $2.3M | +20.9% |
| 2003 | $1.9M | -18.0% |
| 2004 | $1.8M | -4.1% |
| 2005 | $3.1M | +70.1% |
| 2006 | $1.4M | -54.2% |
| 2007 | $3.9M | +175.5% |
| 2008 | $2.6M | -33.0% |
| 2009 | $2.0M | -20.9% |
| 2010 | $8.3M | +308.0% |
| 2011 | $7.8M | -6.3% |
| 2012 | $4.3M | -45.3% |
| 2013 | $4.8M | +11.9% |
| 2014 | $473.4K | -90.1% |
| 2015 | $8.6M | +1722.4% |
| 2016 | $7.3M | -15.5% |
| 2017 | $9.9M | +36.3% |
| 2018 | $16.0M | +60.8% |
| 2019 | $11.7M | -26.9% |
| 2020 | $7.8M | -33.4% |
| 2021 | $6.6M | -15.0% |
| 2022 | $6.4M | -3.8% |
| 2023 | $23.6M | +271.0% |
| 2024 | $9.1M | -61.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Gabon to CHN | HS 260111 | New corridor | $111.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-chn-260111) |
| Gabon to Germany | HS 300212 | New corridor | $7.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-deu-300212) |
| Gabon to CHN | HS 382499 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-chn-382499) |
| Gabon to India | HS 151110 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-ind-151110) |
| Gabon to ARE | HS 710231 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-are-710231) |
| Gabon to Romania | HS 270900 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-rou-270900) |
| Gabon to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 851712 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-idn-851712) |
| Gabon to India | HS 151190 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gab-ind-151190) |

## 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.