# GEO to Malaysia HS 392490 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 43/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $359.9M
- Buyer market growth: +6.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 96.3%

## 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: $359.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $565.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 62
- Average buyer imports: $65.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $359.9M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +6.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 96.3%
- Market concentration: 9,268
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 96.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,086 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $11.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.9%
- Population: 32,776k
- GDP: $372.7B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.7%
- Savings rate: 32.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $135.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader GEO to Malaysia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 392490 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $734.4K | -53.2% |
| 1997 | $202.8K | -72.4% |
| 1998 | $706.0K | +248.2% |
| 1999 | $1.5M | +110.5% |
| 2000 | $707.1K | -52.4% |
| 2001 | $433.9K | -38.6% |
| 2002 | $615.1K | +41.8% |
| 2003 | $968.7K | +57.5% |
| 2004 | $129.5K | -86.6% |
| 2005 | $84.8K | -34.5% |
| 2006 | $1.1M | +1164.0% |
| 2007 | $2.7M | +155.7% |
| 2008 | $4.1M | +48.6% |
| 2009 | $3.4M | -16.7% |
| 2010 | $19.5M | +475.6% |
| 2011 | $14.4M | -26.2% |
| 2012 | $3.7M | -74.1% |
| 2013 | $3.6M | -2.4% |
| 2014 | $7.7M | +111.1% |
| 2015 | $49.1M | +538.3% |
| 2016 | $2.0M | -95.9% |
| 2017 | $1.1M | -47.4% |
| 2018 | $13.1M | +1129.7% |
| 2019 | $2.7M | -79.2% |
| 2020 | $2.9M | +4.6% |
| 2021 | $4.4M | +54.6% |
| 2022 | $2.9M | -33.7% |
| 2023 | $22.7M | +673.4% |
| 2024 | $4.4M | -80.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| GEO to Germany | HS 870360 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-deu-870360) |
| GEO to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841810 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-usa-841810) |
| GEO to Spain | HS 870380 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-esp-870380) |
| GEO to CHN | HS 999999 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-chn-999999) |
| GEO to India | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-ind-850760) |
| GEO to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 850710 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-usa-850710) |
| GEO to Belgium | HS 300214 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-bel-300214) |
| GEO to BRA | HS 310210 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/geo-bra-310210) |

## 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.