# GRL to France HS 870829 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 38/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.3B
- Buyer market growth: -6.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 20.1%

## 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: $2.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.7B
- Supplier countries observed: 122
- Average buyer imports: $1.6B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.5B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -6.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 20.1%
- Market concentration: 868
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 20.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,585 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $43.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 67,499k
- GDP: $2.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $76.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader GRL to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 870829 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $3.2M | -42.9% |
| 1997 | $3.3M | +0.7% |
| 1998 | $3.0M | -6.9% |
| 1999 | $3.5M | +16.0% |
| 2000 | $3.8M | +8.4% |
| 2001 | $3.0M | -20.6% |
| 2002 | $4.4M | +44.1% |
| 2003 | $3.8M | -13.0% |
| 2004 | $3.7M | -1.7% |
| 2005 | $4.3M | +15.0% |
| 2006 | $5.3M | +22.5% |
| 2007 | $3.8M | -28.5% |
| 2008 | $3.5M | -6.8% |
| 2009 | $3.3M | -7.0% |
| 2010 | $2.1M | -34.4% |
| 2011 | $3.9M | +84.1% |
| 2012 | $774.4K | -80.3% |
| 2013 | $1.8M | +129.7% |
| 2014 | $2.0M | +14.1% |
| 2015 | $2.3M | +14.8% |
| 2016 | $2.3M | +0.6% |
| 2017 | $2.4M | +3.5% |
| 2018 | $2.7M | +11.5% |
| 2019 | $2.0M | -26.4% |
| 2020 | $89.8K | -95.5% |
| 2021 | $2.5M | +2658.3% |
| 2022 | $2.5M | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $774.6K | -69.3% |
| 2024 | $4.4M | +463.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| GRL to GBR | HS 300490 | New corridor | $13.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-gbr-300490) |
| GRL to France | HS 300490 | New corridor | $11.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-fra-300490) |
| GRL to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940360 | New corridor | $7.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-usa-940360) |
| GRL to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 330300 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-usa-330300) |
| GRL to Germany | HS 640399 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-deu-640399) |
| GRL to CHN | HS 854442 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-chn-854442) |
| GRL to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 902780 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-usa-902780) |
| GRL to France | HS 382200 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-fra-382200) |

## 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)

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