# GRL to Malaysia HS 848210 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ball bearings. 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: $308.7M
- Buyer market growth: +25.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 54.8%

## 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: $308.7M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $360.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 68
- Average buyer imports: $119.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $308.7M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +25.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 54.8%
- Market concentration: 3,231
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 54.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,227 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 | $228.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader GRL to Malaysia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 848210 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.6K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $9.7K | +169.3% |
| 1999 | $34.5K | +256.2% |
| 2002 | $571.2K | +1557.2% |
| 2003 | $8.1M | +1312.2% |
| 2005 | $954.2 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | $585.2 | -38.7% |
| 2007 | $25.3K | +4223.1% |
| 2008 | $21.2K | -16.2% |
| 2009 | $23.6K | +11.4% |
| 2010 | $21.7K | -8.0% |
| 2011 | $115.7K | +432.7% |
| 2013 | $6.7K | -94.2% |
| 2014 | $245.8K | +3553.9% |
| 2015 | $514.0K | +109.1% |
| 2016 | $52.9K | -89.7% |
| 2017 | $42.6K | -19.5% |
| 2018 | $12.2K | -71.4% |
| 2019 | $39.8K | +226.4% |
| 2020 | $3.2K | -91.9% |
| 2021 | $118.5K | +3573.8% |
| 2022 | $106.1 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | $51.5 | -51.4% |
| 2024 | $228.9 | +344.2% |

## 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 France | HS 870829 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/grl-fra-870829) |
| 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) |

## 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.