# Croatia to Germany HS 270112 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 78/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.1B
- Buyer market growth: -38.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 32.2%

## 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: $2.1B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.5B
- Supplier countries observed: 31
- Average buyer imports: $2.0B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $7.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -38.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 32.2%
- Market concentration: 2,174
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 32.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 912 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $50.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +4.6%
- Population: 83,129k
- GDP: $4.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.1%
- Savings rate: 27.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $7.8K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Croatia to Germany route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 270112 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $953.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $822.4M | -13.7% |
| 1997 | $744.8M | -9.4% |
| 1998 | $743.4M | -0.2% |
| 1999 | $670.5M | -9.8% |
| 2000 | $612.5M | -8.7% |
| 2001 | $628.1M | +2.5% |
| 2002 | $599.9M | -4.5% |
| 2003 | $712.2M | +18.7% |
| 2004 | $848.3M | +19.1% |
| 2005 | $862.8M | +1.7% |
| 2006 | $1.0B | +18.4% |
| 2007 | $1.1B | +10.0% |
| 2008 | $1.3B | +16.5% |
| 2009 | $1.0B | -20.8% |
| 2010 | $1.1B | +2.4% |
| 2011 | $1.3B | +18.9% |
| 2012 | $1.2B | -5.8% |
| 2013 | $1.3B | +10.7% |
| 2014 | $1.4B | +5.0% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -0.9% |
| 2016 | $1.6B | +14.3% |
| 2017 | $1.8B | +12.1% |
| 2018 | $2.1B | +22.1% |
| 2019 | $2.1B | -3.3% |
| 2020 | $2.0B | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $2.4B | +22.4% |
| 2022 | $2.6B | +9.1% |
| 2023 | $2.8B | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $2.7B | -0.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Croatia to Canada | HS 270900 | New corridor | $16.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-can-270900) |
| Croatia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842952 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-usa-842952) |
| Croatia to AUS | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-aus-870340) |
| Croatia to Greece | HS 271121 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-grc-271121) |
| Croatia to Switzerland | HS 870380 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-che-870380) |
| Croatia to Switzerland | HS 870340 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-che-870340) |
| Croatia to ARE | HS 870340 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-are-870340) |
| Croatia to ARE | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-are-870380) |

## 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.