# Croatia to Iraq HS 870322 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 87/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $542.9M
- Buyer market growth: +185.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 65.5%

## 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: $542.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.1B
- Supplier countries observed: 18
- Average buyer imports: $97.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $542.9M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +28.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +185.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: ARE
- Top supplier share: 65.5%
- Market concentration: 4,944
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 65.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,787 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 26.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $5.0K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.0%
- Population: 41,179k
- GDP: $207.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.2%
- Savings rate: 27.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $22.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Croatia to Iraq route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 870322 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.8K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $24.1K | +311.8% |
| 1999 | $594.9K | +2371.0% |
| 2000 | $247.6K | -58.4% |
| 2001 | $241.4K | -2.5% |
| 2002 | $4.3M | +1698.3% |
| 2003 | $2.6M | -40.8% |
| 2004 | $10.6M | +311.6% |
| 2005 | $7.4M | -30.5% |
| 2006 | $3.2M | -57.0% |
| 2007 | $259.3K | -91.8% |
| 2008 | $1.8M | +608.9% |
| 2009 | $7.5M | +307.5% |
| 2010 | $41.4M | +453.4% |
| 2011 | $16.4M | -60.3% |
| 2012 | $9.9M | -40.1% |
| 2013 | $26.5M | +169.0% |
| 2014 | $23.4M | -11.6% |
| 2015 | $30.6M | +30.7% |
| 2016 | $4.0M | -87.1% |
| 2017 | $8.0M | +100.6% |
| 2018 | $44.2M | +455.6% |
| 2019 | $3.0M | -93.2% |
| 2020 | $7.4M | +144.8% |
| 2021 | $4.0M | -46.1% |
| 2022 | $3.9M | -1.4% |
| 2023 | $12.7M | +223.7% |
| 2024 | $27.2M | +115.1% |

## 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 Germany | HS 270112 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hrv-deu-270112) |
| 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) |

## 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.