# Croatia 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: 94/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $359.9M
- Buyer market growth: +6.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 96.2%

## 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: $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: 96.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,436 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## 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 | $49.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Croatia 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 | $230.4K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $4.2M | +1741.7% |
| 1997 | $1.3M | -68.5% |
| 1998 | $3.7M | +176.1% |
| 1999 | $9.4M | +153.3% |
| 2000 | $2.1M | -77.7% |
| 2001 | $1.8M | -12.3% |
| 2002 | $948.8K | -48.2% |
| 2003 | $4.4M | +358.9% |
| 2004 | $1.1M | -74.8% |
| 2005 | $2.1M | +91.5% |
| 2006 | $2.5M | +19.8% |
| 2007 | $3.1M | +24.0% |
| 2008 | $4.2M | +35.1% |
| 2009 | $1.0M | -75.7% |
| 2010 | $1.8M | +77.8% |
| 2011 | $2.8M | +55.2% |
| 2012 | $3.2M | +13.2% |
| 2013 | $2.9M | -8.8% |
| 2014 | $3.8M | +31.4% |
| 2015 | $6.8M | +77.3% |
| 2016 | $21.9M | +222.0% |
| 2017 | $9.7M | -55.6% |
| 2018 | $3.5M | -64.3% |
| 2019 | $7.6M | +119.6% |
| 2020 | $6.4M | -16.4% |
| 2021 | $17.7M | +178.2% |
| 2022 | $18.6M | +4.6% |
| 2023 | $53.0M | +185.6% |
| 2024 | $19.2M | -63.7% |

## 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)

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