# Haiti to Thailand HS 640299 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 46/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $333.1M
- Buyer market growth: +13.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 84.3%

## 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: $333.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $593.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 57
- Average buyer imports: $90.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $333.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +21.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +13.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 84.3%
- Market concentration: 7,177
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 84.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 16,356 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +16.9%
- Population: 69,951k
- GDP: $506.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.5%
- Savings rate: 30.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $192.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Haiti to Thailand route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 640299 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1997 | $15.5K | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $611.7 | -96.1% |
| 2002 | $36.3K | +5834.3% |
| 2003 | $66.4K | +82.9% |
| 2004 | $434.9K | +555.0% |
| 2005 | $1.5M | +238.4% |
| 2006 | $1.6M | +5.7% |
| 2007 | $9.9M | +534.6% |
| 2008 | $17.5M | +76.9% |
| 2009 | $959.1K | -94.5% |
| 2010 | $4.2M | +334.6% |
| 2011 | $3.2M | -23.3% |
| 2012 | $12.6M | +293.3% |
| 2013 | $5.3M | -58.0% |
| 2014 | $7.7M | +45.2% |
| 2015 | $3.0M | -61.2% |
| 2016 | $2.5M | -14.7% |
| 2017 | $4.8M | +88.0% |
| 2018 | $8.9M | +86.8% |
| 2019 | $7.4M | -16.6% |
| 2020 | $7.6M | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $14.4M | +89.7% |
| 2022 | $17.1M | +18.8% |
| 2023 | $8.1M | -52.4% |
| 2024 | $3.0M | -63.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Haiti to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 847150 | New corridor | $53.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-usa-847150) |
| Haiti to SGP | HS 854239 | New corridor | $28.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-sgp-854239) |
| Haiti to Germany | HS 271019 | New corridor | $19.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-deu-271019) |
| Haiti to Germany | HS 854430 | New corridor | $6.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-deu-854430) |
| Haiti to Canada | HS 300215 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-can-300215) |
| Haiti to Germany | HS 847989 | New corridor | $3.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-deu-847989) |
| Haiti to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 851660 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-usa-851660) |
| Haiti to Japan | HS 950300 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/hti-jpn-950300) |

## 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.