# Iraq to GBR HS 180690 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 68/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.6B
- Buyer market growth: +12.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 22.7%

## 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: $1.6B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.0B
- Supplier countries observed: 101
- Average buyer imports: $735.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +12.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 22.7%
- Market concentration: 1,265
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 22.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,100 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $47.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.5%
- Population: 67,327k
- GDP: $3.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 17.9%
- Savings rate: 15.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Iraq to GBR route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 180690 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $228.4K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $143.8K | -37.0% |
| 1997 | $42.1K | -70.8% |
| 1998 | $33.0M | +78361.2% |
| 1999 | $600.7K | -98.2% |
| 2000 | $83.0K | -86.2% |
| 2001 | $1.4M | +1619.8% |
| 2002 | $126.6K | -91.1% |
| 2003 | $123.6K | -2.4% |
| 2004 | $1.3M | +938.4% |
| 2005 | $638.7K | -50.2% |
| 2006 | $1.5M | +133.4% |
| 2007 | $3.7M | +146.6% |
| 2008 | $5.0M | +35.4% |
| 2009 | $870.7K | -82.5% |
| 2010 | $3.0M | +247.8% |
| 2011 | $3.4M | +13.3% |
| 2012 | $3.8M | +12.0% |
| 2013 | $4.4M | +14.6% |
| 2014 | $3.7M | -16.8% |
| 2015 | $75.0M | +1949.0% |
| 2016 | $8.5M | -88.7% |
| 2017 | $1.6M | -81.1% |
| 2018 | $2.1M | +31.4% |
| 2019 | $1.5M | -26.7% |
| 2020 | $86.8M | +5530.5% |
| 2021 | $1.9M | -97.8% |
| 2022 | $5.3M | +175.8% |
| 2023 | $19.0M | +255.3% |
| 2024 | $5.1M | -73.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Iraq to CHN | HS 260111 | New corridor | $111.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-chn-260111) |
| Iraq to CHN | HS 710812 | New corridor | $80.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-chn-710812) |
| Iraq to Saudi Arabia | HS 271012 | New corridor | $10.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-sau-271012) |
| Iraq to CHN | HS 260600 | New corridor | $8.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-chn-260600) |
| Iraq to CHN | HS 841191 | New corridor | $5.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-chn-841191) |
| Iraq to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 610910 | New corridor | $5.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-usa-610910) |
| Iraq to GBR | HS 870321 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-gbr-870321) |
| Iraq to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 852351 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/irq-hkg-852351) |

## 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.