# Italy to Honduras HS 520100 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cotton: not carded or combed. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 73/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $145.8M
- Buyer market growth: +84.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 94.7%

## 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: $145.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $231.1M
- Supplier countries observed: 10
- Average buyer imports: $16.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $145.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +84.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 94.7%
- Market concentration: 8,985
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 94.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,759 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 42 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $2.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.8%
- Population: 10,063k
- GDP: $28.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 26.8%
- Savings rate: 7.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Italy to Honduras route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 520100 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $17.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $15.3M | -13.5% |
| 1997 | $21.2M | +38.4% |
| 1998 | $19.7M | -7.2% |
| 1999 | $25.4M | +29.0% |
| 2000 | $17.0M | -33.0% |
| 2001 | $19.9M | +16.9% |
| 2002 | $19.1M | -3.8% |
| 2003 | $24.2M | +26.6% |
| 2004 | $25.2M | +4.5% |
| 2005 | $27.3M | +8.1% |
| 2006 | $45.1M | +65.2% |
| 2007 | $74.6M | +65.4% |
| 2008 | $37.1M | -50.2% |
| 2009 | $28.4M | -23.6% |
| 2010 | $54.6M | +92.5% |
| 2011 | $57.5M | +5.3% |
| 2012 | $50.9M | -11.4% |
| 2013 | $36.9M | -27.5% |
| 2014 | $78.4M | +112.7% |
| 2015 | $74.5M | -5.0% |
| 2016 | $58.5M | -21.5% |
| 2017 | $65.5M | +12.0% |
| 2018 | $81.4M | +24.2% |
| 2019 | $80.6M | -0.9% |
| 2020 | $61.4M | -23.8% |
| 2021 | $127.1M | +106.9% |
| 2022 | $89.4M | -29.6% |
| 2023 | $120.4M | +34.6% |
| 2024 | $114.4M | -5.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Italy to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 270900 | New corridor | $9.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-idn-270900) |
| Italy to Malaysia | HS 870380 | New corridor | $875.3M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-mys-870380) |
| Italy to Saudi Arabia | HS 260112 | New corridor | $834.9M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-sau-260112) |
| Italy to Thailand | HS 841112 | New corridor | $707.9M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-tha-841112) |
| Italy to Mexico | HS 390140 | New corridor | $581.7M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-mex-390140) |
| Italy to MMR | HS 151190 | New corridor | $527.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-mmr-151190) |
| Italy to Mexico | HS 470329 | New corridor | $407.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-mex-470329) |
| Italy to ARE | HS 870360 | New corridor | $366.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ita-are-870360) |

## 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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