# Italy to Iraq HS 020442 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen. 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: $28.5M
- Buyer market growth: +264.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 88.0%

## 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: $28.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $55.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 13
- Average buyer imports: $3.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $28.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +36.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +264.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: AUS
- Top supplier share: 88.0%
- Market concentration: 7,786
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 88.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,952 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 | $2.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Italy to Iraq route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 020442 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $228.2K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.4M | +510.7% |
| 1997 | $5.0M | +259.8% |
| 1998 | $37.5M | +648.0% |
| 1999 | $72.2M | +92.5% |
| 2000 | $241.9M | +235.1% |
| 2001 | $324.6M | +34.2% |
| 2002 | $316.8M | -2.4% |
| 2003 | $162.5M | -48.7% |
| 2004 | $249.9M | +53.8% |
| 2005 | $362.3M | +45.0% |
| 2006 | $163.3M | -54.9% |
| 2007 | $130.7M | -19.9% |
| 2008 | $307.7M | +135.4% |
| 2009 | $807.5M | +162.4% |
| 2010 | $587.1M | -27.3% |
| 2011 | $680.4M | +15.9% |
| 2012 | $814.0M | +19.6% |
| 2013 | $1.6B | +97.3% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | -19.1% |
| 2015 | $981.0M | -24.5% |
| 2016 | $684.9M | -30.2% |
| 2017 | $643.8M | -6.0% |
| 2018 | $588.4M | -8.6% |
| 2019 | $614.8M | +4.5% |
| 2020 | $609.6M | -0.8% |
| 2021 | $773.9M | +27.0% |
| 2022 | $806.6M | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $973.2M | +20.7% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | +10.2% |

## 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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