# Kazakhstan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 190531 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 43/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.4B
- Buyer market growth: +8.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.1%

## 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: $2.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.3B
- Supplier countries observed: 113
- Average buyer imports: $908.3M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +8.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Mexico
- Top supplier share: 50.1%
- Market concentration: 3,060
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,241 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $145.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kazakhstan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 190531 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $102.0M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $95.5M | -6.3% |
| 1997 | $121.1M | +26.7% |
| 1998 | $142.7M | +17.9% |
| 1999 | $195.2M | +36.8% |
| 2000 | $352.2M | +80.4% |
| 2001 | $277.1M | -21.3% |
| 2002 | $288.0M | +3.9% |
| 2003 | $314.2M | +9.1% |
| 2004 | $430.9M | +37.1% |
| 2005 | $917.1M | +112.9% |
| 2006 | $756.9M | -17.5% |
| 2007 | $891.4M | +17.8% |
| 2008 | $1.2B | +38.5% |
| 2009 | $1.2B | +1.0% |
| 2010 | $1.5B | +21.3% |
| 2011 | $1.5B | -2.1% |
| 2012 | $1.2B | -21.3% |
| 2013 | $1.1B | -2.7% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | +4.1% |
| 2015 | $791.2M | -32.9% |
| 2016 | $778.4M | -1.6% |
| 2017 | $669.4M | -14.0% |
| 2018 | $1.3B | +87.3% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | -12.8% |
| 2020 | $766.5M | -29.9% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +92.5% |
| 2022 | $2.2B | +50.4% |
| 2023 | $2.0B | -8.2% |
| 2024 | $2.3B | +12.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Kazakhstan to CHN | HS 854129 | New corridor | $8.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-chn-854129) |
| Kazakhstan to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 841112 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-hkg-841112) |
| Kazakhstan to Former Republic of Vietnam | HS 271019 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-vnm-271019) |
| Kazakhstan to Thailand | HS 854231 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-tha-854231) |
| Kazakhstan to Italy | HS 293399 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-ita-293399) |
| Kazakhstan to Germany | HS 271600 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-deu-271600) |
| Kazakhstan to France | HS 841112 | New corridor | $5.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-fra-841112) |
| Kazakhstan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 902131 | New corridor | $3.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kaz-usa-902131) |

## 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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