# Kenya to France HS 381121 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 40/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $542.1M
- Buyer market growth: +12.7%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 39.7%

## 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: $542.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $614.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 46
- Average buyer imports: $313.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $567.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +12.7%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 39.7%
- Market concentration: 2,799
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 39.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,491 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $43.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 67,499k
- GDP: $2.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $104.0 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kenya to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 381121 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $53.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $55.2M | +2.9% |
| 1997 | $63.6M | +15.1% |
| 1998 | $48.2M | -24.2% |
| 1999 | $55.4M | +14.9% |
| 2000 | $51.3M | -7.3% |
| 2001 | $52.0M | +1.4% |
| 2002 | $44.3M | -14.9% |
| 2003 | $66.1M | +49.2% |
| 2004 | $83.9M | +27.1% |
| 2005 | $93.6M | +11.6% |
| 2006 | $89.8M | -4.1% |
| 2007 | $80.2M | -10.7% |
| 2008 | $96.3M | +20.1% |
| 2009 | $72.6M | -24.6% |
| 2010 | $81.9M | +12.7% |
| 2011 | $92.6M | +13.0% |
| 2012 | $82.4M | -11.0% |
| 2013 | $82.5M | +0.1% |
| 2014 | $79.8M | -3.2% |
| 2015 | $80.2M | +0.4% |
| 2016 | $81.0M | +1.0% |
| 2017 | $94.9M | +17.2% |
| 2018 | $102.6M | +8.1% |
| 2019 | $100.3M | -2.2% |
| 2020 | $96.4M | -3.9% |
| 2021 | $115.8M | +20.2% |
| 2022 | $95.8M | -17.3% |
| 2023 | $114.7M | +19.8% |
| 2024 | $118.7M | +3.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Kenya to CHN | HS 740311 | New corridor | $30.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-chn-740311) |
| Kenya to ARE | HS 841191 | New corridor | $12.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-are-841191) |
| Kenya to CHN | HS 260600 | New corridor | $8.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-chn-260600) |
| Kenya to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 020230 | New corridor | $4.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-usa-020230) |
| Kenya to Germany | HS 300439 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-deu-300439) |
| Kenya to GBR | HS 230910 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-gbr-230910) |
| Kenya to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 871160 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-usa-871160) |
| Kenya to Germany | HS 850980 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ken-deu-850980) |

## 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.