# Kenya to El Salvador HS 870421 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 75/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $244.6M
- Buyer market growth: +18.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 26.6%

## 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: $244.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $299.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 26
- Average buyer imports: $68.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $244.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +18.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 26.6%
- Market concentration: 1,929
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 26.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,934 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 16.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +10.9%
- Population: 6,519k
- GDP: $28.7B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 18.2%
- Savings rate: -0.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $5.7K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kenya to El Salvador route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 870421 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1996 | $4.1K | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $5.5K | +36.0% |
| 1999 | $4.5K | -19.3% |
| 2000 | $11.0K | +146.2% |
| 2001 | $46.4K | +322.7% |
| 2002 | $47.2K | +1.7% |
| 2003 | $225.8K | +378.4% |
| 2004 | $494.8K | +119.1% |
| 2005 | $175.6K | -64.5% |
| 2006 | $20.0K | -88.6% |
| 2007 | $6.7K | -66.7% |
| 2008 | $164.2K | +2367.1% |
| 2009 | $9.7K | -94.1% |
| 2010 | $5.5K | -43.6% |
| 2011 | $42.4K | +672.4% |
| 2012 | $26.7K | -37.1% |
| 2013 | $74.3K | +178.7% |
| 2014 | $60.2K | -19.0% |
| 2015 | $4.8K | -92.1% |
| 2016 | $3.7K | -21.7% |
| 2017 | $15.5K | +315.7% |
| 2018 | $11.6K | -25.2% |
| 2019 | $39.4K | +239.3% |
| 2020 | $7.6K | -80.6% |
| 2021 | $39.8K | +420.4% |
| 2022 | $35.7K | -10.3% |
| 2023 | $104.5K | +193.2% |
| 2024 | $207.8K | +98.8% |

## 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.