# Kiribati to France HS 848180 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 95/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.3B
- Buyer market growth: +0.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 23.2%

## 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: $2.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.7B
- Supplier countries observed: 132
- Average buyer imports: $1.5B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.3B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +0.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 23.3%
- Market concentration: 1,278
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 23.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 14,371 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## 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 | $54.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kiribati to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 848180 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $16.0K | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $50.1K | +212.2% |
| 1998 | $13.4K | -73.1% |
| 1999 | $31.6K | +134.9% |
| 2000 | $49.9K | +58.1% |
| 2001 | $21.6K | -56.7% |
| 2002 | $28.2K | +30.7% |
| 2003 | $4.2K | -85.0% |
| 2004 | $20.5K | +384.3% |
| 2006 | $36.8K | +79.0% |
| 2007 | $63.5K | +72.6% |
| 2008 | $84.1K | +32.5% |
| 2009 | $12.1K | -85.6% |
| 2010 | $989.5 | -91.9% |
| 2011 | $45.7K | +4515.4% |
| 2012 | $627.3 | -98.6% |
| 2013 | $41.0K | +6432.1% |
| 2014 | $34.5K | -15.8% |
| 2015 | $94.2K | +173.0% |
| 2016 | $232.6K | +146.9% |
| 2017 | $4.6K | -98.0% |
| 2018 | $111.0K | +2322.0% |
| 2019 | $10.7K | -90.3% |
| 2020 | $8.5K | -20.3% |
| 2021 | $252.6 | -97.0% |
| 2022 | $61.3K | +24170.4% |
| 2023 | $4.6K | -92.6% |
| 2024 | $632.7K | +13766.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Kiribati to France | HS 300490 | New corridor | $11.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-fra-300490) |
| Kiribati to India | HS 854231 | New corridor | $10.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-ind-854231) |
| Kiribati to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 847989 | New corridor | $9.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-usa-847989) |
| Kiribati to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940340 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-usa-940340) |
| Kiribati to AUS | HS 847150 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-aus-847150) |
| Kiribati to KOR | HS 847150 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-kor-847150) |
| Kiribati to IRL | HS 300215 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-irl-300215) |
| Kiribati to Sweden | HS 851762 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-swe-851762) |

## 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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