# Kiribati to SGP HS 392390 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 52/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $233.0M
- Buyer market growth: +11.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 37.3%

## 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: $233.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $278.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 75
- Average buyer imports: $138.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $266.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +11.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Malaysia
- Top supplier share: 37.3%
- Market concentration: 2,498
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 37.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,711 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 1.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $72.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.7%
- Population: 5,454k
- GDP: $397.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 27.3%
- Savings rate: 50.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $391.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kiribati to SGP route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 392390 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $77.1K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $35.4K | -54.0% |
| 2000 | $22.1K | -37.7% |
| 2001 | $7.6K | -65.7% |
| 2002 | $10.4K | +37.5% |
| 2007 | $220.0K | +2008.4% |
| 2008 | $1.4K | -99.4% |
| 2012 | $333.2K | +23360.7% |
| 2013 | $229.9K | -31.0% |
| 2014 | $3.8K | -98.3% |
| 2015 | $886.7 | -76.8% |
| 2016 | $806.9 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | $15.8K | +1852.3% |
| 2018 | $66.2K | +320.0% |
| 2019 | $18.8K | -71.5% |
| 2020 | $2.2K | -88.1% |
| 2021 | $1.1K | -52.4% |
| 2022 | $18.3K | +1607.6% |
| 2023 | $15.3K | -16.3% |
| 2024 | $30.5K | +99.1% |

## 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 France | HS 848180 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-fra-848180) |
| Kiribati to IRL | HS 300215 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kir-irl-300215) |

## 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.