# Saint Kitts and Nevis to Belgium HS 401699 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.s. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubber. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 61/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $275.4M
- Buyer market growth: +9.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 39.9%

## 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: $275.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $298.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 98
- Average buyer imports: $185.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $275.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +2.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +9.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: France
- Top supplier share: 39.9%
- Market concentration: 1,950
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 39.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,930 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $51.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +2.0%
- Population: 11,588k
- GDP: $599.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.7%
- Savings rate: 24.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Saint Kitts and Nevis to Belgium route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 401699 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1999 | $850.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $4.2K | +388.8% |
| 2001 | $1.1K | -73.3% |
| 2003 | $4.8K | +335.9% |
| 2005 | $4.3K | -11.0% |
| 2007 | $6.4K | +49.0% |
| 2008 | $75.1K | +1071.4% |
| 2009 | $127.9K | +70.3% |
| 2010 | $307.3K | +140.2% |
| 2011 | $345.1K | +12.3% |
| 2012 | $390.3K | +13.1% |
| 2013 | $1.8M | +371.9% |
| 2014 | $170.2K | -90.8% |
| 2015 | $212.3K | +24.8% |
| 2016 | $96.6K | -54.5% |
| 2017 | $179.8K | +86.1% |
| 2018 | $71.8K | -60.0% |
| 2019 | $11.6K | -83.8% |
| 2020 | $16.8K | +44.4% |
| 2021 | $224.3K | +1237.4% |
| 2022 | $17.1K | -92.4% |
| 2023 | $36.7K | +114.2% |
| 2024 | $29.9K | -18.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Germany | HS 300214 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-deu-300214) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Switzerland | HS 300212 | New corridor | $5.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-che-300212) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Germany | HS 610910 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-deu-610910) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to India | HS 720449 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-ind-720449) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Germany | HS 611030 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-deu-611030) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to NLD | HS 392690 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-nld-392690) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Czech Republic | HS 392690 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-cze-392690) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis to Germany | HS 271020 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kna-deu-271020) |

## 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.