# KOR to Portugal HS 210500 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 82/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $175.6M
- Buyer market growth: +3.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 51.7%

## 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: $175.6M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $215.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 32
- Average buyer imports: $74.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $175.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +3.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Spain
- Top supplier share: 51.7%
- Market concentration: 3,086
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 51.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,433 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 6.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $24.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.6%
- Population: 10,299k
- GDP: $249.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.0%
- Savings rate: 19.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $12.9K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader KOR to Portugal route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 210500 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $439.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $323.3M | -26.5% |
| 1997 | $276.9M | -14.3% |
| 1998 | $294.2M | +6.2% |
| 1999 | $372.8M | +26.7% |
| 2000 | $380.8M | +2.1% |
| 2001 | $236.5M | -37.9% |
| 2002 | $240.8M | +1.8% |
| 2003 | $243.6M | +1.2% |
| 2004 | $310.0M | +27.3% |
| 2005 | $366.8M | +18.3% |
| 2006 | $364.9M | -0.5% |
| 2007 | $387.4M | +6.2% |
| 2008 | $418.6M | +8.0% |
| 2009 | $433.6M | +3.6% |
| 2010 | $843.2M | +94.5% |
| 2011 | $470.8M | -44.2% |
| 2012 | $243.2M | -48.3% |
| 2013 | $303.4M | +24.7% |
| 2014 | $459.0M | +51.3% |
| 2015 | $481.7M | +4.9% |
| 2016 | $386.0M | -19.9% |
| 2017 | $439.8M | +13.9% |
| 2018 | $584.3M | +32.9% |
| 2019 | $519.3M | -11.1% |
| 2020 | $541.4M | +4.2% |
| 2021 | $672.1M | +24.1% |
| 2022 | $793.3M | +18.0% |
| 2023 | $1.0B | +30.3% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | +22.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| KOR to Canada | HS 870120 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-can-870120) |
| KOR to Germany | HS 120510 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-deu-120510) |
| KOR to KHM | HS 710813 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-khm-710813) |
| KOR to ARE | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-are-880240) |
| KOR to IRL | HS 271121 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-irl-271121) |
| KOR to France | HS 040690 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-fra-040690) |
| KOR to Germany | HS 230400 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-deu-230400) |
| KOR to Belgium | HS 040690 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kor-bel-040690) |

## 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.