# Kuwait to Mexico HS 170490 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 86/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $216.4M
- Buyer market growth: +24.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 51.1%

## 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: $216.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $285.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 50
- Average buyer imports: $76.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $216.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +9.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +24.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 51.1%
- Market concentration: 3,136
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 51.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,564 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $9.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.8%
- Population: 130,262k
- GDP: $1.3T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $19.7K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kuwait to Mexico route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 170490 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $243.5K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $66.6K | -72.6% |
| 1997 | $21.3K | -68.1% |
| 1998 | $51.1K | +140.3% |
| 1999 | $19.8K | -61.2% |
| 2000 | $207.3K | +947.0% |
| 2001 | $16.8M | +8013.7% |
| 2002 | $303.9 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | $115.2K | +37817.4% |
| 2004 | $425.9K | +269.6% |
| 2005 | $703.6K | +65.2% |
| 2006 | $370.4K | -47.4% |
| 2007 | $1.4M | +284.6% |
| 2008 | $5.6M | +290.0% |
| 2009 | $1.9M | -66.3% |
| 2010 | $276.4K | -85.3% |
| 2011 | $29.8K | -89.2% |
| 2012 | $58.2K | +95.2% |
| 2013 | $140.0K | +140.8% |
| 2014 | $9.5K | -93.2% |
| 2015 | $166.5K | +1658.6% |
| 2016 | $36.4K | -78.1% |
| 2017 | $11.8M | +32197.8% |
| 2018 | $10.4M | -11.2% |
| 2019 | $71.4K | -99.3% |
| 2020 | $423.1K | +492.7% |
| 2021 | $151.6K | -64.2% |
| 2022 | $79.2K | -47.8% |
| 2023 | $214.4K | +170.8% |
| 2024 | $119.5K | -44.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Kuwait to Germany | HS 300215 | New corridor | $14.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-deu-300215) |
| Kuwait to Malaysia | HS 854232 | New corridor | $10.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-mys-854232) |
| Kuwait to GBR | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-gbr-870340) |
| Kuwait to TUR | HS 851712 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-tur-851712) |
| Kuwait to Germany | HS 710813 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-deu-710813) |
| Kuwait to Germany | HS 711021 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-deu-711021) |
| Kuwait to Spain | HS 870360 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-esp-870360) |
| Kuwait to Mexico | HS 290919 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/kwt-mex-290919) |

## 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.