# Kuwait to Sweden HS 151800 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $289.8M
- Buyer market growth: +21.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 39.3%

## 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: $289.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $453.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 32
- Average buyer imports: $45.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $289.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +21.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Spain
- Top supplier share: 39.3%
- Market concentration: 2,701
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 39.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,031 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 7.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $60.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +6.0%
- Population: 10,416k
- GDP: $627.4B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.1%
- Savings rate: 28.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $133.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Kuwait to Sweden route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 151800 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.4M | +4.4% |
| 1997 | $967.2K | -29.4% |
| 1998 | $6.8M | +604.5% |
| 1999 | $329.0K | -95.2% |
| 2000 | $3.2M | +872.7% |
| 2001 | $4.2M | +32.4% |
| 2002 | $442.8K | -89.5% |
| 2003 | $18.3M | +4042.1% |
| 2004 | $15.5M | -15.3% |
| 2005 | $680.4K | -95.6% |
| 2006 | $651.7K | -4.2% |
| 2007 | $365.8K | -43.9% |
| 2008 | $800.8K | +118.9% |
| 2009 | $1.1M | +31.9% |
| 2010 | $971.2K | -8.1% |
| 2011 | $411.9K | -57.6% |
| 2012 | $589.8K | +43.2% |
| 2013 | $360.8K | -38.8% |
| 2014 | $1.2M | +239.2% |
| 2015 | $633.0K | -48.3% |
| 2016 | $309.6K | -51.1% |
| 2017 | $55.9M | +17949.9% |
| 2018 | $27.8M | -50.3% |
| 2019 | $60.7M | +118.5% |
| 2020 | $26.7M | -56.0% |
| 2021 | $41.1M | +54.1% |
| 2022 | $229.6M | +458.1% |
| 2023 | $219.4M | -4.4% |
| 2024 | $254.8M | +16.1% |

## 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)

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