# Lao People's Dem. Rep. to BRA HS 310420 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride. 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: $3.6B
- Buyer market growth: -27.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.2%
- Share gap: 37.8%

## 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: $3.6B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $4.9B
- Supplier countries observed: 21
- Average buyer imports: $2.1B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $7.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -27.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Russian Federation
- Top supplier share: 38.0%
- Market concentration: 2,517
- Exporter share: 0.2%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 37.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 28.8%
- MFN tariff: 28.8%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 16,783 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 16.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.7%
- Population: 213,993k
- GDP: $1.6T
- GDP five-year CAGR: +3.1%
- Investment rate: 19.2%
- Savings rate: 16.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $7.4M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Lao People's Dem. Rep. to BRA route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 310420 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $360.0 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $980.0 | +172.2% |
| 2002 | $40.4K | +4020.2% |
| 2003 | $11.1K | -72.6% |
| 2004 | $135.4K | +1125.1% |
| 2005 | $78.8K | -41.8% |
| 2006 | $127.6K | +62.0% |
| 2007 | $322.6K | +152.9% |
| 2008 | $297.6K | -7.8% |
| 2009 | $305.5K | +2.6% |
| 2010 | $198.3K | -35.1% |
| 2011 | $2.5M | +1172.3% |
| 2012 | $1.2M | -52.5% |
| 2013 | $1.2M | +2.9% |
| 2014 | $486.7K | -60.5% |
| 2015 | $289.9K | -40.4% |
| 2016 | $406.1K | +40.1% |
| 2017 | $688.1K | +69.4% |
| 2018 | $1.4M | +102.3% |
| 2019 | $1.2M | -15.1% |
| 2020 | $986.0K | -16.6% |
| 2021 | $1.3M | +35.1% |
| 2022 | $2.4M | +77.4% |
| 2023 | $2.2M | -5.0% |
| 2024 | $12.9M | +477.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Belgium | HS 300490 | New corridor | $18.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-bel-300490) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Japan | HS 300215 | New corridor | $8.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-jpn-300215) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Germany | HS 300212 | New corridor | $7.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-deu-300212) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Germany | HS 854231 | New corridor | $7.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-deu-854231) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to SGP | HS 847180 | New corridor | $3.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-sgp-847180) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Taiwan | HS 381800 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-twn-381800) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to CHN | HS 381800 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-chn-381800) |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. to Czech Republic | HS 847130 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lao-cze-847130) |

## 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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