# Liberia to France HS 382499 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 67/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.6B
- Buyer market growth: -4.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 32.7%

## 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: $1.6B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.1B
- Supplier countries observed: 113
- Average buyer imports: $751.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.7B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +30.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -4.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 32.7%
- Market concentration: 1,464
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 32.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,892 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.3

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $43.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 67,499k
- GDP: $2.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.2K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Liberia to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 382499 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $26.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $7.8M | -70.1% |
| 1997 | $106.0M | +1253.2% |
| 1998 | $78.5M | -26.0% |
| 1999 | $22.4M | -71.5% |
| 2000 | $34.9M | +56.0% |
| 2001 | $38.5M | +10.5% |
| 2002 | $93.6M | +142.8% |
| 2003 | $51.3M | -45.2% |
| 2004 | $11.5M | -77.6% |
| 2005 | $14.6M | +26.5% |
| 2006 | $17.9M | +23.0% |
| 2007 | $15.3M | -14.7% |
| 2008 | $19.4M | +27.1% |
| 2009 | $6.8M | -65.2% |
| 2010 | $7.5M | +11.4% |
| 2011 | $15.0M | +99.4% |
| 2012 | $34.2M | +128.0% |
| 2013 | $68.9M | +101.2% |
| 2014 | $58.1M | -15.6% |
| 2015 | $34.5M | -40.7% |
| 2016 | $17.7M | -48.7% |
| 2017 | $15.1M | -14.6% |
| 2018 | $36.6M | +142.4% |
| 2019 | $63.5M | +73.5% |
| 2020 | $113.6M | +78.9% |
| 2021 | $133.0M | +17.0% |
| 2022 | $138.1M | +3.8% |
| 2023 | $177.7M | +28.7% |
| 2024 | $72.4M | -59.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Liberia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841191 | New corridor | $20.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-usa-841191) |
| Liberia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 854370 | New corridor | $15.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-usa-854370) |
| Liberia to CHN | HS 847150 | New corridor | $8.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-chn-847150) |
| Liberia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 220300 | New corridor | $7.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-usa-220300) |
| Liberia to CHN | HS 261690 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-chn-261690) |
| Liberia to Taiwan | HS 847180 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-twn-847180) |
| Liberia to AUS | HS 270900 | New corridor | $4.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-aus-270900) |
| Liberia to KOR | HS 271112 | New corridor | $3.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lbr-kor-271112) |

## 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.