# Liberia to Indonesia + Timor-Leste HS 847149 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), presented in the form of systems, n.e.s. in item no. 8471.41. 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: $572.3M
- Buyer market growth: +85.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.2%
- Share gap: 68.2%

## 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: $572.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $956.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 51
- Average buyer imports: $112.3M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $572.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +18.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +85.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: SGP
- Top supplier share: 68.4%
- Market concentration: 5,063
- Exporter share: 0.2%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 68.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 17.9%
- MFN tariff: 17.9%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 13,125 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 12.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +20.1%
- Population: 276,362k
- GDP: $1.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: +4.5%
- Investment rate: 30.1%
- Savings rate: 32.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.2M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Liberia to Indonesia + Timor-Leste route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847149 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $808.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.1M | +131606.3% |
| 1997 | $16.8M | +1480.8% |
| 1998 | $536.0K | -96.8% |
| 1999 | $26.2K | -95.1% |
| 2000 | $1.8M | +6722.0% |
| 2001 | $112.6M | +6206.7% |
| 2002 | $4.0M | -96.5% |
| 2003 | $50.8K | -98.7% |
| 2004 | $1.7M | +3321.8% |
| 2005 | $4.7K | -99.7% |
| 2006 | $10.8M | +227941.3% |
| 2007 | $22.8M | +111.1% |
| 2008 | $113.9K | -99.5% |
| 2009 | $3.1M | +2626.2% |
| 2010 | $6.7M | +114.2% |
| 2011 | $18.7M | +181.7% |
| 2012 | $5.8M | -68.8% |
| 2013 | $5.6M | -4.1% |
| 2014 | $99.9K | -98.2% |
| 2015 | $13.4M | +13322.0% |
| 2016 | $3.9M | -71.1% |
| 2017 | $57.5M | +1381.6% |
| 2018 | $644.6K | -98.9% |
| 2019 | $13.7M | +2019.9% |
| 2020 | $29.1M | +113.0% |
| 2021 | $2.3M | -92.0% |
| 2022 | $32.2M | +1285.9% |
| 2023 | $27.7M | -14.0% |
| 2024 | $36.4M | +31.6% |

## 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)

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