# Saint Lucia to South Africa HS 940179 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for seats: with metal frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 61/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $24.7M
- Buyer market growth: +20.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 88.3%

## 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: $24.7M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $33.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 51
- Average buyer imports: $18.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $30.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +20.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 88.3%
- Market concentration: 7,805
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 88.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,939 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 40 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.0K
- GDP per-person growth: -2.8%
- Population: 60,042k
- GDP: $419.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.8%
- Savings rate: 19.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Saint Lucia to South Africa route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 940179 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $2.6K | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $130.3 | -95.1% |
| 2003 | $7.7K | +5804.4% |
| 2004 | $1.6K | -79.4% |
| 2005 | $3.9K | +143.1% |
| 2006 | $191.6K | +4866.0% |
| 2007 | $9.3K | -95.1% |
| 2008 | $52.2K | +458.2% |
| 2009 | $58.7K | +12.6% |
| 2010 | $82.8K | +40.9% |
| 2011 | $18.0K | -78.3% |
| 2012 | $1.9K | -89.3% |
| 2013 | $4.3K | +125.0% |
| 2014 | $23.7K | +449.2% |
| 2015 | $1.2K | -94.8% |
| 2016 | $18.2K | +1385.8% |
| 2017 | $2.4K | -86.6% |
| 2018 | $163.7K | +6613.9% |
| 2019 | $1.8K | -98.9% |
| 2020 | $2.5K | +38.3% |
| 2021 | $882.3 | -64.5% |
| 2022 | $2.1K | +136.6% |
| 2023 | $731.9 | -64.9% |
| 2024 | $12.4K | +1597.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Saint Lucia to Germany | HS 090111 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-deu-090111) |
| Saint Lucia to Canada | HS 841191 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-can-841191) |
| Saint Lucia to India | HS 852990 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-ind-852990) |
| Saint Lucia to Poland | HS 870899 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-pol-870899) |
| Saint Lucia to KOR | HS 854140 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-kor-854140) |
| Saint Lucia to India | HS 850440 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-ind-850440) |
| Saint Lucia to Saudi Arabia | HS 870321 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-sau-870321) |
| Saint Lucia to ARE | HS 870899 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lca-are-870899) |

## 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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