# Lesotho to CHN 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: 20/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $5.7B
- Buyer market growth: +5.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 26.5%

## 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: $5.7B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $11.2B
- Supplier countries observed: 102
- Average buyer imports: $2.7B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $6.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +46.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +5.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Japan
- Top supplier share: 26.5%
- Market concentration: 1,254
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 26.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,973 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $9.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

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

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $46.8K | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $1.0M | +2102.1% |
| 2003 | $14.5K | -98.6% |
| 2004 | $1.5K | -89.6% |
| 2005 | $297.1K | +19643.8% |
| 2006 | $1.2M | +294.1% |
| 2007 | $1.1M | -2.7% |
| 2008 | $1.6M | +38.6% |
| 2009 | $2.4M | +50.5% |
| 2010 | $4.5M | +87.6% |
| 2011 | $7.5M | +68.5% |
| 2012 | $3.9M | -48.4% |
| 2013 | $8.8M | +128.4% |
| 2014 | $8.4M | -5.2% |
| 2015 | $9.4M | +12.5% |
| 2016 | $14.7M | +55.8% |
| 2017 | $19.1M | +30.0% |
| 2018 | $21.6M | +12.8% |
| 2019 | $27.4M | +26.9% |
| 2020 | $7.8M | -71.6% |
| 2021 | $19.2M | +146.7% |
| 2022 | $18.6M | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $23.9M | +28.3% |
| 2024 | $26.0M | +8.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Lesotho to CHN | HS 852990 | New corridor | $15.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-chn-852990) |
| Lesotho to NLD | HS 847130 | New corridor | $8.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-nld-847130) |
| Lesotho to GBR | HS 847130 | New corridor | $6.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-gbr-847130) |
| Lesotho to Mexico | HS 840820 | New corridor | $6.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-mex-840820) |
| Lesotho to Mexico | HS 847170 | New corridor | $5.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-mex-847170) |
| Lesotho to Mexico | HS 840734 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-mex-840734) |
| Lesotho to Mexico | HS 847989 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-mex-847989) |
| Lesotho to Mexico | HS 840991 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/lso-mex-840991) |

## 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.