# Lithuania to France HS 180310 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cocoa: paste, not defatted. 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: $512.3M
- Buyer market growth: +27.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 35.5%

## 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: $512.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $602.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 34
- Average buyer imports: $227.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $512.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +27.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CIV
- Top supplier share: 35.5%
- Market concentration: 2,434
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 35.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 1,700 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## 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 | $102.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Lithuania to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 180310 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $69.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $81.5M | +17.4% |
| 1997 | $124.7M | +53.1% |
| 1998 | $166.6M | +33.5% |
| 1999 | $173.9M | +4.4% |
| 2000 | $188.8M | +8.6% |
| 2001 | $252.7M | +33.8% |
| 2002 | $308.2M | +21.9% |
| 2003 | $423.1M | +37.3% |
| 2004 | $658.2M | +55.6% |
| 2005 | $803.5M | +22.1% |
| 2006 | $563.1M | -29.9% |
| 2007 | $656.6M | +16.6% |
| 2008 | $1.3B | +100.4% |
| 2009 | $565.2M | -57.0% |
| 2010 | $712.2M | +26.0% |
| 2011 | $1.3B | +86.4% |
| 2012 | $1.2B | -6.0% |
| 2013 | $853.2M | -31.6% |
| 2014 | $823.4M | -3.5% |
| 2015 | $685.6M | -16.7% |
| 2016 | $695.6M | +1.5% |
| 2017 | $732.3M | +5.3% |
| 2018 | $897.6M | +22.6% |
| 2019 | $795.2M | -11.4% |
| 2020 | $721.0M | -9.3% |
| 2021 | $863.1M | +19.7% |
| 2022 | $968.2M | +12.2% |
| 2023 | $973.3M | +0.5% |
| 2024 | $987.6M | +1.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Lithuania to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870340 | New corridor | $29.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-usa-870340) |
| Lithuania to Japan | HS 271019 | New corridor | $4.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-jpn-271019) |
| Lithuania to Canada | HS 870340 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-can-870340) |
| Lithuania to Germany | HS 293719 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-deu-293719) |
| Lithuania to Malaysia | HS 710813 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-mys-710813) |
| Lithuania to AUS | HS 870332 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-aus-870332) |
| Lithuania to Croatia | HS 270900 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-hrv-270900) |
| Lithuania to India | HS 870840 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ltu-ind-870840) |

## 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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