# MDV to Saudi Arabia HS 842230 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages. 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: $195.2M
- Buyer market growth: +93.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.3%
- Share gap: 46.2%

## 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: $195.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $241.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 48
- Average buyer imports: $80.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $195.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +93.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 46.5%
- Market concentration: 2,675
- Exporter share: 0.3%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 46.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 9.9%
- MFN tariff: 9.9%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 3,656 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 10.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $23.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 35,341k
- GDP: $833.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +6.9%
- Investment rate: 26.3%
- Savings rate: 44.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $582.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader MDV to Saudi Arabia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 842230 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $29.9K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $28.5K | -4.6% |
| 1997 | $42.9K | +50.7% |
| 1998 | $35.6K | -17.1% |
| 1999 | $118.3K | +232.3% |
| 2000 | $1.6K | -98.6% |
| 2001 | $74.9K | +4521.5% |
| 2002 | $35.1K | -53.2% |
| 2003 | $38.2K | +9.0% |
| 2004 | $264.7K | +592.2% |
| 2005 | $54.2K | -79.5% |
| 2006 | $91.5K | +68.7% |
| 2007 | $84.9K | -7.2% |
| 2008 | $426.9K | +402.7% |
| 2009 | $350.8K | -17.8% |
| 2010 | $203.7K | -41.9% |
| 2011 | $295.5K | +45.1% |
| 2012 | $6.5M | +2091.5% |
| 2013 | $266.6K | -95.9% |
| 2014 | $246.8K | -7.4% |
| 2015 | $2.2M | +810.4% |
| 2016 | $1.9M | -16.6% |
| 2017 | $2.2M | +15.1% |
| 2018 | $849.5K | -60.6% |
| 2019 | $420.1K | -50.6% |
| 2020 | $133.9K | -68.1% |
| 2021 | $55.8K | -58.4% |
| 2022 | $481.2K | +762.9% |
| 2023 | $340.5K | -29.2% |
| 2024 | $1.3M | +295.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| MDV to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 847170 | New corridor | $8.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-usa-847170) |
| MDV to NLD | HS 847150 | New corridor | $5.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-nld-847150) |
| MDV to Japan | HS 711319 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-jpn-711319) |
| MDV to Italy | HS 640399 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-ita-640399) |
| MDV to NLD | HS 847149 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-nld-847149) |
| MDV to Thailand | HS 760200 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-tha-760200) |
| MDV to Taiwan | HS 847130 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-twn-847130) |
| MDV to Germany | HS 940510 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mdv-deu-940510) |

## 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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