# MKD to Thailand HS 730890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 55/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $752.3M
- Buyer market growth: +27.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 87.7%

## 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: $752.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $919.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 56
- Average buyer imports: $191.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $752.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +27.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 87.7%
- Market concentration: 7,727
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 87.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 8,099 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $7.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +16.9%
- Population: 69,951k
- GDP: $506.0B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.5%
- Savings rate: 30.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $568.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader MKD to Thailand route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 730890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.6K | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $309.5 | -96.8% |
| 2001 | $8.9K | +2790.1% |
| 2002 | $335.5K | +3650.8% |
| 2003 | $32.8K | -90.2% |
| 2004 | $4.6K | -85.9% |
| 2005 | $6.4M | +137452.2% |
| 2006 | $227.4K | -96.4% |
| 2007 | $142.9K | -37.2% |
| 2008 | $300.4K | +110.3% |
| 2009 | $60.3K | -79.9% |
| 2010 | $61.6K | +2.1% |
| 2011 | $116.2K | +88.6% |
| 2012 | $134.2K | +15.5% |
| 2013 | $321.2K | +139.4% |
| 2014 | $715.1K | +122.6% |
| 2015 | $603.8K | -15.6% |
| 2016 | $864.7K | +43.2% |
| 2017 | $1.1M | +26.7% |
| 2018 | $2.1M | +92.8% |
| 2019 | $1.7M | -18.8% |
| 2020 | $1.2M | -29.7% |
| 2021 | $3.0M | +150.8% |
| 2022 | $2.3M | -25.0% |
| 2023 | $2.5M | +11.3% |
| 2024 | $3.7M | +46.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| MKD to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 271019 | New corridor | $7.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-idn-271019) |
| MKD to NLD | HS 870380 | New corridor | $6.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-nld-870380) |
| MKD to India | HS 847130 | New corridor | $5.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-ind-847130) |
| MKD to India | HS 271113 | New corridor | $5.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-ind-271113) |
| MKD to Hungary | HS 300215 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-hun-300215) |
| MKD to SGP | HS 854233 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-sgp-854233) |
| MKD to Philippines | HS 854232 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-phl-854232) |
| MKD to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 901910 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mkd-usa-901910) |

## 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.