# MLT to QAT HS 270900 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude. 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: $1.6B
- Buyer market growth: +369.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap: 39.4%

## 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: $1.6B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.2B
- Supplier countries observed: 24
- Average buyer imports: $86.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +57.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +369.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Kuwait
- Top supplier share: 39.8%
- Market concentration: 2,271
- Exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 39.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 4.5%
- MFN tariff: 4.5%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 3,713 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.7 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $61.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +5.9%
- Population: 2,931k
- GDP: $179.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +4.4%
- Investment rate: 35.7%
- Savings rate: 64.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $6.3M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader MLT to QAT route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 270900 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $667.5K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $577.1K | -13.6% |
| 1997 | $838.3K | +45.3% |
| 1998 | $975.7K | +16.4% |
| 1999 | $669.6K | -31.4% |
| 2000 | $826.4K | +23.4% |
| 2001 | $983.1K | +19.0% |
| 2002 | $828.6K | -15.7% |
| 2003 | $1.0M | +22.0% |
| 2004 | $769.7K | -23.8% |
| 2005 | $1.2M | +52.5% |
| 2006 | $1.8M | +51.5% |
| 2007 | $5.4M | +203.5% |
| 2008 | $3.2M | -40.4% |
| 2009 | $6.0M | +85.1% |
| 2010 | $3.6M | -39.5% |
| 2011 | $5.5M | +53.0% |
| 2012 | $3.3M | -39.6% |
| 2013 | $13.7M | +312.3% |
| 2014 | $4.4M | -67.6% |
| 2015 | $6.0M | +35.8% |
| 2016 | $3.9M | -35.4% |
| 2017 | $4.2M | +8.5% |
| 2018 | $5.8M | +36.3% |
| 2019 | $6.0M | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $6.7M | +10.4% |
| 2021 | $5.1M | -23.6% |
| 2022 | $10.3M | +103.4% |
| 2023 | $6.5M | -36.9% |
| 2024 | $11.3M | +73.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| MLT to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 271012 | New corridor | $12.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-idn-271012) |
| MLT to Poland | HS 300215 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-pol-300215) |
| MLT to CHN | HS 290511 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-chn-290511) |
| MLT to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 851770 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-idn-851770) |
| MLT to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 293299 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-usa-293299) |
| MLT to Chile | HS 851712 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-chl-851712) |
| MLT to CHN | HS 390690 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-chn-390690) |
| MLT to AUS | HS 300215 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mlt-aus-300215) |

## 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.