# MWI to China, Hong Kong SAR HS 847170 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for data processing machines: storage units. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 73/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.4B
- Buyer market growth: -10.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 80.7%

## 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: $2.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.7B
- Supplier countries observed: 90
- Average buyer imports: $2.2B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $4.0B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -10.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 80.7%
- Market concentration: 6,585
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 80.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,638 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 1.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $49.7K
- GDP per-person growth: +4.8%
- Population: 7,413k
- GDP: $368.1B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.0%
- Savings rate: 22.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader MWI to China, Hong Kong SAR route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847170 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $16.1K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $249.2K | +1444.1% |
| 1997 | $434.6K | +74.4% |
| 1998 | $312.5K | -28.1% |
| 1999 | $540.7K | +73.0% |
| 2000 | $35.1K | -93.5% |
| 2001 | $87.4K | +148.9% |
| 2002 | $150.6K | +72.4% |
| 2003 | $170.2K | +13.0% |
| 2004 | $307.7K | +80.8% |
| 2005 | $81.9K | -73.4% |
| 2006 | $81.5K | -0.5% |
| 2007 | $166.3K | +104.0% |
| 2008 | $289.5K | +74.1% |
| 2009 | $115.9K | -60.0% |
| 2010 | $455.5K | +293.0% |
| 2011 | $5.0M | +1006.1% |
| 2012 | $1.1M | -77.6% |
| 2013 | $1.6M | +38.6% |
| 2014 | $3.1M | +97.6% |
| 2015 | $3.7M | +20.6% |
| 2016 | $763.4K | -79.6% |
| 2017 | $1.4M | +87.3% |
| 2018 | $1.3M | -10.4% |
| 2019 | $1.1M | -11.4% |
| 2020 | $480.6K | -57.6% |
| 2021 | $417.6K | -13.1% |
| 2022 | $161.9K | -61.2% |
| 2023 | $489.6K | +202.5% |
| 2024 | $759.1K | +55.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| MWI to France | HS 300490 | New corridor | $11.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-fra-300490) |
| MWI to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 190590 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-usa-190590) |
| MWI to France | HS 300215 | New corridor | $6.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-fra-300215) |
| MWI to CHN | HS 390120 | New corridor | $4.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-chn-390120) |
| MWI to AUS | HS 300490 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-aus-300490) |
| MWI to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 852351 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-hkg-852351) |
| MWI to Japan | HS 854370 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-jpn-854370) |
| MWI to SGP | HS 330499 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mwi-sgp-330499) |

## 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.