# Malaysia to India HS 871160 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 68/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $170.5M
- Buyer market growth: +69.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 99.2%

## 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: $170.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $332.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 20
- Average buyer imports: $23.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $170.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +42.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +69.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 99.2%
- Market concentration: 9,834
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 99.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,842 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $2.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +36.0%
- Population: 1,393,409k
- GDP: $3.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 35.7%
- Savings rate: 30.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Malaysia to India route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 871160 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $816.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.1B | +34.6% |
| 1997 | $1.2B | +5.3% |
| 1998 | $1.6B | +36.3% |
| 1999 | $2.0B | +24.3% |
| 2000 | $2.0B | +2.2% |
| 2001 | $1.6B | -19.1% |
| 2002 | $2.0B | +25.9% |
| 2003 | $3.2B | +56.2% |
| 2004 | $3.7B | +14.9% |
| 2005 | $5.4B | +47.7% |
| 2006 | $5.1B | -6.0% |
| 2007 | $5.7B | +11.8% |
| 2008 | $7.3B | +27.6% |
| 2009 | $4.8B | -34.5% |
| 2010 | $6.2B | +29.3% |
| 2011 | $9.0B | +45.7% |
| 2012 | $9.7B | +8.2% |
| 2013 | $8.5B | -12.0% |
| 2014 | $10.0B | +17.2% |
| 2015 | $8.6B | -14.3% |
| 2016 | $7.9B | -8.2% |
| 2017 | $8.2B | +4.0% |
| 2018 | $9.5B | +15.9% |
| 2019 | $9.6B | +0.9% |
| 2020 | $7.1B | -25.9% |
| 2021 | $11.1B | +57.1% |
| 2022 | $12.6B | +13.6% |
| 2023 | $11.3B | -11.0% |
| 2024 | $11.4B | +1.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Malaysia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300214 | New corridor | $15.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-usa-300214) |
| Malaysia to Sweden | HS 270900 | New corridor | $10.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-swe-270900) |
| Malaysia to Germany | HS 870360 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-deu-870360) |
| Malaysia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 271121 | New corridor | $6.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-usa-271121) |
| Malaysia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 440712 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-usa-440712) |
| Malaysia to Japan | HS 880240 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-jpn-880240) |
| Malaysia to Sweden | HS 870380 | New corridor | $3.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-swe-870380) |
| Malaysia to Iraq | HS 711319 | New corridor | $3.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/mys-irq-711319) |

## 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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