# NAM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 681019 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cement, concrete or artificial stone: tiles, flagstones and similar, (excluding building blocks and bricks) whether or not reinforced. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 90/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $458.5M
- Buyer market growth: +16.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 32.5%

## 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: $458.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $634.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 61
- Average buyer imports: $150.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $458.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +11.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +16.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 32.5%
- Market concentration: 2,077
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 32.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,720 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $31.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader NAM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 681019 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $42.6M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $40.6M | -4.6% |
| 2002 | $65.9M | +62.2% |
| 2003 | $104.3M | +58.2% |
| 2004 | $233.6M | +124.0% |
| 2005 | $247.2M | +5.9% |
| 2006 | $106.5M | -56.9% |
| 2007 | $193.1M | +81.2% |
| 2008 | $277.8M | +43.9% |
| 2009 | $300.7M | +8.2% |
| 2010 | $219.8M | -26.9% |
| 2011 | $434.1M | +97.5% |
| 2012 | $233.1M | -46.3% |
| 2013 | $240.9M | +3.3% |
| 2014 | $244.8M | +1.6% |
| 2015 | $86.2M | -64.8% |
| 2016 | $105.0M | +21.8% |
| 2017 | $127.2M | +21.1% |
| 2018 | $120.0M | -5.7% |
| 2019 | $142.7M | +18.9% |
| 2020 | $85.9M | -39.8% |
| 2021 | $125.6M | +46.2% |
| 2022 | $194.9M | +55.2% |
| 2023 | $103.1M | -47.1% |
| 2024 | $227.6M | +120.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| NAM to Mexico | HS 271019 | New corridor | $13.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-mex-271019) |
| NAM to Germany | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-deu-870380) |
| NAM to CHN | HS 870840 | New corridor | $7.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-chn-870840) |
| NAM to France | HS 841191 | New corridor | $6.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-fra-841191) |
| NAM to Ukraine | HS 271019 | New corridor | $5.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-ukr-271019) |
| NAM to GBR | HS 271111 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-gbr-271111) |
| NAM to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 851770 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-idn-851770) |
| NAM to GBR | HS 382499 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nam-gbr-382499) |

## 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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