# New Caledonia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 680291 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for marble, travertine and alabaster: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 72/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.1B
- Buyer market growth: +7.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 33.7%

## 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: $1.1B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.4B
- Supplier countries observed: 75
- Average buyer imports: $718.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.2B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +7.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Italy
- Top supplier share: 33.7%
- Market concentration: 2,146
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 33.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 14,066 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 | $4.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader New Caledonia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 680291 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $42.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $64.8M | +52.8% |
| 1997 | $62.7M | -3.3% |
| 1998 | $13.5M | -78.5% |
| 1999 | $14.5M | +7.9% |
| 2000 | $31.8M | +118.7% |
| 2001 | $11.9M | -62.7% |
| 2002 | $8.9M | -25.0% |
| 2003 | $11.9M | +34.2% |
| 2004 | $23.2M | +94.3% |
| 2005 | $27.4M | +18.4% |
| 2006 | $41.5M | +51.4% |
| 2007 | $63.7M | +53.4% |
| 2008 | $48.9M | -23.4% |
| 2009 | $45.2M | -7.6% |
| 2010 | $63.3M | +40.1% |
| 2011 | $82.8M | +30.9% |
| 2012 | $61.1M | -26.2% |
| 2013 | $67.7M | +10.9% |
| 2014 | $87.4M | +29.1% |
| 2015 | $45.3M | -48.2% |
| 2016 | $52.8M | +16.5% |
| 2017 | $68.8M | +30.5% |
| 2018 | $71.4M | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $60.5M | -15.3% |
| 2020 | $40.6M | -32.9% |
| 2021 | $35.4M | -12.8% |
| 2022 | $43.7M | +23.4% |
| 2023 | $23.4M | -46.5% |
| 2024 | $33.8M | +44.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| New Caledonia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300220 | New corridor | $11.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-usa-300220) |
| New Caledonia to Germany | HS 271012 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-deu-271012) |
| New Caledonia to Poland | HS 851712 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-pol-851712) |
| New Caledonia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-usa-848690) |
| New Caledonia to Saudi Arabia | HS 851712 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-sau-851712) |
| New Caledonia to Poland | HS 392690 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-pol-392690) |
| New Caledonia to Germany | HS 271020 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-deu-271020) |
| New Caledonia to Taiwan | HS 903190 | New corridor | $873.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ncl-twn-903190) |

## 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.