# Nigeria to Portugal HS 901890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 44/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $358.8M
- Buyer market growth: +19.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 38.1%

## 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: $358.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $427.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 74
- Average buyer imports: $176.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $358.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +19.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Spain
- Top supplier share: 38.1%
- Market concentration: 2,258
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 38.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,810 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 6.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $24.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.6%
- Population: 10,299k
- GDP: $249.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.0%
- Savings rate: 19.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $160.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Nigeria to Portugal route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 901890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $287.8M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $462.7M | +60.8% |
| 1997 | $438.3M | -5.3% |
| 1998 | $272.6M | -37.8% |
| 1999 | $366.8M | +34.6% |
| 2000 | $728.3M | +98.5% |
| 2001 | $572.3M | -21.4% |
| 2002 | $496.1M | -13.3% |
| 2003 | $653.6M | +31.7% |
| 2004 | $1.1B | +69.0% |
| 2005 | $935.8M | -15.3% |
| 2006 | $828.9M | -11.4% |
| 2007 | $820.4M | -1.0% |
| 2008 | $2.0B | +141.1% |
| 2009 | $1.4B | -31.7% |
| 2010 | $1.7B | +24.1% |
| 2011 | $2.0B | +17.8% |
| 2012 | $1.1B | -44.7% |
| 2013 | $962.1M | -11.9% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | +37.7% |
| 2015 | $352.1M | -73.4% |
| 2016 | $321.1M | -8.8% |
| 2017 | $419.7M | +30.7% |
| 2018 | $585.4M | +39.5% |
| 2019 | $908.8M | +55.2% |
| 2020 | $1.2B | +32.8% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +21.0% |
| 2022 | $1.9B | +28.5% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | -17.6% |
| 2024 | $995.4M | -35.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Nigeria to Malaysia | HS 271019 | New corridor | $13.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-mys-271019) |
| Nigeria to France | HS 710812 | New corridor | $4.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-fra-710812) |
| Nigeria to Hungary | HS 270900 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-hun-270900) |
| Nigeria to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 401511 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-usa-401511) |
| Nigeria to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 961700 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-usa-961700) |
| Nigeria to Marshall Islands | HS 890120 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-mhl-890120) |
| Nigeria to CHN | HS 271311 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-chn-271311) |
| Nigeria to Italy | HS 300212 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nga-ita-300212) |

## 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.