# NIC to CHN HS 260400 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for nickel ores and concentrates. 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: $2.2B
- Buyer market growth: -15.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.6%

## 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: $2.2B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $4.3B
- Supplier countries observed: 24
- Average buyer imports: $1.5B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $4.2B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +31.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -15.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Philippines
- Top supplier share: 50.6%
- Market concentration: 2,902
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,786 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $152.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader NIC to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 260400 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $15.8K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $28.9K | +83.0% |
| 1997 | $24.6K | -15.0% |
| 1998 | $19.4K | -21.2% |
| 1999 | $163.3K | +742.7% |
| 2000 | $324.6K | +98.7% |
| 2001 | $205.1K | -36.8% |
| 2002 | $135.4K | -34.0% |
| 2003 | $358.1K | +164.5% |
| 2004 | $2.7M | +652.2% |
| 2005 | $10.6M | +292.7% |
| 2006 | $1.4M | -86.5% |
| 2007 | $4.5M | +213.7% |
| 2008 | $4.2M | -6.8% |
| 2009 | $3.8M | -9.4% |
| 2010 | $7.6M | +100.6% |
| 2011 | $22.9M | +201.8% |
| 2012 | $100.7M | +339.0% |
| 2013 | $83.2M | -17.4% |
| 2014 | $40.4M | -51.4% |
| 2015 | $30.4M | -24.8% |
| 2016 | $15.2M | -49.9% |
| 2017 | $24.1M | +58.3% |
| 2018 | $86.7M | +259.9% |
| 2019 | $35.3M | -59.3% |
| 2020 | $15.2M | -56.9% |
| 2021 | $20.9M | +37.2% |
| 2022 | $31.5M | +50.6% |
| 2023 | $25.2M | -19.8% |
| 2024 | $90.3M | +258.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| NIC to SGP | HS 848620 | New corridor | $3.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-sgp-848620) |
| NIC to Marshall Islands | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-mhl-271019) |
| NIC to Togo | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-tgo-271019) |
| NIC to Spain | HS 870421 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-esp-870421) |
| NIC to Italy | HS 711319 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-ita-711319) |
| NIC to Belgium | HS 850760 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-bel-850760) |
| NIC to GBR | HS 760612 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-gbr-760612) |
| NIC to GBR | HS 230910 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-gbr-230910) |

## 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.