# NIC to Malaysia HS 741022 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for copper: foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 89/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $337.0M
- Buyer market growth: +54.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 39.2%

## 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: $337.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $455.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 83
- Average buyer imports: $29.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $337.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +10.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +54.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 39.2%
- Market concentration: 1,772
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 39.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 18,121 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $11.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.9%
- Population: 32,776k
- GDP: $372.7B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.7%
- Savings rate: 32.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $29.2K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader NIC to Malaysia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 741022 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $110.4K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $7.3K | -93.4% |
| 1997 | $57.0K | +676.1% |
| 1999 | $13.6K | -76.1% |
| 2000 | $16.7K | +22.2% |
| 2001 | $67.2K | +303.3% |
| 2002 | $19.3K | -71.2% |
| 2003 | $11.0K | -43.2% |
| 2004 | $16.8K | +53.0% |
| 2005 | $31.8K | +89.3% |
| 2006 | $161.4K | +407.7% |
| 2007 | $65.0K | -59.7% |
| 2008 | $153.8K | +136.7% |
| 2009 | $186.5K | +21.3% |
| 2010 | $11.7M | +6147.7% |
| 2011 | $360.8K | -96.9% |
| 2012 | $745.4K | +106.6% |
| 2013 | $169.8K | -77.2% |
| 2014 | $1.1M | +539.0% |
| 2015 | $860.4K | -20.7% |
| 2016 | $650.6K | -24.4% |
| 2017 | $9.8M | +1399.8% |
| 2018 | $6.6M | -32.7% |
| 2019 | $3.6M | -45.2% |
| 2020 | $8.8M | +143.5% |
| 2021 | $3.1M | -64.7% |
| 2022 | $7.3M | +136.2% |
| 2023 | $7.5M | +2.7% |
| 2024 | $3.4M | -54.9% |

## 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 CHN | HS 260400 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nic-chn-260400) |
| 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) |

## 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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