# NLD to Indonesia + Timor-Leste HS 722720 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of silico-manganese steel. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 69/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $40.4M
- Buyer market growth: +18.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 82.9%

## 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: $40.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $72.1M
- Supplier countries observed: 7
- Average buyer imports: $14.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $51.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +21.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +18.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 82.9%
- Market concentration: 7,150
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 82.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,362 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 12.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +20.1%
- Population: 276,362k
- GDP: $1.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 30.1%
- Savings rate: 32.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.7K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader NLD to Indonesia + Timor-Leste route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 722720 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $786.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $446.8M | -43.2% |
| 1997 | $526.8M | +17.9% |
| 1998 | $260.5M | -50.5% |
| 1999 | $287.6M | +10.4% |
| 2000 | $427.8M | +48.7% |
| 2001 | $347.3M | -18.8% |
| 2002 | $347.6M | +0.1% |
| 2003 | $396.6M | +14.1% |
| 2004 | $488.3M | +23.1% |
| 2005 | $406.3M | -16.8% |
| 2006 | $569.1M | +40.1% |
| 2007 | $939.5M | +65.1% |
| 2008 | $992.1M | +5.6% |
| 2009 | $728.2M | -26.6% |
| 2010 | $628.6M | -13.7% |
| 2011 | $761.5M | +21.1% |
| 2012 | $829.8M | +9.0% |
| 2013 | $1.0B | +24.6% |
| 2014 | $888.4M | -14.0% |
| 2015 | $775.5M | -12.7% |
| 2016 | $894.0M | +15.3% |
| 2017 | $980.6M | +9.7% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +23.7% |
| 2019 | $859.8M | -29.1% |
| 2020 | $762.0M | -11.4% |
| 2021 | $894.6M | +17.4% |
| 2022 | $906.1M | +1.3% |
| 2023 | $1.1B | +26.1% |
| 2024 | $985.3M | -13.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| NLD to CHN | HS 880240 | New corridor | $11.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-chn-880240) |
| NLD to Taiwan | HS 271111 | New corridor | $10.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-twn-271111) |
| NLD to AUS | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-aus-870340) |
| NLD to Malaysia | HS 271111 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-mys-271111) |
| NLD to Mexico | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-mex-870380) |
| NLD to NZL | HS 870340 | New corridor | $861.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-nzl-870340) |
| NLD to Mozambique | HS 740311 | New corridor | $779.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-moz-740311) |
| NLD to KOR | HS 260112 | New corridor | $776.9M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nld-kor-260112) |

## 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.