# Norway to Indonesia + Timor-Leste HS 291539 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of acetic acid n.e.s. in item no. 2915.3. 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: $111.1M
- Buyer market growth: +135.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 85.7%

## 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: $111.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $175.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 31
- Average buyer imports: $24.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $111.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +135.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 85.7%
- Market concentration: 7,373
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 85.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,942 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 | $161.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Norway to Indonesia + Timor-Leste route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 291539 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $61.1M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $76.3M | +25.0% |
| 1997 | $52.9M | -30.6% |
| 1998 | $36.7M | -30.6% |
| 1999 | $25.5M | -30.6% |
| 2000 | $29.4M | +15.3% |
| 2001 | $26.6M | -9.5% |
| 2002 | $28.9M | +8.8% |
| 2003 | $39.0M | +34.8% |
| 2004 | $80.8M | +107.2% |
| 2005 | $54.7M | -32.3% |
| 2006 | $71.9M | +31.5% |
| 2007 | $106.4M | +47.9% |
| 2008 | $112.6M | +5.8% |
| 2009 | $82.9M | -26.3% |
| 2010 | $227.4M | +174.1% |
| 2011 | $176.4M | -22.4% |
| 2012 | $190.9M | +8.2% |
| 2013 | $182.8M | -4.2% |
| 2014 | $182.8M | +0.0% |
| 2015 | $193.3M | +5.8% |
| 2016 | $267.3M | +38.2% |
| 2017 | $210.7M | -21.2% |
| 2018 | $182.1M | -13.6% |
| 2019 | $166.7M | -8.5% |
| 2020 | $196.1M | +17.7% |
| 2021 | $209.9M | +7.0% |
| 2022 | $240.2M | +14.5% |
| 2023 | $201.2M | -16.2% |
| 2024 | $238.9M | +18.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Norway to NLD | HS 300214 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-nld-300214) |
| Norway to Slovakia | HS 270900 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-svk-270900) |
| Norway to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 080390 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-usa-080390) |
| Norway to IRL | HS 300214 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-irl-300214) |
| Norway to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 240210 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-usa-240210) |
| Norway to Ecuador | HS 271012 | New corridor | $986.9M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-ecu-271012) |
| Norway to India | HS 293499 | New corridor | $895.5M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-ind-293499) |
| Norway to El Salvador | HS 271019 | New corridor | $889.5M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/nor-slv-271019) |

## 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.