# Pakistan to IRL HS 370500 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for photographic plates and film: exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 36/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $452.8M
- Buyer market growth: +70.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 99.5%

## 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: $452.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $678.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 19
- Average buyer imports: $69.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $452.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +14.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +70.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 99.5%
- Market concentration: 9,909
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 99.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,408 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $99.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.0%
- Population: 5,028k
- GDP: $498.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 28.2%
- Savings rate: 45.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $62.3 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Pakistan to IRL route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 370500 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $17.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $11.5M | -34.9% |
| 1997 | $12.3M | +6.6% |
| 1998 | $18.0M | +46.4% |
| 1999 | $18.1M | +0.5% |
| 2000 | $21.9M | +21.2% |
| 2001 | $26.1M | +19.3% |
| 2002 | $32.8M | +25.4% |
| 2003 | $34.2M | +4.4% |
| 2004 | $37.0M | +8.0% |
| 2005 | $40.4M | +9.4% |
| 2006 | $42.6M | +5.2% |
| 2007 | $41.4M | -2.6% |
| 2008 | $45.0M | +8.7% |
| 2009 | $50.7M | +12.5% |
| 2010 | $47.5M | -6.2% |
| 2011 | $53.7M | +12.9% |
| 2012 | $56.3M | +5.0% |
| 2013 | $55.6M | -1.4% |
| 2014 | $60.6M | +9.1% |
| 2015 | $55.5M | -8.4% |
| 2016 | $63.6M | +14.5% |
| 2017 | $73.2M | +15.1% |
| 2018 | $75.9M | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $80.6M | +6.1% |
| 2020 | $70.1M | -13.0% |
| 2021 | $123.3M | +75.9% |
| 2022 | $138.3M | +12.2% |
| 2023 | $136.1M | -1.6% |
| 2024 | $141.2M | +3.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Pakistan to Thailand | HS 710812 | New corridor | $14.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-tha-710812) |
| Pakistan to CHN | HS 020230 | New corridor | $10.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-chn-020230) |
| Pakistan to BRN | HS 270900 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-brn-270900) |
| Pakistan to CHN | HS 080929 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-chn-080929) |
| Pakistan to BRA | HS 854231 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-bra-854231) |
| Pakistan to Japan | HS 760120 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-jpn-760120) |
| Pakistan to Former Republic of Vietnam | HS 854140 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-vnm-854140) |
| Pakistan to Malaysia | HS 848690 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/pak-mys-848690) |

## 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.