# Palau to CHN HS 854442 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 32/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $2.2B
- Buyer market growth: -2.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 40.4%

## 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: $3.0B
- Supplier countries observed: 111
- Average buyer imports: $1.3B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $2.7B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +11.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -2.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Former Republic of Vietnam
- Top supplier share: 40.4%
- Market concentration: 2,101
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 40.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,048 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## 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 | $38.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Palau to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 854442 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $33.6K | +0.0% |
| 2006 | $4.5K | -86.7% |
| 2007 | $5.1K | +13.4% |
| 2008 | $58.1K | +1044.0% |
| 2009 | $2.5K | -95.7% |
| 2010 | $32.1K | +1192.7% |
| 2011 | $6.1K | -81.0% |
| 2012 | $27.1K | +343.9% |
| 2013 | $13.7K | -49.5% |
| 2014 | $95.0K | +595.0% |
| 2015 | $4.6K | -95.2% |
| 2016 | $42.4K | +825.3% |
| 2017 | $994.1 | -97.7% |
| 2018 | $33.2K | +3243.5% |
| 2019 | $50.0K | +50.5% |
| 2020 | $6.9K | -86.1% |
| 2021 | $81.0K | +1068.1% |
| 2022 | $119.6K | +47.7% |
| 2023 | $2.5K | -97.9% |
| 2024 | $3.2K | +31.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Palau to NLD | HS 271019 | New corridor | $26.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-nld-271019) |
| Palau to Germany | HS 840991 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-deu-840991) |
| Palau to France | HS 870829 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-fra-870829) |
| Palau to CHN | HS 732690 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-chn-732690) |
| Palau to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841370 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-usa-841370) |
| Palau to Taiwan | HS 847150 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-twn-847150) |
| Palau to France | HS 610910 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-fra-610910) |
| Palau to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 620193 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-usa-620193) |

## 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.