# Palau to Spain HS 382499 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 50/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.3B
- Buyer market growth: +0.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 34.5%

## 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: $1.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.5B
- Supplier countries observed: 86
- Average buyer imports: $523.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.3B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +33.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +0.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: IRL
- Top supplier share: 34.5%
- Market concentration: 1,796
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 34.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,211 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 12.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.3

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $30.1K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.9%
- Population: 47,327k
- GDP: $1.4T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.3%
- Savings rate: 22.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $329.7 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Palau to Spain route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 382499 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1997 | $734.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $53.0K | +7117.5% |
| 2000 | $60.1K | +13.3% |
| 2001 | $63.6K | +5.9% |
| 2011 | $884.0 | -98.6% |
| 2012 | $267.8 | -69.7% |
| 2014 | $644.6 | +140.7% |
| 2015 | $3.8K | +482.2% |
| 2016 | $8.0K | +112.9% |
| 2017 | $11.4K | +42.3% |
| 2018 | $3.0K | -73.9% |
| 2019 | $2.2K | -26.7% |
| 2020 | $2.5K | +14.9% |
| 2021 | $429.4 | -82.8% |
| 2022 | $1.8K | +318.1% |
| 2023 | $116.4 | -93.5% |
| 2024 | $7.6K | +6448.9% |

## 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 854442 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/plw-chn-854442) |
| 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) |

## 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.