# Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Colombia HS 340213 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 72/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $56.2M
- Buyer market growth: +17.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 34.2%

## 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: $56.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $65.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 40
- Average buyer imports: $30.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $64.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +17.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 34.2%
- Market concentration: 1,826
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 34.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 14,725 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 10 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $6.1K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.7%
- Population: 51,266k
- GDP: $314.3B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.8%
- Savings rate: 19.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.1K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Colombia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 340213 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.0M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $3.3M | -16.5% |
| 1997 | $3.9M | +16.5% |
| 1998 | $3.7M | -4.2% |
| 1999 | $3.9M | +5.5% |
| 2000 | $3.1M | -20.9% |
| 2001 | $5.4M | +74.2% |
| 2002 | $4.3M | -19.9% |
| 2003 | $17.2M | +297.0% |
| 2004 | $12.3M | -28.1% |
| 2005 | $2.5M | -79.9% |
| 2006 | $8.3M | +234.7% |
| 2007 | $7.9M | -4.6% |
| 2008 | $14.7M | +85.8% |
| 2009 | $9.8M | -33.3% |
| 2010 | $11.3M | +15.1% |
| 2011 | $15.8M | +40.2% |
| 2012 | $7.3M | -53.7% |
| 2013 | $4.5M | -38.7% |
| 2014 | $5.6M | +24.8% |
| 2015 | $3.1M | -45.7% |
| 2016 | $1.6M | -48.2% |
| 2017 | $1.0M | -35.1% |
| 2018 | $1.2M | +17.5% |
| 2019 | $1.0M | -13.1% |
| 2020 | $608.3K | -42.0% |
| 2021 | $244.3K | -59.8% |
| 2022 | $370.8K | +51.8% |
| 2023 | $407.4K | +9.9% |
| 2024 | $292.9K | -28.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 392321 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-usa-392321) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Spain | HS 850760 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-esp-850760) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Poland | HS 760120 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-pol-760120) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Spain | HS 330300 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-esp-330300) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Thailand | HS 760200 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-tha-760200) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to CHN | HS 260900 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-chn-260900) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to India | HS 390140 | New corridor | $694.8M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-ind-390140) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 382499 | New corridor | $607.8M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prk-idn-382499) |

## 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)

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