# Portugal to Croatia HS 271012 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for hs 271012. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 64/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $221.1M
- Buyer market growth: +35.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 28.4%

## 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: $221.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $328.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 29
- Average buyer imports: $109.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $257.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +14.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +35.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: SVN
- Top supplier share: 28.4%
- Market concentration: 1,664
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 28.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,201 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 19.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $17.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +2.7%
- Population: 3,899k
- GDP: $67.8B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 22.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Portugal to Croatia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 271012 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.5M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $2.0M | +36.8% |
| 1997 | $3.6M | +81.1% |
| 1998 | $2.5M | -31.1% |
| 1999 | $2.4M | -1.9% |
| 2000 | $2.8M | +13.1% |
| 2001 | $4.1M | +49.6% |
| 2002 | $7.8M | +89.2% |
| 2003 | $12.6M | +61.6% |
| 2004 | $41.9M | +232.9% |
| 2005 | $15.4M | -63.4% |
| 2006 | $20.0M | +30.2% |
| 2007 | $25.6M | +28.2% |
| 2008 | $33.8M | +31.8% |
| 2009 | $26.0M | -23.1% |
| 2010 | $23.8M | -8.3% |
| 2011 | $29.6M | +24.4% |
| 2012 | $27.2M | -8.2% |
| 2013 | $17.7M | -34.8% |
| 2014 | $20.1M | +13.6% |
| 2015 | $17.5M | -13.2% |
| 2016 | $24.0M | +37.0% |
| 2017 | $31.6M | +31.8% |
| 2018 | $51.4M | +62.8% |
| 2019 | $49.6M | -3.5% |
| 2020 | $38.0M | -23.3% |
| 2021 | $45.7M | +20.2% |
| 2022 | $77.8M | +70.2% |
| 2023 | $63.5M | -18.4% |
| 2024 | $64.5M | +1.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Portugal to Canada | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-can-870380) |
| Portugal to CHN | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-chn-870340) |
| Portugal to Poland | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-pol-870340) |
| Portugal to BGR | HS 270900 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-bgr-270900) |
| Portugal to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 151419 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-usa-151419) |
| Portugal to ARE | HS 870340 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-are-870340) |
| Portugal to QAT | HS 270900 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-qat-270900) |
| Portugal to South Africa | HS 282200 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/prt-zaf-282200) |

## 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.