# Saudi Arabia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 160419 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 62/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $429.4M
- Buyer market growth: +26.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 71.1%

## 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: $429.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $594.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 56
- Average buyer imports: $190.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $440.6M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +11.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +26.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 71.1%
- Market concentration: 5,244
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 71.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,527 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Saudi Arabia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 160419 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $8.4B | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $9.7B | +14.2% |
| 1997 | $9.6B | -0.6% |
| 1998 | $6.5B | -32.3% |
| 1999 | $9.1B | +40.6% |
| 2000 | $14.3B | +56.4% |
| 2001 | $12.6B | -11.8% |
| 2002 | $14.2B | +12.7% |
| 2003 | $19.4B | +36.9% |
| 2004 | $22.7B | +16.8% |
| 2005 | $29.3B | +29.3% |
| 2006 | $32.3B | +10.1% |
| 2007 | $37.3B | +15.4% |
| 2008 | $54.3B | +45.7% |
| 2009 | $23.0B | -57.7% |
| 2010 | $32.3B | +40.4% |
| 2011 | $47.7B | +47.8% |
| 2012 | $56.0B | +17.5% |
| 2013 | $51.2B | -8.5% |
| 2014 | $45.6B | -11.0% |
| 2015 | $24.0B | -47.5% |
| 2016 | $17.8B | -25.7% |
| 2017 | $19.5B | +9.7% |
| 2018 | $24.1B | +23.4% |
| 2019 | $13.6B | -43.7% |
| 2020 | $8.9B | -34.2% |
| 2021 | $14.0B | +56.3% |
| 2022 | $23.7B | +70.0% |
| 2023 | $15.9B | -32.8% |
| 2024 | $12.7B | -20.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Saudi Arabia to KOR | HS 848620 | New corridor | $12.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-kor-848620) |
| Saudi Arabia to Japan | HS 854239 | New corridor | $11.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-jpn-854239) |
| Saudi Arabia to CHN | HS 880240 | New corridor | $11.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-chn-880240) |
| Saudi Arabia to Iraq | HS 710812 | New corridor | $9.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-irq-710812) |
| Saudi Arabia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 740311 | New corridor | $8.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-usa-740311) |
| Saudi Arabia to France | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-fra-870380) |
| Saudi Arabia to CHN | HS 470321 | New corridor | $5.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-chn-470321) |
| Saudi Arabia to CHN | HS 520100 | New corridor | $4.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sau-chn-520100) |

## 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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