# Sudan + South Sudan to ARE HS 870431 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 91/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $635.4M
- Buyer market growth: +9.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 29.6%

## 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: $635.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $782.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 41
- Average buyer imports: $310.8M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $828.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +9.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 29.6%
- Market concentration: 2,161
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 29.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,490 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 3.8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $36.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +11.2%
- Population: 9,991k
- GDP: $358.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 26.4%
- Savings rate: 61.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $35.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Sudan + South Sudan to ARE route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 870431 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2012 | $2.4B | +0.0% |
| 2013 | $22.9B | +861.2% |
| 2014 | $1.7B | -92.6% |
| 2015 | $1.0B | -39.7% |
| 2016 | $1.5B | +46.4% |
| 2017 | $2.0B | +32.3% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | -48.8% |
| 2019 | $1.3B | +25.0% |
| 2020 | $1.5B | +22.0% |
| 2021 | $2.1B | +39.5% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | -17.2% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | -14.4% |
| 2024 | $1.0B | -34.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Sudan + South Sudan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 999999 | New corridor | $6.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-usa-999999) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to CHN | HS 999999 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-chn-999999) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to GBR | HS 610910 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-gbr-610910) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to Thailand | HS 710239 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-tha-710239) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to BRA | HS 854239 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-bra-854239) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to TUR | HS 390110 | New corridor | $1.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-tur-390110) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to Hungary | HS 392690 | New corridor | $1.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-hun-392690) |
| Sudan + South Sudan to Canada | HS 851220 | New corridor | $1.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sdn-can-851220) |

## 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.