# SGP to Iraq HS 230990 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 96/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $243.2M
- Buyer market growth: +20.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.9%

## 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: $243.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $386.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 39
- Average buyer imports: $81.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $265.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +20.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: TUR
- Top supplier share: 50.9%
- Market concentration: 3,002
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,131 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 26.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $5.0K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.0%
- Population: 41,179k
- GDP: $207.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 19.2%
- Savings rate: 27.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $61.8K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader SGP to Iraq route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 230990 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1999 | $583.0K | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $8.0M | +1277.3% |
| 2001 | $1.7M | -78.5% |
| 2002 | $656.8K | -61.9% |
| 2007 | $335.6K | -48.9% |
| 2008 | $690.1K | +105.7% |
| 2009 | $15.1M | +2093.9% |
| 2010 | $61.8M | +308.3% |
| 2011 | $62.2M | +0.6% |
| 2012 | $53.8M | -13.6% |
| 2013 | $103.1M | +91.7% |
| 2014 | $58.3M | -43.4% |
| 2015 | $64.6M | +10.8% |
| 2016 | $104.3M | +61.4% |
| 2017 | $60.2M | -42.3% |
| 2018 | $76.2M | +26.6% |
| 2019 | $86.9M | +14.0% |
| 2020 | $93.8M | +8.0% |
| 2021 | $90.4M | -3.6% |
| 2022 | $76.8M | -15.0% |
| 2023 | $85.4M | +11.1% |
| 2024 | $165.9M | +94.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| SGP to Italy | HS 870340 | New corridor | $7.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-ita-870340) |
| SGP to Taiwan | HS 880240 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-twn-880240) |
| SGP to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 170114 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-usa-170114) |
| SGP to Poland | HS 760120 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-pol-760120) |
| SGP to Italy | HS 040690 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-ita-040690) |
| SGP to Poland | HS 740400 | New corridor | $1.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-pol-740400) |
| SGP to Canada | HS 870490 | New corridor | $996.1M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-can-870490) |
| SGP to Canada | HS 150790 | New corridor | $739.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sgp-can-150790) |

## 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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