# Sierra Leone to Austria HS 382200 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 97/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $450.5M
- Buyer market growth: -1.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 42.8%

## 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: $450.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $535.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 81
- Average buyer imports: $246.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $757.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -1.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 42.8%
- Market concentration: 2,255
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 42.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 5,223 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 21 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $53.3K
- GDP per-person growth: -0.6%
- Population: 8,956k
- GDP: $477.1B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.1%
- Savings rate: 27.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $72.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Sierra Leone to Austria route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 382200 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $648.6K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $2.7M | +315.1% |
| 1997 | $3.0M | +11.2% |
| 1998 | $4.7M | +57.4% |
| 1999 | $3.9M | -18.2% |
| 2000 | $1.5M | -62.2% |
| 2001 | $1.5M | +0.9% |
| 2002 | $474.2K | -67.7% |
| 2003 | $893.3K | +88.4% |
| 2004 | $111.9K | -87.5% |
| 2005 | $11.0K | -90.1% |
| 2006 | $84.0K | +661.4% |
| 2007 | $125.8K | +49.8% |
| 2008 | $156.1K | +24.1% |
| 2009 | $57.5K | -63.2% |
| 2010 | $44.7K | -22.2% |
| 2011 | $42.4K | -5.3% |
| 2012 | $7.7K | -81.7% |
| 2013 | $377.3K | +4772.1% |
| 2014 | $6.2M | +1554.6% |
| 2015 | $10.8M | +73.0% |
| 2016 | $18.2M | +68.8% |
| 2017 | $11.7M | -35.8% |
| 2018 | $15.8M | +35.4% |
| 2019 | $2.0M | -87.7% |
| 2020 | $4.7M | +139.9% |
| 2021 | $5.3M | +12.7% |
| 2022 | $5.8M | +9.8% |
| 2023 | $4.7M | -19.7% |
| 2024 | $3.2M | -31.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Sierra Leone to GBR | HS 870380 | New corridor | $14.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-gbr-870380) |
| Sierra Leone to Japan | HS 260300 | New corridor | $12.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-jpn-260300) |
| Sierra Leone to ARE | HS 870323 | New corridor | $9.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-are-870323) |
| Sierra Leone to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841590 | New corridor | $8.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-usa-841590) |
| Sierra Leone to Japan | HS 260111 | New corridor | $8.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-jpn-260111) |
| Sierra Leone to GBR | HS 870360 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-gbr-870360) |
| Sierra Leone to GBR | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sle-gbr-870340) |
| Sierra Leone 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/sle-usa-392321) |

## 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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