# El Salvador to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 740919 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for copper: plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, not in coils. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 31/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $322.8M
- Buyer market growth: +54.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 53.4%

## 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: $322.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $407.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 38
- Average buyer imports: $73.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $322.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +54.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: PER
- Top supplier share: 53.4%
- Market concentration: 3,128
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 53.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 3,356 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## 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 | $36.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader El Salvador to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 740919 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $771.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.0B | +34.3% |
| 1997 | $1.2B | +20.0% |
| 1998 | $1.4B | +11.9% |
| 1999 | $1.3B | -9.7% |
| 2000 | $2.3B | +82.0% |
| 2001 | $2.2B | -3.7% |
| 2002 | $2.3B | +3.4% |
| 2003 | $2.4B | +4.7% |
| 2004 | $2.7B | +12.0% |
| 2005 | $1.9B | -29.6% |
| 2006 | $1.9B | +0.9% |
| 2007 | $2.0B | +6.5% |
| 2008 | $2.2B | +10.4% |
| 2009 | $1.8B | -19.1% |
| 2010 | $2.2B | +20.3% |
| 2011 | $2.4B | +12.2% |
| 2012 | $2.5B | +2.5% |
| 2013 | $2.4B | -2.9% |
| 2014 | $2.4B | -2.5% |
| 2015 | $2.5B | +6.1% |
| 2016 | $2.5B | -0.8% |
| 2017 | $2.5B | -1.2% |
| 2018 | $2.5B | +1.2% |
| 2019 | $2.4B | -3.2% |
| 2020 | $1.9B | -22.0% |
| 2021 | $2.5B | +32.2% |
| 2022 | $2.8B | +12.0% |
| 2023 | $2.3B | -15.9% |
| 2024 | $2.2B | -6.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| El Salvador to Belgium | HS 270900 | New corridor | $17.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-bel-270900) |
| El Salvador to GBR | HS 190590 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-gbr-190590) |
| El Salvador to AUS | HS 870333 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-aus-870333) |
| El Salvador to Japan | HS 711299 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-jpn-711299) |
| El Salvador to CHN | HS 390210 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-chn-390210) |
| El Salvador to GBR | HS 210690 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-gbr-210690) |
| El Salvador to Japan | HS 848690 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-jpn-848690) |
| El Salvador to Italy | HS 850760 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/slv-ita-850760) |

## 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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