# Suriname to Germany HS 390210 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms. 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: $1.2B
- Buyer market growth: +6.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 18.5%

## 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: $1.2B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.4B
- Supplier countries observed: 83
- Average buyer imports: $922.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +3.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +6.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Belgium
- Top supplier share: 18.5%
- Market concentration: 961
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 18.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,608 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.5

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $50.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +4.6%
- Population: 83,129k
- GDP: $4.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.1%
- Savings rate: 27.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $35.4K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Suriname to Germany route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 390210 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $14.1M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $25.5M | +81.1% |
| 1997 | $18.3M | -28.1% |
| 1998 | $24.7M | +34.6% |
| 1999 | $6.8M | -72.6% |
| 2000 | $964.2K | -85.7% |
| 2001 | $151.6K | -84.3% |
| 2002 | $3.7M | +2317.2% |
| 2003 | $1.6M | -57.1% |
| 2004 | $1.6M | -1.0% |
| 2005 | $1.9M | +23.5% |
| 2006 | $11.8M | +516.9% |
| 2007 | $772.1K | -93.5% |
| 2008 | $20.4M | +2544.2% |
| 2009 | $24.8M | +21.6% |
| 2010 | $24.9M | +0.2% |
| 2011 | $6.3M | -74.8% |
| 2012 | $7.2M | +15.2% |
| 2013 | $3.4M | -53.2% |
| 2014 | $13.1M | +286.6% |
| 2015 | $12.8M | -2.3% |
| 2016 | $10.9M | -14.5% |
| 2017 | $1.3M | -88.2% |
| 2018 | $936.7K | -27.2% |
| 2019 | $1.7M | +77.7% |
| 2020 | $1.6M | -1.3% |
| 2021 | $2.5M | +52.4% |
| 2022 | $3.7M | +49.7% |
| 2023 | $3.8M | +2.2% |
| 2024 | $3.1M | -19.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Suriname to Spain | HS 300490 | New corridor | $11.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-esp-300490) |
| Suriname to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300212 | New corridor | $8.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-usa-300212) |
| Suriname to TUR | HS 720449 | New corridor | $6.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-tur-720449) |
| Suriname to Germany | HS 401110 | New corridor | $5.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-deu-401110) |
| Suriname to Taiwan | HS 848690 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-twn-848690) |
| Suriname to Germany | HS 740311 | New corridor | $3.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-deu-740311) |
| Suriname to CHN | HS 020714 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-chn-020714) |
| Suriname to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 090121 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/sur-usa-090121) |

## 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.