# Suriname to Indonesia + Timor-Leste HS 330499 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 50/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $390.3M
- Buyer market growth: +17.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 40.1%

## 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: $390.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $627.7M
- Supplier countries observed: 89
- Average buyer imports: $112.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $390.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +17.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +17.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 40.1%
- Market concentration: 2,364
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 40.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 18,039 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 12.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.1

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +20.1%
- Population: 276,362k
- GDP: $1.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 30.1%
- Savings rate: 32.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $321.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Suriname to Indonesia + Timor-Leste route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 330499 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $176.9K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $142.6K | -19.4% |
| 1997 | $161.5K | +13.2% |
| 1998 | $13.2K | -91.8% |
| 1999 | $103.2K | +680.2% |
| 2000 | $46.2K | -55.2% |
| 2001 | $79.4K | +71.9% |
| 2002 | $78.3K | -1.4% |
| 2003 | $10.6K | -86.4% |
| 2004 | $945.7 | -91.1% |
| 2005 | $51.4K | +5332.3% |
| 2006 | $49.3K | -4.1% |
| 2007 | $3.2K | -93.6% |
| 2008 | $34.7K | +991.8% |
| 2009 | $33.5K | -3.4% |
| 2010 | $102.8K | +206.5% |
| 2011 | $2.2M | +2052.0% |
| 2012 | $1.3M | -41.8% |
| 2013 | $26.8K | -97.9% |
| 2014 | $67.0K | +150.0% |
| 2015 | $7.4K | -89.0% |
| 2017 | $29.8K | +304.8% |
| 2018 | $220.2K | +639.1% |
| 2019 | $658.7K | +199.2% |
| 2020 | $190.8K | -71.0% |
| 2021 | $111.7K | -41.5% |
| 2022 | $42.3K | -62.1% |
| 2023 | $208.7K | +393.5% |
| 2024 | $77.5K | -62.8% |

## 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.