# Slovakia to NLD HS 271111 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 15/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $6.9B
- Buyer market growth: -48.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 67.1%

## 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: $6.9B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $12.7B
- Supplier countries observed: 41
- Average buyer imports: $1.5B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $14.6B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +22.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -48.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 67.1%
- Market concentration: 4,721
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 67.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 987 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 3.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.4

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $58.1K
- GDP per-person growth: +1.7%
- Population: 17,533k
- GDP: $1.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.0%
- Savings rate: 30.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.4 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Slovakia to NLD route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 271111 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $148.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $156.4M | +5.5% |
| 1997 | $169.3M | +8.3% |
| 1998 | $217.7M | +28.6% |
| 1999 | $263.6M | +21.1% |
| 2000 | $270.0M | +2.4% |
| 2001 | $309.4M | +14.6% |
| 2002 | $369.1M | +19.3% |
| 2003 | $472.6M | +28.1% |
| 2004 | $782.9M | +65.6% |
| 2005 | $997.1M | +27.4% |
| 2006 | $1.5B | +46.8% |
| 2007 | $1.9B | +30.7% |
| 2008 | $1.9B | +0.8% |
| 2009 | $1.5B | -20.2% |
| 2010 | $1.7B | +11.6% |
| 2011 | $1.7B | -2.9% |
| 2012 | $1.6B | -4.1% |
| 2013 | $1.8B | +11.3% |
| 2014 | $1.8B | +1.7% |
| 2015 | $1.6B | -12.9% |
| 2016 | $1.9B | +17.4% |
| 2017 | $1.8B | -3.9% |
| 2018 | $1.7B | -2.8% |
| 2019 | $1.6B | -8.1% |
| 2020 | $1.5B | -3.0% |
| 2021 | $1.8B | +17.2% |
| 2022 | $1.9B | +2.9% |
| 2023 | $2.0B | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $1.8B | -10.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Slovakia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 293719 | New corridor | $16.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-usa-293719) |
| Slovakia to KOR | HS 270112 | New corridor | $12.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-kor-270112) |
| Slovakia to SGP | HS 710813 | New corridor | $9.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-sgp-710813) |
| Slovakia to CHN | HS 290531 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-chn-290531) |
| Slovakia to Switzerland | HS 300214 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-che-300214) |
| Slovakia to Malaysia | HS 710813 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-mys-710813) |
| Slovakia to Japan | HS 841510 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-jpn-841510) |
| Slovakia to CHN | HS 440711 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/svk-chn-440711) |

## 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.