# Swaziland to Italy HS 848180 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 62/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.4B
- Buyer market growth: +3.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 25.7%

## 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: $1.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.6B
- Supplier countries observed: 100
- Average buyer imports: $847.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +3.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 25.7%
- Market concentration: 1,376
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 25.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 7,831 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $35.6K
- GDP per-person growth: -5.4%
- Population: 59,066k
- GDP: $2.1T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.3%
- Savings rate: 22.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Swaziland to Italy route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 848180 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $10.1M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $4.8M | -53.1% |
| 2002 | $4.0M | -15.4% |
| 2003 | $4.3M | +5.8% |
| 2004 | $6.2M | +45.6% |
| 2005 | $2.9M | -53.7% |
| 2006 | $6.5M | +125.1% |
| 2007 | $13.8M | +114.2% |
| 2008 | $7.8M | -43.9% |
| 2009 | $22.2M | +186.1% |
| 2010 | $28.5M | +28.2% |
| 2011 | $88.8M | +211.7% |
| 2012 | $49.8M | -43.9% |
| 2013 | $105.3M | +111.2% |
| 2014 | $74.3M | -29.4% |
| 2015 | $6.2M | -91.6% |
| 2016 | $8.9M | +42.0% |
| 2017 | $19.7M | +122.3% |
| 2018 | $18.6M | -5.5% |
| 2019 | $22.8M | +22.6% |
| 2020 | $14.5M | -36.5% |
| 2021 | $2.0M | -86.4% |
| 2022 | $4.1M | +107.7% |
| 2023 | $33.7M | +724.8% |
| 2024 | $23.8M | -29.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Swaziland to Germany | HS 847130 | New corridor | $11.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-deu-847130) |
| Swaziland to GBR | HS 841191 | New corridor | $7.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-gbr-841191) |
| Swaziland to Poland | HS 851712 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-pol-851712) |
| Swaziland to CHN | HS 190110 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-chn-190110) |
| Swaziland to Germany | HS 850300 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-deu-850300) |
| Swaziland to Israel | HS 710239 | New corridor | $3.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-isr-710239) |
| Swaziland to Slovakia | HS 851712 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-svk-851712) |
| Swaziland to France | HS 850760 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/swz-fra-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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