# Chad to CHN HS 120740 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 47/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.8B
- Buyer market growth: +19.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 26.6%

## 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: $1.8B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.3B
- Supplier countries observed: 35
- Average buyer imports: $557.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.8B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +22.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +19.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Niger
- Top supplier share: 26.6%
- Market concentration: 1,351
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 26.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,104 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $217.4 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Chad to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 120740 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $450.2K | -56.9% |
| 1997 | $1.4M | +214.3% |
| 2000 | $12.7K | -99.1% |
| 2001 | $9.8K | -22.7% |
| 2002 | $1.4M | +14137.0% |
| 2003 | $2.6M | +85.1% |
| 2004 | $207.2M | +7923.2% |
| 2005 | $178.1M | -14.0% |
| 2006 | $242.7M | +36.3% |
| 2007 | $78.6M | -67.6% |
| 2008 | $38.8M | -50.6% |
| 2009 | $61.4M | +58.4% |
| 2010 | $466.4M | +659.5% |
| 2011 | $249.5M | -46.5% |
| 2012 | $207.6M | -16.8% |
| 2013 | $97.5M | -53.0% |
| 2014 | $102.2M | +4.8% |
| 2015 | $86.1M | -15.8% |
| 2016 | $109.2M | +26.9% |
| 2017 | $265.8M | +143.4% |
| 2018 | $91.0M | -65.8% |
| 2019 | $430.4M | +373.0% |
| 2020 | $397.7M | -7.6% |
| 2021 | $184.9M | -53.5% |
| 2022 | $1.0B | +450.5% |
| 2023 | $782.7M | -23.1% |
| 2024 | $718.3M | -8.2% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Chad to Germany | HS 271019 | New corridor | $19.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-deu-271019) |
| Chad to Thailand | HS 854239 | New corridor | $11.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-tha-854239) |
| Chad to Spain | HS 271019 | New corridor | $8.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-esp-271019) |
| Chad to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 732690 | New corridor | $7.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-usa-732690) |
| Chad to Germany | HS 271012 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-deu-271012) |
| Chad to CHN | HS 854140 | New corridor | $6.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-chn-854140) |
| Chad to India | HS 854239 | New corridor | $5.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-ind-854239) |
| Chad to TUR | HS 870322 | New corridor | $5.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tcd-tur-870322) |

## 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.