# Togo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 391590 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915: waste, parings and scrap. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 85/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $280.2M
- Buyer market growth: +27.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 20.3%

## 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: $280.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $308.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 73
- Average buyer imports: $196.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $349.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +3.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +27.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Canada
- Top supplier share: 20.3%
- Market concentration: 1,116
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 20.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 8,336 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $16.9K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Togo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 391590 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $44.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $7.4M | -83.5% |
| 1997 | $7.1M | -4.0% |
| 1998 | $2.4M | -65.9% |
| 1999 | $3.8M | +58.3% |
| 2000 | $4.9M | +28.7% |
| 2001 | $13.1M | +165.2% |
| 2002 | $2.5M | -80.5% |
| 2003 | $7.3M | +187.9% |
| 2004 | $2.3M | -69.2% |
| 2005 | $5.8M | +158.6% |
| 2006 | $3.3M | -43.3% |
| 2007 | $5.1M | +53.0% |
| 2008 | $9.9M | +94.8% |
| 2009 | $5.6M | -43.6% |
| 2010 | $7.9M | +41.9% |
| 2011 | $22.4M | +183.9% |
| 2012 | $48.3M | +115.5% |
| 2013 | $6.7M | -86.1% |
| 2014 | $7.9M | +17.1% |
| 2015 | $12.5M | +58.5% |
| 2016 | $9.5M | -23.8% |
| 2017 | $13.1M | +38.0% |
| 2018 | $11.9M | -9.6% |
| 2019 | $11.2M | -5.6% |
| 2020 | $18.2M | +63.1% |
| 2021 | $16.5M | -9.4% |
| 2022 | $74.5M | +350.9% |
| 2023 | $78.2M | +5.0% |
| 2024 | $72.8M | -6.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Togo to Spain | HS 270900 | New corridor | $34.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-esp-270900) |
| Togo to India | HS 854231 | New corridor | $10.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-ind-854231) |
| Togo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 841112 | New corridor | $9.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-usa-841112) |
| Togo to CHN | HS 853400 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-chn-853400) |
| Togo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940540 | New corridor | $4.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-usa-940540) |
| Togo to CHN | HS 760110 | New corridor | $4.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-chn-760110) |
| Togo to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842890 | New corridor | $4.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-usa-842890) |
| Togo to France | HS 850760 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tgo-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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.