# TKM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 640391 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 54/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $3.3B
- Buyer market growth: -4.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 34.0%

## 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: $3.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $3.5B
- Supplier countries observed: 102
- Average buyer imports: $2.4B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $4.7B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +2.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -4.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Former Republic of Vietnam
- Top supplier share: 34.0%
- Market concentration: 1,989
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 34.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 10,025 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 | $507.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader TKM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 640391 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $487.6K | -59.3% |
| 1997 | $1.8M | +274.1% |
| 1998 | $2.1M | +14.9% |
| 1999 | $9.8M | +365.7% |
| 2000 | $24.1M | +147.0% |
| 2001 | $36.3M | +50.7% |
| 2002 | $50.4M | +38.9% |
| 2003 | $65.2M | +29.3% |
| 2004 | $73.2M | +12.2% |
| 2005 | $112.5M | +53.7% |
| 2006 | $70.8M | -37.1% |
| 2007 | $218.0M | +208.1% |
| 2008 | $138.1M | -36.7% |
| 2009 | $90.0M | -34.8% |
| 2010 | $47.1M | -47.7% |
| 2011 | $41.7M | -11.4% |
| 2012 | $87.4M | +109.6% |
| 2013 | $30.7M | -64.8% |
| 2014 | $20.0M | -35.0% |
| 2015 | $55.5M | +177.7% |
| 2016 | $17.8M | -67.8% |
| 2017 | $13.8M | -22.6% |
| 2018 | $11.3M | -18.2% |
| 2019 | $15.9M | +40.4% |
| 2020 | $13.9M | -12.5% |
| 2021 | $21.9M | +58.0% |
| 2022 | $45.8M | +108.9% |
| 2023 | $1.6M | -96.4% |
| 2024 | $14.3M | +772.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| TKM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 854370 | New corridor | $15.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-usa-854370) |
| TKM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842139 | New corridor | $6.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-usa-842139) |
| TKM to India | HS 847130 | New corridor | $5.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-ind-847130) |
| TKM to CHN | HS 848180 | New corridor | $4.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-chn-848180) |
| TKM to CHN | HS 261000 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-chn-261000) |
| TKM to India | HS 851762 | New corridor | $3.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-ind-851762) |
| TKM to Ecuador | HS 271019 | New corridor | $3.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-ecu-271019) |
| TKM to India | HS 852990 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tkm-ind-852990) |

## 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.