# Timor-Leste to France HS 970500 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 53/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $190.9M
- Buyer market growth: +26.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 36.6%

## 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: $190.9M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $262.4M
- Supplier countries observed: 155
- Average buyer imports: $63.7M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $226.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +11.2%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +26.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 36.6%
- Market concentration: 2,145
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 36.6%

## Access profile

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

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $0.0
- GDP per-person growth: +0.0%
- Population: 0k
- GDP: $0.0
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 0.0%
- Savings rate: 0.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $464.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Timor-Leste to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 970500 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2002 | $151.8K | +0.0% |
| 2003 | $134.4K | -11.5% |
| 2004 | $297.1K | +121.1% |
| 2005 | $47.1K | -84.2% |
| 2006 | $152.5K | +223.8% |
| 2007 | $172.5K | +13.2% |
| 2008 | $371.9K | +115.5% |
| 2009 | $117.6K | -68.4% |
| 2010 | $41.2K | -65.0% |
| 2011 | $255.8K | +521.4% |
| 2012 | $34.1K | -86.7% |
| 2013 | $15.3K | -55.2% |
| 2014 | $566.4K | +3607.9% |
| 2015 | $714.3K | +26.1% |
| 2016 | $352.9K | -50.6% |
| 2017 | $165.5K | -53.1% |
| 2018 | $151.7K | -8.4% |
| 2019 | $162.2K | +6.9% |
| 2020 | $62.4K | -61.5% |
| 2021 | $5.3K | -91.6% |
| 2022 | $209.9K | +3885.6% |
| 2023 | $75.6K | -64.0% |
| 2024 | $22.2K | -70.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Timor-Leste to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 854231 | New corridor | $33.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-hkg-854231) |
| Timor-Leste to KOR | HS 854239 | New corridor | $15.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-kor-854239) |
| Timor-Leste to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 852351 | New corridor | $15.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-usa-852351) |
| Timor-Leste to Canada | HS 999999 | New corridor | $7.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-can-999999) |
| Timor-Leste to KOR | HS 271019 | New corridor | $5.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-kor-271019) |
| Timor-Leste 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/tls-usa-940540) |
| Timor-Leste to KOR | HS 851770 | New corridor | $3.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-kor-851770) |
| Timor-Leste to SGP | HS 848620 | New corridor | $3.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tls-sgp-848620) |

## 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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