# Tunisia to Indonesia + Timor-Leste HS 847490 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $353.3M
- Buyer market growth: -0.8%
- Current exporter share: 0.1%
- Share gap: 45.8%

## 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: $353.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $416.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 59
- Average buyer imports: $129.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $356.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: -0.8%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 45.9%
- Market concentration: 2,443
- Exporter share: 0.1%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 45.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 17.9%
- MFN tariff: 17.9%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 11,007 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 12.6 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $4.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +20.1%
- Population: 276,362k
- GDP: $1.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: +4.5%
- Investment rate: 30.1%
- Savings rate: 32.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $416.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Tunisia to Indonesia + Timor-Leste route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847490 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $18.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $13.7M | -26.5% |
| 1997 | $22.8M | +66.9% |
| 1998 | $13.3M | -41.6% |
| 1999 | $19.8M | +48.6% |
| 2000 | $5.3M | -73.4% |
| 2001 | $6.9M | +30.1% |
| 2002 | $4.7M | -31.4% |
| 2003 | $5.0M | +6.4% |
| 2004 | $3.3M | -34.2% |
| 2005 | $14.3M | +333.9% |
| 2006 | $14.0M | -1.8% |
| 2007 | $9.4M | -32.9% |
| 2008 | $14.8M | +56.9% |
| 2009 | $11.9M | -19.8% |
| 2010 | $15.7M | +32.7% |
| 2011 | $14.0M | -11.3% |
| 2012 | $23.1M | +65.6% |
| 2013 | $24.4M | +5.4% |
| 2014 | $19.9M | -18.3% |
| 2015 | $19.9M | -0.2% |
| 2016 | $20.1M | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $25.3M | +25.7% |
| 2018 | $23.5M | -6.9% |
| 2019 | $26.7M | +13.7% |
| 2020 | $26.5M | -0.9% |
| 2021 | $44.8M | +69.1% |
| 2022 | $35.6M | -20.5% |
| 2023 | $81.0M | +127.5% |
| 2024 | $42.9M | -47.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Tunisia to Japan | HS 854231 | New corridor | $8.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-jpn-854231) |
| Tunisia to TUR | HS 870380 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-tur-870380) |
| Tunisia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 732111 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-usa-732111) |
| Tunisia to Guatemala | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-gtm-271019) |
| Tunisia to Italy | HS 850760 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-ita-850760) |
| Tunisia to NLD | HS 841112 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-nld-841112) |
| Tunisia to QAT | HS 270900 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-qat-270900) |
| Tunisia to Italy | HS 300212 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tun-ita-300212) |

## 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.